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Guide  to  Materials  for  the  History  of 

the  United  States  in  the  Prineipal 

Archives  of  Mexico 


BY 

HERBERT  E.  BOLTON,   Ph.  D. 
Professok  of  American  History  in  the  University  of  California 


WASHINGTON,  D.  C. 
Published  by  the  Carnegie  hislitution  of  Washington 

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carnegie  institution  of  washington 
Publication  No.  163 


Papers  of  the  Department  of  Historical  Research 

J.   Franklin  Jameson,  Editor 


Z^i  Rovi  Igaftmore  ^reee 

BALTIMORE,  UD.,  n.  8.  A. 


INTRODUCTORY  NOTE. 

Mr.  Bolton's  book  should  be  conceived  of  and  judged  as  a  part  of  a  series, 
the  sum  total  of  which  represents  a  systematic  endeavor,  by  the  Department  of 
Historical  Research  of  the  Carnegie  Institution  of  Washington,  to  make  more 
available  for  students  the  materials  for  the  history  of  the  United  States  which 
are  contained  in  foreign  archives.  In  developing  this  systematic  endeavor,  the 
first  step  in  the  natural  order,  if  one  wishes  to  serve  the  interests  of  as  large  a 
number  of  historical  scholars  and  societies  as  possible,  is  to  make  a  general 
examination  of  each  important  foreign  archive,  and  to  present  a  general  guide 
to  the  material  which  each  is  found  to  contain  for  the  history  of  the  United 
States. 

Of  the  series  of  manuals  which  the  complete  execution  of  such  a  project 
would  require,  the  Institution  has  already  published  several :  one  for  the 
Cuban  archives,  by  Mr.  Perez  (1907) ;  a  brief  one  for  Spain,  by  Professor 
Shepherd  (1907)  ;  one  for  the  archives  of  Great  Britain,  by  Professor  An- 
drews and  Miss  Davenport  (1908),  to  be  followed  in  the  present  year  or  in 
the  year  next  succeeding  by  three  other  volumes,  two  of  them  prepared  by 
Professor  Andrews,  and  the  other  by  Dr.  Paullin  and  Mr.  Paxson ;  a  manual 
for  the  Roman  and  other  Italian  archives,  by  Professor  Fish  (1911)  ;  one  for 
the  German  state  archives,  by  Professor  Learned  (1912)  ;  and  one  for  the 
Canadian  archives,  by  Mr.  Parker,  to  appear  in  1913.  The  archives  of  Paris, 
Switzerland,  the  Netherlands,  and  Sweden  are  in  the  course  of  similar  treat- 
ment. 

Opinions  might  differ  as  to  the  relative  importance  to  American  history  of 
the  deposits  preserved  in  these  various  archives.  It  will  not  be  disputed,  how- 
ever, that  few  if  any  of  them  have  been  so  little  explored  by  historical  students 
in  the  United  States  as  the  archives  of  the  republic  next  to  the  south  of  us ; 
and  this  despite  the  long  duration,  the  wide  variety,  and  at  times  the  high 
importance  of  our  relations  to  that  land.  Accordingly  the  preparation  of  a 
Guide  to  Materials  for  the  History  of  the  United  States  in  the  Principal 
Archives  of  Mexico  had  a  high  place  among  the  projects  early  contemplated 
by  the  department.  The  preparation  of  this  guide  by  Professor  Bolton  has 
been  embarrassed  by  numerous  unexpected  delays  on  his  part  and  on  that 
of  the  department,  and  for  this  the  department  may  add  its  apologies  and 
regrets  to  those  which  have  been  expressed  by  him.  Yet  it  should  be  said  that 
the  delays  have  not  prevented  its  having  already  served  several  investigators. 
The  most  extensive  aid  was  that  given  from  Mr.  Bolton's  notes  to  Mr.  Irving 
B.  Richman,  in  the  preparation  of  his  California  under  Spain  and  Mexico.    It 


iv  Introductory  Note 

has  also  been  possible  to  supply  in  advance  a  body  of  references  to  American 
filibustering  in  Mexico  for  the  aid  of  Professor  I.  J.  Cox,  notes  on  materials 
respecting  Iturbide  for  Professor  W.  S.  Robertson,  on  Santa  Anna  for  Pro- 
fessor Justin  H.  Smith,  and  on  the  American  Colonization  of  Texas  for 
Professor  E.  C.  Barker,  and  on  the  Gadsden  Purchase  for  Mr.  Sears  of  the 
University  of  Kansas,  and  to  secure  manuscripts  useful  to  Father  Zephyrin 
Engelhardt  in  the  preparation  of  the  second  volume  of  his  Missions  and  Mis- 
sionaries of  California.  On  the  basis  of  Mr.  Bolton's  notes,  moreover,  some 
20,000  or  more  sheets  of  transcripts  have  been  made  in  the  Mexican  archives 
for  the  Bancroft  Library,  the  Texas  State  Library,  and  the  University  of 
Texas.  In  all  cases  it  will  be  the  desire  of  the  department,  so  far  as  work 
upon  the  manuscripts  of  its  publications  permits,  to  afford  information  from 
them  in  advance  for  the  benefit  of  historical  workers.  But  it  is  of  course  far 
more  gratifying  to  the  department,  and  far  more  satisfactory  to  investigators, 
when  at  length  the  finished  volume  can  be  laid  before  them. 

The  reader  is  requested  to  note  that  the  investigations  recorded  in  this 
volume  occurred  during  the  presidency  of  General  Diaz,  before  the  beginning 
of  the  recent  disturbances  in  Mexico.  No  attempt  can  now  be  made  to  ascer- 
tain in  any  satisfactory  and  thorough  manner  what  effects  recent  develop- 
ments may  have  had  upon  archives  and  their  contents. 

J.  Franklin  Jameson. 
Washington,  September  ii,  1913. 


AUTHOR'S  PREFACE. 

Before  undertaking  the  preparation  of  this  Guide  for  the  Carnegie  Institu- 
tion of  Washington  I  had  spent  five  summer  vacations  in  the  archives  of 
Mexico  in  personal  work  and  in  the  interest  of  the  School  of  History  of  the 
University  of  Texas.  This  time  was  mainly  devoted  to  the  Archivo  General 
y  Publico  and  the  Museo  Nacional,  and  to  a  search  for  material  for  a  rela- 
tively restricted  portion  of  United  States  history.  In  addition  to  the  time 
thus  spent  in  acquiring  preparatory  experience  and  information,  sixteen 
months'  work  has  been  done  in  Mexican  archives  directly  in  the  interest  of 
the  Guide ;  fifteen  of  these  months  were  spent  consecutively  between  June, 
1907,  and  October,  1908;  another  month  was  devoted  to  the  work  in  the 
summer  of  1909.  In  addition,  brief  investigations  were  made  in  several 
places  in  northern  Mexico  during  two  short  visits  in  191 1  and  1912. 

To  say  that  I  am  conscious  of  many  shortcomings  in  the  results  of  my  work 
is  unnecessary.  But  some  of  them,  it  is  believed,  were  inevitable  under  the 
circumstances.  '\  The  task  was  absolutely  a  pioneer  one,  scarcely  a  tree  having 
been  blazed  along  the  way.  In  only  a  single  one  of  the  many  repositories 
examined  was  a  printed  list  or  catalogue  of  materials  found,  while  such  manu- 
script inventories  as  are  kept  in  other  archives  are  often  of  very  little  assist- 
ance to  historical  investigation.  Probably  more  than  half  of  the  working 
hours  spent  in  the  archives  were  devoted  to  the  purely  physical  tasks  of  search 
for  and  handling  manuscripts.  Many  additional  hours  were  consumed  in  the 
presentation  of  credentials  and  the  gaining  of  admission  to  the  various  re- 
positories visited.  In  the  remaining  time  it  was  necessary  to  ascertain  the 
nature  of  the  contents  and  to  formulate  descriptions  of  the  hundreds  of 
thousands  of  more  or  less  unclassified  documents  which  appeared  to  fall 
within  the  scope  of  the  Guide.  In  some  cases  the  desired  data  could  be  readily 
gained  from  the  labels  of  the  bundles  or  volumes  or  from  the  cardtulas  (title- 
pages)  of  individual  papers;  but  in  many  others  it  was  necessary,  in  order  to 
formulate  the  descriptions,  to  turn  over,  one  by  one,  hundreds  of  miscel- 
laneous documents  in  a  single  bundle,  and  even  to  read  the  whole  text  of 
difficult  manuscripts.  Besides  the  difficulties  presented  by  the  great  mass  and 
the  miscellaneous  character  of  the  materials,  there  was  the  inevitable  circum- 
stance that  the  knowledge  of  one  worker  could  not  extend  to  all  of  the  sub- 
jects presented  in  the  multifarious  documents.'  As  a  result  of  these  condi- 
tions some  of  the  groups  of  materials  are  described  here  in  terms  which,  to  a 
person  looking  for  a  specific  document,  may  seem  disappointingly  general. 
In  other  cases  the  more  detailed  work  of  specialists  will  disclose  errors  of 
judgiTient  or  of  emphasis  in  the  description  of  given  groups  of  papers.    Rare 


vi  Author's  Preface 

documents,  deserving  of  particular  mention,  may  be  found  in  bundles  that  are 
here  passed  over  in  general  terms,  and  vice  versa. 

Moreover,  I  can  not  hope  to  have  exhausted  the  resources  of  the  Mexican 
archives  or  even  of  those  which  I  examined.  The  discovery  of  historical 
materials,  particularly  by  a  foreigner  in  a  country  where  historical  studies  and 
archive  science  are  in  their  infancy,  is  often  the  result  of  accident,  however 
much  of  systematic  search  and  inquiry  may  be  devoted  to  the  task.  Conse- 
quently it  is  probable  that  important  things  which  I  have  overlooked  will  be 
brought  to  light  in  the  very  places  where  I  have  worked.  Materials  which  at 
the  time  when  I  made  my  investigations  were  in  such  a  condition  as  to  pre- 
clude their  proper  examination — and  they  were  not  a  few — will  be  put  in 
order,  and  may  yield  important  documents  to  future  investigators,  while  large 
groups  of  manuscripts  which  seemed  to  promise  relatively  too  little  to  war- 
rant examination  within  the  time  available  may  prove  to  have  rich  contents. 
Some  archives  which  presumably  contain  valuable  material  for  the  historj'  of 
the  United  States  were  consciously  passed  by  simply  for  lack  of  time.  Other 
repositories,  public  or  private,  which  were  unconsciously  missed,  are  quite 
certain  to  come  into  notice  later. 

In  short,  it  is  requested  of  users  of  this  book  that  they  view  it  as  in  the 
nature  of  a  preliminary  report,  based  upon  what  was  actually  found,  prepared 
wholly  for  utilitarian  purposes,  and  not  regarded  by  the  compiler  as  in  any 
sense  a  definitive  treatise  on  the  Mexican  archives.  It  may  be  regarded  as  a 
compilation  of  notes,  taken  by  one  primarily  interested  in  knowing  and  record- 
ing the  whereabouts  and  nature  of  materials  for  United  States  history,  and 
put  in  the  most  convenient  form  consonant  with  that  purpose. 

Nevertheless,  no  pains  have  been  spared  to  make  these  shortcomings  as 
few  as  possible.  And  while  the  book  is  in  no  sense  a  calendar — such  a 
work  would  fill  many  volumes — and  will  not  relieve  the  investigator  of  a  more 
minute  search,  by  himself  or  through  the  officials  of  the  various  archives,  it  is 
hoped  that  it  will  guide  the  way  to  and  through  the  principal  materials  for 
United  States  history  in  Mexican  archives. 

It  has  seemed  best,  in  the  introductory  stage  of  the  exploitation  of  archives 
so  little  known  as  those  of  Mexico,  not  to  try  to  treat  all  archives  and  parts  of 
archives  with  uniform  detail,  but  to  put  the  emphasis  at  those  points  where 
it  would  count  for  most,  that  is,  on  the  collections  that  are  richest  in  mate- 
rials for  the  history  of  the  United  States.  One  result  of  this  procedure  has 
been  to  give  to  half  a  dozen  or  more  sections  the  greater  part  of  the  space 
devoted  to  the  entire  Archive  General  y  Publico,  while  similar  disparity  has 
resulted  in  other  archives.  Owing  to  various  circumstances,  it  has  not  always 
been  possible,  even  where  desirable,  to  treat  with  equal  emphasis  groups  of 
documents  of  equal  importance. 

To  persons  who  might  turn  to  this  volume  for  help  in  the  study  of  the 
history  of  the  present  Mexico  it  should  be  said  that,  as  its  title  indicates,  the 


Author's  Preface  vii 

book  is  designed  as  a  guide  to  materials  for  the  history  of  the  United  States. 
Nevertheless,  there  have  been  included  in  it,  necessarily,  many  references  to 
characters  and  events  of  Mexican  history  proper,  especially  those  which  have 
had  close  connection  with  the  Interior  Provinces,  and  to  national  movements 
which  have  afifected  in  an  important  way  these  provinces  or  international 
relations.  Obviously,  citations  of  materials  bearing  on  international  relations 
are  of  equal  utility  for  the  history  of  either  country.  Withal,  I  hope  that  the 
Guide  may  prove  useful,  if  not  through  the  actual  references  to  materials,  at 
least  through  suggestions  for  further  research,  to  my  numerous  friends  in 
Mexico  who  are  students  of  their  national  history. 

The  author  of  a  work  like  this  can  not  perform  his  task  without  putting 
himself  under  obligations  to  many  persons.  At  the  same  time,  he  has  oppor- 
tunities to  form  many  delightful  friendships.  In  both  of  these  respects  the 
present  writer  has  had  his  due  experiences,  and  he  gladly  embraces  the  oppor- 
tunity here  to  express  his  thanks  for  favors  received  during  the  work  and  his 
appreciation  of  the  many  highly  prized  friendships  made  possible  by  his 
mission  to  Mexico. 

For  direct  assistance  in  the  work  of  preparing  the  Guide  thanks  are  due 
especially  to  Miss  Elise  Denison  Rrown  (now  Mrs.  Lane,  of  San  Antonio, 
Texas),  who  took  many  notes  in  the  .\rchivo  General  y  Publico,  and  gave 
other  aid ;  to  Mr.  W.  E.  Dunn,  who,  though  never  employed  on  the  Guide,  has 
for  many  years  co-operated  in  my  work,  much  to  my  advantage;  and  to  Mr. 
J.  W.  Curd,  of  El  Paso,  for  assistance  in  the  examination  of  the  archives  of 
Juarez,  Chihuahua. 

For  letters  of  introduction  thanks  are  due  to  the  Honorable  Elihu  Root, 
Secretary  of  State ;  Mr.  David  E.  Thompson,  ambassador  to  Mexico ;  His 
Eminence  Cardinal  Gibbons ;  the  Rt.  Rev.  Peter  Verdaguer,  bishop  of  Laredo, 
deceased  ;  the  Rt.  Rev.  Henry  Regis  Granjon,  bishop  of  Tucson  ;  Rev.  Father 
Zephyrin  Engelhardt,  O.  F.  M.,  of  Santa  Barbara,  California;  Rev.  P.  J. 
O'Reilly,  C.  S.  C,  of  Austin,  Texas ;  the  late  James  A.  Leroy,  formerly  consul 
at  Durango ;  Rev.  M.  P.  Smith,  C.  S.  P.,  of  the  Paulist  Church,  Austin,  Texas, 
and  Mr.  James  Ainza,  of  San  Francisco. 

Of  all  the  officials  in  Mexico  whose  aid  was  sought  and  obtained,  first 
mention  must  be  made  of  the  late  lamented  Sr.  Lie.  Dr.  D.  Justino  Rubio, 
director  of  the  Archive  General  y  Publico,  whose  kindly  sympathy  and 
unlimited  patience  in  times  past  smoothed  the  way  for  every  seeker  for 
truth  in  the  storehouse  so  long  in  his  charge.  I  welcome  this  opportunity  to 
pay  tribute  to  his  memory. 

For  many  good  offices  of  both  an  official  and  a  personal  nature,  special 
thanks  are  due  to  Sr.  Lie.  D.  Genaro  Garcia,  till  lately  director  of  the  Museo 
Nacional ;  Sr.  D.  Luis  Gonzalez  Obregon,  Dr.  Rubio's  successor  in  office ;  Dr. 
Jose  M.  Vigil,  director  of  the  Biblioteca  Nacional ;  the  Hon.  Sr.  D.  Enrique 
Creel,  formerly  minister  of  Relaciones  Exteriores  and  governor  of  Chi- 


viii  Author's  Preface 

huahua ;  Sr.  Lie.  D.  Salado  Alvarez,  formerly  secretary  of  the  Mexican  Lega- 
tion in  Washington  ;  Sr.  Tomas  Alarcon,  paleographer  in  the  Archivo  General 
y  Publico;  Rev.  Father  Salvador,  deceased,  guardian  of  the  College  of 
Santa  Cruz  de  Queretaro;  Rev.  Father  Luis  del  Palacio,  guardian  of  the 
College  of  Guadalupe  de  Zacatecas ;  Sr.  Baz,  Sr.  Luis  Rubio,  and  Sr.  Justino 
Rubio,  jr.,  now  or  formerly  officials  in  the  Archivo  General  y  Publico;  Sr. 
Elias  Amador,  of  Tacubaya,  by  whose  side  the  author  worked  many  weeks  in 
the  archives ;  Sr.  D.  Enrique  Fernandez  Granados,  of  the  Biblioteca  Nacional ; 
Sr.  Lie.  D.  Luis  Perez  Verdia,  of  Guadalajara ;  Sr.  Felipe  Camarena,  en- 
cargado  of  the  Archivo  de  Relaciones  Exteriores ;  Sr.  Capt.  D.  Juan  Salazar, 
encargado  of  the  Archivo  de  Guerra ;  Sr.  D.  Manuel  Tolsa,  cncargado  of  that 
of  Fomento ;  Sr.  D.  Melesio  Arteaga,  cncargado  of  that  of  Gobornacion, 
Mexico ;  Sr.  Juan  Bosque,  encargado  of  the  state  archive  of  Coahuila,  Saltillo ; 
Sr.  Francisco  Gutierrez  Aleman,  encargado  of  the  Archivo  del  Arzobispado 
of  Guadalajara. 

For  official  courtesies  acknowledgments  are  due  to  His  Excellency,  Gen. 
Porfirio  Diaz,  president  of  the  Republic  of  Mexico  ;  the  Hon.  Sr.  Lie.  Ramon 
Corral,  vice-president;  the  Hon.  Sr.  Lie.  Ignaeio  Mariscal  (deceased),  min- 
ister of  Relaciones  Exteriores ;  the  Hon.  Sr.  D.  Jose  Algara,  sub-secretary  of 
Relaciones  E.xteriores;  the  Hon.  Sr.  Lie.  D.  Justo  Sierra,  minister  of  In- 
struccion  Piiblica  y  Bellas  Artes;  the  Hon.  Sr.  Lie.  D.  Olegario  Molina,  min- 
ister of  Fomento;  the  Hon.  Sr.  Ing.  Leandro  Fernandez,  minister  of  Co- 
municaciones  y  Obras  Publicas;  the  Hon.  Sr.  Lie.  D.  Jose  Ives  Limantour, 
minister  of  Hacienda;  the  Hon.  Sr.  Gen.  Manuel  Gonzalez  Cosio,  minister  of 
Guerra  y  Marina ;  the  Hon.  Sr.  Lie.  D.  Miguel  Cardenas,  governor  of  Coa- 
huila ;  the  Hon.  Sr.  Lie.  D.  Miguel  Ahumada,  governor  of  Guadalajara ;  the 
Hon.  Sr.  Lie.  D.  Alberto  Cubillas,  governor  of  Sonora ;  the  Hon.  Sr.  Lie.  D. 
Ignaeio  L.  Montenegro,  president  of  the  Ayuntamiento  of  Guadalajara ;  Sr. 
Lie.  D.  Ignaeio  Castro,  secretario  del  Gobierno  del  Estado,  Zacatecas. 

For  letters  of  introduction  or  oflicial  courtesies  the  author  is  indebted  to 
His  Excellency  Mgr.  Jose  Ridolfi,  titular  bishop  of  Apamea,  apostolic  delegate 
to  Mexico ;  His  Grace  the  Rt.  Rev.  Prospero  Maria  Alarcon,  archbishop  of 
Mexico  (deceased)  ;  His  Grace  the  Rt.  Rev.  Jose  de  Jesus,  archbishop  of 
Guadalajara;  His  Grace  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Leopoldo  Ruiz,  archbishop  of 
Linares,  Monterrey  ;  the  Rt.  Rev.  Maria  Echavarria,  bishop  of  Zacatecas  ;  the 
Rev.  Father  Angel  de  los  Dolores  Tizcareno,  ex-guardian  of  the  College  of 
Guadalupe  de  Zacatecas ;  Rev.  Father  Rafael  Hernandez,  guardian  of  the 
College  of  Zapopan ;  Rev.  Father  Juan  C.  Gallegos,  Convento  de  San  Fran- 
cisco, Guadalajara ;  Rev.  Father  Joaquin  Rodriguez,  vice-provincial  of  the 
Dominicans,  Convento  de  Santo  Convento  de  Santo  Domingo,  Mexico  ;  Canon 
Rafael  de  Lara,  secretariat  of  the  archbishopric  of  Guadalajara;  Rev.  Jose 
Villarreal,  curate  of  Matamoros ;  Rev.  Creseencio  Navarro,  curate  of 
Camargo ;  Rev.  Jose  S.  Cisneros,  curate  of  Reynosa. 

Herbert  E.  Bolton. 


EXPLANATIONS. 
METHODS. 

In  the  compilation  of  this  Guide  the  order  followed  is  that  of  the  archives 
concerned.  To  bring  out  logical  relations,  dependence  has  been  placed  upon 
the  Index.  In  the  case  of  each  archive  it  has  been  the  aim  to  give  a  general 
statement  of  the  origin  of  the  collection,  the  relation  of  the  office  or  the  juris- 
diction from  which  it  emanated  to  our  national  history,  and  a  general  state- 
ment of  the  classes  of  materials  in  the  archive.  Where  practicable,  and  espe- 
cially in  case  of  the  more  important  collections,  a  more  detailed  statement  of 
particular  items  of  interest  has  been  given ;  but  this  was  not  always  feasible. 
For  example,  an  exhaustive  list  alone  of  pertinent  items  in  the  two  sections  of 
the  Archivo  General  y  Publico  known  as  Reales  Cedulas  y  Ordenes  and  Cor- 
respondencia  de  los  Virreyes  would  fill  a  good-sized  volume. 

The  method  of  designating  materials  has  been  determined  altogether  by 
practical  convenience  and  utilitarian  purposes.  As  a  means  of  encouraging 
work  by  Americans  in  the  Mexican  archives,  which  is  the  main  object  of  the 
book,  it  was  deemed  wise  to  make  it  as  useful  as  possible  to  English  readers. 
To  have  put  it  altogether  in  Spanish  would  have  made  it  a  sealed  book  to 
many  who  would  otherwise  become  interested  in  the  field ;  it  was  decided, 
therefore,  to  reduce  it  as  far  as  possible  to  English.  In  many  respects  the 
better  method  of  designating  materials  would  have  been  to  give  in  each  case 
the  full  Spanish  designation  of  volumes,  expedientes,  and  documents.  But 
some  of  these  have  no  archive  designations  whatever ;  in  such  cases  descrip- 
tions had  to  be  devised,  either  in  Spanish  or  English.  Again,  the  Spanish 
titles  or  labels  are  often  painfully  long,  and  considerations  of  space  made  it 
out  of  the  question  to  give  them  in  full  in  a  book  of  this  scope.  Moreover, 
many  titles  affixed  to  documents  in  the  archive  files  are  perfunctory  or  even 
incorrect,  giving  in  either  case  no  adequate  notion  of  their  character.  In  such 
instances  descriptions  had  to  be  devised,  whether  the  archive  designations 
were  given  or  not.  All  these  considerations  led  the  author  to  attempt  to  give 
in  the  briefest  form  possible  a  designation  of  each  item  that  would  enable  the 
investigator  to  determine  its  location  and  its  nature.  To  do  this  the  archive 
designations  could  not  always  be  followed.  In  every  case  the  archive  desig- 
nation of  larger  divisions  and  subdivisions  of  each  collection  is  preser\'ed, 
this  method  usually  extending  to  individual  volumes  and  legajos,  where  these 
are  specified  individually.  Lesser  divisions  are  referred  to  in  the  briefest  way 
consistent  with  the  purposes  stated.  When  convenient,  catch-words  or 
phrases  from  long  titles  have  been  preserved,  for  purposes  of  easy  identifica- 
tion. Exact  titles  of  volumes  or  legajos  are  given  in  quotations.  Black-faced 
type  is  used  to  designate  the  numbers  of  volumes  and  legajos. 


X  Explanations 

As  a  rule  the  forms  of  proper  names  given  are  those  of  the  particular  docu- 
ments concerned.  Since  Spanish  spelling  in  the  old  documents  is  extremely 
liberal,  and  since  Spanish  writers  did  not  take  kindly  to  the  English  spelling 
of  English  proper  names,  this  method  often  results  in  a  great  variety  of  forms 
for  a  single  name.  But  to  attempt  arbitrarily  to  unify  spellings  opened  the 
way  to  erroneous  identification  of  names,  when  so  many  thousands  of  docu- 
ments had  to  be  dealt  with  in  a  short  time,  and  to  the  adoption  of  wrong  forms. 
The  author  can  not  say,  for  example,  whether  or  not  the  form  "  Picax-ande- 
Yns-tinsle  de  Ugalde  "  is  preferable  to  several  other  forms  of  this  name  en- 
countered. All  forms,  therefore,  were  preserved  as  found.  These  considera- 
tions led  to  the  practice  stated,  an  attempt  being  made  to  give  the  necessary 
cross  references  in  the  Index.  The  inconsistencies  of  spelling  in  the  manu- 
scripts extends  in  full  measure  to  the  use  of  accents. 

No  attempt  was  made  to  indicate  uniformly  whether  a  given  document  is 
an  original  or  a  copy,  though  this  information  is  often  supplied  in  notable 
instances.  As  a  rule,  unless  otherwise  stated,  the  documents  are  originals. 
Nor  was  an  attempt  made  to  annotate  in  a  uniform  manner,  with  bibliograph- 
ical data,  all  items  listed ;  this  was  done,  in  fact,  only  in  a  limited  number  of 
special  cases.  The  author's  task  was  a  different  one.  The  length  or  the 
approximate  length  of  documents  is  indicated  where  convenient,  otherwise 
not.  In  many  cases,  to  have  supplied  this  information  would  have  more  than 
doubled  the  time  necessary  to  do  the  work.  Numerous  cross-references  have 
been  supplied  in  the  text,  but  many  others  will  be  suggested  by  the  Index. 

Some  changes  have  been  made  in  the  archive  since  this  Guide  was  compiled, 
but  few  or  none,  it  is  believed,  which  will  greatly  impair  its  usefulness.  The 
principal  changes,  perhaps,  have  been  that  of  making  accessible  some  sections 
of  the  Archivo  General  y  Publico  which  were  inaccessible  when  the  investiga- 
tions were  made,  and  the  transfer  of  a  few  documents  from  other  repositories 
to  the  Archivo  General  y  Publico. 

TERMS  DEFINED. 

Arancel  =  schedule  of  prices ;  tariflf. 

Bando  =  proclamation  ;  edict. 

Borrador  =  rough  draft ;  blotter. 

Carta  anua=  annual  letter  or  report,  especially  of  the  Jesuit  provincial. 

Causa  =  trial ;  investigation ;  cause. 

Cedula  =  royal  order  or  decree,  more  formal  than  a  real  orden  (see  p.  17  for 

fuller  definition). 
Consulta  =  opinion  or  proposal ;  consultation. 
Derrotero  =  itinerary ;  log  book;  diary  of  a  journey;   frequently  used  as 

synonymous  with  diario. 
Diario  =  diary ;  journal. 
Dictamen  =  official  opinion. 

Diligencia  =  judicial  procedure;  official  act,  or  the  official  record  of  the  act. 
Discretorio  =  the  council  of  a  religious  body ;  here  usually  refers  to  that  of  the 

Franciscan  colleges  de  Propaganda  Fide. 


Explanatiotis  xi 

Doctrina  =  religious  doctrine:  instruction  in  the  doctrine;  an  Indian  village 

under  religious  instruction. 
Entrada=entry ;  journey  into  a  district. 
Iv>crito  =:  petition  ;  formal  writiny;. 
Escritura  =  instrument ;  formal  writing;  deed. 
Escritura  de  posesi6n  =  formal  record  of  taking  possession  of  a  country; 

land  grant,  etc. 
Estado  =  statistical  table ;  statement ;  account. 

Expediente  =  a  group  or  file  of  documents  relating  to  one  subject. 
Extracto  =  extract;  summary. 

Fiscal  =  attorney-general ;  one  of  the  personal  advisers  of  the  viceroy. 
Fondo  Piadoso  =  the  Pious  Fund,  specifically  that  devoted  to  the  support  of 

the  California  missions. 
Habilitado  =  paymaster  of  a  regiment:  commissary. 
Hoja  de  servicios  =  service  record  ;  a  sheet  containing  a  summary  of  a  soldier's 

service. 
Indice  =  inventory ;  index. 
Informe  =  report. 
Junta  de  guerra  y  hacienda  =  a  council  of  the  viceroy's  advisers,  composed  of 

the  higher  military  and  fiscal  officers. 
Legajo  =  bundle  of  papers. 
Mandamiento  =  order ;  mandate ;  decree. 

Mcmoria  =  memoir ;  memorial ;  bill  of  goods  ;  consignment  of  goods. 
M inula  =  draft ;  minute.    Here  more  commonly  used  in  the  former  sense. 
Nomina  =  catalogue  or  list  of  names,  especially  of  a  religious  house  or 

province. 
Noticia  =  notice  :  news;  report. 

Obra  Pia  =  pious  work  ;  a  fund  devoted  to  pious  purposes. 
Padr6n  =  census  list;  register  of  tax-payers.     The  padroii  usually  contains 

other  information  than  the  mere  names. 
Parecer  =  opinion  ;  advice  ;  usually  given  officially. 
Presupuesto  =  estimate,  especially  of  expenses  ;  budget. 
Proceso  =  trial ;  process  ;  lawsuit ;  investigation. 
Razon  =  consideration  ;  argument;  statement. 
Registro  =  register. 
Relacion  =  relation  ;  report. 
Resena  =  personal  description,  as  of  missionaries  ;  review  of  events,  such  as  is 

given  by  a  diplomatic  agent  abroad. 
Residencia  =  investigation  at  the  end  of  an  officiars  term  of  his  conduct  in 

office. 
Revista  =  military  review  ;  muster. 
Sinodo  =  stipend  or  salary  paid  a  missionary. 

Sumaria  =  examining  trial ;  examination  preliminary  to  a  criminal  trial. 
Sumaria  informaci6n  =  see  sitmaria. 
Testimonio  =  deposition ;   authenticated    or   legalized   copy;   certified   copy; 

distinguished  from  a  copia  simple. 
Viaje  =  journey :  expedition. 
Viaticos  =  provisions  for  a  journey;  travelling  expenses,  especially  of  the 

missionaries. 
Visita  =  inspection ;  official  visitation,  as  of  a  bishop,  military  officer,  or 

governor. 
Vista  fiscal  =  opinion  of  the  fiscal,  or  attorney-general. 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 

PAGE 

Introductory  Note  iii 

Author's  Preface v 

Explanations  ix 

Methods    ix 

Terms  Defined x 

Introduction    i 

ARCHIVES  IN  THE  CITY  OF  MEXICO 

Introductory    5 

The  Archivo  General  y  Publico  de  la  Naci6n 6 

Location,  Admission,  Hours,  etc 6 

Historical  Sketch 6 

General  Description   1 1 

Correspondencia  de  los  Virreyes 1 2 

Reales  Cedulas  y  Ordenes 17 

Historia    20 

Historia :    Operaciones  de  Guerra 60 

Misiones  67 

Provincias   Intemas    75 

Californias    138 

Justicia    1 72 

Marina    181 

Oficio  de  Soria 184 

Other  Sections  184 

The  Museo  Nacional 194 

Papeles  de  Lancaster-Jones    194 

Papeles  del  Padre  Fischer  202 

Manuscritos  de  Ramirez  203 

Documcntos  para  la  Historia  de  la  Inquisicion 203 

Miscellaneous   Manuscripts    204 

Manuscritos  de  los  Conventos 205 

The  Biblioteca  Nacional 210 

The  Ayuntamiento 214 

The  Cathedral 216 

The  Convento  de  Santo  Domingo 219 

The  Congregaci6n  de  San  Felipe  Neri 220 

The  Colegio  de  San  Fernando  de  Mfexico 220 

(The  State  Departments)  : 

SecretarI a  de  Relaqones  Exteriores 221 

SecretarEa  de  Guerra  y  de  Marina 269 

SecretarSa   de   Gobernaci6n 316 

SecretarI  A  de  Fomento,  Colonizaci6n,  k  Industria 349 

SecretarIa  de  Hacienda,  Cr£dito  Publico,  y  Comercio 367 

xiii 


xiv  Table  of  Contents 

PAGE 

SeCRETARJ A    DE   Jl"STICIA 374 

SeCRETArI A  DE  COMUNICACIONES  Y   ObRAS   PObLICAS 376 

ARCHIVES  OUTSIDE  THE  CITY  OF  MEXICO 

Introductory    377 

Guadalajara    379 

The  Ayunfamiento  379 

The  Archive  de  Instrumentos  Publicos 379 

The  Archive  General  de  Gobierno 380 

The  Biblioteca  Publica 380 

The  Secretaria  de  Gobierno  del  Arzobispado 382 

The  Cabildo  Eclesiastico  del  Arzobispado 384 

QuERfetARO   386 

The  Colegio  de  la  Santa  Cruz  de  Qucretaro 386 

Zacatecas    394 

The  Colegio  de  Guadalupe  de  Zacatecas 394 

The  Ayuntamicnto    402 

The  Secretaria  de  Gobierno  del  Estado 402 

The  Biblioteca  Publica  403 

San  Luis  Porosf 404 

The  Archivo  Judicial  del  Tribunal  Supremo  de  Justicia 404 

The  Archivo  General  de  Gobierno 405 

Ecclesiastical  Archives   405 

DuRANCO    406 

The  Ayuntamiento    406 

The  Secretaria  de  Gobierno  del  Estado 407 

The  Jef atura  de   Hacienda 408 

The   Jefatura   Politica 408 

The  Haceduria  de  Diezmos  del  Arzobispado 408 

The  Secretaria  de  Gobierno  del  Arzobispado 409 

The  Convento  de  San  Antonio 409 

NuEvo  Le6n  (State) 410 

Monterrey    410 

The  Ayuntamiento    410 

The  Secretaria  de  Gobierno  del  Estado 412 

The  Arzobispado  de  Linares 415 

The  Secretaria  de  Gobierno 415 

The  Cabildo    416 

The  Claveria    418 

Franciscan   Records   419 

Dr.  Gonzalez's  Collection 419 

Other  Local  Archives 419 

CoAiiuiLA   (State)    421 

Saltillo   421 

The  Secretaria  de  Gobierno  del  Estado 421 

The  Ayuntamiento    441 

The  Cathedral    442 

Monclova   443 

The  Archivo  Municipal    443 

The  Juzgado  de  Primeras  Letras 444 

The  Parish  Church  445 


Tabic  of  Contents  xv 

PAGE 

Tamaulipas  (State)    446 

The  Border  Towns 446 

Matamoros    447 

The   Parish   Church 447 

Records  of  Mission  N.  S.  del  Refugio  (Texas) 447 

Records  of  the  Parish  Church 447 

The  Ayuntamiento 448 

Reynosa    449 

The  Ayuntamiento    449 

The  Parish  Church 449 

Mission  Records   449 

Records  of  the  Parish  Church 449 

Camargo    450 

The  Parish   Church    450 

Mission  Records    450 

Records  of  the  Parish  Church 450 

Papers  of  Gutierrez  de  Lara 451 

Chihuahua  (State)   452 

The  Secretaria  de  Goliicrno 452 

The  Secretaria  de  Justicia 459 

Municipal  Archives  460 

The  Archivo  del  Congreso  del  Estado 460 

The  Archivo  de  la  Tesoreria 460 

The  Comandancia  General 460 

Parral    460 

The  Jcfatura  Politica 460 

The  Parish   Church    461 

Santa    Barbara    461 

The  Jcfatura   Politica 461 

The  Parish  Church    462 

Juarez   462 

The  Church  of  Guadalupe 462 

The  Ayuntamiento  463 

SoNORA   (State)    464 

Hermosillo   464 

The  Archivo  del  Gobierno  del  Estado 464 

The  Archivo  de!  Obispado  de  Sonora  467 

Frontier  Mission  Archives  468 

APPENDIX 

List  of  Viceroys  of  Mexico 469 

List  of  Archbishops  of  Mexico 470 

List  of  Bishops  of  Guadalajara 471 

List  of  Bishops  of  Durango 472 

List  of  Bishops  of  Linares 472 

List  of  Bishops  of  Sonora 472 

List  of  Governors  of  New  Mexico 473 

List  of  Governors  of  the  Californias 474 

List  of  Governors  of  Nuevo  Leon 47S 

List  of  Governors  of  Coahuila 477 

List  of  Governors  of  Texas 4/8 

List  of  Governors  of  Coahuila  and  Texas 479 

Index  4H1 


INTRODUCTION. 

Importance  of  the  Mexican  Archives. 

When  we  consider  the  close  and  long-standing  historical  connection  be- 
tween Mexico  and  the  United  States,  the  chief  cause  for  surprise,  as  regards 
the  archives  of  Mexico,  is  not  that  they  contain  much  material  for  the  history 
of  the  United  States,  but  rather  that  this  material  has  been  so  little  known  and 
used.  For  more  than  two  centuries,  under  the  Spanish  regime,  a  large  portion 
of  the  territory  that  is  now  within  the  United  States  was  controlled  on  the 
civil,  military,  and  ecclesiastical  sides  by  the  governmental  agencies  at  the  city 
of  Mexico  or,  more  directly,  by  those  at  some  more  northern  centre.  Im- 
jjiirtant  among  the  latter,  at  one  time  or  another,  were  the  military  com- 
mandancies  at  Chihuahua,  Arispe,  Monterrey  (Nuevo  Leon),  A'lonclova,  Sal- 
tillo,  and  Matamoros,  the  real  audiencia  and  the  archbishopric  at  Guadala- 
jara, the  great  Franciscan  missionary  colleges  at  Queretaro  and  Zacatecas, 
and  the  intendancies  at  Arispe,  Durango,  and  San  Luis  Potosi.  It  would  be 
strange  indeed  if  important  records  of  this  long  period  of  Spanish  control 
should  not  be  preserved  at  the  capital  and  also  at  some  of  these  subordinate 
seats  of  authority. 

Since  the  separation  of  Mexico  from  Spain,  as  the  result  of  the  long  revo- 
lutionary struggle  from  1810  to  1821 — the  War  of  Independence — the  rela- 
tions between  Mexico  and  the  United  States,  sometimes  friendly  and  some- 
times otherwise,  have  been  fully  as  intimate  as  those  of  the  former  period. 
Obviously,  one  side  of  the  true  story  of  those  relations  must  be  found,  if  any- 
where, in  the  national  and  local  records  of  Mexico,  just  as  the  other  side  is 
to  be  found  in  the  archives  of  the  United  States. 

Yet  these  records,  for  either  period,  have  never  been  duly  searched  by 
students  of  the  history  of  the  United  States.  These  considerations,  supported 
by  the  rich  finds  of  the  few  who  have  studied  United  States  history  in  Mex- 
ican archives,  justified  the  undertaking  of  the  preparation  of  a  general  guide 
to  the  materials  which  they  contain  for  this  subject.  The  wealth  of  documents 
encountered  in  the  course  of  the  investigation  has  in  most  respects  fully 
borne  out  the  expectations.  The  chief  general  cause  for  disappointment,  per- 
haps, will  be  the  apparent  lack  of  materials  for  the  earliest  period  of  contact 
between  what  are  now  Mexico  and  the  United  States ;  for,  compared  with  the 
great  wealth  of  documents  for  later  times,  there  is  a  notable  dearth,  so  far  as 
our  researches  have  gone,  of  documents  for  the  sixteenth  and  the  early  seven- 
teenth centuries.  It  is  greatly  to  be  hoped  that  this  seeming  lack  in  the  Mex- 
ican archives  may  be  supplied  by  those  of  Spain.  Other  special  causes  for 
<iisappointment  will  be  the  failure  to  find  any  considerable  portion  of  the 

2  I 


2  Introduction 

archive  of  the  Franciscan  Province  of  Santo  Evangelic,  so  important  in  the 
early  history  of  New  Mexico,  or  of  that  of  the  Commandancy-General  of  the 
Interior  Provinces,  so  important  fur  the  nortiiern  frontier  of  New  Spain 
after  1776. 

ACCESSIDIHTY. 

Fortunately  for  the  cause  of  history,  the  public  authorities  of  Mexico,  and 
the  custodians  of  most  of  the  ecclesiastical  collections  as  well,  maintain  a  very 
liberal  attitude  toward  students.  Consequently,  if  one  goes  to  Mexico  prop- 
erly introduced,  he  need  ordinarily  have  little  fear  that  unreasonable  obstacles 
will  be  put  in  his  way.  He  must  however  go  prepared  to  adjust  himself  to  the 
working  hours  customary  to  the  country,  and  occasionally  to  submit  to  what 
to  the  eager  student  may  seem  tedious  delays.  Moreover,  since  the  use  of  the 
archives  by  foreigners  for  historical  purposes  is  a  relatively  recent  and  infre- 
quent practice,  there  are  many  details  of  policy  and  of  routine  of  administra- 
tion that  have  not  yet  been  worked  out.  This  will  come  gradually  as  the 
archives  are  more  frequented  by  foreign  students. 

It  need  hardly  be  said  that  in  providing  oneself  with  letters  of  introduction 
it  is  always  wise  to  secure  them  from  as  high  authority  as  possible,  and  in 
presenting  them  to  proceed  from  ihe  top  downward.  This  caution  is  not 
predicated  upon  any  peculiarity  of  conditions  in  Mexico,  but  simply  upon  the 
laws  of  human  nature  and  the  constitution  of  authority. 

In  general,  the  best  way  to  gain  admission  to  the  government  archives  is  to 
secure  a  letter  of  introduction  to  the  United  States  ambassador,  and  from  him 
to  the  minister  of  the  department  or  the  governor  of  the  state  whose  archives 
it  is  desired  to  examine.  The  best  introduction  to  the  officials  in  charge  of  the 
ecclesiastical  archives  is  a  letter  from  the  Apostolic  Delegate  or  the  Arch- 
bishop of  Mexico. 

Working  Hours. 
To  tiie  American  the  w'orking  hours  in  some  of  the  public  archives  of  Mex- 
ico may  seem  unsatisfactory.  Thus  the  Archivo  General  y  Publico  at  the  city 
of  Mexico  is  usually  open  in  summer  only  from  7 :  30  a.  m.  to  1 :  30  p.  m., 
and  in  winter  from  8  a.  m.  to  1 :  30  p.  m. ;  the  archives  of  the  various  secre- 
tariats of  the  federal  government  from  9  or  9 :  30  a.  m.  to  i :  30  or  2  p.  m. ; 
the  Museo  Nacional  from  8 :  30  a.  m.  to  2 :  30  p.  m.,  and  from  3 :  30  to  6 :  30 
p.  m. ;  and  the  Biblioteca  Nacional  from  9  a.  m.  to  5  p.  m.,  while  the  office  of 
the  director,  where  most  of  the  manuscripts  are  kept,  is  open  for  a  much 
shorter  time.  The  government  archives  of  the  different  states  usually  keep 
about  the  same  hours  as  the  secretariats  of  the  central  government,  but  it  is 
sometimes  possible  to  make  arrangements  for  afternoon  work  in  them.  The 
ecclesiastical  collections,  on  the  other  hand,  are  usually  accessible  at  hours  as 
early  as  one  could  wish  and  remain  so  as  late  as  one  can  see  to  work  by 
daylight.    Ordinarily,  one  must  not  expect  to  accomplish  as  much  in  Mexican 


Introduction  3 

archives  as  he  could  in  libraries  in  the  United  States.  But,  if  one's  work  in 
the  capital  or  other  place  where  there  are  different  archives  leads  him  to 
several,  it  is  possible  by  careful  planning  to  piece  together  a  fair  day's  work. 

In  addition  to  rather  short  hours  in  some  of  the  repositories,  one  must  be 
prepared  for  many  civil  holidays  and  religious  dias  de  fiesta,  when  the  archives 
are  closed. 

Climatic  Conditions. 

Many  persons  assume  that  Mexico,  lying  far  to  the  south,  is  essentially  a 
hot  country.  While  this  is  true  in  summer  of  most  of  the  lowland  region  of 
the  periphery  of  the  Republic,  it  is  by  no  means  the  case  with  the  great  central 
plateau.  Indeed  this  plateau  is  rapidly  becoming  a  popular  retreat  from  the 
summer  heat  of  the  southern  part  of  the  United  States.  The  climate  of  this 
portion  of  Mexico  is  essentially  equable  and  moderate.  In  the  months  when 
American  students  are  most  likely  to  frequent  the  archives  of  Mexico, 
between  May  and  September,  the  city  of  Mexico,  Queretaro,  Guadalajara, 
San  Luis  Potosi,  Zacatecas,  Durango,  and  Saltillo  will  be  found  delightfully 
cool.  One  who  intends  to  work  in  the  archives  of  these  places  either  summer 
or  winter  should  be  provided  with  warm  clothing,  since  some  of  the  collections 
are  housed  in  chilly,  sunless  rooms,  on  the  ground  floor.  For  outdoor  wear  in 
the  middle  of  the  day  lighter  clothing  may  be  desirable.  Places  at  a  lower 
altitude  are  hot  in  summer,  but  the  buildings  usually  have  thick  walls  and  are 
cool. 

Classification. 

For  present  purposes  the  archives  of  Mexico  may  be  classified  as  those 
located  at  the  city  of  Mexico,  and  those  preserved  outside  of  that  city.  In 
each  class  there  are  governmental,  ecclesiastical,  and  private  collections.  A 
complete  survey  of  the  field  would  require  an  examination  of  all  of  these 
classes  in  all  localities.  The  first  division  of  this  book  will  be  devoted  to  the 
principal  archives  in  the  city  of  Mexico. 


ARCHIVES  IN  THE  CITY  OF  MEXICO. 

INTRODUCTORY. 

Archives  Consulted. 

By  far  the  most  important  archives  in  the  city  of  Mexico  are  those  of  the 
federal  government.  They  consist  primarily  of  an  Archivo  General  y  Publico 
de  la  Nacion,  commonly  called  the  Archivo  General,  and  of  separate  archives 
for  each  of  the  great  secretariats,  or  departments  of  the  national  government. 
Of  these  there  are  the  secretariats  of  Foreign  Relations  (Secretaria  de  Rela- 
ciones  Exteriores)  ;  Justice  ( Justicia)  ;  Encouragement,  Colonization,  and 
Industry  (Fomento,  Colonizacion,  e  Industria)  ;  Government  (Gobernacion)  ; 
Estate,  Public  Credit,  and  Commerce  (Hacienda,  Credito  Publico,  y  Comer- 
cio)  ;  War  and  Marine  (Guerra  y  Marina)  ;  Public  Instruction  and  Statis- 
tics (Instruccion  Publica  y  Bellas  Artes)  ;  and  Communications  and  Public 
Works  (Comunicaciones  y  Obras  Piiblicas).  Of  great  importance  also  are 
the  manuscript  collections  in  the  National  Museum  (Museo  Nacional)  and 
the  National  Library  (Biblioteca  Nacional). 

Of  municipal  archives  in  the  city  of  Mexico  only  those  of  the  Ayuntamiento 
are  noted  here.  Other  central  collections  briefly  treated  are  those  of  the 
Cathedral,  the  church  of  Santo  Domingo,  and  the  Congregation  of  San  Felipe 
Neri. 

Differentiation  of  the  Central  Archives. 

The  great  majority  of  the  manuscripts  of  value  for  the  history  of  the 
United  States  in  the  Archivo  General  y  Publico,  the  Museo  Nacional,  the 
Biblioteca  Nacional,  and  the  ecclesiastical  archives  examined  at  the  city  of 
Mexico  relate  to  the  Spanish  regime,  while,  on  the  other  hand,  most  of  those 
in  the  archives  of  the  secretariats  bear  dates  subsequent  to  the  era  of  Inde- 
pendence, since  which  time  these  departments  have  been  established.  Thus, 
among  the  central  archives,  the  investigator  of  recent  history  will  in  the  main 
be  interested  in  different  repositories  from  those  to  which  the  student  of  early 
history  will  resort.  It  is  to  be  noted  however  that  as  time  passes  there  will  be 
found  an  increasingly  large  amount  of  modem  material  in  the  Archivo  Gen- 
eral y  Publico,  since  from  time  to  time  the  secretariats  are  transferring  those 
of  their  files  which  are  no  longer  in  current  use  (expedientes  concluidos)  to 
that  general  repository.  This  transfer  will  in  all  probability  be  greatly  accel- 
erated as  soon  as  the  Archivo  General  y  Publico  is  provided  with  the  space 
and  conveniences  that  it  needs  and  merits. 


THE  ARCHIVO  GENERAL  Y  PUBLICO  DE  LA  NACION. 

(Gener.\l  and  Public  National  Archive.) 

Location,  Admission,  Hours,  etc. 

Easily  the  most  important  single  collection  of  historical  manuscripts  in  the 
Republic  of  Mexico,  and  one  of  the  most  important  on  the  American  continent 
as  well,  is  that  contained  in  the  Archivo  General  y  Publico  de  la  Nacion,  com- 
monly referred  to  as  the  Archivo  General.  To  distinguish  it  from  the 
"  archivos  generales  "  of  the  various  secretariats,  it  will  be  referred  to  in 
these  pages  as  the  Archivo  General  y  Publico. 

This  archive  is  housed,  in  quarters  altogether  inadequate  for  present  needs, 
in  the  vast  federal  building  fronting  the  Zocalo,  known  as  the  Palacio  Na- 
cional.  It  is  under  the  supervision  of  the  Secretariat  of  Foreign  Relations 
(Secretaria  de  Relaciones  Exteriores),  and  permission  to  work  in  it  is  secured 
from  that  department.  A  letter  from  the  United  States  ambassador  to  the 
Minister  of  Foreign  Relations  will  be  most  likely  to  secure  this  permission. 
W'lien  seeking  admission,  it  is  well  to  make  the  application  broad  enough  to 
cover  all  the  privileges  desired,  for,  in  conformity  with  a  very  reasonable 
regulation  of  the  archive,  pennits  (pcrmisos)  are  interpreted  with  some  strict- 
ness. Thus,  permission  to  copy  documents  is  not  included  in  permission  to 
take  notes,  but  must  be  specifically  requested.  However,  to  those  properly 
introduced  and  bearing  the  requisite  permit,  ample  privileges  are  given.  The 
student  who  gains  admission  will  be  assigned  a  table  by  the  director,  and  upon 
application  the  desired  volumes  or  documents  will  be  sent  to  him. 

As  yet  no  general  provision  has  been  made  by  the  archive  authorities  for 
making  transcripts  for  private  individuals,  and  ordinarily  one  must  secure 
his  own  copyist,  for  whom  permission  to  enter  the  archive  must  be  secured. 
Transcripts  will  cost,  on  an  average,  twenty  or  twenty-five  centavos  per  type- 
written page,  letter  size,  inclusive  of  the  verification.  Copies  of  documents 
must  bear  the  visto  bueno  of  the  director  before  being  taken  from  the  archive. 

The  archive  is  usually  open  in  summer  from  7 :  30  a.  m.  to  i :  30  p.  m.,  and 
in  winter  from  8 :  30  a.  m.  to  i :  30  p.  m. 

HISTORICAL  SKETCH. 

Of  the  unfortunate  history  of  this  archive  only  such  parts  can  be  included 
here  as  will  throw  light  on  its  contents  anH^its  present  condition. 

The  idea  of  an  archivo  general  for  Mexico  originated  with  the  enlightened 
viceroy,  the  Conde  de  Revilla  Gigedo.  In  a  communication  to  the  king,  dated 
March  27,  1790,  he  reported  the  scattered,  disordered,  imperilled  condition  of 
the  records  ot  the  various  government  offices  and  other  repositories,  and 
recommended  the  establishment  of  a  common  centre,  somewhere  outside  the 
capital,  to  which  the  older  documents  of  all  the  collections  might  be  taken  and 
formed  into  a  general  archive.*  This  recommendation  was  approved  by  the 
king,  as  was  also  that  made  later  of  establishing  the  proposed  archive  in  the 
Alcazar,  or  palace,  of  Chapultepec,  which  was  chosen  as  a  place  safe  from 

'  Archive  General  y  Publico,  Correspondencia  de  los  Virreyes,  Revilla  Gigedo,  vol.  3, 
1790,  no.  444. 

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fire,  dampness,  and  disturbance.  The  ordinances  (ordcnamas)  drawn  by 
Revilla  Gigedo  in  1793  for  the  rejjulation  of  the  archive,  together  with  the 
plans  executed  by  Miguel  Costanso  for  remodelling  the  Alcazar,  show  what 
the  archive  was  intended  to  be  and  what  a  large  number  of  collections  were 
in  prospect.  According  to  the  second  paragraph  of  these  ordcnanzas,  as  soon 
as  the  building  should  be  ready  all  completed  expedientes  antedating  1760  and 
not  needed  for  the  transaction  of  current  business  were  to  be  sent  to  the 
Archivo  General  from  more  than  a  score  of  specified  repositories,  of  which 
the  Secretariat  of  the  Viceroyalty  (Secretaria  del  Virreinato)  headed  the 
list.'  At  the  end  of  each  decade  a  remittance  was  to  be  made  of  all  papers 
thirty  years  old  or  more,  unless  needed  for  the  despatch  of  current  business. 
It  was  also  suggested  that  Puebla  and  other  provincial  cities  might,  if  they 
chose,  remit  their  older  records  to  the  common  centre.' 

The  viceroy  proceeded  with  the  plan  even  so  far  as  to  issue  in  October, 
1793,  to  the  various  offices  named  and  to  others,  orders  to  prepare  for  the 
first  delivery  as  soon  as  the  ordcnancas  should  be  approved  and  the  building 
ready.'  At  the  close  of  Revilla  Gigedo's  administration,  however,  the  matter 
was  still  awaiting  the  final  royal  approval,  which,  it  seems,  it  never  received. 
In  consequence,  the  project  of  an  archivo  general,  as  conceived  by  Revilla 
Gigedo,  was  postponed  until  the  era  of  Independence.  This,  however,  did  not 
prevent  Revilla  Gigedo  from  forming  of  the  papers  of  his  own  office  a  collec- 
tion which  he  called  the  Archivo  General,  and  which  later  became  the  nucleus 
of  the  present  Archivo  General  y  Publico  de  la  Nacion.  At  the  beginning  of 
his  term  most  of  the  papers  of  the  Secretariat  of  the  Viceroyalty  had  been  in 
great  disorder.  Before  he  retired,  systematic  series  of  bound  volumes  had 
been  formed  of  royal  ccdulas  and  orders  (rcalcs  cedulas  y  ordenes)  and  of 
communications  of  the  viceroys  to  the  court  of  Spain  {corrcspondencia  dc 
los  Virrcycs)'  while  a  large  part  of  the  expedientes  from  the  various  tables 
(mesas)  of  the  Secretariat  had  been  classified  under  subject  headings  and 
arranged  in  the  form  which  they  now  retain  in  the  Archivo  General  y  Publico. 
Besides  this  general  collection,  a  small  secret  archive  was  formed.  The 
remains  of  this  "  archivo  secret©  ",  it  appears,  found  their  way  into  Seccion 
de  Historia,  in  1872  or  1873.  (See  p.  20.)  The  chief  agent  in  performing 
these  important  labors  was  the  intelligent  and  industrious  secretary,  Antonio 
Bonilla,  otherwise  known  for  his  valuable  historical  sketches.' 

As  an  incident  to  the  formation  of  the  "  Memorias  de  Nueva  Espana  ",  in 
1790-1792,  a  thirty-two  volume  collection  of  historical  documents,'  Revilla 
Gigedo  also  gathered  into  the  Archivo  General  of  the  Secretariat  valuable 

'The  following  is  the  list  of  archives  enumerated.  It  is  given  here  because  it  is 
instructive  upon  the  subject  of  the  archives  existing  at  the  time: 

Secretaria  del  Virreinato;  Oficio  de  Gnbierno;  Escribania  de  Camara  de  la  Real 
Audiencia  y  Sala  del  Crimen  :  Canccllcria ;  Juzgados  de  Bicnes  de  Difuntos  y  de  Yndios ; 
Oficios  de  Provincial  Contaduria  Mayor  de  Cuenlas;  Real  Casa  de  Moneda;  Tesorerla 
y  Contaduria  de  Kxercito  y  Real  Hacienda;  Contaduria  de  Media  Anata  y  Azogues; 
Alcabalas  ;  Tabaco  ;  Polvora  ;  Naipes  ;  Loteria;  Juzgados  de  la  Nobilisima  Ciudad  :  Con- 
sulado;  Mineria;  Estado  y  Marquesado  del  Valle;  Temporalidades ;  Proto-medicato; 
Real  V  Ponlificia  L'nivcrsidad.  (Ordcnanzas,  Sept.  l8,  i/cM.  in  Seccion  dc  Ilistoria, 
A.  C,  vol.  267a.) 

'Ibid. 

*  Correspondencia,  ibid. 

'  The  arrangement  of  these  series  had  been  begun  by  Peramas,  secretary  to  Viceroy 
Bucareli. 

*  See  references  to  his  writings  in  the  index. 
'  See  p.  21. 


8  Mexico:  Archive  General 

historical  materials  from  the  outside.  For  example,  the  Boturini  Papers 
were  taken  thither  from  the  Royal  University. 

But  during  the  Spanish  regime  the  collection  grew  mainly  through  the 
arrangement  of  papers  removed  from  the  various  mesas  of  the  Secretariat 
and,  to  a  small  extent,  from  the  secret  archive  of  the  same  department.  For 
a  number  of  years  during  the  revolution  indeed  no  remittances  were  made 
from  the  mesas.  Thus  it  is  clear  that  the  Archivo  General  formed  by  Revilla 
Gigedo  was  little  more  than  a  general  archive  of  the  Secretariat  of  the  Vice- 
royalty,  and  by  no  means  the  same  as  the  general  national  archive  which  he 
had  proposed  in  1790.  It  did,  however,  become  the  nucleus  of  the  present 
Archivo  General  y  Publico  de  la  Nacion,  though  strictly  speaking  this  insti- 
tution is  a  product  of  the  era  of  Independence. 

The  disorders  of  the  revolution  were  disastrous  to  this  archive  of  the  Sec- 
retariat of  the  Viceroyalty,  as  they  were  perhaps  to  others  also.  At  the  with- 
drawal of  the  Spanish  government,  we  are  told  by  a  contemporary  official, 
multitudes  of  legajos  were  hauled  in  carts  to  the  citadel  to  be  used  for  gini 
wadding.  In  this  way  many  documents  of  fiscal  importance,  in  particular, 
were  destroyed.'  The  sudden  change  of  government  led  also  to  the  confusion 
of  such  papers  as  were  not  destroyed.  The  documents  on  the  various  mesas 
of  the  Secretariat  of  the  \'iceroya]ty,  for  e.xample,  the  accumulation  of  sev- 
eral years,  were  hurriedly  carried  in  the  blankets  of  the  cargadores  (carriers) 
employed  by  the  victorious  Independents  and  piled  in  disorder  in  the  Conta- 
duria  de  Azogues. 

Such  rational  work  of  restoration  as  was  performed  by  the  Regency  was 
directed  rather  to  dispersion  than  to  reorganization.  Thus,  in  182!.  Dn. 
Ignacio  Maria  de  Aguirre  and  Dn.  Juan  de  Dios  Uribe,  former  officials  of  tlie 
Secretariat  of  the  Viceroyalty,  were  appointed,  the  first  to  distribute  among 
the  newly  formed  ministries  of  government  the  documents  that  had  been  piled, 
as  above  described,  in  the  Contaduria  de  Azogues,  and  the  second  to  do  like- 
wise with  those  of  the  general  and  the  secret  archives  of  the  suppressed  sec- 
retariat.* In  this  way,  before  the  close  of  1823  a  large  part  of  each  of  these 
collections  was  dispersed.  The  greater  portion  of  the  papers  thus  taken  from 
the  first  collection  went  to  the  departments  of  War  and  Hacienda,  while  the 
others  went  more  largely  to  the  departments  of  Justice  and  Foreign  Relations. 

But  from  Sr.  Uribe  came  the  suggestion  that  led  to  the  revival  of  Revilla 
Gigedo's  idea  of  an  archivo  general  and  to  its  actual  establishment.  He  pro- 
posed keeping  intact  the  collections  of  royal  cedulas,  the  correspondence  of 
the  viceroys,  and  the  rest  of  the  older  matter  from  the  Secretariat  of  the  Vice- 
royalty  that  had  been  put  in  his  charge  for  distribution,  and  making  it  the 
nucleus  of  a  general  repository.  Lamenting  the  impending  fate  of  this  pre- 
cious material,  he  said :  "  Would  that  it  might  be  established  in  a  general 
archive,  so  important  to  the  nation  in  whatever  event  ".  Acting  upon  this 
suggestion,  the  Supreme  Executive  Power,  on  August  22,  1823,  appointed  Sr. 
Uribe  and  Sr.  Dn.  Ignacio  Cubas  to  "  arrange  and  form  an  archivo  general  y 
publico,  which  should  contain  all  completed  records,  documents,  and  other 

"Cubas,  "Informe",  Jan.  10,  1824,  MS.  in  the  Archivo  General  de  Relaciones  Ex- 
ten'ores.  He  enumerates  the  following  losses :  "  todos  los  estados  de  ca.xa  y  valores  de 
las  Tesorcrias  g'rales  y  Adm'nes  de  rentas  exisfentes  hta.  el  ano  de  [j]8io,  los  de  fuerza 
de  los  cuerpos  de  tropa,  los  de  revistas,  los  estados  de  Hospitales,  los  meritos  literarios 
Eccos.,  los  partes  de  policia,  de  Alondiga,  de  asistencia  de  Empleados,  y  otros,  con  una 
multitud  de  sobrantes  de  Ympresos  de  no  poco  merito  ". 

"Cubas,  "Informe",  June  10,  1823,  MS.  in  the  archive  above  cited. 


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ancient  things  of  interest  to  history  ".  The  basis  of  this  archive,  according 
to  the  suggestion  of  Uribe,  was  to  be  the  remains  of  the  archive  of  the  Sec- 
retariat of  the  Viceroyahy.  But  to  this  were  to  be  added  the  old  archives  of 
Gobierno  (Government)  and  Guerra  (War),  all  the  completed  expedientes 
from  the  active  ministries,  and  such  lost  collections  as  might  be  recovered  by 
legal  process  or  by  purchase.'"  The  same  order  constituted  the  Archive  Gen- 
eral a  department  of  the  Secretariat  of  Relations.  This  act  of  the  new 
republic,  deserving  of  the  gratitude  of  all  students  of  history,  is  now  com- 
memorated by  a  large  placard  hanging  in  the  main  hall  of  the  Archivo  General 
y  Publico  and  containing  the  inscription : 

"  In  the  year  1823  the  Supreme  Executive  Power  of  the  Republic  pro- 
vided that  this  General  Archive  should  be  established  for  the  Benefit  of 
the  Public." 
Through  the  early  resignation  of  Sr.  Uribe,  Sr.  Cubas  was  left  to  effect  the 
organization  of  the  new  institution.  But  fresh  disasters  awaited  the  materials 
which  it  was  hoped  he  might  gather.  Scarcely  had  the  order  of  August  22 
been  issued,  we  are  told  by  a  later  report,  when  the  principal  functionaries  in 
charge  of  the  older  collections,  instead  of  co-operating,  "  scandalously  "  sold 
large  quantities  of  documents  for  old  paper  and  permitted  individuals  to  carry 
off  many  more."  Nor  was  this  all.  The  rooms  of  the  old  Secretariat  of  the 
Viceroyalty  assigned  to  Sr.  Cubas  being  too  small  to  accommodate  all  of  the 
papers  put  in  his  charge,  part  of  them  were  sent  to  the  monastery  of  Santo 
Domingo  (opposite  the  Inquisition),  then  in  use  as  barracks.  Here  many  of 
them  were  destroyed  or  sold  by  the  soldiers,  who  broke  into  the  room  where 
they  were  stored.  Thus  by  these  various  calamities  many  of  the  treasures 
of  the  archive  of  the  Secretariat  of  the  Viceroyalty  were  lost  to  history. 

From  1823  to  1846  may  be  regarded  as  the  next  period  in  the  history  of  the 
Archivo  General  y  Publico.  Although  information  of  the  kind  desired  is 
scant  and  indefinite,  from  the  reports  of  various  encargados  (persons  in 
charge)  of  the  archive  or  of  the  ministers  of  the  department  of  Relaciones 
we  can  learn  some  of  the  additions  to  the  collection  during  this  period.  A 
comparison  of  the  lists  accompanying  Sr.  Uribe's  report  of  January  10,  1823, 
with  the  present  contents  of  the  Archivo  General  y  Publico  shows  that  many 
of  the  documents  that  he  delivered  to  the  Secretariat  of  Relations  in  1823 
are  now  in  the  Archivo  General  y  Publico.  Among  these  are  numerous  diaries 
and  other  documents  relative  to  the  eighteenth-century  explorations  up  the 
California  coast  and  to  the  Nootka  Sound  controversy.  From  Sr.  Aguirre's 
report  of  his  labors  made  January  12,  1824,  we  learn  that  among  the  papers 
of  the  Contaduria  de  Azogues  which  he  arranged  but  did  not  send  to  the 
ministries — the  inference  being  that  they  were  kept  in  the  Archivo  General 
of  the  Secretariat — were  the  papers  from  the  administrative  departments  of 
Yndiferente  de  Guerra,  Cuerpos  Veteranos,  Provinciales,  and  Realistas  ( 108 
legajos)  ;  Artilleria  (11);  Ingenieros,  Fortificaciones,  and  Cuarteles  (41); 
Pensiones  Militares  (12)  ;  Monte  Pio  Militar  and  Licencias  para  Casarse 
(18);  Hospitales  (7);  Armamento  (3);  and  Negocios  de  Provincias  de 
Oriente  y  de  Occidente  (9).  Several  of  these  series  of  papers  can  now  be 
identified  in  the  Archivo  General  y  Publico. 

"  An  cxpediente  entitled  "  Formacion  y  Arreglo  del  archivo  general  de  la  nacion  ". 
MS.  in  the  Archivo  General  de  Relaciones,  Seccion  de  Archivo  General,  caja  1823-1827. 

"  Memorial  of  La  Fragua  to  Congress,  1846,  in  Memorias  del  Ministro  de  Relaciones, 
III.  120-123. 


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From  Senor  Lucas  Alaman's  report  of  January,  1825,  we  learn  that  the 
archives  of  the  royal  Oficio  de  Gobierno  had,  according;  to  the  original  plan, 
been  secured.  In  them  were  included  4596  expedientes  of  the  sections  of 
Cruzada,  Hacienda,  and  Real  Patronato.  The  same  official's  report  of  1830 
shows  that  subsequent  acquisitions  were  the  archives  of  the  ancient  tribunals 
of  the  Audiciicia,  the  Sala  del  Crimen,  and  the  Juzgados  de  Naturales,  Acor- 
dada,  Intestados,  and  Desagije  de  Huehuetoca.  Two  years  later  the  archive 
of  the  Escribania  y  Juzgado  Privative  de  la  Aduana  de  Mexico  was  received. 
Doubtless  other  collections,  not  here  noted,  were  acquired  during  this  period. 

It  was  unfortunate  that  most  of  the  work  of  classifying  these  acquisitions 
should,  according  to  the  original  arrangement,  be  done  by  retired  or  pensioned 
oflicers,  most  of  them,  it  seems,  soldiers  without  archive  training.  The 
Archivo  General  y  Publico  has  to  this  day  suffered  sadly  from  this  kind  of 
economy  in  its  working  force. 

As  this  period  between  1823  and  1846  had  begun  with  disaster,  so  it  ended. 
The  charge  is  made  that  during  its  lapse  many  documents  were  extracted  by 
private  parties  or  corruptly  sold  by  dishonest  employees.  "  Finally  ",  says 
La  Fragua,  "  condemned  to  abandonment  or  to  contempt,  that  unfortunate 
institution  succumbed  to  the  havoc  which  it  suffered  by  the  revolution  of 
1840;  for  then  it  lost  a  large  part  of  what  it  had  preserved,  while  the  rest  re- 
mained in  absolute  disorder."  "  In  the  course  of  this  disturbance,  according  to 
another,  the  soldiers  took  possession  of  the  National  Palace,  threw  legajos 
into  the  street,  sold  them  for  wrapping  paper  in  the  stores,  or  used  them  for 
trenchers  (trincheros) .  wadding,  or  even  more  foreign  purposes." 

When  La  Fragua,  the  official  quoted  above,  became  minister  of  relations, 
he  dedicated  himself  with  zeal  to  the  restoration  and  reorganization  of  the 
Archivo  General  y  Publico.  As  a  result  the  rcglamento  (regulation)  of 
November  19,  1846,  which  is  still  the  fundamental  law  governing  the  archive, 
was  drawn  up."  This  regulation  provided  a  formal  scheme  of  classification 
into  titles,  departments,  sections,  and  branches  {t'ltulos,  dcpartamcntos,  scc- 
c'wnes,  and  Tamos').  For  materials  bearing  dates  subsequent  to  the  revolution, 
the  classification  was  to  follow  the  organization  of  the  various  ministries  of 
government,  as  Foreign  Relations,  Justice,  Finance,  and  War.  The  older 
records  were  to  be  classified  into  Ancient  Archives  (to  be  preserved  inte- 
grally), History,  Printed  Matter,  and  Secret  Affairs.  New  efiforts  were  to  be 
made  to  secure  the  archives  of  the  extinguished  offices  of  the  old  regime,  and 
provision  was  made  for  gathering  completed  public  records  {expedientes 
concluidos)  and  certified  copies  of  many  kinds  of  current  public  records  from 
all  over  the  country. 

If  this  law  had  been  carried  out  in  a  fair  measure,  the  Archivo  General  y 
Publico  would  have  been  much  superior  to  what  it  is  today.  But  it  was  not. 
The  scheme  of  classification  which  it  provided  has  been  only  partially  fol- 
lowed, and,  while  numerous  additional  old  archives  have  been  acquired  since 
1846,"  an  examination  of  the  archive  itself,  together  with  numerous  circular 
orders  issued  subsequent  to  that  date,  furnishes  evidence  that  neither  central 
nor  local  offices  have  in  a  systematic  way  complied  with  the  requirement  con- 

"  La  Fragua,  op.  cit. 

"Rayon,  in  Diccioiiario  Universal  de  Historia  y  de  Geografia  (Mexico,  1854),  V. 
978-983- 

"  It  is  printed  in  Dublin  y  Lozano,  Legislacion  Mexicana,  V.  196-210. 
"  A  few  others  have  been  acquired  and  then  remanded  by  special  orders. 


General  Description  of  the  Archive  1 1 

cerning  tlie  remittance  of  material.  To  do  so  at  present  is  made  impossible 
by  the  lack  of  space  in  which  to  store  and  care  for  additional  materials. 
Nevertheless  the  growth  in  bulk  has  not  been  inconsiderable.  Rayon,  writing 
in  1854,  estimated  the  amount  of  material  at  6000  legajos  and  1500  bound 
volumes ; "  Canibas  in  1880  put  it  at  18,000  volumes  and  an  equal  amount  of 
unbound  matter ; "  while  today  the  bulk  of  each  class  is  about  twice  as  great 
as  Cambas's  estimate. 

Disasters  to  the  archive  have  not  been  wanting  since  1846.  One  of  these 
occurred  during  the  American  occupation  of  the  city  in  1847.  The  Palacio 
Nacional  was  taken  possession  of  by  the  army,  the  archive  entered,  and,  sad 
to  say,  some  damage  done.  But,  as  Sr.  Rayon  correctly  informs  us,"  the 
loss  was  fortunately  not  great.  During  the  French  intervention  other  dis- 
asters followed."    But  since  that  time  the  archive  has  developed  in  peace. 

GENERAL  DESCRIPTION  OF  THE  ARCHIVE. 

The  collection  in  the  Archive  General  y  Publico  contains  some  35,000  bound 
volumes  of  manuscripts,  and  bundles  (legajos)  enough  to  form  at  least  as 
many  more.  As  has  already  been  said,  the  archive  is  badly  cramped  for  room. 
\\  hen  the  investigation  was  made  sufiicient  material  to  form  20,000  volumes, 
perhaps,  was  piled  ceiling-high  in  the  middle  of  the  main  hall  {sola)  and, 
thiiugh  partly  classified  and  bound,  was  practically  inaccessible.  Difficulties 
of  investigation  are  increased  through  lack  of  a  catalogue.  There  are,  it  is 
true,  lists  of  some  of  the  series  for  office  use,  but,  made  as  they  are  for  a  special 
purpose,  they  are  not  as  a  rule  of  great  service  for  the  historical  student.*" 
.Material  for  the  formation  of  a  card  catalogue  is  gradually  being  accumulated, 
but  without  a  considerable  increase  of  the  present  force  there  is  little  prospect 
of  its  speedy  completion." 

Owing  to  historical  circumstances  such  as  have  been  outlined  above,  the 
archive  is  in  some  respects  badly  classified.  Although  the  statute  of  1846, 
which  is  still  the  organic  law  of  the  archive,  provided  for  an  elaborate  division 
into  lilulos,  dcpartamcntos,  seccioiics,  and  ramos  (see  ante.  p.  10),  in  practice 
the  only  divisions  recognized  are  the  sections,  which  are  indiflferently  called 
sections  or  branches  {secciones  or  ramos).  The  basis  of  these  divisions  is  in 
part  the  nature  of  the  material  and  in  part  the  administrative  office  from 
which  the  papers  have  come,  most  of  the  old  archives  having,  very  properly, 
been  kept  intact. 

In  these  sections  the  usual  general  arrangement  of  the  volumes  and  legajos 
is  chronological,  but  this  principle  is  not  always  followed.  The  dates  com- 
prised are  usually  indicated  on  the  backs  or  the  fiy-leaves  of  the  volumes,  or  on 
the  labels  (metnbretes)  of  the  legajos.    These  aids  greatly  facilitate  investi- 

"  Op.  cit. 

"Mexico  rintorcsco,  Artistico,  y  Monumental  (Mexico,  1880),  I.  17. 

'""  Archives  de  Mexico",  in  Die.  Universal  dc  Historia  y  de  Geografia  (Mexico, 
1854) .  V. 

F.  P.  de  Urquide,  report  of  Sept.  6,  1873,  in  Archivo  General,  Secretaria  de  Rela- 
■cioncs,  Seccion  de  Archivo  General,  caja  1872-1874. 

""  A  list  of  maps  in  the  archive  is  kept,  but  the  writer  did  not  have  access  to  it 

"  A  new  plan  for  providing  for  the  adequate  administration  of  the  archive  is  now  in 
progress.  .\t  the  initiative  of  Scnor  Mariscal,  late  secretary  of  foreign  relations,  on 
December  8,  1008,  Congress  authorized  the  Federal  Executive  to  appoint,  "  when  in 
his  judgment  the  condition  of  the  Treasury  may  permit  it,  a  commission  charged  with 
the  reorganization  of  the  Archivo  General  y  Publico  de  la  Nacion  ".  This  commission 
has  been  appointed,  with  the  distinguished  scholar,  Sefior  Don  Luis  Gonzales  Obregon 
at  the  head  of  the  historical  work. 


12  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

gation,  but  the  dates  can  not  always  be  relied  upon.  Many  of  the  volumes  and 
some  of  the  legajos — in  some  cases  entire  sections — have  tables  of  contents 
{indices  or  inventarios).  These  when  well  made  enable  one  readily  to  ascer- 
tain the  contents  of  a  given  volume.  The  indices  are  usually  alphabetical 
rather  than  logical  or  chronological. 

While,  as  has  been  said,  the  larger  part  of  the  collection  falls  within  the 
period  of  the  Spanish  regime,  only  a  relatively  small  portion  of  that  which 
does  not  is  of  special  interest  for  the  history  of  the  United  States.  This  por- 
tion however  will  increase  as  the  papers  of  the  various  administrative  offices 
are  gradually  sent  to  this  archive.  Eight  sections  in  particular  have  great 
value  for  the  history  of  the  United  States,  not  to  mention  the  sections  impor- 
tant for  the  general  administration  of  New  Spain.  The  two  best  arranged, 
and  at  the  same  time  the  most  generally  important,  are  those  containing 
the  royal  ccdulas  and  orders  to  the  viceroys  (Reales  Cedulas  y  Ordenes)  and 
the  communications  of  the  viceroys  to  the  court  of  Spain  (Correspondencia 
de  los  Virreyes).  These  two  sections  taken  together  form  the  best  single 
documentary  guide  to  the  historj'  of  a  given  province  as  well  as  to  the  general 
administrative  history  of  New  Spain,  since  most  matters  of  importance 
became  subjects  of  correspondence  between  the  viceroys  and  the  royal  court. 
The  compilation  of  these  series  in  their  present  form  was  begun  about  1773 
by  Melchor  de  Peramas,  who  became  secretary  of  the  viceroyalty  in  1772. 
During  his  long  term  the  arranging  of  current  documents  was  kept  up,  and 
when,  after  an  interval,  Antonio  Eonilla  became  secretary  he  went  back  and 
arranged  apparently  all  of  the  materials  of  these  and  some  other  classes  that 
he  could  find.  Besides  these  two  sections  those  of  Provincias  Internas  (In- 
terior Provinces),  Historia  (History),  Californias,  Misiones  (Missions), 
Operaciones  de  Guerra  (Military  operations — really  a  part  of  Historia),  and 
Justicia  (Justice)  are  of  primary  importance  from  our  standpoint. 

CORRESPONDENCIA  DE  LOS  VIRREYES. 

(correspondence  of  the  viceroys.) 

Scope  and  Importance. 

This  section  consists  of  communications  from  the  viceroy  of  New  Spain 
(or  his  substitute)  to  the  royal  court.""  The  regular  file  does  not  begin, 
unfortunately,  until  1755,  in  the  administration  of  the  Marques  de  las  Amaril- 
las.  From  that  time  to  182 1  it  is  fairly  complete,  filling  344  volumes.  These 
communications  are  even  more  important  than  the  royal  cedulas  and  orders, 
next  described,  for  they  not  only  present  the  cis-Atlantic  view-point  of  affairs, 
but,  being  based  on  detailed  reports  of  provincial  governors,  missionaries, 
military  officials,  and  other  local  authorities,  they  are  much  nearer  than  the 
royal  orders  to  the  spirit  of  provincial  matters. 

One  reason  no  doubt  for  there  being  no  earlier  files  of  the  viceroy's  corre- 
spondence with  the  home  government  is  the  fact  that  previous  to  the  adminis- 
tration of  Amarillas  the  Secretaria  de  Camara  del  Virreinato,  through  which 
the  correspondence  was  conducted,  had  no  formal  organization,  but  consti- 
tuted in  effect  a  private  secretariat  of  the  viceroy.  Formerly  the  force  had 
consisted  of  only  an  ofictal  mayor  (chief  clerk)  and  amanuenses  removable 
by  the  viceroy.    But  in  response  to  a  proposal  by  Amarillas  the  Secretaria 

"  There  is  of  course  a  great  deal  of  viceroy's  correspondence  with  the  royal  court  in 
the  expedientes  filed  in  other  sections  of  the  archive,  but  most  of  it  consists  of  duplicates 
or  copies  of  the  documents  in  this  regular  file.    See  A.  G.,  Historia,  vol.  332. 


Correspondencia  de  los  Virreyes  13 

was  more  formally  organized  and  its  functions  fixed  and  extended,  the  result 
being  a  more  systematic  arrangement  and  preservation  of  the  papers." 

It  should  be  noted  that  while  the  viceroy's  correspondence  in  these  files  in 
Mexico  does  not  begin  till  1755,  there  is  also  a  shortage  for  the  earlier  dates 
in  the  files  of  the  same  class  of  material  in  the  archives  of  Spain,  as  is  shown 
by  a  royal  order  of  1805.  On  May  20  of  that  year,  incidentally  to  the  discus- 
sion of  the  Louisiana  boundary  question,  Cevallos  wrote  to  the  viceroy  asking 
for  materials  relating  to  disputes  with  the  French  over  the  boundary,  such  as 
provisions  of  the  viceroy's  government,  viceroy's  reports,  or  royal  orders 
relative  to  the  subject,  stating  in  explanation  of  the  request  that  "  of  this  class 
of  information  and  of  papers  de  Yndias  anterior  to  the  year  34  of  the  [past] 
century  there  is  a  great  lack  in  the  vias  reservadas,  on  account  of  the  fire 
which  happened  in  that  year  ".  "*  In  consequence  of  this  order  a  collection  of 
extracts  from  viceroy's  correspondence  and  royal  decrees  on  the  subject  was 
compiled  by  Father  Talamantes,  and  is  now  preserved  in  Seccion  de  Historia, 
Archivo  General  y  Publico. 

Classification. 

The  material  of  this  section  may  be  broadly  classified  as :  ( i)  correspond- 
ence directed  by  the  viceroy,  or  in  the  absence  of  a  viceroy  by  the  Audiencia 
Gobernadora,  archbishop,  or  other  executive  pro  tempore,""  to  the  court  of 
Spain;  (2)  transmitted  correspondence  and  other  documents  related  to  the 
subjects  treated  in  the  viceroy's  despatches.  The  volumes  are  arranged  in 
three  separately  numbered  series  which  are  not  clearly  distinct  as  to  subject 
matter,  as  will  be  seen  from  the  analysis  given  below.  There  is  no  fixed 
archive  designation  to  distinguish  these  different  series,  but  they  have  been 
arbitrarily  referred  to  as  series  I.,  II.,  and  III.,  and  will  be  so  designated  here. 

Series  I. 

Series  I.  consists  of  56  volumes,  extending  from  1755  to  1819.  Down  to 
1787  the  correspondence  falls  mainly  under  three  classes,  distinguished  by  the 
route  by  which  they  reached  the  king.  ( i )  Communications  sent  to  His 
Majesty  par  z'ia  reservada  de  Indias,  through  the  Ministro  de  Estado  y  Secre- 
tario  del  Despacho  Universal  de  Marina  y  Indias.  Of  this  class  are  volumes 
5,  7,  11,  12,  13,  15.  In  some  cases  documents  marked  in  the  indices  "  muy 
reservadas  "  (very  reserved)  are  lacking  from  the  files.  (2)  Communica- 
tions directed  to  His  Alajesty  por  su  Supremo  Consejo  de  Indias  (varied  as 
al  Consejo,  dl  Real  y  Supremo  Consejo,  etc.).  Of  this  class  are  volumes  1,  2, 
3,  4,  6,  14,  17." 

In  1787  and  soon  thereafter  important  changes  were  made  in  the  central 
administration,  mainly  in  the  direction  of  subdivision  of  function.  To  cor- 
respond with  these  changes,  despatches  from   New   Spain  once  conducted 

"A.  G.,  Correspondencia  de  los  Virreyes,  Amarillas,  vol.  1,  no.  133.  This  communi- 
cation ^ives  a  review  of  the  history  of  the  office.  In  1773  a  request  was  made  for 
reorfjanizing  the  oftice  anew.    Ibid.,  second  series,  XXXV.    Bucareti  18,  no.  800. 

"See  A.  G.,  Historia,  vol.  43,  fol.  29;  Bolton,  in  the  Quarterly  of  the  Texas  State 
Historical  .\ssociation,  vols.  VI.  and  VII. 

"  Volume  5  of  series  II.,  for  example,  contains  correspondence  of  the  Real  .-Xudiencia, 
the  Oidor,  and  the  Captain-General  with  the  court  (1760)  ;  vol.  136,  that  of  the  "  Royal 
Audiencia  and  Regent  Captain-General  "  (i78s'>  ;  and  vol.  143  that  of  the  newly  created 
Superintcndente  Subdelegado  de  Real  Hacienda  (May-Sept.,  1787). 

Of  these  early  volumes  those  compiled  by  Peramas  are  almost  exclusively  of  the 
first  class,  while  those  compiled  by  Bonilla  are  of  the  second. 


14  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

through  the  Ministerio  Universal  dc  Indias  were  now  sent  through  various 
ministries,  as  Guerra,  Estado,  Marina,  Hacienda,  Gracia  y  Justicia,  etc.  For 
twenty  years  after  1787,  therefore,  the  correspondence  is  generally  distin- 
guished as  (i)  that  sent  through  the  various  ministries  and  (2)  that  sent 
through  the  Council  (Consejo).  either  of  which  classes  might  or  might  not  be 
reservada.  Between  1807  and  1812  there  is  correspondence  sent  to  the  various 
Direcciones  (directions),  to  the  Junta  Gobernadora  de  Sevilla,  and  to  the 
Consejo.  Vol.  56,  which  comprises  the  years  1813-1819,  is  designated  as 
letters  of  the  viceroy  to  the  Supremo  Gobierno  de  la  Nacion. 

Series  II. 

Series  II.  contains  285  volumes,  which  extend  from  1755  to  1821.  While 
the  numbering  of  the  volumes  is  continuous  for  the  whole  series,  those  for 
each  administration  constitute  a  separately  numbered  sub-series.  Thus,  vol. 
13  of  the  whole  set  is  no.  3  of  Croix's  administration,  and  the  title  on  the 
back,  reading  down,  is  "  Croix,  1769-1770.  3/13  ".  The  correspondence  in 
this  series  to  1787  is  primarily  of  the  class  sent  por  via  reservada  de  Indias, 
through  the  Ministro  de  Estado  y  Secretario  del  Despacho  Universal  de 
Marina  y  Indias,  and  is  not  different  therefore  from  some  of  the  matter  in 
series  I.  There  are  some  despatches,  however,  that  are  not  of  this  class." 
After  1787  there  is  the  same  differentiation  of  ministries  to  which  the  corre- 
spondence is  sent  as  in  series  I.,  but  little  if  any  correspondence  designated 
as  being  sent  through  the  Real  y  Supremo  Consejo  was  noted. 

Series  IH. 

This  series  contains  only  three  odd  volumes,  numbered  7,  8,  and  10,  and 
comprising  documents  for  the  period  1775-1788.  The  correspondence  is  all 
designated  as  dl  Supremo  Consejo.  The  volumes  are  evidently  the  remains 
of  a  series  that  has  become  broken.  The  titles  of  the  volumes  are  as  follows : 
vol.  7,  "  Mayorga,  1775-1781  " ;  vol.  8,  "  Mayorga  y  Galvez,  1782-1784  "  ;  vol. 
10,  "  Arzobispo  y  Flores,  1781-1788  ". 

It  will  be  seen  that  because  of  the  overlapping  of  these  three  series,  citations 
to  them  must  be  made  very  explicit  in  order  to  be  clear. 

Form  :    Mode  of  Transmission. 

The  despatches  to  the  court  are  here  found  in  the  form  of  copies  or  of 
minutes,  according  to  the  care  of  the  Secretary  (Secretario  de  Camara).  The 
tendency  in  the  later  volumes  is  toward  less  care,  and  exact  copies  are  more 
rare  than  in  the  earlier  ones.  The  minutes  or  copies  usually  contain  the  rubric 
of  the  viceroy  and  "  P  y  D  ",  or,  it  may  be,  only  the  "  P  y  D  ".  The  communi- 
cations were  ordinarily  dated  in  installments  four  days  before  the  end  of  the 
month,  to  be  sent  in  the  monthly  mail  vessel  from  Vera  Cruz.  Customarily, 
indices  of  the  month's  correspondence  were  made  in  triplicate,  one  copy  being 
sent  with  the  despatches.  Important  matters  were  numbered  first  in  the 
indices  and  were  frequently  marked  "  en  el  pliego  de  preferencia  "  (in  the 
preferred  parcel).    To  this  class  the  monthly  notices  from  the  Interior  Prov- 

"Vol.  10  contains  correspondence  sent  "  fuera  de  indice",  some  of  which  was  non- 
reserved  (1761-1766)  ;  and  vols.  16  and  17  embrace  correspondence  sent  to  the  Des- 
pacho Universal  de  Hacienda,  to  the  Dircctores  Generales  de  Correos,  to  the  Secretario 
de  Estado  y  Primer  Ministro  de  Su  Majestad,  to  the  Ministro  de  Guerra,  and  to  El 
Conde  de  O'Reilly,  inspector  general  de  infanteria  of  Spain. 


Correspondencia  de  los  Virreyes  15- 

inces  usually  belonged.    Some  of  the  volumes  contain  lists  of  correspondence 
directed  by  the  viceroy  to  the  officials  of  Florida  and  Louisiana. 

ACCOMP.ANYING  DOCUMENTS. 

Highly  important  are  the  documents  which  from  time  to  time  were  filed 
with  the  minutes  or  copies  of  the  despatches.  They  consist  usually  of  copies 
of  transmitted  correspondence,  or  of  state  papers  like  viceroys'  instructions 
to  their  successors.  They  sometimes  form  appendi.xes  to  the  volumes  of 
despatches,  but  not  infrequently  constitute  separate  volumes.  They  may  be 
in  the  form  of  simple  copies  (copias  simples),  certified  copies  (testimonios) , 
duplicates,  or  originals.  In  a  large  number  of  instances  it  was  the  original  of 
an  important  document  which  remained  in  Mexico,  while  the  duplicate  or  a 
testimonio  was  sent  to  Spain.  This  is  true  of  a  large  part  of  the  reports  from 
the  Interior  Provinces  that  are  filed.  Viewed  in  this  light,  the  records  in 
Mexico  must  frequently  be  of  higher  value  than  those  in  Spain,  even  where 
they  cover  the  same  points.  In  series  I.  the  accompanying  documents  are  not 
numerous  before  1789  (vol.  21),  while  in  series  II.  they  are  most  numerous 
between  1770  and  1780  (vols.  20-125).  Of  special  value  on  the  Southwest 
are  the  monthly  extracts  {cxtractos)  from  the  local  reports  of  affairs  in  the 
Californias  and  other  interior  provinces,  which  were  more  or  less  regularly 
sent  by  the  viceroy  to  the  king  during  the  period  between  1770  and  1777. 
After  the  establishment,  in  1777,  of  the  commandancy-general  of  the  Interior 
Provinces  at  Chihuahua,  practically  independent  of  the  viceroy,  the  latter 
official's  correspondence  suddenly  lessens  in  value  for  the  Interior  Provinces. 
From  that  time  forth  we  shall  have  to  look  to  Spain  or  to  the  remains  of  the 
archives  of  the  commandancy-general  for  some  of  the  most  important  cor- 
respondence relating  to  the  Southwest. 

Indexes. 

Most  of  the  volumes  of  all  the  series  of  this  section  have,  besides  the  title- 
pages,  which  give  general  descriptions  of  the  contents  :  (i)  Indices,  or  anal- 
yses of  the  documents.  These  are  not  uniformly  made,  but  they  usually  give 
the  dates  of  the  documents  and  references  to  them  by  number  or  by  folio  or 
both.  In  many  cases  these  indices  are  the  principales  (principals)  or  the 
duplicados  (duplicates)  of  those  sent  with  the  despatches  to  Spain.  (2) 
Prontuarios,  or  briefer  subject  indexes,  w-ith  references  to  the  documents 
either  by  number  or  by  folio.  Vol.  20  of  series  I.  consists  of  a  Prontuario 
General  of  most  of  the  matter  between  1789  and  1809.°"  (3)  In  some  cases 
there  are  extractos  reducidos,  or  analyses  briefer  than  the  indices  but  more 
detailed  than  the  prontuarios.  (4)  Razones  de  cosas  notables,  or  special 
memoranda  of  notable  events.  These  interesting  lists  of  course  depend  alto- 
gether upon  the  intelligence  and  view-point  of  their  compilers.  Toward  the 
close  of  the  eighteenth  century  there  is  a  tendency  for  the  indices,  pron- 
tuarios, and  other  indexing  apparatus  to  deteriorate  in  quality.  For  example, 
the  earlier  indices  usually  cite  documents  filed  in  the  appendixes,  while  in  the 
later  volumes  this  is  less  often  true.  Some  of  the  later  volumes  lack  pron- 
tuarios altogether. 

"The  pronluarios  of  vols.  136  and  137  have  been  interchanged  hy  m'staki-,  Init  this, 
is  not  true  of  their  Indices. 


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Sample  Prontuario. 

As  an  illustration  of  the  range  of  matters  treated  in  the  viceroy's  corre- 
spondence, the  prontuario  of  vol.  1,  series  I.,  is  reproduced  below  in  full. 
After  each  heading,  as  given  here,  there  follow  in  the  prontuario  the  refer- 
ences to  the  documents  bearing  on  the  subject. 


Acordada. 

Agonizantes. 

Audiencias. 

Abogados. 

Altemativa. 

Auditor  de  Guerra. 

Almirantazgo. 

Arzobispado. 

Ayuntamiento  de  Mexico. 

Alcaldes  Mayores. 

Armero  Mayor  de  Palacio. 

Auditor  de  Guerra. 

Alcabalas. 

Aranceles. 

Apelaciones. 

B 
Beaterios. 
Bolafios. 
Betlemitas. 
Beneficio  de  Metales. 
Bebidas  Prohibidas. 


Fundaciones. 

Filipinas. 

Filipenses. 

Feria  de  Acapulco. 

Florida. 

Fabrica  de  Yglecia. 


Guatemala. 
Giro  de  Negocios. 
Guadalcazar. 
Gobernadores. 

H 
Hospital  General  de  Indios. 
Hospitales. 


Yn  formes. 
Yndios. 
Yndiferentes. 
Ynvento  Nuevo. 
Ynscripciones. 


Canongias  de  Provision. 

Casa  de  Moneda. 

Catedrales. 

Colegio  de  San  Fernando. 

Comercio  Ilicito. 

Comisos. 

Colegiata  de  Ntra.  Sra.  de  Guadalupe. 

Cruzada. 

Creditos  de  Rl.  Hacienda. 

Colegios  de  Abogados. 

Cacao. 

Conde  de  Aloi. 

Cajas  Reales. 

Competencias. 


Empleos  de  Rl.  Hacienda. 
Estado  Eclesiastico. 
Estrangeros. 
Enteros. 


[  Jesuitas.    See  under  T.] 
Jubilaciones. 

L 

Libros. 

M 

Monjas  de  Jesus  Maria. 

Media  Anata  Ecclesiastica. 

Misiones. 

Molinos  de  Puebla. 

Monjas  de  Corpus  Christi. 

Minas. 

Mandas  Forzosas. 

Miner!  a. 

Medio  Real  de  Ministro. 

Monasterio  de  Monserrate. 

N 
Nuevo  Reyno  de  Leon. 


Reales  Cedillas  y  Ordenes 


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O 

Obrages. 

Obispo. 

Orden  3^  de  San  Francisco. 

Oficios  de  Gobierno. 


Presidio  de  San  Sabas. 

Provision  de  Viveres. 

Patronato  Real. 

Presidente  de  Guadalajara. 

Proto  Medicate. 

Presas. 

Pensiones. 

Palacio  de  Chapultepec. 

Personas  Reales. 

Particulares. 

R 
Religiones. 
Recomendaciones. 
Recibo  de  Cedulas. 
Rio  Colorado. 


Residencias. 
Real  Hacienda. 
Repartimientos. 


Secretaria. 

Senor  [San]  Agustin  [order  of]. 

Sonora. 

Sublevacion. 

Sueldos. 


Texas. 

Tributes. 

Tribunal  de  Cuentas. 

Jesuitas  [out  of  place]. 

Targea  de  Guadalupe. 

Titulos  de  Castillo.^ 

V 

Virreyes. 
Vniversidad. 
Vicario  de  la  Merced. 


REALES  CEDULAS  Y  ORDENES. 

(roy.al  cedulas  and  orders.) 

This  section  comprises  two  series,  distinguished  as  the  Principales  (prin- 
cipals) and  the  Duplicados  (duplicates).  They  are  not  by  any  means  iden- 
tical in  contents,  however.  The  series  of  the  Principales  is  that  which  is  best 
arranged  and  by  far  the  most  important  from  our  standpoint.  The  file  of 
Duplicados,  it  will  be  seen,  contains  a  great  deal  of  matter  other  than  royal 
cedillas  and  orders. 

The  distinction  between  these  two  classes  of  documents  should  be  noted 
here.  A  ccdula  de  conscjo  is  a  formally  drawn  document  usually  beginning 
"  El  Rey  ",  signed  with  the  wooden  stamp  "  Yo  El  Rey  ",  countersigned 
(refrendada)  by  the  secretary  of  the  Council  (Conscjo),  and  bearing  the 
rubrics  of  the  members  of  the  Council.  It  usually  contains  at  the  end  an 
extracto,  or  summary,  of  its  contents.  Cedulas  of  great  importance  or  for 
wide  distribution  were  often  printed,  but  the  majority  of  them  are  in  manu- 
script. A  real  orden  por  zna  rescrvada  is  a  less  formal  despatch,  issued  by  the 
Secretario  de  Estado  y  del  Despacho  Universal,  in  the  king's  name.  By  order 
of  Jan.  II,  1772,  it  was  provided  that  duplicates  of  orders  should  be  sent  to 
New  Spain  with  only  the  rubric  of  the  secretary,  in  order  to  save  the  time 
necessary  to  secure  the  king's  rubric.'"  In  only  a  few  of  the  volumes  are  the 
cedulas  and  tlie  orders  filed  separately. 

Principales. 
{Principals;  24s  volumes.) 
This  series  is  on  the  ground  floor  of  the  archive,  at  the  right  as  one  enters 
the  main  door.    It  consists  of  243  bound  volumes  containing  the  principals 

"The  first  plan  was  to  include  here  lists  of  the  principal  items  in  this  secfjon  and  the 
next  bearing  on  the  United  States,  but  they  became  so  bulky  as  to  be  impracticable. 
"A.  G.,  Reales  Cedulas  y  Ordenes,  vol.  100. 

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(principalcs)  of  royal  ccdulas  and  orders  addressed  to  the  viceroy,  to  the 
Audiencia  Gobcrnadora,  or  other  executive  ad  interim.  It  covers  the  period 
from  1609  to  1821,  being  fairly  complete  after  1643.  The  relative  incom- 
pleteness for  the  early  portion  of  this  period  is  illustrated  by  the  fact  that  all 
of  the  communications  between  1609  and  1643,  a  total  of  304  documents,  are 
contained  in  vol.  1,  whereas  in  after  years  they  annually  fill  one  or  more 
volumes.  In  the  series  of  duplicates  there  are  some  earlier  documents  of  this 
class.    (See  below.) 

The  documents  in  the  file  of  Principales  are  arranged  chronologically  and 
are  serially  numbered  by  the  receiving  office,  there  being  a  new  series  for  each 
year.  The  separate  volumes  have  indices,  prontuarios,  and  lists  of  cosas 
notables  similar  to  those  of  the  correspondence  of  the  viceroys.  The  refer- 
ences in  the  prontuarios  are  sometimes  to  folio  numbers  and  sometimes  to 
document  numbers,  a  double  system  which  is  apt  to  lead  to  confusion.  In 
some  instances  the  documents  bear  the  viceroy's  annotations  (decretos,  etc.), 
indicating  the  disposition  to  be  made  of  them.  In  the  great  majority  of  cases 
communications  are  filed  without  related  documents,  but  there  are  some  im- 
portant exceptions  to  this  rule. 

The  ccdulas  and  orders  deal  with  every  conceivable  subject.  This  variety 
is  well  illustrated  by  the  sample  prontuario  of  the  volumes  of  the  correspond- 
ence of  the  viceroys  as  given  on  pages  16-17.  I"  the  prontuarios  the  headinafs 
Californias,  New  Mexico,  Texas,  Louisiana,  and  Interior  Provinces  occupy  a 
prominent  place,  and,  taken  together  with  such  headings  as  explorations, 
colonization,  Indians,  missions,  defence,  and  appointments  to  office,  they 
guide  the  way  to  much  of  the  early  history  of  the  Spanish  rule  in  the  United 
States.  Besides  the  ccdulas  and  orders  to  the  viceroy  filed  in  this  series 
and  in  the  series  of  Duplicados,  a  good  many  duplicates  and  in  some  cases 
principals  are  to  be  found  in  other  places  among  papers  to  which  they  are 
directly  related. 

Duplicados. 
(Duplicates;  i/'6  bound  volumes.) 

The  second  series  of  royal  cedulas  and  orders,  designated  as  "  Reales  Ccdu- 
las y  prdenes,  Duplicados  ",  is  located  on  the  second  floor,  or  more  strictly 
speaking  in  the  entresuelo.  Though  very  miscellaneous  and  fragmentary  in 
character,  some  of  its  contents  are  of  great  value.  It  contains,  besides  various 
classes  of  extraneous  matter  to  be  noted  later,  (a)  both  principals  and  dupli- 
cates of  cedulas  and  orders  directed  to  the  Real  Audiencia  of  Mexico,  {b) 
duplicates  of  some  of  those  sent  to  the  viceroys,  of  which  the  principals  are 
in  the  foregoing  series,  and  (c)  Ubros  dc  asiento,  or  registers,  in  which  the 
documents  of  both  the  above  classes  are  copied.  Of  the  176  volumes  55  are 
numbered  in  a  roughly  chronological  order.  Vol.  1  was  lacking  when  the 
examination  was  made.  Vol.  2  begins  at  1583,  and  the  remaining  volumes 
extend,  with  many  gaps,  to  1699.  The  unnumbered  volumes  extend  from 
1548  to  the  end  ■  f  Spanish  rule.  As  at  present  arranged,  the  only  means  of 
citmg  these  unnumbered  volumes  is  by  the  dates  on  the  backs  or  on  the  fly- 
leaves.   Very  few  of  the  volumes  are  indexed. 

Besides  the  rnain  classes  of  documents,  as  named  above,  there  occur 
numerous  but  miscellaneous  documents  or  volumes  of  documents  of  the  fol- 
lowmg  classes:  acts  of  government  {autos  de  cjobierno)  of  the  Real  Audien- 
cia and  of  the  Secretaria  del  Virreinato,  resolutions  {acuerdos)  of  the  Junta 
Superior  de  Real  Hacienda,  correspondence  of  the  vicerov  with  the  Spanish 


Reales  Cedillas  y  Ordenes  19 

court — this  matter  belongs  with  Correspondencia  de  los  Virreyes — books  of 
privileges  (privilegios)  of  alguaciles  mayores,  royal  patronage  and  official 
patronage  {patronato  real  and  patronato  de  oficio),  papal  bulls,  records  of  the 
Real  Tribunal  de  Cuentas,  registers  {libros  de  vecerro)  of  the  Real  Sala  del 
Crimen,  registers  of  titles  to  office  {titulos  de  oUcio)  and  of  patents  and 
licenses  (patentes) ,  etc. 

Special  Compilations. 

Of  duplicates  three  noteworthy  series,  listed  below,  have  been  formed. 
They  comprise  orders  relating  to  the  Interior  Provinces  (Provincias  In- 
ternas),  the  expulsion  of  the  Jesuits,  and  the  regulation  of  the  royal  fleets. 
For  these  excellent  and  highly  useful  compilations  we  have  to  thank  that  best 
of  viceroy's  secretaries,  Antonio  Bonilla,  or,  perhaps,  his  master  with  the 
organizing  genius,  the  Viceroy  Revilla  Gigedo. 

"  Coleccion  de  Reales  Ordenes  y  Cedulas  Duplicadas  sobre  Provincias 
Ynternas." 
"  Libro  I.  Sonora  y  Sinaloa.    1750-1789." 
"  Libro  II.  Nueva  Viscaya  y  Nuevo  Mexico.    1752-1789." 
"  Libro  III.  Coahuila,  Texas,  Nuevo  Reyno  de  Leon,  y  Colonia  del 

Nuevo  Santander.    1 755-1790." 
"  Libro  IV.  Comunes  a  Todas  las  Provincias  Internas  (Common  to 

All  the  Interior  Provinces).    175 1 -1789." 
"  Libro  V.  Comunes  a  Todas  las  Provincias  Internas  [and  for  each 
province  separately].     1790-1793." 

(Until  recently  the  volumes  of  this  series  were  scattered.  They  were 
brought  together  by  the  writer  with  the  consent  of  the  Director.  They 
still  form  a  part  of  the  series  of  Duplicados.  The  indices  cite  separately 
the  documents  relating  to  the  Interior  Provinces  as  a  whole,  and  those 
for  each  of  the  provinces  of  New  Mexico,  Texas,  Nuevo  Santander, 
Nuevo  Leon,  Nueva  Vizcaya,  Coahuila,  Sonora,  and  Sinaloa.  The 
Californias  are  not  included.  Reference  is  made  in  each  case  to  the 
corresponding  document  in  the  series  of  Principales,  and  even  if  the 
duplicate  is  lacking  from  the  file  the  principal  is  cited.) 

"  Coleccion  de  Reales  Ordenes  y  Cedulas  sobre  Expatriacion  de  los  Regu- 
lares  de  la  Comp^"  de  Jesus,  y  demas  Asuntos  Relativas.  Dirigidas 
al  ExiTio.  S"'  Virey  Marques  de  Croix  en  los  Afios  de  1767,  68, 
69,  y  70." 

(This  is  the  main  title  of  vol.  I.  Those  of  the  other  volumes  vary  slightly 
from  this,  with  different  dates.  Vols.  I.  and  II.  have  recently  been 
brought  together  from  different  sections  of  the  .\rchivo  General  y  Pub- 
lico, while  vols.  III.  and  IV.  are  in  the  Biblioteca  Nacional  (see  p.  210). 
Cf.  the  work  entitled  Coleccion  General  de  Providencias  hasta  aqui 
tonwdas  for  el  Cobierno  sobre  el  Eslraiiamienio  y  Ocufacidn  de  Tein- 
poralidades  de  los  Regulares  de  la  Comfiania.  que  existlan  en  los  Do- 
ntinios  de  S.  M.  de  Espana,  Indias  e  Jslas  Ftlipinas,  etc.,  five  parts, 
Madrid,  1767-1784.) 

"  Libro  2°  de  Coleccion  y  1°  de  las  Reales  Cedulas  y  Ordenes  Expcdidas 
sobre  despacho  de  Flotas,  Desde  el  ano  de  1720  hasta  el  de  1771." 

(Both  principals  and  duplicates.  With  the  cedulas  is  related  correspon- 
dence. Very  important  for  trade  relations,  the  Xalapa  fair.  etc.  No 
other  volume  of  this  series  was  found  and  it  may  be  that  none  was 
compiled.) 


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HISTORIA. 

(history;  about  530  volumes.) 

The  nucleus  of  this  section  is  the  collection  of  thirty-two  volumes  of  manu- 
scripts entitled  "  Coleccion  de  Memorias  de  Nueva  Espana  ",  described  below, 
which  has  hitherto  been  the  best  known  portion  of  the  Archivo  General  y 
Publico.  To  this  nucleus  there  have  been  added  from  time  to  time  about  500 
volumes.  Much  of  the  increase  was  made  in  the  administration  of  Senor 
F.  P.  de  Urquide  as  Director  of  the  archive,  who  tells  us  in  his  report  of 
September  6,  1873,  that  he  had  greatly  enlarged  the  section,  adding  to  it 
especially  such  legajos  as  he  could  find  of  the  old  "  archivo  secreto  "  (see  p. 
7).  The  section  is  miscellaneous  in  character  and  arrangement,  but  of  the 
very  highest  value  for  the  history  of  New  Spain  and  for  that  portion  of  New 
Spain  now  included  within  the  United  States.  Most  of  the  volumes  have 
indices.  Volumes  288,  300,  305,  309,  310,  315,  and  318  were  missing  from  the 
files  or  misplaced  when  the  investigation  was  made. 

Notable  Groups  of  Documents. 

Volumes  285,  286,  295,  296,  298,  299,  301,  302,  308,  311,  316,  333,  391,  392, 

and  393  are  all  entitled  "  Jesuitas  "  (Jesuits) .  Most  of  them  comprise  original 
Jesuit  mission  records,  proceeding  from  the  central  archive  of  the  Jesuit 
order.  Several  of  the  volumes  (298-302),  however,  contain  Talamantes- 
Pichardo  papers,  being  included  under  the  head  "  Jesuitas  ",  perhaps  because, 
like  the  rest,  they  were  found  in  that  archive,  where  Talamantes  and  Pichardo 
worked.  Volumes  25,  26,  and  27  of  the  section  of  Misiones  belong  to  the 
same  group  of  Jesuit  papers  also.  In  these  volumes  are  found  most  of  the 
originals  of  the  Jesuit  papers  printed  in  the  Documcntos  para  la  Ilistoria  de 
Mexico,  which  has  been  one  of  our  principal  sources  for  documents  relating 
to  the  early  history  of  the  Southwest. 

Another  notable  group  of  materials  in  the  section  is  the  "  ]\Iemorias  de 
Nueva  Espafia."  This  collection,  as  we  are  told  by  Sefior  Urquide  in  his 
report  (informe)  of  1873,  had  its  origin  in  the  project  of  the  Spanish  govern- 
ment to  prepare  a  general  history  of  the  Indies.  In  pursuance  of  this  plan  an 
order  was  issued  in  1780  to  Viceroy  Mayorga  requesting  the  papers  of  Veytia 
and  Boturini  and  such  other  similar  manuscripts  as  might  be  found  at  the 
Royal  University  of  Mexico  or  in  other  repositories.  In  response  to  this  order 
the  Veytia  manuscripts  were  sent  in  1783  to  Spain,  the  gift  of  the  collector's 
widow,  Doiia  Josefa  Arostegui.  In  the  following  year  came  the  request  for 
all  that  could  be  found  of  the  manuscripts  mentioned  by  Clavigero  in  his  Storia 
del  Antico  Messico,  published  in  1780.  As  a  result  of  this  order  Viceroy 
Flores  sent  in  1788  a  box  containing  parts  of  the  works  of  Father  Morfi  and 
Father  Tello  and  some  Boturini  papers.  It  is  probable  indeed  that  the  whole 
Morfi  history  was  sent,  so  far  as  it  was  ever  finished  (see  p.  207,  legajo  59) . 

By  another  order  dated  Feb.  21,  1790,  copies  of  the  lacking  Boturini  papers 
and  other  monumental  manuscripts  were  required.  The  list  included  sixteen 
items,  as  follows:  "(i)  Los  Documentos  del  Museo  de  Boturini;  (2)  Las 
Relaciones  de  Ixtlilxochitl ;  (3)  El  Informe  del  Ilustrisimo  Sor.  D.  Juan  de 
Palafox  al  Conde  de  Salvatierra ;  (4)  El  Memorial  de  Don  Carlos  Cigiienza 
y  Gongora;  (5)  El  Impreso  de  Cigiienza  que  es  el  Teatro  de  Virtudes  Politi- 
cas;  (6)  El  Librito  de  la  Vida  y  Muerte  de  los  Ninos  Tlaxcaltecas ;  (7)  El 
MS.  Mexicano  sobre  la  Historia  de  Tlaxcala;  (8)  La  Conquista  del  Reyno 
de  Nueva  Galicia;  (9)  Las  Relaciones  del  Nuevo  Mexico  del  Padre  Fray 


Historia  21 

Geronimo  Zarate  Salmeron ;  (lo)  La  Carta  del  Padre  Fray  Silvestre  Velez 
Escalante  y  el  Quaderno  de  la  Restauracion  del  Nuevo  Mexico;  (ii)  El 
Ynforme  del  Padre  Fr.  Alonso  de  Posadas  sobre  las  Tierras  del  Nuevo  Mex- 
ico; (12)  El  Kalendario  Yndiano;  (13)  Los  Cantares  de  Nezahualcoyotzin ; 
(14)  El  fin  de  la  Historia  de  Texas  [by  Morfi]  ;  (15)  El  Viage  de  Yndios  y 
Diario  del  Nuevo  Mexico  [by  Morfi] ;  ( 16)  El  fin  de  la  Historia  de  los  Pobla- 
dores  de  esta  America  septentrional,  escrita  por  Don  Mariano  Veytia  "."  A 
general  provision  of  the  same  order  called  for  copies  of  documents  serviceable 
"  to  illustrate  the  antiquities,  geography,  and  history,  civil,  ecclesiastical  and 
natural,  of  America  ". 

In  consequence  of  the  foregoing  order  Viceroy  Revilla  Gigedo  had  copied, 
under  the  direction  of  Father  Francisco  Figueroa,  of  the  convent  of  San 
Francisco,  thirty-two  volumes  of  documents,  under  the  title  of  "  Coleccion  de 
Memorias  de  Nueva  Espana  ".  Together  with  a  letter  of  transmittal  dated 
December  31,  1792  (no.  515),  the  volumes  were  despatched  to  Spain  for  use 
in  the  preparation  of  the  history,  but  the  triplicates  remained  in  the  Secre- 
taria  del  Virreinato,  and  now  constitute  the  first  thirty-two  volumes  of  the 
Section  of  History  of  the  Archivo  General  y  Publico." 

The  first  six  volumes  of  the  "  Memorias  de  Nueva  Espana  "  contain  the 
documents  called  for  in  the  list  in  the  order  of  February  21,  1790,  except  that 
numbers  7,  14,  and  16  of  the  list  are  not  included.  Volumes  7-11  contain  the 
'■  Chronicles  of  Michoacan  ".  The  remaining  twenty-one  volumes  contain 
documents  compiled  from  various  archives  in  obedience  to  the  general  pro- 
vision of  the  order  requiring  other  classes  of  useful  documents. 

As  has  already  been  pointed  out  (see  Garrison,  op.  cit.),  in  spite  of  Father 
Figueroa's  certificate  in  each  volume  that  the  contents  are  faithful  copies 
from  their  originals,  these  transcripts  can  not  always  be  relied  upon.  To  take 
a  single  example,  a  comparison  of  the  De  Mezieres  letters  in  volume  28  with 
the  official  copies  and  originals  which  have  been  discovered  elsewhere,  shows 
not  mere  verbal  changes  here  and  there,  but  a  considerable  abridgment  of  the 
text,  and  even  the  changing  of  the  narrative  from  the  first  to  the  third  person. 
Considering  these  facts  and  knowing  the  standards  of  copying  in  vogue  at 
the  time  when  the  collection  was  made,  it  is  not  at  all  improbable  that  the 
three  official  copies  (principal,  duplicate,  and  triplicate)  differ  considerably 
from  each  other  as  well  as  from  the  originals.  Fortunately,  scattered  through 
various  parts  of  the  Archivo  General  y  Publico  and  in  other  repositories,  there 
have  been  discovered  many,  if  not  a  majority,  of  the  originals  from  which 
the  "  Memorias  "  copies  were  made.  Since  this  is  the  case,  the  absolute  value 
of  the  compilation  is  much  less  than  it  otherwise  would  be  and  has  hitherto 
been  considered. 

An  incomplete  copy  of  the  "  Memorias  "  is  in  the  Bancroft  Collection  at  the 
University  of  California  and  another  in  the  New  York  Public  Library.  Con- 
siderable portions  (volumes  2,  3,  16,  17,  18,  19,  20,  21  and  parts  of  volumes 
1,  24,  26)  of  the  collection  have  been  printed  in  Documentos  para  la  Historia 

"  G.  P.  Garrison,  in  the  Nation.  May  30,  1901. 

"Excepting  vol.  1,  which  is  a  copy  secured  in  188.2  from  the  oripinal  in  Spam  to 
replace  the  volume  which  for  manv  years  had  been  lost.  Sec  Juan  de  Dios  Uribc,  report 
of  June  10,  1823,  in  the  Archivo  General,  Secretaria  dc  Relaciones,  Scccion  de  Archivo 
General,  caja  1823-1827;  and  that  of  F.  P.  de  Urquide.  Sept.  6,  1873,  ibid.,  caja  1872-1874. 
Essentially  the  same  facts,  drawn  indirectly  from  Sciior  Urquide's  report,  arc  K'vcn  by 
Garrison  in  the  Nation,  May  30,  1901,  pp.  430-43I.  The  facts  concerning  the  rcrlacmg 
of  the  lost  volume  1  were  gathered  from  correspondence  in  the  same  archive  and  section, 
caja  1872-1874. 


22  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

de  Mixico  (Mexico,  1853-1857,  4  series,  20  volumes),  but  since  this  work  is 
so  extremely  rare,  since  the  source  of  the  documents  has  been  little  known, 
and  since  frequent  cross-references  will  be  made  to  the  "  Memorias  "  in  this 
Guide,  it  is  thought  best  to  include  here  an  indication  of  the  principal  docu- 
ments in  the  "  Memorias"  pertinent  to  our  subject,  with  references  to  such 
as  are  printed  in  the  Documentos.  It  may  be  said  that  even  tlie  introductory 
notes  to  the  "  Memorias  "  documents  printed  in  the  Documentos  para  la  His- 
toria  de  Mexico  are  usually  not,  as  they  might  seem,  those  of  the  editor  of 
the  printed  work,  but  those  of  the  "  Padre  Colector ",  who  was  Father 
Figueroa  or  his  agent. 

Principal  Items. 

Vol.  1.  "  Comprende  las  piezas  del  Museo  de  Boturini,  y  otras  de  las  que 
pidio  S.  M.  en  su  Real  Orden  de  21  de  Febrero  de  1790." 
"  Memorial "  of  Don  Carlos  de  Sigiienza  y  Gongora  to  the  viceroy  con- 
cerning the  discovery  and  defense  of  Pensacola.  (Contains  refer- 
ences to  Texas.)  May  9,  1699.  ff.  345-419. 
Four  letters  (cartas)  of  Father  Salvatierra  concerning  the  beginnings  of 
Lower  California.    1697. 

(Printed  in  Doc.  Hist.  Mex.,  second  series,  I.  103-157.    See  Historia,  vols. 
21  and  34.) 

To  the  Condesa  (vol.  34  says  "  Duquesa  ")  de  Sesar.    Nov.  26. 

To  Juan  de  Ugarte.    Nov.  27. 

To  Juan  Cavallero  y  Osio.    Nov.  27. 

To  the  viceroy,  Conde  de  Montezuma.    Nov.  28. 

(All  printed  in  Doc.  Hist.  Mex.,  third  series,  I.,  II.,  III.,  and  IV. 
Vol.  2.  "  Teatro  de  Virtudes  Politicas  ",  by  Sigiienza  y  Gongora. 

"  Relaciones  del  Nuevo  Mexico  ",  by  Father  Geronimo  de  Zarate  Sal- 
meron.    1538-1626.    96  fl. 

(Translation  in  Land  of  Sunshine,  Nov.,  1899-Feb.,  1900.) 
Apuntamietitos,  or  comments,  on  the  foregoing,  by  Father  Juan  Amando 

Niel. 
Letter  of  Fray  Silvestre  Velez  Escalante  to  Father  Morfi,  giving  a  sum- 
mary of  the  history  of  New  Mexico.    Apr.  2,  1778.    12  flf. 
(Translation  in  the  Land  of  Sunshine,  Mar.-Apr.,  1900.) 
"  Restauracion  del  Nuevo  Mexico  por  Don  Diego  de  Vargas  Zapata  ", 
ascribed  to  a  religious  of  the  province  of  Santo  Evangelio.    85  ff. 

(This   work  is  made  up   of  extracts   from  the   cuadernos  of   autos  of 
Vargas's  reconquest  and  of  the  "revolt  of  the  Zunis  ",  circa  1692-1704. 

cf.  p.  33.) 
Vol.  3.  Report  (Ynforme)  by  Fr.  Alonso  de  Posadas  concerning  Nuevo  Mex- 
ico.   Circa  1686.    18  flF. 

(Printed  in  Doc.  Hist.  Mex.,  third  series,  IV.  209-225,  under  the  name 
"  Paredes  ";  also  in  Duro's  Don  Diego  de  Penalosa,  pp.  53-67.) 
"  Viage  de  Yndios  y  Diario  del  Nuevo  Mexico  ",  by  Fray  Juan  Agustin 
de  Morfi.    1777-1778.    220  ff. 
(Printed  in  Doc.  Hist.  Mix.,  third  series,  IV.  305-487.) 
Vol.  4.  "  Relaciones  de  Don  Fernando  de  Alva  Ixtlilxochitl." 

(Printed  in  Kingsborough's  Antiquities  of  Mexico,  vol.  IX.) 
Vols.  5-6.  Mota  Padilla,  "  Conquista  de  el  Reyno  de  la  Nueva  Galicia  ". 

(Printed,  Mexico.  1843  and  1870.    See  p.  385.) 
Vols.  7-11.  Beaumont,  "  Cronica  de  Mechoacan  ". 
(Printed,  Mexico,  1873- 1874,  5  vols.) 


Historia  23 

Vol.  12.  Tezozomoc,  "  Cronica  Mexicana  ". 

(Printed,  Paris,  1853.) 
Vol.  13.  Ixtlilxochitl,  "  Historia  Chichimeca". 

(Printed  by  Kingsborough,  by  Ternaux-Compans,  and  by  Chavero.) 
Vol.  14.  "  Memorias  de  Mexico." 

(Early  accounts  of  the  city  of  Mexico.) 
Vol.  15.  "  Memorias  para  la  Historia  de  la  Provincia  de  Synaloa." 

(A  compilation,  according  to  the  "  Advcrtencia  del  Padre  Colector  "  from 
the  blotters  (borradorcs)  of  Ihe  Aiiniins  which  the  Jesuit  Fathers  sent 
to  Rome.  Begins  with  an  "  Introduccion  ",  then  follows  with  extracts 
from  the  cartas  annuas  and  other  letters  from  1594.  For  note  on  the 
originals  of  some  of  these  cartas  aiiintas  see  pp.  20  and  74.) 
Vol.  16.  "  Materiales  para  la  Historia  de  Sonora." 

(The  entire  volume  is  printed  in  Doc.  Hist.  Mex.,  third  series,  IV.  489-932.) 

1.  "  Descripcion  Geografica,   natural,  y  curiosa  de   la  Provincia  de 

Sonora."    1764.    fiF.  1-113. 

(See  the  original  in  vol.  393,  this  section.) 

2.  "  Estado  de  la  Provincia  de  Sonora  ",  etc.,  by  a  Jesuit  missionary. 

1730.    ff.  1 13-129. 
Map  of  Sonora  by  Capt.  Gabriel  de  Prudhom.    Apr.  13,  1733. 

3.  Consulta  to  the  king  by  Fernando  Sanchez  Salvador,  with  related 

"  representations  ".    1751.    ff.  130  et  seq. 

4.  Noticias  of  the  expeditions  made  by  Spaniards  to  Sonora,  1529  et  seq. 

5.  Informe  of  Father  Lizasoin  relative  to  Sonora  and  Nueva  \'iscaya, 

1753.    ff.  181-203. 

6.  "  Descripcion  sucinta  de  la  Sonora  ",  and  reflections  concerning  the 

pacification  of  Sonora.    ff.  204-209. 

7.  Instructions  for  the  distribution  of  lands,  etc.    June  23,  1769.    ff. 

210-214. 
%.  Id.    Jan.  25,  1771.    ff.  215-224. 
9.  Noticia  of  the  condition  of  the  missions  administered  by  the  College 

of  Santa  Cruz  de  Queretaro  in  Sonora.    By  Reyes.    July  6,  1772. 

ff.  225-264. 

10.  "  Papeles  de  los  Padres  ex-Jesuitas  "  (this  caption  covers  the  rest  of 

the  volume) .    ff.  265-270. 
"  Puntos  de  annua  de  1658." 
Description  of  the  mission  of  Nebomes  de  N.  P.  S.  Francisco  de 

Borja. 

11.  Visita  of  the  missions  of  Sonora  and  Sinaloa  by  Tomas  de  Ugarte. 

1673.    ff.  271-275.  ^  ^     ^      ,- 

12.  /?<?/af (OH  of  the  new  ^>i/r(7(fo  to  the  Chinipas,  etc.  Cirra  1676.    ff.  276- 

285. 

(Eight  chapters.    Original  in  vol.  393,  this  section.) 

13.  Catalogue  of  the  missions  of  Sonora  for  1658.    ff.  286-289. 

14.  Jose  Osorio  to  Ambrosio  Odobe.  concerning  a  petition  of  the  Pimas 

for  missionaries.    1690.    ff.  290-291. 

15.  Relation  of  the  state  of  Pimcria,  remitted  by  Polici.    1697. 

(Original  in  Scccion  de  Misioncs,  vol.  26.) 

16.  Kino,  *'  Breve  Relacion  "  of  the  victory  of  the  Sobaipuris  on  Mar.  30, 

i^. 

(Printed  in  Doc.  Hist.  Mix.,  third  series,  IV.  810  813.  under  date  of  1693  ■) 


24  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

17.  Kino,  "  Relacion  de  Nra.  Sra.  de  los  Remedios  en  su  nueva  Capilla  ", 

etc.    Sept.  15,  1698. 

(Original  in  Misioncs,  vol.  26,  q.  v.,  p.  74,  for  correct  title.) 

18.  Kino  to  Polici,  recounting  a  journey  to  the  northwest  with  Capt. 

Carrasco.    Oct.  18,  1698. 
19-20.  Letters  of  Father  Miguel  Xavier  de  Almansa  to  the  viceroy. 
Oct.  6,  1724. 

21.  Report  of  Brigadier  Pedro  de  Rivera,  visitor  general,  to  the  viceroy, 

on  the  provinces  of  Sonora  and  Sinaloa.    Feb.  14,  1727. 

22.  Noticias  of  the  province  of  Pimeria  for  the  year  1740. 

23.  Jacobo  Sedelmayr  to  Echeverria.    Mar.  20,  1747. 

24.  Relation  by  Sedelmayr,  in  Mexico,  with  a  view  to  getting  aid  to 

found  missions  on  the  Gila  and  Colorado.    Feb.,  1746. 

25.  Instructions  of  Jose  Gallardo  to  Diego  Ortiz  Parrilla.    1749. 

26.  Another  of  same  to  same.    Mar.  15,  1750. 

27.  Letter  by  Fray  Jose  Xavier  Molina  to  Gov.  Agustin  de  Vildosola. 

Jan.  18,  1741. 

28.  Id.  by  Vildosola  to  the  provincial,  Mateo  Ansaldo.    Aug.  14,  1742. 

\'ol.  17.  "  Materiales  para  la  Historia  de  Sonora." 

(Printed  in  Doc.  Hist.  Mcx.,  fourth  series,  I.  Thirty-four  numbers,  plus 
appendixes,  consisting  mainly  of  letters  of  officials  and  missionaries  of 
Sonora,  1742-1778.  Besides  the  items  specially  mentioned  below,  there 
are  letters  of  Agustin  Vildosola,  1742,  and  of  Juan  de  Mendoza,  Barto- 
lome  Sanchez,  Lorenzo  Garcia  [Gracia],  Juan  Salgado,  Manuel  de 
Aguirre.  Juan  Claudio  de  Pineda,  Juan  Montafio,  Pedro  de  Aragon, 
Vildosola,  Bernardo  de  Urrea,  Pedro  Bringas  de  Manzaneda,  1757- 1767.) 

3.  Entrada  to  the  Nation  of  the  Yumas,  by  Jacob  Sedelmayr.     Oct., 

1749-Jan.,  1750. 

4.  Opinion  (Consulta)  by  Keller  concerning  the  uprising  in  Pimeria. 

Aug.  25,  1752. 

5.  Report  (Ynforme)  to  the  viceroy  by  Miguel  Quijano  (not  Quino  as 

given  in  the  iiidice).    Undated,  but  refers  to  Keler. 

6.  Report  (F«/orHi^)  by  Sedelmayr.    Nov.,  1754. 

10.  Entrada  to  the  Barranca  de  Talarequa,  by  Jose  Maria  Miqueot.    A 

diary,  ending  May  16,  1759. 
20.  Notices  (Noticias)  of  the  flight  of  the  Indians  of  Suaqui.    By  Father 

Lorenzo  Cancio.    Various  documents.    1766. 

28.  "  Estado  infeliz  de  Sonora."    No  date. 

29.  "  Resume  of  notices  "  of  Sonora.    1734-1777. 

30.  "  Diario  de  los  Descubrimientos  del  Alferez  Juan  Mateo  Mange." 

1694. 

(This  is  a  copy  of  the  "  Luz  de  Tierra  Incognita",  Libro  II.  It  is  evidently 
the  item  given  in  Sommervogel,  Bibliotheque,  as  one  of  Kino's  writings.) 

31.  "  Entrada  del  Padre  Quino  acia  el  Poniente."    1683-1684. 
32, 33.  Estados  of  the  province  of  Sonora.    1777,  1778. 

Vol.  18.  "  Cartas  Importantes  para  ilustrar  la  Historia  de  Sinaloa  y  Sonora." 

1 767- 1 769. 

(Printed  in  Doc.  Hist.  Mix.,  third  series,  II.) 
Thirty-nine  letters  from  the  viceroy,  Croix,  mainly  to  Juan  de  Pineda. 

1 767- 1 770. 
Thirty-nine  orders  (cartas  ordenes)  by  Jose  de  Galvez  to  Elisondo  and 

Vildosola.    1769. 
Nine  letters  by  Pedro  Tamaron,  bishop  of  Durango,  to  Pineda.     1767- 

1768. 


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Seven  by  Eusebio  Ventura  Belena  to  Pineda  and  Croix.    1768. 
Six  by  Juan  Bautista  de  Anza  to  Pineda.    1766-1767. 
Four  by  Capt.  Antonio  Casimiro  de  Esparza  to  Pineda.    1767-1768. 
.Six  by  Col.  Domingo  de  Elisondo  to  Pineda.    1768-1769. 
Three  by  Sargento  Mayor  Matias  de  Armona  to  Pineda.     1769-1770. 
Fifty-seven  by  Lorenzo  Cancio  to  various  persons.     1766-1769. 
Diary  by  Cancio,  ending  Oct.  31,  1769. 
One  letter  by  Juan  Jose  Cheveste  to  Pineda.    1767. 
Id.  by  Manuel  de  Azuela.    1769. 
Four  letters  to  and  by  Gabriel  Antonio  Vildosola. 
Nine  by  Fray  Antonio  de  los  Reyes.    1768-1769. 
Four  by  Fray  Francisco  Garces  to  Anza  and  Pineda.    1768-1769. 
Three  by  Mariano  Antonio  de  Buena  y  Alcalde  to  Pineda.    1768-1769. 
Three  by  Francisco  Roche  to  Pineda.    1768-1769. 
Vol.  19.  "  Documentos  para  la  Historia  Eclesiastica  y  Civil  de  la  Nueva  Vis- 

caya." 

(Printed  in  Doc.  Hist.  Mix.,  fourth  series,  III.  7-464.) 
The  "  Advertencia  del  Padre  Colector  ",  Figueroa,  states  that  the  volume 

is  "  composed  of  pieces  selected  from  the  original  manuscripts  of 

the  Jesuit  Fathers  and  of  the  archive  of  this  province  of  padres 

observantes  ".     The  original  Jesuit  papers  referred  to  are  evi- 
dently those  noted  on  p.  20.  The  principal  items  are  the  following : 
Description  of  Nueva  Viscaya.    Undated. 
Notices  (Noticias)  of  Durango.    Undated. 
Extracts  from  the  cartas  auniias  and  letters  of  individuals  relative  to  the 

missions  of  Tarahumara  and  other  parts  of  Nueva  Viscaya,  from 

15915  to  1667.     Besides  the  cartas  annuas  there  are  letters  by 

Father  Nicolas  Arnaya,  Father  Luis  de  Ahumada,  Father  Caspar 

de  Contreras,  and  Father  Andres  Lopez. 
"  Relacion  "  by  Alonso  del  Valle.  May  9,  161 8. 
"  Relation  of  events  in  this  kingdom  of  la  Viscaya  from  the  year  of  44 

to  that  of  45  ",  by  Nicolas  de  Zepeda.    Apr.  28,  1645. 
"  Orders  (Mandamientos)  of  the  Senor  Viceroy  Marques  de  Mancera, 

concerning  the  docirinas  of  Casas-Grandes."    1667. 
"  Relacion  "  of  the  missions  of  Nueva  Viscaya,  Sinaloa,  and  Sonora, 

made  in  1678  on  the  occasion  of  the  visita  general  of  Father  Juan 

Ortiz  Zapata. 
Vol.  20.  "  Documentos  para  la  Historia  Eclesiastica  y  Civil  de  la  Nueva 

\'iscaya." 

(Printed  in  Doc.  Hist.  MSx.,  fourth  series,  IV.) 
Besides  documents  of  importance  for  the  history  of  Nueva  Viscaya 

alone,  there  are  the  following  of  general  interest  or  with  bearing 

on  the  United  States: 
4.  "  Departure  of  Father  Palomino  from  New  Mexico  to  Parral."    Par- 

ral,  Feb.  4,  1726.    f.  32. 
6.  "Annual  letter   {annua)   of  the  College  of  Durango."     1742-1751. 

f .  47. 
7-9.  Documents  relative  to  the  transfer  of  22  missions  by  the  Jesuits  to 

the  diocese  of  Durango.    1750-1753. 
12.  Table  (estado)  summarizing  the  Indian  hostilities  in  Nueva  Viscaya 

from  1 77 1  to  1776. 


26  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

13.  "  Descripcion  Topografica  "  of  the  missions  of  the  College  of  Guada- 
lupe de  Zacatecas  in  the  Sierra  Madre  de  Nueva  Viscaya.  1778. 
f.  90.  {Cf.  two  copies  in  the  College  of  Guadalupe  de  Zacatecas, 
pp.  396,400.) 

14-16.  Notices  (Noticias)  of  the  missions  of  Junta  de  los  Rios.  Three 
letters  dated  1753.    ff.  134-144. 

17-18.  Id.  1715.    ff.  144-180. 
Vol.  21.  '■  Establecimiento  y  progresos  de  las  Misiones  de  la  Antigua  Cali- 
fornia." 

(Printed  in  Doc.  Hist.  Mix.,  fourth  series,  V.;  contents  described  in  Ban- 
croft, North  Mexican  States  and  Texas,  I.  289-290.) 

This  is  a  compilation  made  under  the  direction  of  Father  Figueroa,  1790- 
1792,  and  is  composed  mainly  of  extracts  from  12  letters  of 
Father  Salvatierra  selected,  the  compiler  says,  from  more  than  60 
originals.  It  covers  the  history  from  1530  to  1762,  but  principally 
from  1697  to  1706.  The  16  letters  quoted  at  some  length  or  entire 
in  the  narrative  are : 

1-12.  Letters  by  Salvatierra : 

(1)  To  the  bishop  of  Guadiana,  Dec.  25,  1697,  f.  8;  (2)  to  Juan  de 
Ugarte,  July  3,  1698,  f.  10;  (3)  id.,  Apr.  i,  1699,  f.  38;  (4)  id., 
July  9,  1699,  f.  59;  (5)  to  Juan  de  Miranda,  Oct.  26,  1699,  f.  80; 
(6)  id.,  Sept.  12,  1699,  f.  87;  (7)  to  the  provincial,  circa  May, 
1701,  f.  89;  (8)  to  Juan  de  Miranda,  Sept.  15,  1702,  f.  136;  (9) 
id.,  Apr.  3,  1703,  f.  138;  (10)  id.,  Feb.  8,  1704,  f.  140;  (11)  id., 
Mar.  2,  1707,  f.  149;  (12)  id.,  1709,  f.  151. 

13.  Letter  by  Father  Nicolas  Tamaral.    1730.    f.  164. 

14.  Id.  by  Father  Miguel  del  Barco.    1762.    f.  179. 

15.  Id.  by  "  A  Jesuit  Missionary  ".    f.  181. 

16.  /(f.  by  Father  Wenceslao  Linck.    1762.    f.  188. 

The  last  piece  of  the  volume  is  "  Memorias  para  la  Historia  Natural  de 

California  ",  compiled  in  1791  in  the  Province  of  Santo  Evangelio. 

Vols.  22-23.  "Noticias  de  la  Nueva  California",  by  Palou.    The  "  Adver- 

tencia  "  says  that  this  copy  was  made  "  from  the  author's  original 

itself,  existing  in  the  Archives  of  the  College  of  San  Fernando  ". 

(Printed,  Mexico,  1857;  San  Francisco,  1S74.     It  is  to  be  noted  that  the 

printed  versions  are  from  these  volumes  of  the  "  Memorias  ",  and  can 

not  be  relied  on  any  more  than  the  series  as  a  whole.    If  the  originals 

are  ever  found  the  important  work  will  need  to  be  re-edited.) 

Vol.  24.  "  Diario  De  Derroteros  Apostolicos  y  Militares." 
(The  documents  are  not  numbered  in  the  indice.) 

1.  Diary  of  Father  Garces,  Oct.,  1775-Sept.,  1776.    "  Reflections  "  con- 

cerning the  diary,  by  Garces.    Jan.  3,  1777. 

(Printed  in  Doc.  Hist.  Me.r.,  second  series,  I.;  translation  by  Coues,  On 
the  Trail  of  a  Spanish  Pioneer,  New  York,  1900.) 

2.  Fray  Aj  tonio  Barbastro  to  Father  Morfi,  concerning  the  death  of 

Father  Garces.    Sept.  25,  1781. 

3.  Pedro  Pages  to  Juan  Agustin  Alorfi.    Feb.  12,  1782. 

4.  "  Notices  "  of  the  captives  rescued  on  the  Rio  (i^olorado  in  October, 

1 781,  after  the  massacre.    By  Pages,  1782. 

5.  Diary  (with  map)  by  Father  Font  of  his  journey  to  Alta  California. 

.  1775-1776. 

6.  Itinerary  (Derrotero)  of  Father  lose  iSIaria  Alegre  Capetillo.    Oct., 

1771-July,  1773. 


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7.  Diary  by  Jose  Antonio  Vildosola  of  his  expedition  from  New  Mexico 

to  Sonora.    1780. 

8.  Diary  of  Juan  Bautista  de  Anza.    1 773-1 774. 

(See  original  cited,  p.  56,  and  other  copies,  pp.  56,  88.) 

9.  Voyage  of  the  i'aH^jat/o  from  San  Bias.    Mar.-Oct.,  1775.  Unsigned. 

10.  Diary  of  Bernardo  de  Urrea.    No  date. 

11.  Diary  of  his  campaign  by  Miguel  Gallo  y  Villavisencio.  Nov.  5,  1768. 

12.  Diary  bv  Juan  Bautista  de  Anza,  from  Pitic  to  Aguas  de  Cerro 

Prieto.    Feb.,  1768. 

13.  Id.  by  Jose  Antonio  de  Vildosola  of  his  expedition  from  Guaymas. 

Mar.-Apr.,  1769. 

14.  Diary  by  Juan  Manuel  Roman.    Jan.,  1770. 

15.  Three  letters  by  Vildosola.    Apr.-May,  1770. 

16.  Letter  and  diary  by  Diego  Peiran.     1770. 

Vol.  25.  "  Documentos  para  la  Historia  del  Nuevo  Mexico." 

(Copied   from   the   archives   of   the  province   and   of   the  commissaries- 
general.) 

Frontispiece :  map  of  New  Mexico  made  in  Santa  Fe  by  Miera  y  Pacheco. 

'779- 

1.  Informe  by  the  provincial  of  the  province  of  Santo  Evangelio  to  the 

viceroy.     1750.    ff.  1-28. 

2.  Id.  by  Fray  Carlos  Delgado  to  the  provincial.    Mar.  27,  1750.     ff. 

28-37. 

3.  "  Noticias  lamentables  del  Nuevo  Mexico  ",  by  Fray  Juan  Sanz 

Lezaiin.    Nov.  4,  1760.    ff.  37-51. 

4.  Informe  by  Fray  Pedro  Serrano  to  the  viceroy.     1761.    flF.  51-80. 

5.  Letter  by  Fray  Juan  Agustin  N.  Trigo.    July  2^,  1754.    ff.  80-92. 

6.  "  Descripcion  Geografica  del  Nuevo  Mexico  ",  by  Morfi.    1782.    ff. 

92-116. 

7.  "  Apuntes  Historicos  "  concerning  New  Mexico,  by  Antonio  Bonilla. 

Santa  Rosa,  Sept.  3,  1776.    ff.  1 16-131. 

8.  "  Desordenes  del  NueVo  Mexico  ",  by  Morfi.    ff.  131-148. 

9.  Letter  by  Fray  Damian  Martinez  to  Morfi.    ff.  148-158. 

10.  Memorial  to  the  viceroy  by  Fray  Francisco  de  Ayeta.    Circa  1676. 

ff.  158-162. 

11.  Dictatnen  fiscal,  by  Martin  de  Solis,  relative  to  no.  10.    Sept.  5,  1676. 

f.  162. 

12.  Junta  de  guerra  concerning  the  same.    Sept.  9,  1676. 

13-17.  Letters  by  Alonso  Garcia,  Sierra,  Ayeta,  and  others,  relating  to 
New  Mexico.    1680. 

18.  "  Mercurio  Volante,  y  recuperacion  del  Nuevo  Mexico  ",  by  Siguenza 

y  Gongora.     1693.    f.  185. 
(Printed,  Mexico,  1693.) 

19.  "  Noticia  rara  de  Historia  Natural.    Moqui." 

20.  Entradas  of  various  Franciscans  to  Moqui.    By  Jose  Narvaez  \'al- 

verde.    Oct.  7,  1730.    f .  208. 
21-26,  28-31.  Letters  concerning  New  Mexico  by  Gov.  Mendoza  and 

friars    Ignacio   Pino,   Cristobal   Yraeta,   Carlos   Delgado,   Juan 

Miraval,  Irigoyen,  and  Toledo.    1742-1746. 
27.  Informe  by  Fray  Miguel  Menchero  to  Jose  Villaseiior.    Circa  1744. 

f.  220. 
32.  Id.  by  Gov.  Antonio  Crespo  concerning  the  exploration  of  a  route 

from  New  Mexico  to  Monterrey,     .\ltar,  Dec.  15,  1774.     f.  252. 


28  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

33.  Letter  by  Fray  Francisco  Garces  to  the  minister  of  Zuni.    Oraibe, 

July  3,  1776. 

(See  the  original  in  Historia,  vol.  52,  no.  15.) 

34.  Expedition  of  Fray  Francisco  Velez  Escalante  from  Santa  Fe  to 

Zuni,  1776.    Written  in  1780. 

35.  Declaration  of  Fray  Domingo  de  la  Torre.    Mission  of  Santo  Do- 

mingo, June  II,  1776. 

36.  "  Expedicion  de  Anza,  y  muerte  de  Cuerno  Verde."     Aug.-Sept., 

1779.    f.  267. 

(Contains  diary  by  Anza,  letter  to  Croix  Nov.  i,  1779,  and  replv  Jan.  I, 
1780.) 

37.  Measures  taken  in  consequence  of  the  reports  of  Anza  regarding  the 

conquest  of  Moqui.    17S0. 

(Includes  letters  by  Anza,  Garces,  Escalante,  and  Mendinueta.    177S-1779.) 

38.  Informe  and  diary  of  the  entrada  of  Escalante,  with  map.    1775. 

39.  Description  of  the  "  Government "  of  the  missions  of  Xemes  and 

Isleta,  by  Fr.  Joaquin  de  Jesus.    Undated. 

40.  "  Descripcion  de  particularidades  "  of  Paso  del  Rio  del  Norte.    1773. 

41.  /w/orme  of  the  missions  of  Cebolleta  and  Encinal.    1750. 

(Letters  by  Cachupin  and  Trigo.) 

42.  Informe  by  Fray  Trigo.    June  8,  1750. 

Vol.  26.  "  Documentos  Para  la  Historia  del  Nuevo  Mexico." 

1.  Translation  of  chapters  21-26  of  Johan  de  Laet's  Nevus  Orbis. 
Map  of  the  "  tierra  descubierta,   nuebamente,  a  los  Rumbos  Norte, 

Noroeste  y  Oeste,  del  Nuebo  Mexico  ".    Copy  made  at  Chihuahua, 

by  Mieray  Pacheco,  1778. 

(Evidently  a  map  of  the  discoveries  of  Escalante  and  Dominguez.) 

2.  Documents  relating  to  the  revolt  of  1680  extracted  from  the  original 

antes  by  Otermin. 

(Cited  by  Bancroft  as  "  Extractos  de  Doc.  Hist.  N.  Mex."    The  originals 
are  cited  in  Provincias  Internas,  vols.  34,  35,  37.) 

3.  Diary  of  the  expedition  of  Velez  Escalante  and  Atanacio  Dominguez. 

July,  1776-Jan.,  1777. 
(Printed  in  Doc.  Hist.  Mix.,  second  series,  I.) 
Vol.  27.  "  Documentos  para  la  Historia  Eclesiastica  y  Civil  de  la  Provincia  de 
Texas.    Libro  Primero." 

(The  documents  are  not  numbered  in  the  volume,  but  are  assigned  num- 
bers here.     New  pagination  begins  with  document  2.) 

1.  Bonilla,  "  Breve  Compendio  de  la  Historia  de  Texas  ".    1772. 

(Translation  by   Miss  West  in  the  Quarterly  oi  the  Texas  State  Hist. 
Assoc,  vol.  VHI.    See  other  copies  in  vols.  43  and  302.) 

2.  Alonso  de  Leon,  diary  of  his  expedition  to  Texas.    1689.    fif.  1-16. 

(Translation  by  the  same,  ibid.,  vol.  VHI.) 

3.  Instructions  to  Teran.    Jan.  23,  1(591.    fif.  16-23. 

4.  Teran,  diary  of  his  expedition  to  Texas.    1691-1692.    S..  23-74. 

5.  Alexandro  Bruno,  diary  of  his  expedition  to  Texas.    1692.    fif.  74-78. 

6.  Declaration  of  Alonso  de  Rivera.    Real  de  Santa  Maria,  Mar.  18, 

1692.    ff.  78-84. 

(Original  in  the  Autos  of  the  Teran  expedition.    Sec  p.  123.) 

7.  Parecer  oi  Massanet  and  his  companions.    July  19,  i6gi.    ff.  84-87. 

8.  Massanet,  diary  of  his  expedition  to  Texas.    1691.    fF.  87-112. 

(Original  in  Provincias  Internas,  vol.  182.) 


Historia  29 

9.  Capt.  Francisco  Martinez,  diary  of  his  expedition  to  the  Texas  coast. 
July  3-17,  1691.    fF.  112-116. 

10.  Expediente  concerning  the  proposal  of  Aguayo  relative  to  the  dis- 

covery of  Quivira.    1715.    ff.  1 16-120. 

11.  License  by  the  governor  of  Louisiana,  permitting  Louis  de  St.  Denis 

to  trade  with  the  Spaniards.    Sept.  12,  1713.    fT.  120-121. 

12.  Declaration  by  St.  Denis,  made  in  Mexico.    1715.    flf.  121-126. 

13.  Jose  Antonio  Espinosa,  dictameii  fiscal  relative  to  the  above  declara- 

tion.   Aug.  15, 1715.    ff.  126-130. 

14.  Informe  by  Father  Margil  to  the  viceroy.    Boca  de  Leones,  Feb.  26, 

1716.    131-132. 

15.  Id.  by  Domingo  Ramon.    Corral  de  Piedras,  Mar.  17,  1716.    ff.  132- 

1.33- 

16.  Espinosa,  dictamen  fiscal.    May  11,  1716.    ff.  133-134. 

17.  Father  Margil  to  the  viceroy.    July  20,  1716.    f.  134. 

18.  Domingo  Ramon  to  the  viceroy.    July  26,  1716.    ff.  134-135. 

19.  Domingo  Ramon,  dcrrotero  of  his  expedition  to  Texas.     1716.    ff. 

135-159- 

20.  Domingo  Ramon,  representation  to  the  viceroy.    July  22,  1716.    ff. 

159-162. 

21.  C^r^i^cacJOM  by  the  missionaries  in  Texas.    July  22,  17 16.    f.  162. 

22.  Domingo  Ramon  to  the  viceroy.    July25,  1716.    f.  162. 

23.  Representation  by  the  missionaries  to  the  viceroy.     July  22,  1716. 

ff.  163-165. 

24.  Fray  Joseph  Diez  to  the  viceroy.    Sept.  13,  1716.    f.  165. 

25.  Fray  Antonio  Olivares  to  the  viceroy.    Undated,    ff.  165-169. 

26.  Same  to  same.    L^ndated.    ff.  169-171. 

27.  Espinosa,  dictamen  fiscal.    Nov.  30,  1716.    ff.  171-175. 

28.  Another  of  the  same  date.    ff.  175-209. 

(This  is  the  "  Resumen  Arreglado  "  of  the  history  of  Texas  the  original 
of  which  is  found  in  vol.  181,  Provincias  Internas.) 

29.  Jtmta  de  guerra  y  hacienda.    Dec.  2,  1716.    ff.  209-223. 

30.  Fray  Antonio  Margil,  representation  to  the  viceroy.     Mission  Do- 

lores, Feb.  13,  17 18.    ff.  223-224. 

31.  Fray  Feli.x  de  Espinosa  to  Fray  Joseph  Diez.    Feb.  26,  1718.     ff. 

224-226. 

32.  The  same  to  the  viceroy.    Feb.  28,  1718.    ff.  226-227. 

33.  Fray  Francisco  de  Hidalgo  to  the  viceroy.    Apr.  18,  1718.    ff.  227- 

228. 

34.  "  Directorio  6  Ynstrucciones  "  for  the  expedition  to  Texas.    Mar. 

II,  1718.    ff.  228-235. 

35.  Relation  of  the  merits  and  services  of  Martin  de  Alarcon.    Jan.  18, 

1 82 1,    ff.  235-248. 

36.  Fray  Caspar  Jose   de  Solis,  diary  of  his  journey  from  Zacatecas  to 

Los  .A.daes.     1767.    ff.  248-297. 

37.  Informe  by  the  Discretorio  of  the  College  of  Santa  Cruz  to  the  com- 

missary-general relative  to  trouble  between  the  missions  of  Vizar- 
ron  and  San  Juan  Capistrano.     1754.    ff.  298-315. 
Vol.  28.  "  Documentos  para  la  Historia  Eclesiastica  y  Civil  de  la  Provincia 
de  Texas.    Libro  Segundo." 
I.  Juan  de  la  Pena,  diary  of  the  Aguayo  expedition  to  Texas.     1721- 
1722.    ff.  1-61.    (Copied  from  the  imprint  of  1722.) 


30  Mexico:  Archive  General 

2.  Letter  (unsigned)  to  the  commissary  of  missions.    1729.    flf.  61-63. 

3.  Despatch  of  the  viceroy.    Apr.  26,  1729.    ff.  63-64. 

4.  Representation  by  the  missionaries.    July  20,  1729.    ff.  64-66.    Let- 

ter by  Gov.  Mediavilla  y  Ascona.    July  31,  1729.    66-68. 

5.  Representation  by  Sevillano  de  Paredes  to  the  viceroy.     Sept.  7, 

1729.    ff.  61-70. 

(Nos.  2,  3,  4  are  in  fact  documents  quoted  in  no.  5,  although  this  does  not 
appear   from   the   iudice.) 

6.  Representation  concerning  the  San  Xavier  missions  to  the  viceroy, 

by  Fray  Miguel  Gonzabal.    Circa  1748.    ff.  70-73. 

7.  Dic^awicn  ^jca/ relative  to  no.  6.    1748.    f.  73. 

8.  Informe  by  an  official  of  the  Real  Caja  relative  to  no.  6.     1748.    ff. 

73-74. 

9.  Dictamen  fiscal  relative  to  the  same.    1748.    flf.  74-76. 

10.  Petition  of  the  missionaries  of  San  Xavier.    May  6,  1756.    ff.  76-79. 

Parcceres  of  the  missionaries  at  San  Xavier  and  San  Antonio 
relative  to  the  matter  of  the  petition.    May-June,  1756.    ff.  79-89. 

11.  Informe  to  the  viceroy  by  Thoribio  de  Urrutia.    1756.    f.  89. 

(This  title  seems  to  cover  nos.  11-17.) 

12.  Informe  to  the  viceroy  by  Fray  Maria  Ano  de  los  Dolores.     San 

Xavier,  Jan.  12,  1752.    ff.  89-95. 

(Given  as  1756  in  the  indice,  but  as  1752  in  the  document.) 

13.  Marques  de  Altamira,  fwHfoj  rfd  Fart-ct'/'.    July  4,  1744.    ff.  95-113. 

(Cf.  Yoakum,  Texas,  vol.  I.,  appendix.) 

14.  Escrito  (formal  writing)  by  Fray  Maria  Ano  de  los  Dolores,  con- 

cerning missions  for  the  Apache.    Nov.  25,  1749.    ff.  114-118. 

15.  Another  by  the  same.    1749.    ff.  1 18-12 1. 

16.  Autos  drawn  by  Capt.  Urrutia.    Nov.  28-29,  1749-    ff-  121-123. 

17.  Consulta  by  Urrutia  to  the  viceroy.    Dec.  i,  1749.    ff.  123-125. 

18.  Parecer  fiscal  by  the  Marques  de  Altamira.    Jan.  31,  1750.    ff.  125- 

130. 

19.  CoKJM//a  by  Urrutia  to  the  viceroy.    Dec.  10,  1749.    ff.  130-131. 

20.  Altamira,  dictamen  fiscal.    Jan.  31,  1750.    f.  131. 

21.  Petition  (Escrito)  to  the  viceroy  by  Fray  Benito  Fernandez  de  Santa 

Ana.    Circa  1750.    ff.  131-133. 

22.  Altamira,  parecer.    Feb.  17,  1750.    ff.  133-135. 

Other  decrees,  dictdmenes,  and  pareceres  on  the  same  subject.  1750. 

ff- 135-136. 
Fray  Santa  Ana,  petition  to  the  viceroy.     Mexico,  Feb.  20,  1750. 

ff.  136-147. 
Altamira,  dictamen  fiscal,  Feb.  27,  1750.    ff.  147-148. 

23.  Thoribio  de  Urrutia  to  the  viceroy.    May  25,  1756.    ff.  149-152. 

24.  Fray  Miguel  de  Molina,  relation  of  the  massacre  at  San  Saba.    Mar. 

22,  1758.    ff.  152-162. 

25.  Informes  by  the  missionaries  on  the  state  of  the  Queretaran  mis- 

sions in  Texas.    1762.    ff.  162-183. 

26.  Petition  of  Fray  Maria  Ano  de  los  Dolores.    1759.    ff.  183-188. 

Action  of  the  junta.    San  Antonio,  Feb.  6,  1759.    ff.  188-189. 

27.  Fray  Caspar  de  Soils  to  the  commissarj'-general.    Dec.  9,  1755.    ff. 

189-190. 
28-29.  Letters  by  Fray  Jose  Maria  Alcivia  to  the  commissary-general. 
1757-1759-    ff- '190-194. 


Historia  31 

30-32.  Letters  by  Fray  Diego  Xinienez  to  the  commissary-general.  1761- 
1762.    ff.  194-200. 

33.  Fray  Santa  Ana,  Descripcion  of  the  Queretaran  missions  at  San 

Antonio.    Feb.  20,  1740.    flf.  200-207. 

34.  Representation  of  the  villa  of  San  Fernando  to  Gov.  Ripperda.    July 

7,  1770.    ff.  207-222. 
Decree  of  the  governor.    July  8,  1770.    fit'.  222-223. 

35.  The  Baron  de  Ripperda  to  El  Cavallero  de  Croix.    Apr.  27,  1777. 

fT.  223-228. 

36.  Sixteen   letters  of   Athanacio   de   Mezieres  to   Croix.      1778-1779. 

fi.  228-269. 

37.  Expedition  of  de  Mezieres.    1778.    fF.  269-289. 

Letters  of  de  Mezieres  to  Croix.     1779.    flF.  289-291. 
Vol.  29.  "  Monumentos  para  la  Historia  de  Coahuila  y  Seno  Mexicano." 

Coahuila. 

1.  Documents  relating  to  the  founding  of  the  mission  of  San  Juan 

Bautista.    1699-1701. 

2.  Despatch  and  ktter  of  the  viceroy  concerning  missions  of  Rio  del 

Norte.    Mar.  11,  1706. 
3-7.  Letters  by  Fray  Francisco  Ortiz  to  the  commissary-general.    1756- 

1757- 

3.  San  Antonio  de  \  alero,  May  2,  1756. 

4.  Ibid.,  June  14,  1756. 

5.  San  Juan  Bautista.  June  11,  1757. 

6.  Ibid.,  Apr.  18,  1756. 

7.  Queretaro,  Apr.  16,  1757. 

8.  Visita  of  the  missions  of  Rio  Grande  and  San  Antonio  by  Fray 

Miguel  Sevillano  de  Parcdes.     1727. 

9.  Documents  concerning  the  founding  of  the  presidio  of  San  Juan 

Bautista.    1734. 

10.  Measures  in  consequence  of  the  Informc  of  Altamira  to  the  viceroy. 

June  12,  1747. 

11.  Memorial  to  the  governor  of  Coahuila  by  Fray  Jose  de  Guadalupe. 

San  Juan  Capistrano,  June  4,  1754.    Reply  by  the  governor. 
(C/.  last  document  in  vol.  27.) 

12.  Visita  of  the  missions  of  Rio  Grande  by   Fray   Francisco  C)rtiz. 

Dec,  1756. 

13.  Rclacion  of  the  state  of  the  missions  of  the  College  of  Santa  Cruz  at 

Rio  Grande.    Feb.  7,  1762. 

Description  of  the  missions  of  the  province  of  Santiago  de  Jalisco.    1762. 

Letter  of  Fray  Antonio  de  Aguilar,  missionary  at  San  Fernando  de 
Austria.    Sept.  24,  1762. 

Description  of  the  villa  of  San  Fernando  de  Austria.    1762. 

Informe  to  the  viceroy  by  Fray  Diego  Ximenes  and  Fray  Miguel  An- 
tonio de  las  Cuebas.    Oct.  i,  1762. 

Reply  of  the  fathers  to  an  informe  of  Sr.  Cancio.    Sept.  19,  1763. 

Relation  of  the  missions  of  Rio  Grande  from  1758  to  1764  by  Ximenes. 
San  Bernardo,  Dec.  26,  1764. 

Relation  of  the  territory  in  the  jurisdiction  of  the  presidio  of  San  Juan 
Bautista.    Jan.  23,  1778. 

Account  of  four  campaigns  by  Col.  Ugalde  against  the  Apaches.  1779- 
1783- 


82  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

Seno  Meidcano. 
About  twenty  documents  on  the  history  of  Nuevo  Santander  and  Seno 
Mexicano  for  the  period  1748- 1755. 
(Much  of  the  same  material  is  in  vols.  53-56.) 
Vol.  30.  "  Tampico,  Rio  Verde,  Nuevo  Reyno  de  Leon." 

Reports  of  the  founding  of  the  principal  establishments  between  1712 
and  1759.    Copied  mainly  from  the  archives  of  the  province  and 
of  the  commissaries-general. 
Vol.  31.  "  Noticias  de  Varias  Ciudades." 

( Includes  \'cra  Cruz,  Cordova,  Oaxaca,  Puebla,  Tepozotlan,  Queretaro, 
Guanajuato,  Guadalajara,  Zacatecas,  and  Nootka.) 

"  Piano  del  Puerto  de  Noca  ",  by  Gonzalo  Lopez  de  Haro,  showing  where 
the  Princesa  and  the  San  Carlos  took  possession  in  1789.  Made 
between  1789  and  1792. 
"  Noticias  de  Nutka."  This  is  a  copy  of  a  description  and  history  written 
by  some  member  of  the  College  of  San  Fernando.  A  copy  in  the 
College  of  Santa  Cruz  de  Queretaro  gives  the  date  as  1789  (see 
p.  390).  It  is  based  upon  Cook's  diary,  Fray  Juan  Crespi's  diary, 
the  report  by  Ingraham,  and  correspondence  with  the  missionaries 
at  Nootka.  It  consists  mainly  of  a  description  of  the  inhabitants 
of  Nootka,  and  includes  a  vocabulary  by  Father  Lorenzo  Socies, 
made  after  Dec.  30,  1788.    About  40  fF. 

Vol.  32.  "  Memorias  Piadosas  de  la  Nacion  Indiana  ",  by  Fray  Jose  Diaz  de  la 
Vega,  of  the  province  of  Santo  Evangelio.     1782. 
(Lives  of  illustrious  Indians.) 

Vol.  33.  "  Plan,  Division,  y  Prospecto  General  "  of  the  foregoing  32  volumes. 

Vol.  34.  "  Relacion." 

(A  volume  compiled  by  Manuel  de  la  Vega  for  the  monastery  of  San 
Francisco.    Named  from  the  first  item.) 

1.  7?e/on(5n  of  convents  by  Fray  Diego  Truxillo.    1691.    70  ff. 

2.  Four  letters  of  Juan  Maria  de  Salvatierra.    1697. 

(These  are  copies  of  the  letters  listed  under  vol.  1.    See  also  vols.  21  and 
36.) 

3.  Diary  of  Father  Francisco  Garces.     Oct.  21,  1775-Sept.  17,  1776. 

Reflections  concerning  this  diary  by  Garces.    Tubutama,  Jan.  3, 

1777. 

(See  other  copies  in  vols.  24  and  52.    Printed  in  Doc.  Hist.  Mex.,  second 

series,  I.  225  et  seq.    Translation  in  Coues,  On  the  Trail  of  a  Spanish 

Pioneer.  Htw  York,  1900.) 

4-17.  History  of  the  founding  of  various  religious  houses  in  Mexico. 
Vol.  35.  "  Proceso  (trial)  de  Hernan  Cortes." 
Vol.  36.  "  Residencia  de  Bocanegra." 

Inquiry  concerning  the  conduct  of  Viceroy  Marques  de  Cerralvo.    81  ff. 
Document-   relating  to  the  residencia  of  Viceroy  Duque  de  Escalona. 

24  ff. 
Letter  of  the  captain-general  of  Cuba,  with  declarations  of  prisoners, 

concerning  the  French  and  Dutch  fleets.     1681. 
Measures  for  the  succor  of  Campeche  after  its  sack  by  the  pirate  Loren- 

zillo.     1685. 
Four  letters  by  Salvatierra.    1697.    32  ff. 

(Copies  of  the  letters  listed  under  vols.  1  and  34. t 


Historia  33 

Vol.  37.  "  Presidios.    Pago  de  Soldados." 

(Under  this  unsatisfactory  title  are  contained  important  original  docu- 
ments concerning  New  Mexico.    They  fill  nearly  the  whole  volume.) 

1.  Correspondence  between  Governor  Vargas  Zapata  and  Pedro  Rodri- 

guez Cubero,  concerning  the  pay  of  soldiers  at  Paso  del  Norte  and 
Santa  Fe.     1697-1701. 

2.  Autos  concerning  the  union  of  the  forces  of  Sinaloa,  Sonora,  and 

Paso  del  Rio  del  Norte  for  the  reconquest  of  New  Mexico.    1691. 
Memorial  of  Thoribio  de  Huerta  concerning  Quivira.     Sept.   13, 
1689. 

3.  Investigation  of  a  report  of  the  discovery  of  quicksilver  in   New 

Mexico,  containing  correspondence  of  Vargas  Zapata,  the  mis- 
sionaries, and  others  with  the  viceroy,  declarations  of  witnesses, 
etc.     1691-1692.    46  flf. 

4.  Opinions  (Parcceres)  of  military  officials  of  Nueva  Viscaya  concern- 

ing the  intended  conquest  of  New  Mexico  by  Zapata.  1692.  138  flf. 
(Sent  to  the  viceroy  by  the  captain-general  of  Nueva  Viscaya.) 
Vol.  38.  "  Restauracion  De  La  Nueva  Mexico." 
(Mainly  originals  and  testimonios.) 

1.  Fifteen  orders  (Quinse  Mandamientos)  by  the  viceroy  to  Governor 

Vargas  Zapata  concerning  the  reconquest  of  New  Mexico.  1692- 
1697.    68  ff. 

2.  Testimonio  de  autos  de  guerra  concerning  the  reconquest  of  New 

Mexico.    1(593-1694.    165  IT. 
(C/.  vols.  37  and  38.) 
Vol.  39.  "  Reconquista  de  la  Nueva  Reyna  de  la  Nueva  Mexico  por  D"  Diego 
de  Vargas  Zapata,  Aiio  de  1694." 

(All  originals  or  testimonios.     Bancroft  refers  to  a  MS.  volume  in  the 
archives  of  Santa  Fe  by  a  similar  title.    Arizona  and  New  Mexico,  p. 
198.) 
1-3.  Testimonio  de  autos  de  guerra.     1694.    Three  cuadernos.    Three 
hundred  or  more  folios. 

4.  Autos  of  the  establishment    {prosecucion  y  posesion)    of  various 

pueblos  and  doctrinas.    1694-1695. 

(Tehuas,  Tanos,  San  Lazaro,  Cochiti,  San  Domingo,  and  others.) 

5.  Id.  of  the  founding  of  the  new  villa  of  Santa  Fe,  and  of  the  establish- 

ment of  the  forty-four  families  sent  to  it.     1695. 

6.  Petition  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  Villa  Nueva  de  Santa  Cruz  to  Var- 

gas Zapata.    Sept.  25,  1695. 

7.  Id.  of  the  inhabitants  of  New  Mexico.    Nov.  9,  1695. 

8.  Diligencias  executed  in  consequence  of  a  report  by  Apaches  at  Picu- 

ries  that  white  men  are  approaching  by  way  of  the  "  Llanos  de 
Cibola  "  ;  report  of  a  junta  de  guerra  held  to  consider  this  subject. 
Nov.  8,  1695. 
(In  connection  with  each  of  the  above  sets  of  documents  there  are  letters 

of  transmittal  to  the  viceroy  by  Vargas  Zapata,  and  related  original 

correspondence.) 
Vol.  41.  "  Colima,  Documentos."     (The  title  applies  to  only  the  first  docu- 
ment.) 
y3.  Expediente  concerning  the  division  of  the  missions  of  California 
between  the  Dominicans  and  the  Franciscans.    1768- 1772. 
(Sec  no.  12,  below.) 


84  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

"5.  Documents  pertaining  to  the  residencia  of  the  viceroy,  Conde  Galve. 

1689-1692. 
•'7.  Report  (Informe)  by  Capt.  Jose  de  Berroteran  on  the  state  of  the 

presidio  of  San  Francisco  de  Conchos.    Apr.  17,  1748.  (Original.) 

31  flf. 

(Important  for  frontier  affairs.) 
*8.  Description  {ExpUcacion)  of  the  coast  from  Cabo  de  San  Bias  to 

Rio  de  Pascagula,  by  Jose  de  Evia.    New  Orleans,  Dec.  i,  1782. 

(Original.)     8  ff. 
•  9.  Instructions  to  Evia,  alferez  de  fragata  of  the  Real  Armada,  for 

mapping  out  the  coast  from  Tampico  to  Bahia  de  San  Bernardo. 

Mexico,  Apr.  5,  1786.    (Original.) 
ID.  Id.  of  Col.  Fernando  de  la  Concha,  governor  of  New  Mexico,  to  his 

successor.  Col.  Fernando  Chacon.     Chihuahua,  June  28,  1794. 

(Copied  in  1797.) 

(They  contain  a  full  report  on  Indian  affairs,  especially  of  the  Comanches, 
I  Yutes,  Navajos,  Xicarillas,  and  Apaches.) 

11.  Report  (Iiistrnccioncs)  relative  to  the  origin  of  the  Pious  Fund  of 

the  inissions  of  California.    1782.    27  flf. 

12.  Expediente  concerning  the  division  of  the  missions  of  California 

between  the  Dominicans  and  the  Franciscans.     1768- 1772.    81  ff. 

(This  is  original.  No.  3  above  is  a  testimonio  of  the  same  expediente, 
though  they  are  not  identical  in  all  respects.  This  contains  corre- 
spondence of  Fray  Juan  Pedro  de  Yriarte,  the  vicar-general,  of  the 
visitor  Galvez,  iiomi'mi  of  the  missionaries  assigned  to  Pinieria  Alta,  etc.) 

Vol.42.  "  Misiones."  1793.  A  survey  of  the  state  of  the  missions  of  New 
Spain  made  in  1793  in  consequence  of  a  royal  order  of  Jan.,  17S4. 
(Copy.) 

(Printed  in  Die.  Universal  de  Hist,  y  de  Geog.,  Mexico,  1853-1856.  See 
reference  elsewhere  to  the  original  of  this  report.) 

Vol.  43.  "  Luisiana."  A  collection  of  papers  made  by  Fathers  Talamantes 
and  Pichardo  incident  to  the  study  of  the  Texas-Louisiana  boun- 
dary question,  1805-1812,  including  notes  concerning  the  commis- 
sion and  its  labors.    (Copies.) 

(These  papers  are  described  more  fully  by  Bolton  in  the  Quarterly  of  the 
Texas  State  Historical  Association,  VI.  106-107,  and  VII.) 
I  (Opiisculo  I.),  4,  5,  20,  26.    Extracts  or  copies  of  printed  iteins  relat- 
ing to  Louisiana  (with  commentaries  by  Talamantes)  in  (i)  the 
Gaceta  de  Natchez,  Dec.  23,  1800  (or  1806  ?),  (4)  Richer's  His- 
toire  Modenie,  (5)  Le  Clercq's  Histoire  des  Colonies,  (20)  Le 
Page  du  Pratz's  Loitisiane,  (26)  Jefferson's  presidential  message, 
Dec.  2,  1807. 
{Opusculo  II.).     Documents  concerning  Talamantes's  commission, 
archives  to  be  consulted,  etc.    21  ff. 

^2.  History  of  Texas,  by  Talamantes.  Copied  largely  from  Espinosa's 
Chronica  Apostolica.    16  ff. 

'3.  Extracts  from  letters  of  Athanacio  de  Mezieres,  1779,  with  annota- 
tions by  Talamantes. 

^6.  Copies  (with  reflections  by  Talamantes)  of  the  royal  cedtila  of 
Charles  II.  of  Spain  in  regard  to  opening  communication  with 
New  Mexico  by  way  of  Rahia  del  Espiritu  Santo  ( 1678,  Reales 
Cedulas  y  Ordenes,  vol.  16,  p.  189)  and  of  La  Salle's  patent  of 
May  12,  1678.    17  ff. 


Historia  35 

J  7.  Plan  of  Talamantes's  proposed  work.    15  ff. 

8.  Expediente  concerning  reciprocal  trade   ("  Expediente  Sobre  Co- 

mercio  Reciproco  "}  between  Texas  and  Louisiana.    Circa  1778- 
1790.    142  ff. 

(The  originals  are  in  Provincias  Internas,  vols.  182,  183.  Copies  of  parts 
or  all  of  the  documents  are  in  nos.  lo  and  12,  this  volume,  and  vols.  93 
and  298.) 

9.  Bonilla,  "  Breve  Compendio  "  of  the  history  of  Texas.    1772. 

(Translation  by  Miss  Elizabeth  floward  West  printed  in  the  Quarterly  of 
the  Texas  State  Historical  Association,  VIII.  Other  copies  are  in 
Historia,  vol.  27  and  vol.  302.) 

10.  Expediente  concerning  trade  between  Texas  and  Louisiana.    Corre- 

spondence  of   Unzaga   y   Amezaga   and   Ripperda.      1774-1776. 
19  ff. 

11.  "  Esplicacion  "  (explanation)  for  the  exploration  of  the  Gulf  coast 

from  the  Mississippi  to  Bahia  de  San  Bernardo,  and  the  observa- 
tions of  Evia,  who  executed  the  orders.    40  ff. 
(See  Evia  documents  in  vols.  41,  62,  and  302,  this  section.) 

12.  Papers  relative  to  extending  the  boundary  of  Louisiana  to  the 

Sabine.    Instructions,  etc.    1789- 1790.    22  ff. 

(See  "  Expediente  Sobre  Comercio  Reciproco  ",  no.  8,  above.) 

13.  Diary  (Derrotero)  by  Jose  Alares  of  his  exploration  from  Santa  Fe 

to  San  Antonio.    July-Oct.,  1787.    8  ff. 

(For  diaries  by  Mares,  Vial,  Fernandez,  and  Fragoso,  see  nos.  14-19,  below, 
and  vols.  52  and  62,  this  section.) 

14.  Diary  by  Pedro  Vial,  from  San  Antonio  to  Santa  Fe.     Beginning 

Oct.  4,  1787.    II  ff. 

15.  Diary  by  Santiago  Fernandez,  guide  to  Vial,  from  Santa  Fe  to  the 

Jumanes  (Taovayas)  pueblos.     1788. 

16.  Diary  by  Jose  Mares,  from  San  Antonio  to  Santa  Fe,  to  discover  a 

direct  route.    Beginning  Jan.  18,  1788.    Certified  by  Gov.  Concha, 
June  20,  1788.    6  ff. 

17.  Diary  by  Francisco  Xavier  Fragoso  (with  Pedro  Vial)  from  Santa 

Fe  to  Natchitoches,  and  return  by  way  of  San  Antonio.    Begin- 
ning June  4,  ending  Aug.  20,  1788.    14  ff. 
(There  is  a  copy  of  this  document  in  the  state  land  office  of  Texas.) 

18.  Instruction  (with  correspondence)  to  Pedro  Vial  for  opening  com- 

munication with  Illinois.    May-Sept.,  1792.    6  ff. 

19.  Diary  by  Pedro  Vial  of  his  exploration  from  Santa  Fe  to  San  Luis 

de  Ylinueces.    May,  1792-Nov.,  1793.    12  ff. 
Letter  of  transmittal  to  the  viceroy.    Jan.  9,  1794. 
21-22.  Geographical  notes  on  Louisiana,  with  translation  from  English 
to  Spanish.    1805.     14  ff. 

23.  Memoria  concerning  the  boundaries  of  Louisiana,  by  Jose  Peredo, 

priest  of  the  Oratory  of  San  Felipe  Neri.     (Original.)     10  ff. 

24.  "  Certificacion  de  los  Secretarios  del  Secreto  del  Santo  Oficio  de  la 

Inquisicion."    Cases  in  which  the  Inquisition  exercised  jurisdic- 
tion in  New  Mexico,  Texas,  Louisiana,  and  Florida.    1661-1807. 

25.  "  Representation  "  concerning  the  boundaries  of  Louisiana,  by  Mar- 

tos  y  Navarrete,  governor  of  Texas.    Circa  1759. 
(See  Cox,  in  the  Quarterly  of  the  Texas  State  Historical  Association,  vol. 
X.) 


86  Mexico:  Archivo  Getieral 

26.  Translation  of  a  part  of  a  message  of  the  President  of  the  United 

States,  Dec.  2,  1807. 

27.  Extract  from  a  manuscript  concerning  Louisiana  "  by  a  Gentleman 

wlio  has  resided  in  Mississippi  since  the  Spring  of  the  year  1803  ". 
10  fF. 

28.  Fulfilment  of  the  royal  order  of  May  20,  1805,  concerning  sending 

to  the  Spanish  court  various  documents  relative  to  establishments 
in  different  parts  of  the  Provincias  Internas,  and  especially  Texas. 
Copied  from  a  cuadcrito  in  the  Secretariat  of  the  Vicerovalty. 
14  ff. 

29.  Correspondence  of  Lucas  Alaman  concerning  the  treaty  of  18 19. 

1828. 

(Several  original  letters.) 
Vol.  44.  "  Gastos  de  Guerra  en  1762." 

I.  "  Concerning  expenses  incurred  because  of  the  war  declared  against 
the  English  in  the  year  1762." 

(Documents  of  this  nature  sent  by  the  viceroy  to  the  Real  Tribunal  de 
Cuentas  in  1793.    The  title  of  the  volume  fits  only  the  first  expediente.) 

3.  Diary  by  Juan  Carrasco  and  other  papers  relative  to  the  voyage  of  the 

Santa  Saturnina  in  convoy  of  the  San  Carlos  from  Nootka  to  San 
Bias.    1791. 
Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  Ramon  Saavedra  of  Nootka. 

'794- 
Commission  to  Francisco  Mourelle  for  exploring  the  coast  of  Cali- 
fornia.   Sept.  9,  1791. 

4.  Instructions  to  Mourelle.    Sept.  9,  1791. 

5.  Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  Saavedra  and  others  concerning 

the  evacuation  of  Nootka.    1794-1795. 

24.  Expediente  concerning  sending  to  Spain  for  the  royal  cabinet  two 

shells  containing  pearls  found  on  the  California  coast.   1797.   15  ff. 

25.  Id.  concerning  the  suppression  of  contraband  trade  during  the  war 

with  England.    1805.    34  ff. 

(Opinion  of  the  fiscal,  royal  cSdula,  etc.) 

Vol.45.  "  Guerra  con  Francia."    1795. 

(Royal  orders  and  consequent  activities  in  Mexico  with  respect  to  the 
French  war.) 

Vol.  46.  "  Policia." 

(Ninety-five  documents  relative  to  the  abdication  of  Charles  IV.    1808.) 

6.  Arrival  of  Saavedra  with  English  prisoners.     180S. 

7.  Commission  to  Saavedra  to  purchase  arms  in  the  United  States  or 

Jamaica.    1808. 
Vol.  47.  "  Junta  General.    Oficios  y  Contestaciones."    1808. 

(Tvirenty-one  documents  concerning  the  proceedings  of  the  different 
provinces  of  Mexico  regarding  the  abdication  of  Charles  IV.,  and  other 
affairs  of  Spain.) 

Vol.  48.  "  Prision  y  Expoliacion  del  Sr.  Yturrigaray  y  algunas  noticias  de  las 

Juntas  de  Espana."    1808. 
Vol.  49.  "  Informes  de  Ayuntamientos  y  representaciones  contra  la  abdi- 

cacion  de  Carlos  4°  .  .  .  .  Contestaciones  de  Mexico."     1808. 

(Twenty-five  expedientes  relating  to  disturbances  in  Spain  and  Mexico.) 
23.  Letters  to  officials  of  Lima,  Guayaquil,  and  the  provinces  of  Texas 

and  Guatemala. 


Hisforia  37 

Vol.  51.  Tejas.    "  Varios  Asuntos  de  esta  Provincia.    178031807."    (Chiefly 
1772-1781.) 
s.  Expediente  relative  to  a  new  presidio  in  eastern  Texas  and  war  with 

the  Apaches.    1772-1773. 
2-7.  Expedientes  relative  to  Indian  affairs  in  Texas,  the  reorganization 
of  the  eastern  Texas  frontier,  and  the  founding  of   Pilar  de 
Bucareli  and  Nacogdoches.    1772-1781. 

(For  list  of  titles  see  Bolton,  in  the  Quarterly  of  Texas  State  Hist.  Assoc, 
vol.  IX.) 
Vol.  52.  "  17  expedientes  relativos  a  reconocimientos  hechos  en  Rios  del 
Norte,  Conchos,  Colorado,  y  Gila." 
I.  Jose  de  Berroteran,  diary  of  expedition  to  Junta  de  los  Rios  (Con- 
chos and  Rio  Grande)  with  related  correspondence.  1729.   (Orig- 
inal.)   70  ff. 
2-5.  Indian  troubles  at  San  Fernando  de  Conchos.    1749.    About  20  ff. 

6.  Pedro  de  Rabago  y  Teran,  governor  of  Coahuila,  diary  and  report 

of  expedition  to  Junta  de  ios  Rios.    1748.    (Original.)    45  ff. 

7.  Correspondence  related  to  the  subject  treated  in  the  last  document. 

1746. 

8.  Itinerary,  diary,  and  autos  formed  by  Dn.  Fermin  de  Vidaurre,  cap- 

tain of  the  presidio  of  Santiago  de  Mapimi,  relative  to  his  expe- 
dition to  the  mouth  of  the  Conchos.    1747-1757. 

9.  "Expedition   (Viage)  of  Fathers  Garzes,  Escalante,  and  Domin- 

guez." 

Letter  by  Fray  Silvestre  Velez  de  Escalante  and  Fray  Francisco 
Atanacio  Dominguez  to  Gov.  Pedro  Fermin  de  Mendinueta  de- 
scribing their  journey  to  Zufii.    Mision  de  N.  S.  de  Guadalupe  de 
Zuiii,  Nov.  25,  1776.     (Original.) 
(C/.  vols.  25,  26,  62,  this  section.) 

Id.  by  Dominguez  to  Fray  Ysidro  Murillo.     Same  place  and  date. 
(Original.) 
(Related  correspondence.     1775-1776.) 

10.  Report  (Informe)  by  Gov.  IMendinueta  concerning  the  route  from 

New  Mexico  to  Monterrey  and  the  expedition  of  Fathers  Domin- 
guez and  Velez  de  Escalante.  Santa  Fe,  June  26,  1776.  (Orig- 
inal.)   4  ff. 

11.  Opinion  of  Costanso  relative  to  the  expedition  of  Dominguez  and 

Escalante.    Mexico,  Mar.  18,  1776.    (Original.)     7  ff. 

12.  Id.  of  Hugo  Oconor,  proposing  an  expedition  to  Moqui.    Addressed 

to  the  viceroy.    Jan.  15,  1776.    (Original.) 

13.  Report  (Informe)  by  Gov.  Mendinueta  to  Oconor  concerning  com- 

munication with  Sonora.    Santa  Fe,  Nov.  9,  1775.     (Original.) 

5ff- 

14.  Fray  Silvestre  Velez  de  Escalante.  missionary  at  Zuiii,  to  Fray  Fer- 

nando Antonio  Gomez.    Zuni,  Aug.  18,  1775.     (Copy.)    4  ff. 
(He  discusses  routes  to  Sonora  and  Monterrey,  and  offers  to  join  an  ex- 
pedition if  one  is  formed.) 

15.  Gov.  Mendinueta  to  the  viceroy  (original),  transmitting  a  letter  by 

Garces,  written  in  the  hand  of  Father  Dominguez  and  dated  at 
Oraibe,  July  3,  1776.     (Original.)    4  ff. 

16.  Fray  Francisco  Garces,  diary  of  his  expedition  of  1775-1776. 

(A  copy  made  at  Chihuahua,  1799.  This  document  is  printed  in  Doc.  Hist. 
MLv..  second  scries,  I.  226  et  scq.  Tianslation  in  Coues,  On  the  Trail 
of  a  Sfanish  Pioneer.) 


38  Mexico:   Archivo  General 

17.  Garces  to  the  viceroy,  from  the  junction  of  the  Gila  and  the  Colorado, 

Apr.  27,  1774. 
Joseph  Velasquez,  diary  of  an  expedition  to  the  Colorado,  with  letter 

by  the  same.    Dec.  8,  1779.     (^ Original.) 
Garces  to  the  viceroy.    San  Xavicr  del  Bac,  Sept.  24,  1776. 
Garces,  diary  of  his  expedition  with  Anza  from  Sonora  to  California. 

Dec,  1773-Apr.,  1774.    (Original.) 

(See  a  copy  noted  on  p.  89.) 
Diaries  of  the  expeditions  of  Pedro  Vial,  Jose  Mares,  and  Santiago 

Fernandez,  from  San  Antonio  to  Santa  Fe  and  to  Natchitoches. 

1 787- 1 788.    (Copies.) 

(See  vols.  43  and  62.) 
Nava  to  the  viceroy,  transmitting  the  above.    Sept.  12,  1793.    (Orig- 
inal.) 
Vols.  63-56.  Documents  relative  to  the  founding  and  settlement  of  Colonia 

del  Nuevo  Santander.    1747-1758. 

(These  four  volumes  contain  detailed  original  documents  relative  to  the 
work  of  Jose  de  Escandon.  Vol.  53  contains  a  "  Descripcion  General  " 
of  the  province,  by  Agustin  Lopez  de  la  Camara  Alta,  dated  1758  and 
based  on  the  original  reports  of  Escandon,  Tienda  de  Cuervo,  and  others, 
which  begin  in  vol.  53  and  extend  through  the  rest  of  the  volumes  of  the 
set.  Important  for  the  country  from  Tampico  to  the  San  Antonio  River, 
Texas.  The  titles  of  the  volumes  arc  given  below.) 
Vol.  63.  "  Descripcion  General  de  la  Nueva  Colonia  de  Santander  y  Rela- 

ciones  Individuales,  etc." 
Vol.  64.  "  Informes  relativos  a  Estadistica  de  las  Colonias  del  Seno  Mex- 

icano  (Tamaulipas)." 
Vol.  55.  "  8  Espedientes  relativos  a  Ynspeccion  y  Estadistica  de  la  Colonia  de 

Santander  en  Seno  Mexicano  (Tamaulipas)." 
Vol.  56.  "11  Expedientes  relativos  a  Ynspeccion  y  Estadistica  de  la  Colonia 

de  Santander  en  Seno  Mexicano  (Tamaulipas)." 
Vol.  57  was  missing  when  the  investigation  was  made. 

Vols.  58-60.  Papers  relative  to  the  rcsidcncia  of  Revilla  Gigedo.  1796-1799. 
They  contain  an  immense  amount  of  information  concerning  the 
administration  of  this  viceroy. 
Vols.  61-71  form  a  series,  under  the  title  of  "  Expeditions  and  Discoveries  " 
("Viajes  y  Descubrimientos  "),  of  very  valuable  materials  re- 
lating to  explorations. 
Vol.  61.  "  9  Espedientes  relativos  a  la  esploracion  de  la  Costa  de  California. 

1773  y  I774-" 

(They  relate  to  the  expedition  of  Perez  and  Bodega  y  Quadra.    Other  cor- 
respondence and  diaries  are  in  vol.  324,  this  section.) 

I.  Royal  order  for  the  exploration.    Apr.  11,  1773. 

Correspondence  of  "  Conde  de  Laci  "  relative  to  Russian  explora- 
tions.    (Transmitted  copies.) 

2-6.  Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  Joseph  del  Campo  Viergol, 
Juan  Perez,  Juan  Jose  Echeveste,  Rivera  y  Moncada,  Francisco 
Hixosa  (Hijosa),  and  Junipero  Serra  relative  to  the  proposed 
exploration  ;  orders,  instructions,  supplies,  etc.    1773- 1774. 

7.  Diary  of  the  expedition  by  Perez,  with  letter  of  transmittal  dated 
Nov.  3,  1774. 

(The  diary  is  apparently  in  the  hand  of  Martinez,  but  is  signed  by  Perez 
at  San  Bias,  Nov.  3.) 


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8.  Diary  of  the  expedition  by  Estevan  Josef  Martinez.    Signed  Nov.  3, 

1774.     (Original.) 

9.  Correspondence  of  Perez  relative  to  precious  stones  procured  during 

the  voyage.    Monterrey,  1774.     (Original.) 
Vol.  62.  "  Esploracion  de  Caminos  en  California,  Texas,  Sonora,  Florida,  y 
Luisiana." 

1.  Diary  of  the  journey  of  Dominguez  and  Escalante  from  Santa  Fe  to 

Monterrey,  June,  1776- Jan.,  1777.    Copied  at  Chihuahua,  1793. 

About  100  ff. 

(Cf.  vol.  25,  no.  34,  and  vol.  52,  this  section.) 

2.  Diary  of  Pedro  Vial.    The  same  as  no.  14,  p.  35.    Copied  in  Chihua- 

hua, 1793. 

3.  Id.  by  Jose  Mares.    The  same  as  no.  13,  p.  35.    Copied  in  San  An- 

tonio, 1787. 

4.  Duplicate  of  no.  3. 

5.  Jd.  by  Santiago  Fernandez.    The  same  as  no.  15,  p.  35. 

6.  Id.  by  Jose  Mares.    The  same  as  no.  16,  p.  35. 

7.  Id.  by  Francisco  Xavier  Fragoso  (with  Pedro  Vial).    The  same  as 

no.  17,  p.  35. 

8.  Measures  (Providencias)  relative  to  completing  the  exploration  of 

a  route  from  Sonora  to  New  Mexico.  (Correspondence  of  the 
viceroy,  Pedro  de  Nava,  Ugarte  y  Loyola,  and  Enrique  de  Grima- 
rest.)     1 790- 1 792. 

9.  Diary  by  Pedro  Vial.    The  same  as  no.  19,  p.  35.    Copied  at  Chi- 

huahua. 
Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  Malaspina  (at  Manila,  May, 
1792)  and  Fidalgo  (Tepic,  Nov.,  1797). 

10.  Itinerary  of  Celestine  St.  Maxent  and  Honorate  Fortier  from  Vera 

Cruz  to  Louisiana.    Apr.  15-Dec.  5,  1801.    (Copy.) 

11.  Expedition  of  Perrin  du  Lac  to  the  tribes  of  Louisiana.    1801-1803. 

(Spanish  translation.) 

12.  Copy  of  no.  1 1  in  French. 

13.  Project   (Explicacion)   for  the  exploration  of  the  coast  of  West 

Florida  from  Ysla  de  Navios  to  the  Mississippi,  by  Jose  de  Evia. 
(Original,  undated.) 

14.  Diary  by  Evia  of  his  exploration  of  the  coast  of  West  Florida  from 

Punta  Larga  to  Cape  San  Bias.    Unsigned  and  undated. 

16.  Diary  by  Juan  Perez.    The  same  as  no.  7,  p.  38.     (Copy.)     103  fF. 

Vol.  63.  Voyage  of  the  Princesa  and  the  Favorita  up  the  California  coast  in 

1779.     (All  of  the  documents  are  original.) 

List  of  documents  and  correspondence  relative  to  the  expedition  to  lati- 

ttule  70°  in  1779  by  Ygnacio  Arteaga  y  Bazan  and  Juan  Francisco 

de  la  Bodega  y  Quadra,  in  the  Princesa  and  the  Favorita.    1778- 

'779- 
Diary  of  this  expedition,  by  Arteaga  y  Bazan.    Feb.  ii-Nov.  25,  1779. 

(Contains  a  description  of  the  natives  about  Bucareli  Bay.) 
Vol.64.  Voyage  of  the  Princesa  and  the  Favorita,  continued.     1779.     (AH 

of  the  documents  are  original.) 
Diary  of  the  expedition  by  Fernando  Bernardo  Quiros  y  Miranda.    Last 

page  lacking. 
Id.  by  Josef  Camacho. 
Id.  by  Juan  Pantoja  y  Arriaga. 


40  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

Id.  by  Bodega  y  Quadra. 
Id.  by  Joseph  de  Canizarcs. 
Id.  by  Juan  Bautista  de  Aguirre. 
Vol.  65.  "  15  expedientes  relativos  a  la  ocupacion  del  Puerto  de  Nutca.  Costa 
X.  de  California."    1789. 
(All  of  the  flocumcnts  are  original.) 
Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  Martinez ;  instructions  to  the  latter. 
Reports  of  the  expedition  by  Martinez. 
Id.  by  Ingraham  to  Martinez  on  the  nature  of  the  country. 
Id.  concerning  the  American  vessels  there  and  concerning  the  capture  of 

the  English  and  Portuguese  vessels. 
Expediente  concerning  the  arrival  of  the  Argonaut. 
Correspondence  between  \'iceroy  Flores  and  the  new  viceroy,  Revilla 

Gigedo,  concerning  Nootka. 
Requests  for  supplies. 

Report  on  the  "  San  Duich  "  Islands  by  the  commander  of  Nootka. 
Id.  of  the  withdrawal  of  Martinez  from  Nootka. 
Id.  by  Martinez  concerning  the  Strait  of  San  Juan  de  Fuca. 
Id.  by  Jose  Tovar  concerning  the  nature  of  the  country. 
Id.  of  the  cargo  carried  by  the  Argonaut. 
Letters  of  Colnett  to  the  viceroy. 
Recommendation  by  Martinez  that  a  new  expedition  be  sent  to  forestall 

the  "  Free  Company  of  London  ". 
Viceroy's  order  that  a  new  expedition  be  made. 
Inventories  of  the  cargoes  of  the  captured  vessels. 
Summary  of  the  expeditions  up  the  California  coast  since  1774. 
Report  by  Martinez  of  his  relations  with  Colnett  at  Nootka. 
Vol.66.  Nootka  Sound  papers.    Mainly  1790. 

(AH  of  the  documents  are  originals  or  official  copies.) 
Correspondence  between  Colnett  and  the  viceroy  after  the  arrest  of  the 

fonner. 
Documents  taken  from  the  Princess  Royal,  including  the  agreement  be- 
tween Thomas  Hudson,  the  commander,  and  Richard  Cadman 
Etches,  the  owner,  and  the  parchment  license  by  the  South  Sea 
Company  to  Etches  and  others  to  trade  on  the  Pacific  coast. 
Documents  concerning  the  sale  of  the  cargoes  of  the  captured  vessels. 

1 789- 1 790. 
Order  of  the  viceroy  for  the  release  of  Colnett  and  his  crew. 
Correspondence  concerning  the  treatment  received  by  the  prisoners  and 

the  transfer  of  the  sick  from  San  Bias  to  Tepic. 
Delivery  to  Colnett  of  a  Sandwich  Islander,  one  of  his  crew. 
Complaint  by  the  English  officers  of  their  treatment  at  the  hands  of 

Martinez  and  the  investigation  made  in  consequence. 
Reports  of  the  careening  of  the  English  vessels. 
Order  to  deliver  the  Princess  Royal  to  the  owners  in  Canton. 
Statement  of  expenses  connected  with  the  imprisonment  of  the  English. 
Vol.  67.  "  19  Expedientes  relativos  a  Exploraciones  maritimas  en  la  Costa  de 
la  Alta  California.    1790  y  1791." 
"  Expedition  to  deliver  the  Port  of  Nuca  to  the  English,  and  the  designa- 
tion (division)  of  boundaries."     1790-1792. 

(This  volume  contains  all  but  one  or  two  of  the  first  sixteen  cuadernos 
concerning  the  subject  stated  in  the  subtitle.    For  others  see  vol.  70.) 


Historia  41 

\'ol.  68.  "  17  Expedientes  relatives  a  Exploraciones  en  la  Costa  de  la  Alta 
California."     1789-1791. 

1.  Orders  for  a  new  expedition  up  the  coast  with  the  Concepcion,  Fili- 

pino, and  Princcsa  Real.     Correspondence  between  Bodega  y 
Quadra  and  the  viceroy.    1789- 1790. 

2.  Despatch  of  supplies  for  the  new  expedition. 

3.  Secret  instructions  to  Eliza  for  the  expedition,  lists  of  cargo,  corre- 

spondence, etc. 

4.  Despatch  of  the  Princesa  and  the  Aranzasu  under  Caamafio  to  aid 

Nootka.    1790. 

5.  Report  of  the  commander  of  San  Bias  of  the  arrival  of  Eliza  at 

Nootka. 
Orders  for  support  of  the  place  and  concerning  dealings  with  for- 
eigners on  the  coast. 

6.  Return  of  Fidalgo  from  his  expedition  to  "  Principe  Guillermo  "  and 

"  Rivera  de  Koc  ". 
Original  diary  of  Fidalgo,  with  map.    1790-1791. 
7-10.  Acts  of  taking  possession  ( Escrituras  de  posecion)  of  different 
places  about  "  Principe  Guillermo".    June  3,  8,  10,  and  July  15, 

^790- 

11.  Letters  by  Joseph  Billings  to  Fidalgo,  and  by  Fidalgo  to  the  viceroy. 

12.  Reports  by  Quimper  of  his  expedition  in  the  Princcsa. 
Original  diary,  ending  at  San  Bias.    Nov.  13,  1790. 
Vocabulary  of  Indians  of  latitude  48°-5o''. 

13-16.  Acts  of  taking  possession  (Escrituras  de  posecion)  of  places  on 

the  coast,  by  Quimper. 
17.  Correspondence  of  Quimper  with  the  viceroy  concerning  the  Strait 
of  Juan  de  Fuca  and  the  natives  there. 
Vol.  69.  "  Expedientes  relatives  a  reconocimientos  practicados  en  la  Costa  de 
California."  1790-1792. 

(Explorations  of  Eliza,  Quimper,  Kendrick,  and  Caamano.) 
Secret  instructions  to  Eliza. 
Correspondence  of  Saavedra,  Eliza,  and  Quimper,  and  the  viceroy.    1791- 

1792. 
Letters  of  John  Kendrick  to  the  commander  at  Nootka. 
Reports  of  Eliza's  explorations  above  48°  26'. 
Diary  by  Quimper.    Feb. -June,  1791. 
Vocabulary  of  language  of  Sandwich  Islanders. 
Diary  by  Caamano.    Apr.,  1790-May,  1791. 

Seven  maps  of  places  explored  by  Caamaiio. 
Vol.  70.  "  13  expedientes  relatives  a  cxploracion  de  la  Costa  de  California  y 
demarcacion  de  sus  limites  por  Convencion  celebrada  en  20  de 
Obre  de  90  entre  Ynglat"  y  Espafia."    Cf.  vol.  67. 
Documents  for  1792-1793  relative  to  the  subject,  including: 

Original  correspondence  of  Vancouver  with  Bodega  y  Quadra  con- 
cerning the  delivery  of  Nootka. 
Original  report  of  Gray  and  Ingraham  to  Bodega  y  Quadra,  dated 
Aug.  5,  1792,  not  Aug.  3,  as  the  date  has  been  given. 
Vol.71.  "11  Expedientes  relatives  a  Navigaciones  hechos  per  la  costa  de 
California."     1792-1794.     (Fidalgo,  Matute,  Vancouver,  Eliza.) 
Opinions  of  Galiano,  Valdez,  Bernacci,  and  Salamanca  concerning  a  new 
expedition  to  Nootka.    1793. 


42  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

■Correspondence  of  Fidalgo  concerning  the  occupation  of  Nootka  and 

the  relief  of  Saavedra.    1792-1793. 
Map  of  Nootka  Sound. 
Diary  of  Fidalgo  in  the  Princcsa.    1793. 
Occupation  of  the  port  of  Bodega  by  Matute.    1793. 
Reports  of  the  arrival  of  foreign  vessels  on  the  coast.    1793. 
•'Letter  of  Vancouver  to  the  viceroy.    Feb.  8,  1795.    Reply. 
4 Reports  of  the  examination  by  Eliza  of  the  coast  between  San  Francisco 
and  the  Strait  of  San  Juan  de  Fuca.    1793. 
Correspondence  and  diaries. 
Aid  given  to  Vancouver  to  return  to  England.    1794. 
Abetters  of  Saavedra,  from  Nootka,  1794. 
Id.  of  Vancouver,  from  Monterrey,  to  Arrillaga. 
Diary  of  Saavedra,  ending  at  Nootka,  June  15,  1794. 
Summary  (Extracto)  of  the  Diario  of  Caamaiio's  expedition  from  San 
Bias,  beginning  Mar.  20,  1792.     About  100  ff.,  signed  by  the 
author,  with  several  maps  of  coast  places. 
Vol.  72.  "  19  Expedientes  relativos  a  datos  estadisticos  de  varias  localidades. 
Estadistica  y  Geografia."    1788-1794. 
Statistical  table  (Estado)  of  the  establishments  of  Alta  California,  by 
Arrillaga.    Aug.  i,  1804.    i  f. 
^Summary  of  the  first  part  of  Father  Pichardo's  work  (1812)  on  the 
boundary  of  Louisiana.    33  flf. 
(See  Archivo  de  Relaciones,  pp.  234-235.) 
"^Summary  of  the  changes  in  the  interior  presidios,  by  the  fiscal,  Valcarcel. 
Aug.  7,  1760.    About  50  ff. 
Vol.73.  "Estadistica  y  Geografia."     (Eighteenth  century.) 

Reports  of  expeditions  against  the  Chichimecas,  near  Tampico. 
(They  contain  tribal  data  of  importance.) 
Vols.  74-76.  Miscellaneous  statistics  of  the  Real  Hacienda.    1 745-1794. 
Vols.  77,  79,  80.  The  founding  of  various  monasteries  (conventos)  in  Mexico. 

(See  vols.  34  and  92,  this  section.) 
Vol.  78.  "  Rendicion  de  Acapulco.    1813.    Causa  de  Jose  Morelos.    1815." 
Vol.  81.  "  Acufiacion.     Ley  de  sus  monedas  y  cuentas  reservadas.     1780- 

1820."    (Expedientes  relative  to  coinage.) 
Vol.  82.  "  Causa  formada  al  Gobernador  de  Texas  (Mufioz)  y  otras  a  varias 
personas  por  incidencia."     1790-1793. 
Appointment  of  a  provisional  governor.    1790. 
Demand  of  the  Bishop  of  Linares  (Nuevo  Leon)  for  payment  of  tithes 

on  mesteiios  in  Texas.    1791. 
(Charges  against  Munoz  by  the  parish  priest  of  San  Fernando,  Francisco 
(jomez  Moreno ;  investigation  of  the  charge  and  report  to  the 
king.    17901793. 
Charges  against  Moreno,  Gabriel  Gutierrez,  Francisco  Galan,  and  the 

resulting  investigations.     1792-1793. 
Financial  difficulties  at  San  Antonio.    1792-1793. 
Vol.  83.  "  Capitulacion  de  Acapulco  a  las  fuerzas  del  Gral.  Morelos.    Agosto 

20,  1813." 
Vol.  84.  "  Reclamaciones.  Colonos.  Misiones.  Fuerzas  Presidiales.  Patentes 
de  Corso,  y  Barbaros."    1729-1774. 
2,  4.  Expedientes  relative  to  establishing  the  Canary  Island  families  at 
San  Antonio,  Texas.    1729- 1730.    8  and  10  ff. 


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7.  Id.  relative  to  the  establishment  of  missions  in  the  vicinity  of  San 
Saba,  Texas.  Refers  to  the  founding  of  the  missions  on  the  upper 
Nueces.    1759-1763.    122  ff. 

3.  Secret  investigation  made  by  Melchor  Afan  de  Rivera  concerning 
the  administration  of  the  mission  of  N.  S.  del  Rosario.     1768. 

9.  Consulta  (Opinion)  of  Governor  Ripperda  concerning  the  need  of 

more  troops  in  Texas.    1770.    23  ff. 
ID.  Expediente  relative  to  the  request  of  the  citizens  of  Adaes  (Adae- 
ja>7oj)  for  permission  to  settle  at  Los  Ais.    1772-1774.    Principal, 
certified  by  Gorraez. 

(The  same  as  doc.  2  in  vol.  51  of  this  section.     See  also  vol.  93,  this 
section.) 

11.  Expediente  relative  to  the  foundering  of  an  English  vessel  on  the 

Texas  coast,  and  complaints  of  ill  treatment  at  the  hands  of  Cap- 
tain Thovar.    1770.    (Original.)    68  ff. 
(The  passengers  were  Acadians  sent  to  Louisiana.) 

12.  Complaint  by  Governor  Ripperda  of  Indian  slavery  in  Nuevo  San- 

tander.    1773.     (Original.)     25  ff. 
Vol.  87.  "  Proceso  al  Gobernador  de  Acapulco  por  la  Capitulacion  de  la  Forta- 

lesa  a  Morelos.    1815." 
Vol.  88.  "  Indios  Tributaries  de  varios  Pueblos,  y  otros  apuntes  de  particu- 

lares." 
Vol.  89.  Documents  relative  to  the  reform  of  coinage.    1773-1787. 
(See  vol.  81,  this  section.) 
.Vol.90.  "  Reclamaciones  de  la  Renta  del  Tabaco."    1807-1842. 
Vol.  91.  "  Correspondencia  con  Gobernadores  de  Tejas  y  algunos  presidios. 
1755-1769."    Correspondence  of  the  viceroy: 
t/1.  With  the  governor.    1755.    6  ff. 
•2.  With  the  governor  and  other  officials.    1756.    30  fF. 

3.  With  the  governor.    1757.    38  ff. 

4.  With  the  commander  of  San  Saba.     1758.    27  ff. 
.5.  With  the  governor.    1759-1767.    35  ff. 

6.  With  the  commander  of  San  Saba.    1762.    95  ff. 

7.  With  the  governor.    1764.    26  ff. 

8.  With  the  governor  ad  interim  (Oconor).    1769. 

Census  (Padron)  of  Natchitoches,  with  correspondence.    1766.    93 
ff.,  combined. 

9.  With  the  commander  of  San  Saba. 

Vol.  92.  "  Fundacion  de  un  convento,  colegio,  y  Hospital,  anos  1701-1736." 

(See  vols.  34,  77,  79,  80,  this  section.) 
Vol.  93.  "  Fundacion  de  presidios  y  algunos  asuntos  sobre  sueldos."     1774- 

1794- 

(Mainly  Texas  documents.) 

I,  2,  4.  Expedientes  relative  to  the  petition  of  the  Adaes  families  to  be 
allowed  to  settle  at  Los  Ais,  and  to  their  final  settlement  at  Pilar 
de  Bucareli  and  Nacogdoches.    1774-1779.    170  ff. 
(Cf.  vols.  51  and  84,  this  section.) 

3.  Id.  relative  to  the  quarrel  between  the  governor.  Ripperda,  and  the 
ayuntamiento  of  San  Antonio  de  Bexar.    1774- 1775. 

5.  Documents  relative  to  opening  reciprocal  trade  between  Texas  and 

Louisiana.    1794.    41  ff. 


44  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

7.  Expediente  formed  in  consequence  of  the  royal  order  of  Feb.  7, 

1784,  that  the  debtors  of  Baron  Dauterribe  be  sought  for  in  Texas. 
1784-1787.     (Original.    Secret.)    9  ff. 

8.  Id.  concerning  pay  of  Bernardo  de  Bonavia  as  (prospective  ?)  gov- 

ernor of  Texas.    1787.     (Original.)     15  ff. 

9.  Request  of  Nicolas  de  la  Mathe,  of  Louisiana,  to  be  allowed  to  return 

to  that  province.     1787.     (Original.)     5  flf. 

ID.  Representation  of  the  commandant-general,  Ugalde,  concerning  the 
necessity  of  promoting  the  growth  of  San  Antonio.  1788.  (Orig- 
inal.)   3  fT. 

12.  Expediente  concerning  the  charges  of  the  ayuntamiento  of  San  An- 
tonio against  Gov.  Cabello  for  misuse  of  mestefias  fund.  1793- 
1797.    (Cf.  vol.  82,  this  section.) 

14.  Id.  relative  to  fixing  the  salary  of  Ripperda,  as  governor  of  Texas, 

now  of  Camayagua.    1787.     (Original.)    34  flf. 

15.  Id.  concerning  an  attempt  to  found  a  new  mission  for  the  Bidais  and 

Orcoquiza ;  and  concerning  the  removal  of  Gil  Ybarbo  from  his 
.  command  at  Nacogdoches.    1788-1792.    (Original.) 

JVol.  94.  "  Catedral  de  Mexico.    Su  obra  material.    Anos  de  1616  a  1624." 
(There  are  two  volumes  bearing  the  number  94.     See  next  below.) 
Vol.  94.  Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  the  officials  of  Texas.     1756- 
1768.     (No  title.) 

(See  vols.  91,  95,  and  100,  which  overlap  with  this  voluine.) 
With  Parrilla  and  Rabago  y  Teran  concerning  the  aflfairs  of  San  Saba. 

1 760- 1 769. 
With  Rafael  Martinez  Pacheco  and  Melchor  Afan  de  Rivera  concerning 

the  affairs  of  San  Agustin  (Orcoquisac).     1764-1766. 
With  Thoribio  de  Urrutia  and  Luis  Menchaca  concerning  affairs  at 
Bexar.    1764-1767. 
•Vol.  95.  "  Correspondencia  con  varios  Governadores  de  los  presidios  f  ron- 
terizos.    Anos  de  1758- 1770." 
(Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  Texas  officials.) 
■*  I.  Concerning  Bahia  del  Espiritu  Santo.    1758.    3  ff. 
'*2.  Report  of  examination  of  Yslas  Malaguitas,  by  Parrilla.    1766.    6  ff. 
•^2-  Indian  troubles  at  Bexar.    1760.    8  ff. 
■J  4.  Id.  in  the  province.    1769.    3  ff. 

^5-7.  Concerning  Bahia  del  Espiritu  Santo.    1758,  1760,  1767. 
^'8.  Concerning  San  Saba.    1762.    16  ff. 

10.  Testament  of  Ramirez  de  la  Piscina.    1767.    41  ff. 

11.  Concerning  Bahia  del  Espiritu  Santo.    1761.    37  ff. 

12.  Id.  1768.    73  ff. 

13.  Concerning  the  founding  and  history  of  San  Saba.    1758.    43  ff. 

14.  The  province  of  Texas  in  general.    1758.    6  ff. 

15.  San  Saba.    1759.    11  ff. 

16.  Id.  War  against  the  Comanches  by  Parrilla.    1759.    41  ff. 
Vol.  96.  Various  matters  (title  gone). 

3.  Circular  of  Dn.  Pascual  Montero  de  Espinosa  asking  the  clergy  of 
Guanajuato  to  raise  funds  to  help  suppress  rebellion  and  recover 
Texas.    1840. 
10.  Pennission  for  the  Mexicano  to  saiLfrom  Florida  to  Plymouth,  Eng- 
land.   1813.    3  ff. 


Historia  45 

/13.  Convention  entered  into  at  Galveston  by  the  corsair  crew  of  the 
Sanscrit  (sic).    1816. 
15.  Expediente  concerning  the  Nueva  Ana,  captured  by  the  corsair 
Buenos  Ayres  and  taken  to  Galveston.    1817. 
Vol.  97.  Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  the  officials  of  Texas.     1756- 
1767.    (Title  gone.) 

(Related  to  the  materials  in  vols.  91,  94,  95,  and  100,  this  section.) 
*/l.  With  the  commander  of  San  Saba.    1760-1769. 

(Indian  depredations;  revista  [review]  of  the  troops;  an  important  report 
by  Rabago  y  Teran  on  the  Indians  of  the  North,  1768.  Rabago  y  Teran 
was  at  San  Saba  in  1768  and  at  the  Valley  of  San  Jose  in  1769.) 

•^2.  With  the  commander  at  San  Agustin  de  Ahumada.    1764. 

/3.  Id.  1 764- 1 766. 

^4.  With  the  officials  at  Bexar.    1756-1762.    15  ff. 

(Reports  of  a  gathering  of  Indians  under  French  influence.) 
^  5.  Appointment  of  Luis  Antonio  Menchaca  as  commander  at  Bexar. 

1763.    If. 
6.  Correspondence  with  the  officials  at  Bexar.    1764-1767.    43  ff. 
Vol.  100.  "  Registro  de  varios  expedientes  y  algunos  acusaciones.    Anos  de 

1788  a  1796." 

(The  documents  relate  to  Texas.) 

1.  Expediente  concerning  the  petition  of  the  Baroness  de  Ripperda, 

widow  of  the  ex-governor  of  Texas,  for  aid  in  going  to  Spain  with 
her  family.    1791-1792.    35  ff. 

2.  Register  {Registro)  of  proceedings  in  the  case  of  Jose  de  la  Garza. 

1791. 

3.  Id.  concerning  the  administration  of  troops  in  Texas.    2  ft'. 

6.  Id.  in  the  investigation  of  charges  against  Gil  Ybarbo,  of  Nacog- 

doches.   1789-1794. 

(Contains  some  correspondence  on  the  subject.  Reports  of  Americans  on 
the  Trinity.) 

7.  Id.  of  expediente  concerning  the  condition  of  the  mission  at  Bahia 

del  Espiritu  Santo.    1792. 

8.  Id.  relative  to  improvements  at  one  of  the  presidios  of  Texas. 

9.  Id.  relative  to  restoring  the  Carancaguases  to  the  mission  of  N.  S.  del 

Rosario.    1792. 

10.  Id.  relative  to  a  complaint  of  bad  treatment  of  slaves  in  Texas.    1792. 

11.  Id.  relative  to  commerce  at  Nacogdoches.    1793.    6  ft. 

13.  Id.  relative  to  the  causa  of  Francisco  Gomez  Moreno,  curate  of 

Bexar.    1792.    10  ft'. 

(See  vols.  82,  153,  this  section.) 

14.  Report  by  the  governor  of  Texas  of  the  return  of  the  Carancaguases 

to  their  mission,  through  the  efforts  of  Father  Garza.    1793.    7  ff- 

15.  Register  of  an  expediente  relative  to  the  causa  of  Mufioz,  governor 

of  Texas.    1794.    4  ff. 

16.  Report  by  Muiioz  of  the  excesses  of  Gov.  Pacheco.    1796.    121  ff. 

17.  Complaint  of  a  citizen  against  the  governor  of  Texas.    1793.    if. 
Vol.  102. 

No.  14.  Royal  ccdulas  in  the  Escriban'ia  de  la  Real  Aduana  de  Mexico. 
1 788- 1 808. 
Vols.  103-108,  111.  115.  "  Ynsurreccion."    1808-1821. 

(These  documents  relate  to  the  War  of  Independence.  .Among  them  there 
is  material  bearing  on  the  Interior  Provinces.) 


46  Mexico:   Archivo  General 

Vols.  109, 113.  The  founding  of  various  monasteries  and  colleges. 
Vol.  116.  ••  Indepcndencia."    1810-1820. 

Vol.  123.  "  Californias.    Misioneros  de  California.    1773-1802." 
I.  California  mines.    1773. 
2-5.  The  causa  (trial)  of  Fray  Vicente  de  la  Mora,  president  of  the 

Dominican  missions.    1774-1786.    About  200  flF. 
6.  Complaints  by  Governor  Barri  against  the  missionaries.     1773-1774. 
10.  Expediente  relative  to  stipends  (sinodos)  for  the  California  missions. 
Vol.  124.  •'  Real  Hacienda.     1800-1802." 

Vol.  125.  "  Real  Casa  de  Moneda.  Correos.  Consulado  ",  etc.     1770-1790. 
Vol.126.  "  Tribunal  de  la  Acordada."    1787-1792. 
Vol.  127.  "  Eclesiastico.  Concursos  a  Canongias."    1791. 
Vol.  128.  "  Eclesiastico.  Acusaciones  contra  varios  eclesiasticos.    1 775-1794." 
Vol.  129.  "  Eclesiastico.  Varios."    1761-1792. 
Vol.131.  Applications  for  office.    1778-1801. 

Vol.  132.  "  Justicia  y  Subdelegados.  Acusaciones  contra  Gobernadores  y  Al- 
caldes Mayores.    1744-1796." 
No.  21.  Accusation  against  the  governor  of  Sinaloa  and  Sonora.    1773. 
Vols.  134, 136-141.  Monks  and  friars.    Various  regulations  of  their  religious 

life,  trials  of  individuals,  etc. 
Vol.142.  "  Tribunal  de  Cuentas.    1767-1792." 
Vol.143.  "  Temporalidades.    1771-1772." 
Vol.144,  "  Tributes.  Loteria  y  Tabaco.    1792-1805." 
Vols.  145-149, 151.  "  Causas  "  of  minor  military  personages.     1788-1818. 
Vol.  150.  "  Militares :  Consultas,  Cartas,  Dcnuncias,  y  Solicitaciones.    1796- 

1816." 
\'ol.  151.  "  Causas:  Acusaciones  y  Varias  Sumarias."    1792-1816. 

(Contains  correspondence  relative  to  Florida.) 
Vol.152.  "  Ynsurreccion.     1816-1818."    Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  and 

the  minister  of  war.     Much  concerning  the  Interior  Provinces. 

Among  the  documents  are : 
No.  I.  The  Mina  Expedition.    Copy  of  correspondence  of  Arredondo, 

persons  at  Refugio,  etc.,  concerning  the  doings  of  Mina  and  Aury. 

1816-1817.    flf.  no. 
No.  21.  Summary  by  the  viceroy  of  correspondence  with  Onis,  Fatio, 

and  others  concerning  Anglo-Americans,  Lallemand,  Mina,  and 

related  matters.    June  30,  1818. 
No.  24.  Id.  concerning  proceedings  of  Americans  in  Florida.    Julv  13, 

1818. 
Vol.  153.  "  Soldados,  Quejas,  propuestas  y  averiguaciones.    Aiios  de  1766  & 

1796." 
No.  7.  Charges  against  Father  Francisco  Gomez  Moreno,  of  San  An- 
tonio, Texas.    Request  that  the  Bishop  of  Nuevo  Leon  try  him. 

Correspondence.    1794.    34  ff. 
Vols.  154-155.  "  Alilitares."    Inspections,  complaints,  etc.    1770-1814. 
Vols.  156-158.  "  Causas  "  of  military  personages.    1740-1799. 
Vol.  159.  "  Ynformes  sobre  Empleados.    1789-1790." 

(Lists,  salaries,  conduct,  etc.,  of  government  employees.) 
Vol.160.  "  Varios  Asuntos  Judiciales.    1790-1796." 
Vol.  161.  Diplomatic  relations  with  the  United  States.    1809-1810. 

(Cf.  the  section  of  Operaciones  de  Guerra,  volumes  entitled  "  Notas  Diplo- 
maticas".) 


Historia  47 

1.  Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  Diego  Morphy,  consul  at  New 

Orleans,  concerning  the  capture  of  the  Alerta  by  the  French  vessel 
L'£.pine  and  tlie  taking  of  it  to  U.  S.  waters.    1809.    106  ff. 

2.  Id.  with  Luis  dc  Onis  concerning  rumors  of  a  French  expedition 

against  Texas  and  Florida.     1810.    65  ff. 

3.  Id.  concerning  the  conduct  of  French  in  the  U.  S.,  and  danger  of  a 

French  attack  on  Vera  Cruz ;  hostility  of  the  U.  S.  toward  Mex- 
ico.   1809- 1810.    Ill  ff. 

4.  7ci.  continued.    181 1.    52  ff. 

(Contains  various  French  proclamations;  correspondence  concerning  the 
designs  of  Napoleon.) 

5.  Proclamation  by  the  viceroy  against  Joseph  Napoleon,  with  related 

correspondence.    1810.     155  ff. 
Vol.  162.  Diplomatic  relations  with  the  United  States.    1785-1820. 

1.  Measures  taken  to  prevent  invasion  of  Texas  by  Anglo-Americans. 

18 19- 1820.    243  ff. 

(Original  correspondence  of  the  viceroy,  the  commandant-general  of  the 
Interior  Provinces,  the  intendant  of  San  Luis  Potosi,  the  commandant 
of  marine  at  Vera  Cruz,  the  governor  and  other  officials  of  Texas,  the 
Spanish  consul  at  New  Orleans,  etc.) 

Reports  of  American  vessels  in  the  Sabine  and  the  Rio  Grande. 

Id.  of  the  movements  of  Lalleiriand. 

Id.  of  Long's  invasion. 

Orders  for  sending  troops  to  Texas. 

2.  Americans  on  the  Ohio,  and  the  erection  of  Bourbon  County,  Georgia. 

1 785- 1 786. 
Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  Miro  and  other  Louisiana  authori- 
ties. 
Reports  of  the  junta  de  gucrra  y  hacienda  held  to  consider  the  matter; 
royal  cedidas,  etc. 

(Part  of  this  correspondence  is  printed  in  "  Papers  Relating  to  Bourbon 
County,  Georgia,  1785-1786",  American  Historical  Review,  XV.  66-11 1, 
297-353- ) 
Vols.  163-267.  "  Tropa  Veterana."    1729-1795. 

(Reports  of  garrisons,  causas,  investigations,  movementsj)f  troops.    Dates 

and  names  of  regiments  are  on  the  backs  of  the  volumes.    One  who  is 

studying  military  history  would  do  well  to  examine  the  volumes  for  his 

period.) 

\''ol.  166.  Contains  a  small  quantity  of  military  documents  concerning  the 

English  war  of  1762. 
Vol.  267  a.  "  Archive  General.    Su  establecimiento  en  Chapultepec."     1790- 

1794- 

(Contains  documents  concerning  the  attempts  to  found  an  archive  general 
See  ante.  pp.  6-8.1 
Vol.  268  a.  "  Guatemala."    Its  annexation  to  Mexico.    1821-1822. 
Vol.  269-270.  "  Orden  de  Isabela  la  Catolica."    1815-1821. 
Vol.  271-272.  "  Fabrica  de  Polvora."    1692-1781. 
Vol.  273.  "  Canones  y  material  de  Guerra.    1723-1726." 
Vol.274.  "  Maestranza."    1756-1784. 
Vol.  275-276.  "  Monte  de  Piedad  "  (pawnbroking  office).    Its  establishment 

and  administration.    1777-1819. 
Vol.  277.  "  Geografia  y  Viajcs."    1791-1795. 

(Contains  some  correspondence  of  the  viceroy  witli  Malaspina,  Galiano, 
Beltran,  and  others  concerning  Pacific  coast  exploration.) 


48  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

Vol.  278.  "  Colegios  y  Universidades.    1618-1780." 
Vol.  280-281.  "  Fernando  VII.    1814." 
Vol.  282.  "  Virreyes.    1783-1813." 

Miscellaneous  correspondence  of  the  viceroys.  Mainly  personal,  such  as 
felicitations  on  their  accession,  etc. 

Instructions  of  Iturrigaray  to  his  successor.  Rough  draft.  About  200  pp. 
Vol.284.  Id.  1779-1811. 
Vol.285.  "Jesuitas.    1619-1725." 

1.  "  Life  of  Father  Zappa  written  by  Father  Juan  Maria  Salvatierra." 

(About  100  flf.,  incomplete,  written  apparently  in  Salvatierra's 
hand.) 

2.  "  Life  of  the  Venerable  Father  Juan  Bautista  Zapa.     From  the 

Library  of  la  Purissima  Concepcion."    383  ff. 

(Formally  divided  into  three  books  of  22,  32.  and  18  chapters,  respectively.) 
Vol.286.  "Jesuitas.    1772."    Inventories  of  books  in  the  Jesuit  missions  of 
Chihuahua,  Tarahumara,  and  Tepeguane  at  the  time  of  the  expul- 
sion of  the  order.    1772. 
Vol.  287.  "  Historia.    Misiones.    1751-1819." 

Autos  of  the  founding  of  the  Mission  Nuestra  Seiiora  del  Rosario  in 
Texas.    I750-I755- 

Statements  of  cost  of  sending  missionaries  from  Guadalaxara  to  Cali- 
fornia, Sonora,  and  Nayarit.  1767-1770.  Reports  signed  by  Juan 
Francisco  Ramos. 

Similar  statement  by  Miguel  de  Esparsa  to  Eusebio  Ventura  Beleiia,  con- 
cerning sending  missionaries  to  Californias.     1768. 

Administration  of  the  Pious  Fund  of  Californias.    1782-1783. 

Protection  for  the  missions  of  Nuevo  Santander.  Estado  of  these  mis- 
sions.   1805. 

Proposal  of  Calleja  (now  of  Nuevo  Santander,  afterward  viceroy)  to 
trade  mules  to  Anglo-Americans  for  arms.    1805. 

Several  documents  on  the  founding  of  missions  San  Pascual  de  Iturri- 
garay for  the  Mariguanes  and  Saraguais ;  other  mission  matters. 
i8og. 

Expediente  in  regard  to  the  question  whether  the  missionaries  of  Betlem, 
Ysleta,  San  Juan,  Abiquiu,  and  Taos  (New  Mexico)  could  main- 
tain themselves  without  sinodos.  Correspondence  of  the  viceroy, 
governor,  and  missionaries.    1815. 

Request  of  the  governor  of  California  for  more  missionaries.    1816. 

Report  on  the  state  of  the  missions  of  California.    1816. 

Proposal  of  the  guardian  of  San  Fernando  to  assign  the  missions  of  Cali- 
fornia to  the  College  of  Orizaba.    1816. 

Letter  of  Jose  M.  Huerta  de  Jesus  to  the  viceroy  relative  to  the  pay  of 
Texas  missionaries  and  reflecting  conditions  in  the  missions.  Apr. 
26,  1819.    10  flf. 

Various  affairs  of  the  College  of  Pachuca.    1818-1819. 
Vols.  289-292.  "  Rl  Asiento  de  Nieves."     (Ice  monopoly  contract.)     1798- 

1801. 
Vol.  290.  "  Constitucion."    Autograph  drafts  of  the  constitutions  of  1824  and 

1842,  with  related  documents. 
Vols.  291,  293.  "  Academia  de  San  Carlos." 
Vol.  294.  "  Ascarate.  Infidencias."    The  trial  {causa)  of  Azcarate.    1808. 


Historia  49 

Vol.  295.  "  Jesuitas.     1681-1759." 

Fifty-one  formal  processes  of  withdrawal  and  dismissal,  each  designated 

as  a  "ratio  expulsionis"  or  a  "  causa  dimissionis". 
Four  rasones  and  one  informe  relating  to  the  causas. 
Thirty-two  original  letters,  mainly  to  the  Father  Provincial,  at  the  Casa 
Profesa.    1743- 1744. 

(They  include  correspondence  of  Provincial  Escobar,  and  of  Ignacio  Hoy, 
Joseph  Belledo,  Joachim  Reyes,  Phelipe  Kern,  Juan  Maria  Raynaudo  [of 
Havana],  Ubiarco,  and  others.) 

Letter  directed  to  Bernardo  Pardo,  provincial,  1682. 
Vol.  296.  "  Jesuitas.    1775." 

1.  Inventories  of  goods  belonging  to  the  Jesuits  at  Chihuahua  at  the  time 

of  their  expulsion.    Statements  for  each  mission.    1 769-1 772. 
(See  vol.  286,  this  section.) 

2.  Proceedings  (Diligencias)  of  the  commissioners  of  temporalities  in 

connection  with  the  transfer  of  the  Jesuit  property  at  Chihuahua. 

1774-1775- 

3.  Instructions  to  the  commissioners  and  correspondence  of  the  viceroy 

relative  to  the  above  subject.    1768- 1774. 

Vol.297.  "  Revoluciones.    1799-1812." 

(It  is  possible  that  there  is  frontier  material  in  the  volume.) 

Vols.  298,  299,  301,  302,  321  are  papers  of  Talamantes  and  Pichardo.  They 
consist  mainly  of  notes  and  transcripts  of  documents  gathered  by 
these  men  incident  to  their  work  on  the  Texas-Louisiana  commis- 
sion, 1805-1812.  See  vol.  43,  this  section,  and  Archivo  de  Rela- 
ciones. 

\'ol.  298.  "Jesuitas."  (Inside  title:  "  Copies  of  Father  Talamantes,  1689- 
1778." 

(The  numbers  are  those  of  Talamantes's  copies.  There  are  no  serial  num- 
bers in  the  volume.) 

6.  A  collection  of  extracts  from  royal  cedulas  and  orders  relating  to 
Texas  and  Louisiana. 

(They  begin  in  vol.  299,  extending  in  that  volume  from  1638  to  1692.    In 
this  volume  they  extend  to  1799.    315  extracts.) 
II.  Bibliographical  notes  by  Antonio  Bonilla.     1794. 

Lists  of  documents  relating  to  the  Interior  Provinces. 
13,  18.  Duplicates  of  nos.  6  and  26,  vol  43,  this  section. 
15.  Maritime  expeditions  on  the  Gulf  coast  in  search  of  the  French  and 
the  Bay  of  Espiritu  Santo.    1684-1689.    6  ff. 

(Copied  from  Cardenas,  Ensayo  Cronoldgico  de  la  Florida.  See  vol.  302, 
this  section.) 

25.  Summary  ("  Resumen  Arreglado")  of  the  history  of  Texas  from 
i688toi7i6.    30  ff. 

(Copied  from  the  original  in  Provincias  Internas,  vol.  181.     This  is  the 
dictamen  fiscal  in  Historia,  vol.  27,  ff.  175-209.) 
30.  Expediente  relative  to  opening  reciprocal  trade  between  Texas  and 
Louisiana.    Circa  1778- 1790. 
(C/.  vol.  43,  this  section.) 
4.  Expedition  of  Dominguez  de  Mendoza  into  central  Texas,  1683- 
1684.    Diary  and  correspondence. 
(The  original  is  in  Provincias  Internas,  vol.  37.) 
Several  vistas  fiscales  (opinions  of  the  fiscal)  and  reports  of  juntas  dc 
guerra  v  hacienda  with  reference  to  the  occupation  of  eastern 
5 


60  Mexico:   Archizo  General 

Texas  and  San  Antonio,  1716-1718.    Apparently  there  are  some 
not  contained  in  the  "  Meniorias  ",  vols.  27  and  28. 
Vol.  299.  "  Jesuitas.  Padre  Talamantes."    (Inside  title:    "  Copies  of  Father 
Talamantes."    There  are  no  serial  numbers.    The  numbers  are 
those  of  Talamantes's  collection.) 

1.  "  Adaes.  Ano.  de  1755."    Two  expedientes  as  follows: 

Investigation  to  ascertain  whether  Governor  Pedro  del  Barrio  Junco 
y  Espriella  engaged  in  contraband  trade  with  the  French.    1752. 

Id.  to  ascertain  the  destination  of  40  French  vessels  thought  to  be 
directed  against  the  Spanish  colonies. 
(Cf.  documents  in  Provincias  Internas,  vol.  181.) 

2.  Investigation  concerning  the  transfer  of  the  presidio  of  Natchitoches 

across  the  Red  River.    1736-1737.    13  ff. 
Decree  of  Viceroy  Iturrigaray  relative  to  boundaries.    May  20,  1805. 
Autos  of  proceedings  relative  to  the  Apaches  de  Xicarilla.     1717- 

1727.    17  flf. 

(Relates  to  designs  of  the  French  on  New  Mexico.    See  another  copy  in 
vol.  394,  this  section.) 
Diary  by  Ulibarri  of  his  expedition  to  the  northeast  of  Santa  Fe. 

1706.    12  ff. 

(A  copy.    The  original  is  in  Provincias  Internas,  vol.  36,  and  another  copy 
in  Historia,  vol.  394.) 

Cuadcrnos  9  and  13  relative  to  the  residencia  of  Governor  Sandoval, 

of  Texas.    1733-1736.    Perhaps  50  ff. 
Autos  of  the  investigation  by  Pedro  de  Rivera  of  the  conduct  of 

Governor  Valverde,  of  New  Mexico.    1719-1726. 

(Original  in  Provincias  Internas.  vol.  37.     Sec  p.  93.     For  another  copy 
and  explanatory  matter  see  vol.  395,  this  section.) 

5.  Representations  by  the  viceroys  to  the  Spanish  court  relative  to  Texas 
and  Louisiana.    1756-1789.    About  250  ff. 

(A  collection  made  by  Talamantes.    They  were  copied  from  Correspon- 
dencia  dc  los  Virreyes,  to  which  references  are  given.) 

Extracts  from  royal  ccdulas  and  orders  relative  to  Texas  and  Louisi- 
ana.   1638-1692.    76  ff. 
(See  first  item  in  vol.  298,  above.) 
Vol.301.  "Jesuitas.  Padre  Talamantes."     1772-1807. 

(The  numbers  given  below  are  those  of  Talamantes's  collection.) 

88,  90,  91,  92,  94,  96,  97,  98,  104,  115.    Ten  indices  of  documents  sent 

from  the  Secretariat  of  the  Viceroyalty  to  the  commandancy- 

general  at  Chihuahua,  at  various  times  after  1777. 

(These  lists,  which  comprise  a  large  part  of  the  volume,  convey  an  idea 

of  the  immense  importance  of  the  archive  of  the  Commandancy-Gen- 

eral.) 

89.  "  Noticias  "  extracted  from  documents  at  Chihuahua  relative  to  the 

Louisiana  boundary.    Chihuahua,  Mar.  10,  1807.    5  ff. 
93.  Id.  f  rum  the  archives  of  Coahuila.    Monclova,  1806. 

"  Noticias  Historicas  "  relative  to  the  same  subject  furnished  by  "  a 
good  Spanish  Patriot  ".    1806. 

(These  two  were  sent  by  Juan  Ignacio  de  Arispe  from  Monclova.) 
105.  "  Contestacion  del  Padre  Puelles."     Nacogdoches,  Sept.  16,  1806. 
Copied  by  Rojas  in  Chihuahua.    1807. 

(The  original  of  such  a  paper  by  Puelles  is  in  Relaciones.    Compare  the 
dates.) 


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Junta  de  guerra  y  hacienda  held  in  Coahuila.    Jan.  21,  1754.    13  flF. 

(Copied  at  San  Antonio.     1806.    Cf.  Archive  de  Guerra.) 
Extracts  from  Espinosa's  Chronica  Apostolica.    4  fF. 
107.  Extracts  from  Espinosa's  Chronica  Apostolica. 
109.  Extracts  from  the  "  Gazeta  Inglesa  "  relative  to  the  Louisiana  bound- 
ary, 
no.  Royal  ccdula  directed  to  the  governor  of  Texas  relative  to  the  con- 
struction of  a  fort  at  Natchitoches.    1774  (  ?). 

111.  Certification  by  Pedro  Fuentes. 

112.  "Instructive  Note"  {Nota  Instructiva)  relative  to  Louisiana  and 

Texas. 

114.  Extracts  from  documents  relative  to  Texas  in  the  Secretaria  de 

Camara.    Signed  by  Talamantes. 

115.  Royal  order  of  Feb.  21,  1805,  relative  to  Louisiana. 

116.  (i)   Papers  written   ("  Quadernos  trabajados ")  by  Jose  Antonio 

Pichardo  relative  to  the  boundary  of  Louisiana.    1809.    58  ff. 

(2)  Letter  by  Father  Massanet  to  Siguenza  y  Gongora.  1690.  About 

22  iT. 

(Copied  from  the  original  preser\'ed  by  Siguenza.     Printed  in  the  Quar- 
terly of  the  Tex.  Hist.  Assoc.,  II.) 

(3)  Copy  of  a  paper  published  in  Mexico  at  the  order  of  the  Mar- 
ques de  Valero.    6  fT. 

(4)  Memoir  (Mcmoria)  on  the  boundaries  of  Louisiana  by  Father 
Doctor  Jose  Peredo,  priest  of  the  Oratory  of  San  Felipe  Neri, 
directed  to  the  Inquisition.    Mar.  18,  1770.    5  flf. 

(5)  Certificate  by  the  secretaries  of  the  Holy  Office  relative  to  the 
exercise  of  jurisdiction  in  New  IMexico,  Louisiana,  Texas,  and 
Florida.  1661-1807.  Signed  by  Mathlas  Lopez  Torrecilla  and 
Mathias  Jose  de  Nagera.    Aug.,  1807. 

(The  same  as  no.  24,  vol.  43,  this  section.) 
Extract  from  Abbe  Raynal,  made  by  Pichardo. 
Vol.302.  "  Jesuitas.     Padre  Talamantes.''     (There  are  no  serial  numbers. 
Those  given  below  are  the  numbers  of  the  Talamantes  collection.) 
32.  Royal  ccdula  relative  to  the  exploration  of  the  Bay  of  Espiritu  Santo. 
Aug.  2,  1685. 

34.  Maritime  expeditions  made  in  search  of  the  French  and  Espiritu 

Santo  Bay.    Another  copy  of  no.  15  in  vol.  298. 

35.  Letter  by  Massanet  to  Siguenza  y  Gongora.    The  same  as  no.  116(2), 

above. 

36.  Opinion  of  the  fiscal  (vista  fiscal).    Nov.  30,  1716. 

37.  "  Resumen  Arreglado  "  of  the  history  of  Texas.    The  same  as  no. 

25  in  vol.  238. 

38.  Junta  general  to  consider  Texas  affairs.    Dec,  1716. 

'40.  Pena,  itinerary   (derrotero)   of  the  Aguayo  expedition  to  Texas. 

1721-1722. 

(Copied  from  the  official  print  of  1736.    Contains  the  diagrams  lacking 
from  "  Mcmorias  ",  vol.  28.) 
41.  Petition  of  the  citizens  of  San  Antonio  for  protection  (July  7,  1770) 

and  communication  of  Governor  Ripperda  relative  thereto  (July 

8).     22flf. 

(Cf.  vol.  28,  this  section.) 


62  Mexico:   Archivo  General 

42.  Copy  of  Bonilla's  "  Breve  Compendio  "  of  the  history  of  Texas. 

1772. 

(C/.  vols,  27  and  43  for  other  copies.') 
Altamira,  report  {informe)  to  the  viceroy.    June  20,  1744.    18  ff. 
Same  to  same.    May  2,  1844.    12  flf. 

(The  same  as  no.  10.  p.  56.) 
Explanation  (Explicacion)  for  the  exploration  of  the  coast  of  Sotavento 

from  the  Mississippi  to  the  Bay  of  San  Bernardo.     Signed  by 

Evia.    (Apparently  original.)    5  ff. 

(C/.  vol.  43.) 
Diary  (Diario)  by  Evia  of  his  exploration  from  Southwest  Pass  to  the 

Bay  of  San  Bernardo.    1786.    (Original.)     11  ff. 
Communication  by  Evia.    Mar.  17,  1786.    (Copy.)    7  ff. 
Project  (Explicacion)   of  the  rivers,  bars,  and  lakes  on  the  coast  of 

Nuevo  Leon  from  Tampico  to  Bay  of  San  Bernardo.    By  Evia. 

(Copy.)    12  ff. 
Diary  (Diario)  of  the  navigation  by  Evia  from  Tampico  to  Bay  of  San 

Bernardo.    34  ff. 

(C/.  vol.  43.) 
Seven  indices  of  documents  in  the  commandancy-general  at  Chihuahua. 

About  200  ff. 
Vol.303.  "  Monte  de  Piedad."    (The  pawnbroking  office.) 
Vol.  306.  "  Virreyes.    1779-1787." 

(Expedientes  formed  on  the  occasion  of  the  deaths  of  the  viceroys  Buca- 
reli,  Mathias  de  Galvez,  and  Conde  de  Galvez.) 

Vol.308.  "Jesuitas.    1641-1672." 

(The  dates  here  given  are  not  correct,  as  will  be  seen  below.  The  volume 
contains  important  original  records  for  the  missions  of  Sonora  and 
Sinaloa  as  well  as  for  internal  affairs.) 

Declaration  of  Alferez  Juan  Bautista  de  Escalante,  of  the  Compaiiia 
Volante  of  Sonora,  forwarded  by  Governor  Cruzate,  at  the  re- 
quest of  Father  Melchior  de  Bartirano,  of  the  mission  of  Cucurpe. 
Apr.  20,  1700.    About  ID  pp. 

Juan  Maria  de  Salvatierra  to  the  provincial,  reporting  his  journey  to  the 
Seris  coast.  Loreto,  Apr.  3,  1710.  (Contemporary  annotated 
copy,  undated.)     30  pp. 

Jacobo  Sedelmayr  to  Joseph  Echeverria.    Mar.  20,  1747.    (Original.) 

Relations  by  Sedelmayr  of  his  expedition  to  Moqui,  Oct.-Nov.,  1744. 

(One  addressed  to  George  Abel,  another  to  Baltazar.  Undated,  but  marked 
"  1744"  by  X.  A.  (Xavier  Alegre  ?).) 

Joseph  Agustin  de  Campos  to  the  viceroy.    1723. 

(Describes  the  country  as  far  as  the  Gila.) 
General  Antonio  Bezerra,  carta  consulta  to  the  viceroy.    1723. 

(Concerns  Nueva  Viscaya.) 
"  Informe  veridico  y  fiel  del  Nayarith  y  de  las  Misiones  ",  by  Christobal 

Lauria.    1727. 
"  Relazion  breve  de  algunos  triunfos  particulares  "  in  Nayarit,  by  Father 

Bruno  ( ?)  de  Covarrubias.    1729-1730. 

(Evidently  has  been  printed,  for  an  annotation  says:  "the  errors  of  the 
imprint  are  corrected,  although  not  entirely".) 

Relation  of  the  College  of  Durango,  by  Ignacio  Calderon.    1730. 

"  Informe  de  la  Mission  de  Nro.  Sto.  Pe.  Sn.  Ygnacio." 


Hisioria  63 

Report  by  the  visitor  to  the  viceroy  of  his  visit  to  the  California  missions. 

Loreto,  Feb.  14,  1730. 
Various  letters  from  the  missionaries  of  Lower  California  to  the  visitor, 

Echeverria.    1730. 
Cartas  Annuas.    1730-1738.    Others  for  different  years. 
Jacobo  Sedelmayr  to  the  provincial,  Andres  Xavier  Garcia.    Jan.,  1750. 
"  Relacion  breve  de  la  micion  de  Cinaloa  ",  by  Diego  Guzman. 

(It  begins  with  1527.    Divided  into  chapters.) 
Report  by  Francisco  Serrano,  of  the  Partido  de  los  Remedios.  Undated. 
Vol.  311.  "  Jesuitas.    1617-1623."    Relations  and  autos  of  the  uprising  of  the 
Tepegi:anes  of  Sinaloa.    Among  the  relations  are  accounts  of  the 
martyrdom  of  various  Jesuits  during  the  revolt. 
Internal  affairs  of  the  order. 
Vols.  312-314.  "  Cofradias  y  Hermandades."    1775-1791. 
Vol.316.  "Jesuitas.     1617-1676." 

(Important  papers  for  the  history  of  the  Jesuit  missions  of  Sinaloa  and 
Sonora  for  the  period.     A  number  of  them  are  letters,  relations  and 
autos  by  Captain  Diego  Martinez  de  Surdaide  to  the  viceroy,  written 
in  Sonora  about  1620-1622.    Notable  items  are  indicated  below.) 
Relation  of  the  conquest  of  Sinaloa,  by  Alferez  Antonio  Ruiz.     (Ap- 
parently original.)    38  ff. 

(A  note  by  Diego  Guzman  indicates  that  Ruiz  was  one  of  the  first  con- 
querors of  Sinaloa.) 

"  Carta  y  rrelacion  ",  by  Diego  jMartinez  de  Surdaide.    Sinaloa,  May  25, 

1622.     (Original.)     7  ff. 
An  ancient  relation  of  Sinaloa.    Unsigned  and  undated. 
Another  by  Martinez  de  Surdaide. 

"  Apologetica  Defensorio  y  Puntual  Manifiesto  "  of  the  fathers  of  Sina- 
loa and  Sonora.     1657.     (Original.)     40  ff. 
Id.  1657.    67  ff. 
Vols.  317,  319.  "  Curatos.    1770-1785."    Curacies. 
X'ol.  320.  Records  of  the  ayuntaniiento  of  the  \'illa  of  Bahia  del  Espiritu 

Santo.    Texas,  1821-1835.    About  300  ff. 
Vol.  321.  Royal  cedulas  and  correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  respect  to 
Texas  and  Louisiana.     1631-1793. 

(Evidently  a  part  of  the  Talamantes  collection  of  extracts  of  cedulas  and 
correspondence,  of  which  other  portions  are  in  volumes  298,  299,  this 
section.) 

Vol.322.  "  Monte  de  Piedad." 

Vol.324.  "  Californias."    Pacific  coast  explorations.    1774-1775. 
{Cf.  p.  loi  for  related  material.) 
Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  Juan  Perez,  Francisco  Hijosa,  and 
Bruno  de  Hezeta  concerning  the  movement  of  vessels.    1774- 1775. 
Diary  of  Bruno  de  Hezeta.     1775.    Two  copies,  one  unsigned,  but  ap- 
parently original.    About  100  ff. 
Id.  of  Bodega  y  Quadra,  in  the  Sonora.     1775. 
Id.  of  Juan  Joseph  Perez  Hernandez,  in  the  Santiago  or  Nueva  Galicia. 

'1775- 

Id.  of  Francisco  Antonio  Mourelle,  in  the  Sonora.    1775. 

Id.  of  P.  Fr.  Miguel  de  la  Campa,  in  the  Santiago.     1775. 

Autos  of  possession  of  different  places  on  the  coast,  by  Hezeta.    1775. 
\'o!.  325.  "  Sobre  reestablecimiento  de  la  Compai'iia  de  Testis. "    1816. 
Vol.  326.  "  Revoluciones.    1787-1810." 


84  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

Vols.  328-329.  "  San  Bias."      1768- 1769. 

(Correspondence  concerning  the  movement  of  vessels  on  the  Pacific  coast 
and  to  the  Philippines.  Important  for  the  preparation  of  the  expedition 
of  1769  to  .Mta  California.) 

Vols.  330-331.  "  Legacion  de  Espana  en  los  Estados  Unidos."    1807-1815. 

(Miscellaneous  correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  Onis,  Casa  Yrujo,  the 
consul  at  New  Orleans,  and  the  Duke  of  Manchester.  Chief  subjects 
are  the  purchase  of  arms  in  the  United  States  and  England,  revolution 
in  Cartagena.  See  vols.  161  and  162,  and  "  Notas  Diplomaticas  "  in 
Operaciones  de  Guerra.) 
Vol.  332.  Miscellaneous  correspondence  of  the  viceroys,  of  a  personal  nature. 

1 789- 1 794. 
Vol.333.  "Jesuitas.     1736-1751."    Correspondence  of  the  missionaries  and 
others  of  Chihuahua  and  Sonora  with  the  provincials. 

(There  are  letters  of  Fray  Gallardo,  Cucurpe,  1736;  Nicolas  de  Perera. 
Cucurpe,  1736;  Joseph  Agustin  de  Campos,  Himeres,  1735;  San  Ignacio. 
1736;  Ignacio  Xavier  Keller,  Himeres,  1736;  Luis  de  Velarde,  Dolores, 
1736;  Juan  Bautista  de  Anza,  Ymuri,  1736;  Guillermo  David,  Matape, 
1749;  Phelipe  Segesser,  Ures,  1749;  Pimentel.  Tecoripa,  1748;  Fabian  de 
Castro  Vicjo,  Pitiaque,  1748;  a  report  from  Chinipas,  1749;  etc.) 

Vols.  327,  338-390,  with  soine  exceptions,  deal  with  the  defense,  repairs,  gar- 
risoning, etc.,  of  Perote,  Vera  Cruz,  San  Juan  de  Ulliia,  and  Aca- 
pulco  during  the  seventeenth,  eighteenth  and  early  nineteenth 
centuries. 
Vol.  391.  "  Jesuitas.    1586-1680." 

Discussion  of  the  administration  of  doctrinas.    Extensive.    Undated,  but 
of  the  early  seventeenth  century. 

Communications  to  the  provincial  of  Guadalajara.    1665. 

Nicolas  de  Prado  to  the  provincial,  Antonio  Nuiiez,  Santa  Inez  (Salva- 
tierra's  mission),  July  4,  1680.    5  pp. 

(Prado  begins  by  thanking  the  provincial  for  sending  Salvatierra,  and  con- 
tinues with  the  affairs  of  the  mission.    In  five  numbered  paragraphs.) 

Vol.392.  "Jesuitas.  1670-1751."  Correspondence  of  the  missionaries  of 
Sonora,  Sinaloa,  and  Xueva  Viscaya  with  the  provincials,  com- 
missaries, and  other  officials. 

(Among  the  papers  are  letters  from  Juan  de  Betancur,  Sonora,  1672 ; 
Daniel  Angelo,  Matape,  1677-1678;  Juan  de  Cordova,  Parral,  1708: 
others  from  Parral,  of  different  dates;  David  Januske,  San  Miguel 
Oposura,  1723;  missionaries  of  San  Juan  Bautista  to  Januske,  1723: 
various  letters  from  Rio  Mayo;  letters  to  Christobal  de  Escobar,  1743; 
other  correspondence  from  Sonora,  1726-1751,) 

Vol.  393.  "  Jesuitas.    1680-1792." 

"  Libro  Segundo.  Luz  de  Tierra  Yncognita  en  la  America  Septentrional  ", 
by  Juan  Matheo  Manje.    49  ft'.,  octavo. 

(This  is  the  original  of  the  document  printed  in  Doc.  Hist.  Mex.,  fourth 
series,  I.  226-402,  and  called  by  Bancroft  "  Hist,  de  la  Pimeria  Alta  ".  It 
is  marked  by  Caspar  Stiger,  "  esta  es  la  relacion  del  Gral.  Mange,  y  doy 
fee  ".    For  Libro  Primero  see  Biblioteca  Nacional,  p.  210.) 

Letters  from  the  missionaries  of  Sonora  to  the  provincial.    1746. 

"  Descripcion  Geografica,  Natural,  y  Curiosa  de  la  Prov^  de  Sonora  Por 

un  Amigo  de  el  Servicio  de  Dios  y  del  Rey,  Ntro.  Sefior.  Afio  de 

1764."    (Original.)     186  pp.,  octavo. 

(For  a  copy  see  Historia,  vol.  16.) 


Historia  55 

"  Historia  de  la  Nueva  Entrada  de  los  PP»  de  la  Comp*  de  Jesus  a  las 
Naciones  de  Chinipa  ",  etc.    8  flf. 

(Arranged  in  chapters.  Apparently  refers  to  the  Italian  mission  of  1676. 
Filed  by  X.  A.) 

Diary  by  Kino  of  his  expedition  from  Sept.  22  to  Oct.  18,  1698.    (Orig- 
inal.)   22  ff.,  octavo. 

(It  is  in  Kino's  hand  and  bears  the  certificate  by  "Caspar  Stiger,  Av.  de 

estas  misiones  ",  that  it  is  the  genuine  relation  of  Kino.  Perhaps  these 
certificates  by  Stiger  give  a  clue  to  the  date  when  the  papers  were  sent 
from  Sonora.) 

Vol.394.  "  Viajes.    1691-1719."  Part  of  the  Talamantes  collection.  (Copies.") 

1.  Relation  by  Fray  Francisco  de  Jesiis  Maria  Casafias.    Aug.  15,  1691. 

(A  description  of  the  Hasinai  country  of  eastern  Texas.  An  autograph 
copy  is  possessed  by  the  Agricultural  and  Mechanical  College  of  Texas. 
In  preparation  for  print.) 

2.  Autos  of  the  founding  of  the  mission  of  San  Juan  Bautista  on  the 

Rio  Grande.    1 691-1706. 

(Sixteen  letters  copied  from  vol.  29,  this  section.) 

3.  Decree  of  the  Duke  of  Alburquerque  concerning  the  French  in  Texas. 

Oct.  29,  1703. 

4.  "  Autos  sobre  diferentes  noticias  "  concerning  Texas.    1715-1716. 

(The  originals  of  these  documents  are  in  Provincias  Internas,  vol.  181,  and 
copies  are  in  vol.  27  of  this  section.  Among  them  is  the  "  Resuraen 
.•Vrreglado  "  cited  in  vols.  27,  298,  and  302,  this  section.) 

5.  Diary  of  Ulibarri  from  Santa  Fe  to  the  northeast.    1706. 

(Another  copy  is  in  vol.  299,  this  section.  For  the  original,  see  Provincias 
Internas,  vol.  36.) 

Ulibarri's  report  to  the  governor  of  New  Mexico.    Aug.  27,  1706. 

6.  Autos  concerning  plans  for  the  discovery  of  Gran  Quivira  by  the 

Marques  de  Aguayo.    171 5. 

(See  a  copy  in  Historia,  vol.  27,  and  original  in  Provincias  Internas,  vol. 
183.) 

Royal  concession  to  Toribio  de  Huerta.    Sept.  13,  1689. 

(Copied  from  Reales  Cedulas,  vol.  22,  p.  400 ;  see  also  vol.  37,  this  section.) 
"  Relacion  de  la  Sierra  Azul "  directed  by  Fray  Carlos  Delgado  to 

Fray  Juan  Menchero,  provincial  of  New  Mexico.    Ysleta,  June 

17.  1744- 
Letter  of  same  to  same.    Nov.  15,  1745. 

Autos  concerning  the  "  molestation  "  of  the  citizens  of  New  Mexico 
by  the  religious.     1638. 
7-9.  Various  documents  relating  to  the  reoccupation  of  Texas.    1716. 
The  "  Resumen  Arreglado  ",  etc.    See  no.  4,  above. 
Espinosa,  diary  of  the  expedition  to  Texas.    1716. 
10.  Testimonio  of  the  title  of  governor  conferred  on  Martin  de  Alarcon, 
with  related  documents.    171 8- 1724. 
(See  Historia,  vol.  27.) 
Autos  of  proceedings  relative  to  Apaches  de  Xicarilla.     1717-1727. 
See  vol.  299,  this  section. 
Vol.  395.  "  Viajes.    1719-1767." 

(Part  of  the  Talamantes-Pichardo  papers.    Copies.) 
I.  Relacion  of  the  French  attack  on  the  castle  of  San  Carlos  y  Punta  de 
Sigiienza  and  the  recovery  of  these  points.    1719. 
(Copy  of  the  account  printed  by  the  Marques  de  Valero.) 


56  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

2.  "  Autos  sobre  diferentes  puntos  consultados  por  el  Governador  de  la 

Provincia  de  Texas,  Muerte  de  un  Correo,  otras  materias."    1724. 

3.  "  Autos  Hechos.    Texas."    1724. 

(Documents  concerning  troubles  in  the  province.) 

4.  Autos  of  the  investigation  (stimaria)  of  the  acts  of  Governor  Val- 

verde  of  New  Mexico  relative  to  the  expedition  to  the  Pananas 
(Pawnees)  to  investigate  the  doings  of  the  French.    1719-1726. 
(Sec  pp.  so.  93.) 

5.  Decree  of  the  viceroy  concerning  the  duty  of  the  governor  of  Texas 

to  furnish  the  missionaries  an  escort.    July  i,  1730. 

6.  Diary  of  Rivera's  visit  to  the  Interior  Provinces.    1727. 

(Printed  in  Guatemala,  1736.) 

7.  Report  (Jnforme)  of  Altamira  concerning  Texas.    July  4,  1744. 

(See  vol.  28,  this  section.) 

8.  Descripcion  of  the  Oueretaran  missions  at  San  Antonio,  Texas,  by 

Fray  Benito  Fernandez  de  Santa  Ana.    1740. 
(Copied  from  vol.  28,  this  section.) 

9.  Remarks  concerning  the  next  two  documents,  evidently  by  Tala- 

mantes. 

10.  Opinion  (Dictamen)  of  Altamira  concerning  the  Texas  affairs.  May 

2,  1744. 

(See  vol.  302,  this  section,  for  another  copy.) 

11.  Cuadcrno  no.  12  of  the  aiitos  of  the  case  of  Governor  Franquis 

against  ex-Governor  Sandoval.    1744. 
Letters  written  by  Governor  Franquis  to  the  missionaries  and  others 
concerning  escort  for  the  missions.     {Cf.  Historia.  vol.  524.) 

12.  Autos  of  the  inquiry  as  to  the  doings  of  the  French  in  New  Mexico. 

1749-1750. 

13.  Diary  by  Fray  Gaspar  Solis  of  his  expedition  from  Zacatecas  to 

Adaes,  Texas.    1767. 
(Copied  from  Historia,  vol.  27.) 
Vol.  396.  "  Geografia.    Noticias  de  Viajes  en  las  fronteras  de  Mexico,  1767- 
1786."    (Original  documents.) 

1.  Diligcncias  of  Col.  Ortiz  Parrilla  in  the  exploration  of  Ysla  de  los 

Malaguitas.    1767. 

2.  Costanso's  diary  of  the  Portola  expedition  to  California.    1769-1770. 

3.  Expediente  relative  to  the  preparation  of  the  first  Anza  expedition  to 

California.    1773.    Contains: 
Proposals  by  Anza's  father,  1737.     Two  diaries  of  journevs  by 

Father  Garces  to  the  Gila  and  Colorado  rivers.     1770  and  1771. 
Correspondence  of  Anza,  Garces,  and  others.     1771-1773. 

4.  Anza's  diary  of  his  first  expedition.    1773-1774. 

(Sef  no.  6,  below,  and  vol.  24,  no.  8.) 

5.  Father  Diaz's  diary  of  the  same  expedition,  with  a  letter  of  transmittal, 

dated  Apr.  8,  1774. 

6.  Certified  copy  of  Anza's  diary  of  his  first  expedition.    1774. 

(This  copy  begins  Jan.  8,  1774.    The  same  as  no.  6.  p.  88.") 
8.  "  Ultimas  cartas  "  (last  letters)  of  Anza,  written  at  Rio  Colorado  on 

the  eve  of  his  depart\ire  for  California.    Dec.  8,  1775.    (The  same 

as  no.  4,  p.  119.) 
9-10.  Royal  order,  correspondence,  and  reports  concerning  the  La  Pe- 

rouse  expedition.    1785. 


Historia  57 

Vol.397.  "  Geografia.  Viajes.    1789-1791." 

Documents  concerning  the  voyage  of   Malaspina  around  the  world. 

Twelve  original  expedientes,  constituting  the  whole  volume. 

(See  Historia,  vol.  277.) 
Vols.  398-401.  Liberty  of  the  Press.    176&-1821. 
Vols.  402-405.  The  Spanish  Constitution.     1812-1821. 
Vols.  406-408.  Slaves.    Sale  of  them.     1554-1749. 
Vols.  409-411.  "Ynfidentes",  "  Patriotas  ",  and  "  Independientes  ".     1801- 

1815. 
Vol.  412.  "  Independientes." 
Vol.  413.  "  Revoluciones." 

Documents  relative  to  the  doings  of  Philip  Nolan  in  Texas  and  Nuevo 

.Santander,  and  the  disposition  made  of  his  companions.     1797- 

1803. 

(Correspondence  of  the  commandant  of  the  Interior  Provinces,  the  vice- 
roy, the  governor  of  Texas,  Nolan,  Carondelet,  and  other  persons  con- 
cerned.   Throws  new  light  on  Nolan's  career.) 
Vol.414.  "Revoluciones."    1771-1775. 
Vol.415.  "Revoluciones.    1794-1812." 

Correspondence  relative  to  efforts  to  secure  the  person  of  Francisco  de 
Miranda,  if  he  could  be  found,  in  response  to  a  royal  order.  1796- 
1797. 

(See  Robertson,  "Francisco  de  Miranda",  Annual  Report  of  the  Amer. 
Hist.  Assoc,  for  1907,  vol.  I.,  p.  312.) 

Representation  of  the  French  charge  d'affaires  in  the  United  States  con- 
cerning the  bad  treatment  of  the  French  in  Mexico.    1796. 
Vols.  416-418.  "  Suprema  Junta  Central."    1808-1810. 
Vols.  419-420.  "  Banco  Nacional  de  Amortizacion." 
Vol.  424.  "  Ocupacion  de  la  Habana  per  los  Yngleses.    1762." 

(Original  correspondence.     See  related  matter  in  Secretaria  de  Gucrra. 
"Varies  Asuntos.") 
Reports  of  Juan  de  Prado,  governor  and  captain-general  of  Cuba,  and 

other  officers,  to  the  viceroy.    Minutes  of  replies. 
Capitulations  to  Earl  of  Albemarle  and  Pocock. 
Vol.425.  "  Ocupacion  de  la  Habana  por  los  Yngleses.    1763-1802." 

Correspondence  with  the  Conde  de  Ricla  concerning  the  restoration  of 
Havana. 
(Certified  copies.) 
Instructions  to  Diego  6rtiz  Parrilla,  governor  of  Pensacola,  concerning 
the  evacuation.    July  6,  1763.    (Original,  by  the  Conde  de  Ricla.) 
Instructions  to  Joseph  Pernct  and  Lazaro  Alberja  for  assisting  Parrilla. 
Same  date. 
"Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  Ricla.     1762. 
^Correspondence  between  the  Cuban  and  the  English  officers.     1763. 
'Decree  of  the  viceroy  relative  to  war  with  England.    June  12,  1782. 
•Documents  relative  to  finances  connected  with  the  war  with  England. 
]  1802. 

Vol.426.  "  Sentenciados  a  presidio."    1819-1820. 
Vols.  428-429.  "  Conspiraciones."    1788-1823. 
Vol.430.  "  Colonizacion.    1735-1796." 

I.  Opinion  {Consulta)  of  Juan  de  Olivan  de  ReboUedo,  oidor  of  the 

Royal  Audiencia,  concerning  the  settlement  of  the  port  of  San 

Diego  as  a  station  on  the  way  to  the  Philippine  Islands.     1735. 

Cedula,  asking  for  information  on  the  above  subject.    Feb.  18,  1719. 


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2.  Reserved  report  (Informe  reserrada)  concerning  the  Californias. 
By  Mathias  de  Arniona.    Jan.  2,  1771.    With  documents  enclosed. 

4.  Report  of  the  governor  of  Havana  on  the  need  of  funds  for  Louisi- 

ana.   1795. 
Carondelet  to  Luis  de  las  Casas.    Nov.  22,  1794. 

(Containing  references  to  the  secession  of  Kentucky  and  the  use  of  money 
with  a  certain  W.  [Wilkinson  ?]  for  aiding  the  movement.) 

Las  Casas  to  the  viceroy.    Jan.  7,  1795. 

(Transmitting  the  foregoing  and  telling  of  efforts  to  secure  the  secession 
of  Louisiana.    He  asks  for  money  to  use  with  men  of  influence.) 

Proceedings  of  a  junta  extraordinaria  in  regard  to  the  same.  Feb.  10, 

1795- 

5.  Royal  order  of  Jan.  24,  1795. 

(Reporting  the  attempted  alliance  with  the  United  States,  and  enjoining  a 
friendly  attitude  and  the  cessation  of  plans  to  explore  the  coast  from  the 
Rio  Grande  to  the  Mississippi.) 

Letter  of  the  Duke  of  Alcudia  concerning  the  Kentuckians  and  the 
navigation  of  the  Mississippi.    Aranjuez,  Jan.  24,  1795.    (Copy.) 

6.  Request  of  the  commandant  of  the  Interior  Provinces  for  arms  and 

men  to  serve  in  Texas,  because  of  the  migration  of  the  Americans 
and  the  consequent  driving  of  the  Indians  westward.    1795. 
Migration  of  the  Ais  Indians  to  the  Brazos.    1795. 
8-10.  Royal  order  concerning  the  keeping  of  Anglo-Americans  out  of 
the  realm. 
Correspondence  of  the  viceroy,  the  commandant  of  the  Interior  Prov- 
inces, the  Prince  of  Peace,  and  northern  governors  relative  to  the 
above  subject.    1795. 
II.  Correspondence  relative  to  representatives  of  33  tribes  from  the 
United  States  who  asked  for  lands  in  the  Spanish  domain.     1795. 
Lists  of  invalids  destined  for  the  settlement  of  Californias.    Corre- 
spondence concerning  the  same  matter.    1796. 
Vol.  431.  "  Ymmigracion." 

2, 6,  7.  Correspondence  concerning  supplies  for  Louisiana  and  Florida. 

1797-1803. 
5.  Id.  concerning  the  sending  of  Indians  from  Louisiana  to  Mexico. 
1800. 
Peace  negotiations  in  Louisiana  with  northern  Indians.     1800-1801. 
8.  Investigation  of  the  origin  of  the  foreigner  James  Grimes. 
Vol.  432.  "  Jura  de  Fernando  7°."    1808-1810. 
Vol.433.  "  Indultados."    1821-1829. 
Vol.434.  "  Capitanias  generales.    1764-1765." 

(Material  relative  to  the  West  Indies  for  the  period.) 
Vol.  436.  "  Indiferente.    Yslas,  Florida,  Havana,  Sto.  Domingo,  Puerto  Rico, 
Cumana,  Caracas,  Cuba.    1752-1755." 
I.  Documents  concerning  the  pay  of  Guillermo  Walton  for  aid  to  Florida. 

.  .^753; 
3.  Diligencias  executed  in  consequence  of  the  complaint  of  the  Uchis 

Indians  that  English  families  were  settling  in  Florida.    1754. 
5.  Reports  of  supplies  for  the  store  at  San  Marcos  de  Apalache.    1753. 
Vol.  437.  "  Festividades  civicas  y  religiosas.    1 762-1 821." 
Vol.440.  "  Residencia  de  Virreyes  y  Gobernadores.    1800-1804." 
Vol.  442.  "  Embargo  de  Bienes  de  Yturrigaray.    1808." 


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Vols.  443-448.  "  Elections  of  governors,   alcaldes,   deputies  to   the   Cortes 

1699-1814.     [1809-1814.]  " 
Vol.  449.  "  Estranjeros."    General  regulations,  individual  cases,  etc.     1792- 

1796. 
Vol.  450.  "  Estranjeros.  Averiguacion  informativa  de  los  comerciantes  que 
residen  en  el  distrito  de  Vera  Cruz."    1807. 
(Inquiries  concerning  other  cities.) 
Vol.451.  '"Civil.    Estranjeros."    1807-1809. 

Expediente  concerning  Juan  Tomas  Yglesia,  "  Anglo-Americano  ".  1808. 
Lists  of  foreigners  in  Xuevo  Leon,  Baja  California,  and  other  provinces. 
Sworn  statement  by  John  Hickman  explaining  his  presence  in  Guana- 
juato. 
Vol.  452.  Idem.  1804-1810. 
Vol.  453.  "  Policia  de  Salubridad."    1746-1 810. 
Vols.  454-459.  "  Superintendencia  de  policia."    1746-1820. 
Vols.  460-466.  "  Jardin  botanico."    1787-1821. 
Vols.  467-483.  "  Diversiones  Piiblicas."    1638-1821. 
Vol.  484.  '■  Criminal.    Causas  de  patriotas."    1811-1812. 
Vols.  485-492.  Military  affairs  of  the  Revolution.    1814-1821. 

(Cf.  Seccion  de  Operaciones  de  Guerra.) 
Vols.  493-50L  "  Instruccion  publica."    1759-1820. 
Vols.  502-519.  Imprisonment,  expropriation,  and  expulsion  of  Frenchmen. 

1794-1808. 
Vol.521.  "  Defensa  de  Vera  Cruz.    1801-1806." 
Vol.  522.  "  Estadistica.    Padrones.    1603-1790." 

Report  by  Escandon  on  the  Pames  and  Chichimeca  Indians.    Circa  1742. 
General  padrones  of  the  provinces  of  New  Mexico,  Californias,  Nueva 
Viscaya,  etc.    1790. 
Vol.  523.  "  Estadistica.    Padrones.    1791-1811." 
Vol.524.  "Texas.    1736-1737." 

(Formerly  in  Indiferente  de  Guerra.    Mainly  original.) 
Documents  concerning  minor  disputes  between  the  French  and  the  Span- 
iards over  trade  on  the  east  Texas  frontier;  presidial  accounts, 
Adaes ;  etc.    1 736- 1 737. 
Correspondence  between  St.  Denis  and  the  governor  of  Texas  concerning 
the  removal  of  the  fort  of  Natchitoches  to  the  west  side  of  the  Red 
River.    1735-1736- 
Reports  by  the  missionaries  in  east  Texas  concerning  this  matter. 
Disputes  over  the  obligation  of  the  governor  of  Texas  to  furnish  an 
escort  for  the  missionaries.    1735-1736. 
Vol.  526.  "  Correspondencia  del  Gral.  Filisola,  Comandante  Gral.  del  Ejercito 
del  Norte.    Matamoros.    1837." 
(The  whole  volume.) 
Vol.  529.  "  Capitanes  Generales.    1763-1764." 

(Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  the  military  authorities  of  Santo         ^ 
Domingo,  Cumand,  Caracas,  Cartagena,  Florida,  Cuba,  etc.     Cf.  vols. 
424,  425,  this  section.) 
Vol.  [Unnumbered.]  "  Historia.    San  Bias.    Expedientes.    1775-1804." 

Correspondence  concerning  San  Bias  and  Antigua  California.     1775  ct 

seq. 
Exploration  of  the  coast  of  Antigua  California  by  Gonzalo  Lopez  de 
Haro.    Original  diary  and  other  papers.    1802-1803. 


60  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

HISTORIA.    OPERACIONES   DE   GUERRA. 
(history,    military  operations  ;  about  looo  volumes.) 

This  section  is  really  a  subdivision  of  that  of  Historia,  but  it  is  usually 
treated  as  a  separate  section.  It  contains  about  lOOO  volumes  of  documents 
relating  primarily  to  the  Mexican  War  of  Independence,  1810-1821.  The 
materials  consist  in  the  main  of  reports  and  correspondence  of  the  military 
chiefs  of  the  period  with  the  central  government  and  with  each  other.  The 
correspondence  is  arranged  alphabetically  under  the  names  of  the  military 
leaders,  with  the  insertion  of  a  few  other  headings  such  as  audiencias,  ayunta- 
mientos,  mails,  manufacture  of  powder,  engineers,  industry  and  commerce, 
bishops,  etc.    The  volumes  have  as  a  rule  good  inventories  (indices). 

It  was  impracticable  to  examine  in  detail  every  one  of  the  volumes,  most  of 
which,  it  appeared  from  the  systematic  general  examination  which  was  made, 
contain  only  occasional  documents  of  special  importance  for  our  purpose. 
Consequently,  after  making  a  list  of  all  of  the  series,  illustrative  volumes  were 
chosen  for  detailed  study  from  the  series  of  most  direct  bearing.  Noteworthy 
among  these  series  is  that  entitled  "  Notas  Diplomr'iticas  ".  Since  Texas  played 
a  much  more  important  part  in  the  revolution  than  the  rest  of  the  provinces 
of  the  northern  tier,  the  correspondence  of  the  governors  of  Texas  and  of  the 
commandants-general  of  the  Interior  Provinces  of  the  East,  within  whose 
jurisdiction  Texas  lay,  is  also  of  special  importance.  Selection  was  made 
therefore  of  the  "  Notas  Diplomaticas  ",  the  correspondence  of  Manuel  Sal- 
cedo,  governor  of  Texas,  and  that  of  Jose  Joaquin  de  Arredondo,  command- 
ant-general of  the  Interior  Provinces  of  the  East.  While  these  selections  are 
given  here  primarily  to  exemplify  the  nature  of  the  contents  of  the  section, 
it  is  believed  that  they  are  very  much  more  important  for  the  history  of  the 
United  States  than  any  other  series  of  the  section,  if  not  indeed  than  all  the 
rest  of  the  volumes  combined.  Nevertheless,  there  is  considerable  valuable 
matter  in  the  correspondence  of  other  frontier  commanders. 

Titles  of  the  Series. 
The  following  are  the  titles  of  the  series,  given  in  alphabetical  order,  althoujjh 
the  arrangement  on  the  shelves  at  the  time  when  the  examination  was  made 
was  not  strictly  alphabetical.  Entire  accuracy  as  to  the  chronological  limits 
of  all  the  volumes  was  not  possible  of  attainment  under  the  circumstances  of 
the  examination.  In  those  cases  where  dates  were  given  on  the  backs  of  the 
volumes,  they  were  copied  and  are  reproduced  here.  In  other  cases  the  ap- 
proximate limits  of  the  volumes  were  determined  by  further  examination. 
Neither  is  strict  accuracy  guaranteed  as  to  the  number  of  volumes  of  each 
series,  owing  to  some  irregularities  of  shelving,  but  it  is  believed  that  in  both 
of  these  particulars  the  information  will  be  found  correct  in  the  main. 

Acevedo,  Manuel.    1810-1820.    4  vols. 
Aguayo.    TS12-1815. 
Aguila.    1813-1815. 
Aguirre.    1815-1820.    9  vols. 
Alvarez  de  Guitan.    1813-1819.    20  vols. 
Andrade.    1810-1821.    4  vols. 
Angulo.    1812-1813.    4  vols. 
Antoneli.    1 814-18 17.    3  vols. 
Arana.    1817-1819.    i  vol. 
Armijo.    1812-1821.    21  vols. 
Armifion.    1813-1820.    4  vols. 


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Arredondo.    1811-1820.    4  vols. 

Arzobispo  de  Mexico  y  Obispos  (Archbishop  of  Mexico  and  Bishops). 

1810-1819.    3  vols. 
Audiencias  (royal).    1811-1820.    3  vols. 
Ayola.    1814-1820.    I  vol. 
Ayuntamientos.     1810-1821.    3  vols. 
Baldeza,  J.    1810-1821.    3  vols. 
Barrados,  J.     1813-1820.    2  vols. 

Boiiavia,  Bernardo.    1810-1817.    2  vols.    (See  also  Lasso  and  Salcedo.) 
Bracho,  Rafael.    1813-1817.    2  vols. 
Bustamante,  Anastacio.    1812-1819.    2  vols. 
Calleja.    1810-1816.    33  vols. 
Camino  Militar  a  Vera  Cruz  (Military  Road  to  Vera  Cruz).    1810-1824. 

3  vols. 
Campo,  M.  1810-1820.    3  vols. 
Carminati,  1814-1815.     i  vol. 
Carmona.    1813-1821.    i  vol. 
Casasola.    1812-1818.    6  vols. 
Castillo  Bustamante.     1810-1820.    7  vols. 
Castro,  Jose.    7  vols. 

Chavarri  (see  Correos,  below).    (Bancroft  has  Echavarri.) 
Cinciinegui.    1818-1819.    3  vols. 
Clavarino.    1812-         .    i  vol. 
Clero,  Regular  y  Secular  (Clergy,  Regular  and  Secular).     1810-1821. 

7  vols. 
Cobian.    1814.    i  vol. 

Comisaria  de  Guerra  (Commissary  Department).    1810-1821.    3  vols. 
Concha,  Manuel  de  la.    1814-1821. 
Conde  de  Alcazar.    18101813.    i  vol. 
Conde  de  Cadena.    1810-1811.    i  vol. 
Conde  de  Casa  de  Agreda.    1812-1818.    2  vols. 
Conde  de  Castro  Terrefio.    1812-1814.    5  vols. 
Conde  de  Valparaiso.    1810-1817.    i  vol. 
Correos  (Mails).    1811-1820.    Chavarri.    1811-1815.    i  vol. 
Cosio,  Nicolas.    4  vols. 
Cruz,  Jose.    1810-1820.    22  vols. 
Davila,  Garcia.    1811-1814.    4  vols. 
Davila,  Jose.    1812-1821.    35  vols. 
Davis  (see  Moreno  y  Davis). 
Diaz  de  Ortega,  Ramon.    1810-1814.    5  vols. 
Diaz,  Juan.    1811-1817.    4  vols. 
Donativo  para  Armamento  (Donation  for  Armament).     1810-1812.    4 

vols. 
Echegaray  (see  Emparan). 
Emparan  y  Echegaray.    1810-1821. 

Estados  de  Fuerzas  (Statistics  of  Forces).    1810-1813.    i  vol. 
Expolios  (Spoils).    1811-1821. 

Faljrica  de  Polvora  (Powder  Manufacture).    1810-1815.    i  vol. 
Fucro,  Joaquin.    1813-1817.    7  vols. 
Fuica,  M.    1810-1815.    I  vol. 
Gallangos,  Jose.     1819-1821.    About  5  vols. 
Garcia  Conde.    1810-1819.    7  vols. 
Garcia,  Rebollo.    1810-1819.    About  20  vols. 


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Gonzalez  de  la  Vega,  Manuel.    1812-1820.    2  vols.    (See  Saenz.) 

Guizarnotegui  (?),  Francisco.    1811-1818.    4  vols. 

Gutierrez  del  Maro,  Ramon.    1810-1821.    58  vols. 

Gutierrez,  Nicolas.    1810-1821.    16  vols. 

Heredia  y  Vergara  (Francisco)  y  Hevia  (Francisco).  1812-1818.  I 
vol. 

Herrera,  Simon.    1810-1812.    i  vol. 

Hevia,  Franco.    1812-1821.    (See  also  Heredia.) 

Hidalpo,  Francisco  Manuel.    1816-1820.    i  vol. 

Hospitales  Militares  (Military  Hospitals).    1810-1821.    i  vol. 

Huidobro,  Justo.    1817-1820.    3  vols. 

Yndependientes  (Independents).    1810-1820.    7vols. 

Independientes,  Acusados  por  (Persons  charged  with  being  independ- 
ents).   1814-1815.    I  vol. 

Indiferente  de  Guerra  (War,  miscellaneous).    1799-1816.    2  vols. 

Yndultados  (Pardoned  persons).    1812-1821.    4  vols. 

Yndustria  y  Comercio  (Industry  and  Commerce).    1797-1815.    i  vol. 

Ynfanzon,  Jose  M'.    1812.    i  vol. 

Yngenieros  (Engineers).    1816-1821.    i  vol. 

Yrisarri,  Santiago.    1812-1814.    3  vols. 

Iturbide,  1811-1820.    2  vols.    (Shelved  among  the  E's.) 

Yturbide,  Agustin.    1810-1821.    9  vols. 

Jalon,  Jose.    1810-1815.    2  vols. 

Junta  de  Seguridad  (Council  of  Safety).    1810-1820.    i  vol. 

Lara,  Vicente.    1813-1819.    i  vol. 

Larragoite,  Antonio.    1814-1819.    4  vols. 

Lasso,  Jose  Maria,  y  Bonavia  (Bernardo).    1810-1817.    i  vol. 

Lazo,  Jose  Maria  (see  Lizarra). 

Linares,  Antonio.    1811-1821.    20  vols. 

Linan,  Pascual.    1 8 14- 182 1.    20  vols. 

Lizarra,  Ezequiel.    1810-1821.    2  vols. 

Lizarra,  Ezequiel,  y  Lazo,  Jose  Maria.    1810-1814.    i  vol. 

Llano,  Ciriaco.    1811-1821.    43  vols. 

Llano,  Cosme  Ramon.    1812-1820.    i  vol. 

Llorente,  Carlos  Maria.    1812-1820.    6  vols. 

Lopez,  Bernardo.    1813-1820.    8  vols. 

Luares,  Domingo.    1817-1821.    4  vols. 

Madrid,  Felix  de  la.    1813-1818.    i  vol. 

Marina  (Marine).     1809-1821.    7  vols. 

Marquez,  Donallo  Jose.    1814-1821.    5  vols. 

Martinez,  Jose  Manuel.    1813-1820.    1  vol. 

Menezo,  Pedro.    1811-1816.    4  vols. 

Mendrajon,  Eduardo.    1813-1816.    i  vol. 

Merino,  Manuel.    1810-1821.    8  vols. 

Mijares  y  Mancebo,  Fernando.    1815-1816.    2  vols. 

Mondui,  Ramon,  1812-1818.    i  vol. 

Monsalve,  Pedro.    1812-1816.    3  vols. 

Mora,  Ygnacio.    1817-1820.    i  vol. 

Moreno,  Manuel.    1810-1813.    2  vols. 

Moreno  y  Davis,  Jose.    1813-1819.    31  vols. 

Moyoli,  Pedro.    1813-1819.    6  vols. 

Murias,  Francisco.    1816-1820.    4  vols. 


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Notas  Diplomaticas   (Diplomatic  Notes).     1809-1820.     4  vols.     (See 
separate  paragraph  below.) 

Novella,  Francisco.    1816-1821.    9  vols. 

Obeso,  Manuel.    1813-18.21.    3  vols. 

Obispos  (Bishops).    1811-1821.    2  vols. 

Olazabal,  Juan  Jose,  y  Ordoiiez,  Cristobal.    1812-1816.    2  vols. 

Ordonez,  Cristobal.    1816.    13  vols.     (See  Olazabal.) 

Orrantia,  Francisco.    1815-1820.    5  vols. 

Ortega  y  Moya,  Miguel.    1812-1814.    i  vol. 

Oviedo,  Juan  Nepomuceno.    1810-1811.    i  vol. 

Padilla  (see  Pardo). 

Pardo,  Manuel,  y  Padilla,  Antonio.    1812-1815.    i  vol. 

Pares,  Francisco.    1810-1813.    i  vol. 

Patriotas  (Patriots).    1813-1821.    11  vols. 

Perez  JMaraiion,  Fernando.    1810-1821.    5  vols. 

Pezquera,  Juan.    1816-1821.    3  vols. 

Piedras,  Francisco  de  las.    1811-1817.    11  vols. 

Piedrola,  Antonio.    1813-1819.    2  vols. 

Policia  (Police).    1811-1821.    4  vols. 

Ponce,  Jose  Joaquin.    1810-1817.    7  vols. 

Porlier,  Rozendo.     1811-1812.    2  vols. 

Portillo  (see  Zubieta). 

Presidiarios  (Presidials).    1816-1818.    i  vol. 

Puente,  Pedro  de  la.    1811-1812.    i  vol. 

Quevedo,  Jose.    1812-1816.    8  vols. 

Qiiilty,  Mateo.    1817-1820.    2  vols. 

Quintana,  Luis.    1819-1821.    6  vols. 

Rafols,  Juan.    1815-1821.    5  vols.    (See  also  Reynoso.) 

Ramirez  y  Sesma,  Jose.    1813-1821.    i  vol. 

Ramiro,  Rafael.    1814-1820.    i  vol. 

Realistas  (Royalists).    1809-1821.    About  95  volumes,  arranged  alpha- 
betically. 

Rendon,  Francisco.    1810-1820.    5  vols. 

Rendon,  Francisco,  y  Rionda,  Francisco.    1810-1821.    2  vols. 

Reyna,  Caspar.    1818-1821.    i  vol. 

Reynoso,  Jose  Mariano,  y  Rafols,  Juan.    1811-1821.    i  vol. 

Rincon,  Manuel  y  J.  Antonio.    1816-1820.    i  vol. 

Rionda,  Francisco  (see  Rendon). 

Roca,  Ramon  de  la.    iSii.    i  vol. 

Rodriguez,  Marcos.    1818-1820.    3  vols. 

Rubin  de  Celis,  Diego.    1812-1816.    i  vol. 

Ruiz,  Jose.    1816-1821.    I  vol. 

Ruiz,  Pio  Maria.     1812-1821.    6  vols. 

Saenz,  Elias  Antonio.    1812-1820.    4  vols. 

Saenz,  Elias,  y  Gonzalez,  Francisco.    1812-1816.    i  vol. 

Salcedo,  Manuel.    1810-1812.    i  vol. 

Salcedo,  Nemesio,  y  Bonavia,  Bernardo.    18101812.    i  vol. 

Samaniego  (see  Soto). 

Sanchez,  Juan.    1810-1811.    i  vol. 

Santa  Cruz,  Alejandro.    1810-1812.    i  vol. 

Sentenciados  a  las  Armas  (Sentenced  to  Military  Service).    1811-1818. 
3  vols. 


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Sentenciados  a  Presidios  (Sentenced  to  Presidios).    1813-1818.    i  vol. 

Soniarriba,  Francisco,  y  Sola,  Pablo  Vicente.    1811-1821.    i  vol. 

Sola,  Pablo  Vicente  (see  Soniarriba). 

Soto,  Juan  Maria,  y  Samaniego,  Saturino.    1812.    i  vol. 

Suarez  de  la  Serna,  Miguel.    1812-1816.    88  vols. 

Subdelegados  (Subdelegates).    1810-1812.    2  vols. 

Ten'in,  Francisco  Alonso.    1810-1820.    i  vol. 

Tesorerias  (Treasuries).    1810-1821.    7  vols. 

Tesorerias  Militares  (Military  Treasuries).    1813-1821.    5  vols. 

Tornos,  J.  T.    1810-1813.    7  vols. 

Torre,  Juan  B.  de  la.    1811.    2  vols. 

Torrez,  Miguel.    1818-1819.    2  vols. 

Torrez  Valdivia,  Manuel  Maria.    1812-1821.    19  vols. 

Torrez  del  Campo,  Jose.    1812-1818.    i  vol. 

Tosta,  Bonifacio.    1816-1820.    i  vol. 

Tovar,  J.    1810-1821.    i  vol. 

Tribunal  de  la  Acordada.    1810-1813.    2  vols. 

Tribunal  de  Cuentas  (Tribunal  of  Accounts.    1810-1821. 

Tribunal  del  Consulado.    1810-1821.    2  vols. 

Urrutia,  Carlos.    1810-1820.    12  vols. 

Valiente,  Pedro.    1810-1813.    i  vol. 

Velez,  Jose.    1812-1817.    2  vols. 

Villaldea,  Francisco.    1812-1820.    3  vols. 

Villaldea,  Francisco  de  P.,  y  Villasana,  Eugenio.    1811-1821.    i  vol. 

Villasana,  Eugenio.    1813-1819.    7  vols.    (See  also  Villaldea.) 

Villalva,  Ramon.    1810-1813.    i  vol. 

Villaverde,  Fray  Pedro  de.    1815-1818.    i  vol. 

Vina,  Agustin.    1811-1821.    i  vol. 

Viruega,  Juan.    1810-1821.    i  vol. 

Zarzosa,  Pedro.    1812-1817.    2  vols. 

Zarzosa,  Pedro ;  Zubieta,  Antonio ;  Zepeda,  Carlos.    1812-1819.    i  vol. 

Zepeda,  Carlos  (see  Zarzosa). 

Zubieta,  Antonio ;  Zuiiiga  ;  Portillo,  Juan.    1813-1821.    i  vol. 

Zuniga  (see  Zubieta). 

Zuvieta,  Antonio.    1813-1821.    1  vol.    (See  Zubieta  and  Zarzosa.) 

NOTAS  DIPLOMATICAS. 
{Diplomatic  Notes;  four  volumes.) 

These  volumes  contain  chiefly  correspondence  with  the  Spanish  agents  in 
the  United  States  (ministers  and  consuls)  and  with  other  officials  concerning 
relations  with  the  United  States  during  the  Mexican  War  of  Independence, 
1810-1821.  The  volumes  have  good  inventories.  Material  of  the  same  class 
is  contained  in  Seccion  de  Historia,  vols.  161  and  162,  and  in  the  correspond- 
ence of  Manuel  Salcedo,  this  section.  Duplicates  of  some  of  the  documents 
and  supplementary  materials  are  listed  in  Perez's  Guide  to  the  Materials  for 
American  History  in  Cuban  Archives  (Washington,  Carnegie  Institution, 
1907),  q.  v.,  index. 

Vol.1.  1809-1820. 

Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  Onis,  Spanish  minister  to  the  United 
States,  and  with  the  governor  of  Texas,  concerning  trade  relations 
with  the  United  States,  the  purchase  of  arms  and  vessels,  etc. 
1809-1810. 


Historia.   Opcracioncs  de  Giierra  65 

Id.  with  Onis  and  witli  Morphy,  consul  at  New  Orleans,  concerning  the 

insurgent  leader  lose  Alvarez  de  Toledo  and  his  associates.    1815- 

1S16. 
/(/.  with  Onis  concerning  an  expedition  from  the  United  States  to  Tani- 

pico.    1815. 
Id.  with  lose  Manuel  de  Herrera  ( in  the  United  States)  and  with  Toledo. 

.1815.. 
Id.  with  Onis  concerning  the  relations  of  the  United  States  with  the 

insurgents.     1816,  1817. 
Id.  with  authorities  of  Cuba  and  Texas  concerning  Mina,  Lallemand, 

Rigaud,  La  Fitte,  and  Aury.    1817-1819. 
/(/.  with  Onis  concerning  the  activities  of  the  United  States  in  Florida, 

the  Louisiana  boundary,  and  danger  that  the  United  States  would 

occupy  the  Rio  Grande.    1818. 
Expediente  concerning  the  defense  of  New  Mexico  against  the  United 

States.    1818-1819. 

(In  each  case  there  is  a  large  amount  of  transmitted  correspondence  with 
local  authorities.) 

Vol.2.  1810-1820. 

Correspondence  of  the  viceroy,  the  audiencia,  and  other  officials  of  New 
Spain  with  Felipe  Fatio  (consul  at  New  Orleans),  and  with  Onis 
concerning  commercial  relations  with  the  L^nited  States,  danger 
from  the  Comanches,  the  affairs  of  Florida,  Lallemand,  etc.  1810 
1820. 
Correspondence  transmitted  by  Fatio  to  the  viceroy.  1817.  f?.  62-78. 
These  are  merely  the  more  noteworthy  among  many  important 
documents : 
Report  by  Felix  Trudeaux  of  the  settlement  in  Texas  of  families 

from  Kentucky  and  Tennessee.    Natchitoches,  Aug.  5,  1817. 
Report  by  A.  L.  L.  of  a  plan  in  the  United  States  to  cause  a  negro 
insurrection,  of  the  doings  of  Gutierrez  and  Victoria,  and  of 
pirates  on  the  Gulf.    Undated. 

(Evidently  by  Lacarriere  Latour,  alias  John  Williams,  French  engineer. 
Cf.  Perez,  Guide  to  ...  .  Cuban  Archives,  p.  63. 1 

Memoirc  by  A.   L.  L.  concerning  the  rapid  American  migration 
across  the  Mississippi,  Cherokee  affairs,  etc.    It  was  accompanied 
by  a  map  of  western  L'nited  States,  Texas,  and  New  Mexico. 
Map  of  (ialveston  Bay  by  B.  S. 

"  Miras  Generales  "  (general  observations)  concerning  the  revolu- 
tion in  Texas.    By  A.  L.  L[atour].    5  pp. 
(See  another  copy,  p.  I.'?4.1 
Letters  to  the  viceroy  by  Fatio  discussing  these  documents. 
Vol.3.  1810-1816. 

Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  and  the  audiencia  with  Juan  Ventura 

Morales,  of  Pensacola,  and  with  Diego  Morphy,  of  New  Orleans, 

concerning  the  revolution  in  Florida  and  the  plans  of  the  United 

States  with  respect  to  that  province.    1810. 

Id.  with  Onis  relative  to  a  rumored  expedition  from  the  United  States 

against  Mexico.    1810. 
Orders  to  the  commandant-general  of  the  Eastern  Interior  Provinces  to 
prevent  the  United  States  from  exploring  the  border  country. 
i8u. 
6 


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Recommendation  by  Onis  that  troops  be  sent  to  protect  Texas.     1811. 

Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  Morphy  and  Morales  concerning 
West  Florida.    181 1. 

Id.  with  Casa  Calvo  and  others  concerning  the  revolution  in  South  Amer- 
ica.    181 1. 

Id.  with  Morphy  and  Onis  concerning  the  advance  of  adventurers  from 
the  United  States  upon  Texas.    1812. 

Id.  concerning  the  movements  of  Picornell  and  Toledo,  and  a  certain 
doctor  (Robinson  ?).    1813. 

Id.  concerning  Toledo,  Gutierrez,  Anaya,  Florida  affairs,  and  the  move- 
ments of  Joseph  Bonaparte.    181 5. 
\o\.  4.  1818-1820. 

Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  the  military  authorities  of  Cuba. 
1816-1820. 

Id.  with  the  commandant  at  Campeche,  who  transmits  correspondence 
with  Fatio  concerning  the  Long-Humbert  expedition. 

Id.  with  the  encargado  dc  negocios  (charge  d'affaires)  of  Spain  in  the 
United  States  concerning  Florida  affairs.    1820. 

Id.  with  Manuel  Garcia,  and  with  Jose  Villavaso,  of  New  Orleans,  con- 
cerning the  doings  of  La  Fitte,  Long,  and  Humbert.    1820. 

Measures  taken  to  prevent  the  invasion  of  New  Mexico  by  the  United 
States.    1818-1820. 
(Cf.  vol.  1,  this  section,  for  related  material.) 

Id.  with  Captain  Downes,  commander  of  the  American  war  vessel 
Macedonia  at  Acapulco,  with  respect  to  sequestration  of  the  .^mer- 
can  vessels  Cossack  and  Traveller.    1818-1819. 

Diligencias  at  San  Jose  del  Cabo,  concerning  the  wreck  of  the  British  ves- 
sel Hussar.    1819. 

Correspondence  with  the  commandant  of  the  Interior  Provinces  of  the 
West,  Garcia  Conde,  relative  to  foreign  vessels  on  the  west  coast. 
1819. 

Statement  of  pay  of  troops  of  Alta  California.    1819. 

ARREDONDO,  JOSfi  JOAQUIN,  1811-1820;   four  volumes. 

Vol.1.  1811-1816.  General  correspondence  relative  to  the  affairs  of  the 
northeastern  frontier.  Relatively  little  of  direct  bearing  on  terri- 
tory now  within  the  United  States. 

\'ol.  2.  1811-1820  (mainly  1811-1813).  General  correspondence,  as  in  vol.  1. 
Little  of  direct  bearing  on  the  United  States. 

Vol.  3.  1812-1813.  Most  of  the  correspondence  lies  between  Feb.,  1812,  and 
May,  1813.  From  Mar.,  1813,  there  is  extensive  correspondence 
relative  to  the  affairs  of  Texas,  in  which  the  Gutierrez-Magee 
expedition  is  the  most  prominent  event.  Most  of  this  correspond- 
ence lies  between  folios  190  and  350. 

Vol.4.  1813-1820. 

(One  of  the  most  important  volumes  for  the  revolution  in  Texas.) 
Proclamations  of  the  insurgent  chief,  Gutierrez.    1813. 
Reports  by  Arredondo  of  the  war  in  Texas,  Xuevo  Leon,  and  Tamau- 

lipas.    1813. 
Transmitted  correspondence  of  Arredondo  with  the  local  officials  and  of 
these  with  each  other.    1813. 


Misiones  67 

No.  20.  Original  report,  by  Arredondo,  of  the  battle  of  the  Medina, 
August  13,  1813.  Published  in  the  Quarterly  of  the  Texas  State 
Historical  Association,  XI.  220-236. 

Nos.  29-32.  The  Mina  expedition  and  affairs  at  Soto  la  Marina,  1817- 
1818.    About  50  ff. 

(Report  of  the  capture  by  Mina,  the  building  of  his  fort,  recommendations 
of  rewards  for  service  in  the  defense,  etc.) 

SALCEDO,  MANUEL,  1810-1812  (1809-1813);  one  volume. 

(Salcedo  was  governor  of  Texas  from  Nov.,  1808,  to  April,  1813,  with  an 
interval  of  a  part  of  181 1.  For  a  scholarly  calendar  of  this  volume  see 
E.  W.  Winkler,  in  the  Thirty-first  Annual  Report  of  the  Texas  Com- 
missioner of  Agriculture,  Insurance,  Statistics,  and  History,  1906,  part 
II.,  pp.  31-56.  The  principal  items  or  classes  of  documents  are  indicated 
below.) 

"  Puntos  "  (points)  by  Salcedo  for  the  information  of  the  deputy  repre- 
senting New  Spain,  consisting  of  a  full  description  of  the  province. 
Aug.  8,  1809.    12  pp. 

Correspondence  of  Salcedo  with  Diego  Morphy  and  others,  extracts  from 
newspapers,  etc.,  concerning  the  revolution  in  West  Florida  and 
other  frontier  matters.    1810. 

Id.  with  the  viceroy,  the  commandant  of  the  Interior  Provinces  of  the 
East,  and  local  officials,  concerning  the  beginnings  of  the  revolu- 
tion in  Texas,  and  concerning  routine  affairs.    iSi  i. 

Correspondence  of  Z.  M.  Pike  with  Montero,  commander  at  Nacog- 
doches, and  with  Salcedo,  concerning  a  joint  attack  on  the  bandits 
of  the  neutral  ground.  Feb.-Mar.,  i8i2.  Report  that  Pike  has  dis- 
persed these  bandits.    Apr.,  1812. 

Salcedo  to  the  viceroy,  stating  the  number  and  distribution  of  the  forces 
in  Texas,  danger  from  Indians,  and  the  need  of  more  troops. 
Mar.  ID,  1812. 

Correspondence  of  Salcedo  with  the  viceroy,  transmitting  correspond- 
ence with  Trudeaux,  Marcelo  de  Soto,  Samuel  Davenport,  Apoli- 
nar  Manuela,  Despalier,  and  others,  concerning  the  Gutierrez- 
Magee  expedition.    1812-1813. 

Miscellaneous  correspondence  relating  to  frontier  affairs  in  general ; 
newspaper  clippings,  etc. 

MISIONES. 

(missions;  27  volumes.) 

This  section,  like  the  foregoing,  is  technically  a  subdivision  of  Seccion  de 
Ilistoria.  It  consists  of  documents  bearing  on  the  later  seventeenth,  the  eight- 
eenth, and  the  early  nineteenth  centuries.  In  the  main  they  are  composed  of 
correspondence  of  the  various  mission  authorities  with  the  viceroys,  just  as 
the  mission  materials  in  the  Museo  Nacional  consist  largely  of  correspondence 
of  the  missionaries  in  the  field  with  the  central  mission  authorities.  Impor- 
tant exceptions  to  this  statement  are  the  Jesuit  materials  in  vols.  25,  26,  and 
27,  whicli  are  from  the  central  Jesuit  archives  and  arc  clearly  a  part  of  tiie 
same  culKction  as  Ilistoria,  vols'.  308,  311,  316,  and  others  (see  p.  20).  The 
principal  subjects  of  direct  interest  to  the  United  States  treated  in  the  section 
are  the  missions  of  California,  New  Mexico,  and  the  Philippines,  antl  mission 
administration  in  general.  Some  of  the  matter  is  of  rare  value,  but  this  can 
hardly  be  said  of  the  majority  of  it.  As  a  rule  the  documents  are  in  the  form 
of  expedientes  that  were  filed  in  the  Secretariat  of  the  \iceroyalty.     The 


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volumes  contain  no  indices  or  other  guides.  The  material  is  filed  in  almost  the 
reverse  of  the  chronological  order,  the  earliest  materials  being  in  the  last 
volumes  and  vice  versa. 

Notable  among  the  materials  of  the  section  are  the  early  Jesuit  papers  in 
vols.  25,  26,  and  27  (including  the  precious  Kino  papers)  ;  the  correspondence 
of  Palou,  Scrra,  Barri,  Verger,  Estavillo,  Rivera  y  Moncada,  Fages,  and 
others  concerning  the  establishment  and  support  of  the  California  missions 
during  the  critical  period  1771-1773  ;  the  original  of  Palou's  diary  of  1774.  and 
the  correspondence  of  1776  concerning  the  establishment  of  the  Yuma  mis- 
sions, in  vol.  15;  and  the  documents  of  1782-1783  relative  to  the  establishment 
of  the  custodia  of  San  Carlos  de  Sonora,  in  vol.  14. 

Principal  Items. 

Vol.1.  1779-1795-  ... 

I.  Finances  of  ex- Jesuit  missions  in  Sonora.    1779-1803. 

Statement  of  what  constitutes  the  pious  works  (obras  pias)  fund  of  the 
College  of  San  Andres  in  California  and  the  Philippines.    1789- 
1811. 
(See  Engelhardt,  Missions  and  Missionaries  of  California,  I.  445,  455.) 

3.  Statement  by  Fray  Joaquin  Garcia,  president  of  the  missions  of  New 
Mexico  and  Tampico,  concerning  supplies.     1792. 

4-6.  Missionaries  for  the  Province  of  Santo  Evangelio.    1792-1793. 
Vol.2.  1794-1818. 

I.  Instructions  to  the  missions  as  to  the  form  of  making  reports  to  gov- 
ernors and  the  commandant-general  of  the  Interior  Provinces. 

'794- 

2-3.  Reports  and  estados  (statistical  tables)  of  the  Franciscan  missions 
in  Alta  California  and  Pimeria  Baja.  and  of  the  Dominican  mis- 
sions in  Baja  California.    1792-1809. 

Statement  of  value  of  tithes  collected  in  California.  1797-1817.  By 
Noriega.    Apr.  27,  18 18. 

(Related  correspondence  with  the  viceroy  in  each  case.) 
Vol.3.  1818-1821. 

1.  Expediente  concerning  the  founding  of  missions  in  Lower  California 

by  the  College  of  Santa  Cruz  de  Queretaro.    1818-1821. 

2.  Appeal  of  the  governor  of  Texas  for  settlers  for  the  mission  of  Con- 

cepcion,  with  the  opinion  of  the  fiscal.    1819.    4  ff. 

3.  Petition  of  missionaries  sent  from  Spain  to  New  Mexico  for  assist- 

ance in  their  journey.    1819. 

4.  Estados  (statistical  tables)  of  the  missions  of  Sonora  (1818)  and 

Nuevo  Santander  (1820). 
Vol.4.  1796-1804(1813). 

Resenas  (personal  descriptions  with  biographical  data)  of  missionaries 
sent  from  Spain  to  the  Philippines  (1796,  1798,  1803,  1813)  and 
to  California  (1803,  1804). 
License  to  Fray  Baldomero  Lopez,  Franciscan,  to  collect  missionaries  in 
Spain  for  California.    1802. 
Vol.5.  Lower  California.    17901796. 

RcseTias  of  missionaries  sent  from  Spain  to  Lower  California. 
Petitions  to  leave  for  Spain,  by  various  missionaries. 
Supplies  for  the  missions. 
Vol.  6.  Accounts  and  inventories  of  various  estates  belonging  to  the  Pious 
Fund  of  California.    1796-1829. 


''_  -  '  Misiones  W 

Vol.7.  1805-1820. 

Documents  concerning  the  valuation  of  pearls  taken  from  California  by 
Capt.  Luis  de  Tobar.    1807. 

Resefia  of  Fathers  Clemente  y  Rivas  and  Cervera  (Fernandinos)  destined 
for  California.    1819. 

Account  of  expenses  incurred  at  different  missions  of  Alta  California  in 
aiding  American  and  Russian  deserters  sent  to  San  Bias.  1809, 
1812,  1817. 

Correspondence  of  the  liabilitado  (paymaster)  of  California  with  the 
viceroy  concerning  funds  for  the  missions.     1812. 

Request  for  sinodos  (stipends)  by  the  procurator  of  the  missions  of  Cali- 
fornia.   1812. 

Reso'ias  of  missionaries  for  Baja  California.     1817. 

Travelling  expenses  (vidticos)  for  Fr.  Marcos  Amestoy,  departing  from 
Alta  California.    1814. 
Vol.  8.  1791-1796. 

Rescfia  of  twenty-three  missionaries  sent  from  Spain  to  the  College  of 
San  Fernando.    1795.    5  ff. 

Resena  of  missionaries  for  New  Mexico  and  Tampico.    1792. 

Id.  for  San  Pedro  y  San  Pablo  de  Michoacan.    1792. 

Id.  for  the  Dominican  missions  of  the  Philippine  Islands.     1791-1796. 

Id.  for  the  Dominican  missions  of  Antigua  California.    1796. 
Vol.  9.  1665-1791. 

Reso'ias  of,  and  correspondence  concerning,  missionaries  for  the  Philip- 
pines (1665,  1770,  1771,  1785,  1787),  for  the  College  of  San  Fer- 
nando (1786),  and  for  Lower  California  (1791). 

Vol.  10.  1795-1799- 

1.  Correspondence  of  the  viceroy,  governor,  and  missionaries  concerning 

stipends  (sinodos)  for  the  Dominicans  of  Lower  California.  1796. 

2.  Id.  concerning  supplies.     1796. 

3.  Management  of  the  Pious  Fund.    1795-1796. 

4.  Inventory  of  papers  and  books  delivered  by  the  Contador  General  de 

Temporalidades  to  the  Contador  Oficial  Real,  incident  to  (he 
transfer  of  the  mission  funds.    Jan.  31,  1782. 
Instructions  to  the  administrator  of  the  Pious  Fund  of  California.    A 
good  account  of  methods  of  administration.    1796. 
Vol.  11.  1794-1818. 

Letter  of  the  Bishop  of  Nuevo  Leon  announcing  his  visit  to  the  missions 

of  Texas,  Coahuila,  and  Nuevo  Santander.    Jan.  6,  1804. 
Several  documents  containing  ethnological  data  relative  to  Indians  of  the 

missions  of  Nuevo  Santander.     1801,  1802.  1807.  1810. 
Correspondence  of  Fray  Tomas  Alcantara  concerning  plan  to  secure 

forty-five  missionaries  for  California.     1817-1818. 
Letter  of  Fr.  Cevallos  from  San  Xavier  del  Bac.    July  7,  1814. 
Reports  on  the  missions  of  Lower  California  and  Michoacan. 
Vol.12.  1 772- 1 773. 

I.  Expediente  concerning  better  government  for  the  missions  of  Lower 
California,  formed  on  the  representation  of  the  missionaries. 
1768-1772. 

(Includes  correspondence  and  reports  of  Vriartc,  Paloii.  V'eriicr,  Kspinosa 
de  los  Montcros,  Rivera  y  Moncada,  Joseph  de  Galvez,  Kamos  de  Lora, 
Governor  Barri,  and  Moreno  y  Castro.) 


70  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

2.  Report  by  Fr.  Ramos  de  Lora  on  the  state  of  the  missions  of  Cali- 

fornia.   Apr.  II,  1772.    About  20  flf. 

(Engelhardt  calls  this  missionary  Fr.  Juan  Ramon  tic  Lora. — The  Missions 
and  MissioitarU'S  of  California,  vol.  I.,  ind<-.\. ) 

3.  Supplies  and  funds  for  the  missions  and  presidios  of  California. 

\'arious  regulations  and  correspondence.    1772. 

4.  Testimonio  of  opinions  and  reports  of  Junipero  Serra  concerning  the 

better  government  of  the  missions.    1772.    18  ff. 

5.  Letter  by  Palou  reporting  the  state  of  the  missions  of  Monterrey. 

Dec.  10,  1773.    (Original.)     18  pp. 

(A  copy  was  sent  to  the  king  May  27,  1774.) 

6.  Report  (Noticia)  by  Fages  of  progress  of  the  Presidio  of  San  Carlos 

de  Monterrey.    Is^ov.  29,  1773.    7  ff. 

7.  Expediente  concerning  taking  cattle  from  the  old  missions  of  Cali- 

fornia to  the  new  ones.    I773(?). 

8.  Censuses  (padrones)  and  inventories  of  the  missions  of  Lower  Cali- 

fornia made  incident  to  dividing  the  missions  between  the  College 
of  San  Fernando  and  that  of  San  Domingo.  1773.  About  100  ff. 
(Contains  original  Palou  documents.) 

10.  Opinion  by  Junipero  Serra  as  to  the  best  method  of  taking  supplies 

to  the  missions  and  presidio  at  Monterrey.    Apr.  22,  1773. 
Report  by  Serra  on  the  establishment  at  Monterrey.    May  21,  1773. 

11.  Request  by  Estavillo,  procurator  of  the  missions  of  Lower  (iali- 

fornia,  for  one  or  two  missions.    1773. 
Vol.13.  1751-1820. 

Official  documents  (with  original  map)  connected  with  the  delivery  of 
the  Jesuit  missions  of  Topia  to  the  Sagrada  Mitra  of  Durango. 

.  ^754- 
Appointment  of  officials  for  Monterrey  and  other  places  in  California. 

1773- 
Documents  relating  to  the  Pious  Fund.    1776. 
Mission  and  Indian  aft'airs  of  Nuevo  Leon.    1767- 1770. 
Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  and  the  commandant-general  concerning 

Comanche  and  Apache  attacks  in  Coahuila.    1770- 1778. 
Expediente  concerning  reforms  for  the  missions  of  Sonora. 

(Letters  of  Garrido  y  Duran.  Henrique  de  Grimarcst,  and  the  Bishop  of 
Sonora  to  the  viceroy.    Replies.) 

Plan  formed  by  the  Royal  Tribunal  of  Accounts  for  paying  sinodos  from 
all  the  subtreasuries  (cajas)  of  the  realm.    1789. 

(Includes  the  missions  of  Texas,  California,  etc  Among  the  documents 
is  a  list  of  all  the  missions  of  the  different  provinces  of  New  Spain, 
showing  their  distribution  among  the  religious  orders.) 

Reports  of  the  missions  of  the  different  provinces.    1789-1790. 

(For  the  province  of  San  Luis  Potosi  a  report  is  given  by  Bruno  Diaz  de 
Salcedo,  in  charge  of  the  province,  for  the  missions  of  Coahuila,  Texas, 
N.  Santander.  N.  Leon.) 

The  Pious  Fund  of  California.    1798. 

Expediente  concerning  the  state  of  the  missions  of  New  Spain,  formed 

in  answer  to  a  royal  cedula  of  Dec.  22,  1800,  requiring  a  report. 

1802. 

(Includes  reports  to  the  viceroy  from  California  and  from  all  of  the  mis- 
sions of  the  College  of  Guadalupe  de  Zacatecas.     1802.) 

Review  of  the  history  of  California  and  San  Bias  by  the  fiscal,  Francisco 
Xavier  Borbon.    Apr.  30,  1808.    About  40  ff. 


Misiones  71 

\'ol.  14.  1735-1790. 

Bequest  made  on  behalf  of  the  missions  of  California  by  Jose  de  la 

Puente  y  Pefia  and  wife,  Gertrudis.    1735.    (Copy.) 
Memorial  concerning  and  census  of  the  missions  of  Pimeria  Alta  and 
Pimeria  Baja,  sent  to  the  viceroy  by  Antonio  de  los  Reyes.    July 
6, 1772. 

(With  letter  from  the  Council  (Discretorto)  of  the  College  of  Santa  Cruz. 
The  report  covers  the  temporal  and  spiritual  affairs  of  the  missions.  62 
paragraphs.) 

"  Manifiesto  de  Sonora."  An  original  report  by  Antonio  de  los  Reyes. 
Four  sections  in  13  paragraphs.    Apr.  20,  1772. 

Representation  by  the  colleges  of  Santa  Cruz  de  Queretaro,  Guadalupe  de 
Zacatecas,  and  San  Fernando  de  Mexico,  setting  forth  the  diffi- 
culties of  establishing  custodias  in  the  Interior  Provinces.    Feb.  3, 

1783- 

(Excellent  on  the  general  history  of  mission  policies  and  the  opposition  to 
the  Custodia  of  Sonora.) 

Plan  of  Antonio  de  los  Reyes  for  the  better  government  of  the  missions 

of  the  Interior  Provinces.    Aug.  15,  1784.    (Copy.) 

(Touches  specifically  the  missions  of  New  Mexico  and  Californias.) 
Opinion  of  the  Bishop  of  Sonora  on  the  mission  regime.    He  condemns 

particularly  that  in  Texas.    June  20,  1783. 
Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  and  Felipe  Neve  concerning  missions  of 

the  Interior  Provinces.    1783-1784.     (Copy.) 
Royal  cedillas  authorizing  the  Bishop  of  Sonora  to  erect  custodias  and 

arrange  the  affairs  of  the  missions  of  the  Interior  Provinces.  With 

letters  of  the  Bishop  of  Sonora.    1783. 
Representation  by  the  Bishop  of  Sonora  concerning  abuses  in  the  mis- 
sions of  New  Mexico  and  the  necessity  of  establishing  a  custodia 

there.    1784. 
Report  (Informe)  by  the  bishop  on  the  state  of  the  missions  of  Sonora. 

Sept.  15,  1784. 
Expediente  resulting  from  the  report  of  Fr.  Francisco  Barbastro,  supe- 
rior of  the  missions  of  Sonora,  to  the  efifect  that  the  custodia  must 

be  abandoned.    July  9,  1788. 
Vol.16.  1768-181 8. 

Census  (cstado)  of  the  missions  of  Lower  California.    1768. 

Palou,  diary  of  an  expedition  on  the  coast  near  San  Francisco.    Nov.  23 

to  Dec.  14,  1774.    (Original.)     36  fF.,  octavo. 

(Printed  in  Palou,  Noticias  de  California.) 
Reserias  of  Franciscan  missionaries  sent  to  the  missions  of  California 

and  other  parts  of  New  Spain.    1786,  1787,  1794,  1801. 
Petition  (Instancia)  of  the  Yuma  chief  Ollyquotequiebe,  or  "  Salvador 

Palma  ",  asking  for  missions  on  the  Colorado  and  Gila  rivers. 

1776.    About  35  fT. 

(With  letters  of  Juan  Bautisia  de  Anza  to  the  viceroy  and  other  corre- 
spondence.   Full  report  on  the  Yuma  Indians.) 
Petition  of  Fr.  Valero  Vails  (Valle?)  to  be  sent  to  California.     1818. 
\()1.  16.   1789-1801. 

Expediente  concerning  the  establishment,  by  Fr.  Josef  Visuet  (Bosuet  ?) , 

of  the  College  of  Pachuca,  of  missions  on  the  Gulf  coast.    1789. 

About  1 50  flF. 

(Good  reports  of  the  tribes  of  Sierra  Gorda  and  Nuevo  Santander.) 
Reports  of  missions  of  Michoacan,  Jalisco,  and  Xueva  Viscaya. 


72  Mexico:   Archivo  General 

Vol.17.  1808-1819. 

Expediente  concerning  new  missions  in  Xuevo  Santander.     1808-1809. 

About  200  ff.    Contains  much  matter  on  Indians. 
Id.  1810.    \'ery  important  for  Xuevo  Santander. 
Vol.18.  1810-1820. 

Missions  of  Guatemala  and  Wichoacan. 

Representation  by  Fr.   Pedro  Ruiz,  of  the  College  of  Santa  Cruz  de 

Queretaro,  concerninsf  the  incorporation  of  the  college  with  that 

of  San  Fernando.    181 1. 
Another  concerning  its  incorporation  with  the  province  of  Michoacan. 

1812. 
Royal  order  to  the  effect  that  missions  ten  years  old  shall  be  turned  over 

to  the  secular  clerg)-.    Oct.  12.  1813. 

Correspondence  of  the  College  of  Santa  Cruz  de  Queretaro.    1810-1820. 

(A  large  amount  of  correspondence  of  the  college  with  the  viceroy  during 
the  revolutionary  period.) 

Trials  (sumarias)  of  missionaries  of  Sonora  (1815)  and  Pimeria  Alta 

(1816). 
Vol.19.  1791-1835: 

Report  of  the  intendant  of  Sonora,  Grimarest,  concerning  the  seculariza- 
tion of  the  missions  of  Onavas,  Matape,  Ures,  Aconichi,  and  Baua- 

michi.    1791. 

(With  report  of  the  Bishop  of  Sonora  and  other  related  documents.) 
Sinodos  for  the  custodia  of  San  Carlos  de  Sonora.    1791. 
Correspondence  of  Horica,  the  viceroy,  and  the  College  of  San  Fernando, 

concerning  sending  missionaries  to  California,  retirement  of  the 

infirm,  etc.    1793-1796. 
Correspondence  concerning  a  supply  of  copper  for  the  missions  of  Nueva 

California.    1794. 
Several  documents  concerning  Lower  California.    1797. 
Request  of  Caamaiio  for  pay  for  taking  eleven  missionaries  to  California 

on  his  vessel  the  Concepcion.     1797. 
Request  of   Fray  Ignacio  Martinez,  missionary  of   New   Me.xico,  for 

sinodos  due.    1815. 
Expediente  concerning  assignment  to  missionaries  by  the  Junta  of  the 

Pious  Fund  of  Californias,  the  pay  (congrua)  which  they  ought  to 

enjoy  as  parish  priests  ad  interim  in  Alta  California.    1835. 
Vol.20.  1795-1809. 

1.  Resena  of  missionaries  for  the  College  of  San  Fernando.    1795. 

2.  Correspondence   concerning   the   destination   of   these   missionaries. 

?795- 

4.  Statistical  statement  concerning  the  missions  of  New   Mexico  and 

Tampico,  by  Fr.  Jose  Joaquin  de  Oyarzabal.    Sept.,  1797. 
(Gives  a  full  list  of  missions  and  missionaries.) 
Expedieiite  concerning  the   relief   of   the  missionaries   of    Dulce 
Nombre  de  Jesi'is,  Coahuila,  from  the  administration  of  the  tem- 
poralities {biencs  de  comunidad).     1797. 
(Contains  valuable  tribal  data.) 

5.  Petition  of  the  citizens  of  Presidio  del  Rio  Grande,  asking  for  distri- 

bution of  mission  lands.     1797- 1798. 

(With  this  are  related  documents  giving  important  data  concerning  the 
settlement.) 


Misiones  73 

6-7.  Resenas  of  missionaries  for  the  province  of  New  Mexico  and  Tam- 
pico,  with  full  correspondence.  1799-1800.  Need  of  missionaries 
for  the  College  of  Pachuca.    1804. 

8-9.  Affairs  of  the  mission  of  San  Francisco  de  Vizarron,  Coahuila  ;  cam- 
paigns against  Indians  of  that  region.    1806,  1808,  1815. 
Vol.21.   1623-1810. 

2-3.  Complaint  of  the  missionaries  at  .San  Antonio,  Texas,  of  bad  treat- 
ment by  Governor  Carlos  de  Franquis.     1737.    About  125  if. 
(See  related  correspondence  in  Historia.  524.) 
Papers  connected  with  the  rcsidcncia  of  Governor  Sandoval,  of  Texas, 

1737- 

4.  Appointment  of  Franquis  as  subaltern  at  Vera  Cruz.     1741. 

5.  Decree  concerning  the  division  of  the  bishopric  of  Durango,  and  to 

the  effect  that  the  Bishop  of  Valladolid  (Alorelia)  shall  have  no 

jurisdiction  over  the  missions  of  New  Mexico.    1748. 

(Concerns  royal  patronage.) 
Correspondence  of  the  College  of  Santa  Cruz  de  Queretaro  upon  the 

same  subject.    1778. 
7.  Documents  concerning  the  founding  of  a  college  dc  Pro/^aganda  fide 

in  Patzcuaro.    1810.    About  100  ff. 
\'ol.  22.  1623- 1 788. 

Royal  ccdidas  concerning  stipends  (sinodos)  for  the  missions  of  Kueva 

Vi.scaya.    1623,1670,1683,1718.     (All  duplicates.) 
Report  of  the  Jesuit  missions  of  Topia  and  Tepehuana  transferred  in 

1753.    63  ff. 
Measures  in  consequence  of  a  demand  by  the  missions  of  Pimeria  and 

Sinaloa  relative  to  stipends  (sinodos).     1775. 
Report  to  the  viceroy  on  the  Jesuit  missions,  by  Joseph  de  Galvez.    July 

II,  1770- 
Royal  cedillas  concerning  the  missions  of  California.    1701-1747. 

(A  collection,  some  originals,  some  copies.) 
Correspondence  of  Jesuits  in  California.     1717. 
Id.  of  missionaries  of  California,  1788  ;  mainly  concerning  funds.    About 

275  ff. 
Documents  concerning  the  custody  of  the  temporalities  of  the  ex-Jesuit 

missions  of  Sonora.    1771. 
Vol.23.  1781-1790. 

I.  Expediente  concerning  the  sailing  of  the  Araiizazu  and  the  Farorita. 

1781. 
Documents  concerning  the  voyage  of  P.odega  y  Quadra  from  Lima 

in  the  Santiago,  and  other  documents  incidental  to  the  provision 

of  the  presidios  of  California.    1781-1783,  1790.    About  200  ff. 
2-4-5.  Documents  relative  to  the  supply  ships  for  California.     1786-1790. 

(Correspondence  with  the  commandant-general  of  the  Interior  Provinces.) 
3.  Correspondence  concerning  the  petition  of  Fr.  Juan  I'^irmoso  to  return 

to  California.     1785-1788. 

6.  Permission  for  Fr.  Miguel  Hidalgo  to  return  to  San  Bias  in  the  Favo- 

rita.    1788. 
Vol.24.  1829-1830. 

Documents  concerning  the  administration  of  the  Pious  Fund  of  Cali- 
fornias.     1829-1830. 


74  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

Report  of  Jose  Maria  Padres  upon  the  evils  suffered  by  the  Californias 
through  the  influence  of  the  missionaries.    1829. 
(With  correspondence  of  the  ministers  of  relations  and  justice.    1830.) 
Correspondence  concerning  sending  missionaries  to  Alta  California.  1830. 
Vol.  25.  1622-1647.     Cartas  Annuas  and  Puntos  de  Cartas  Annuas  of  the 
Jesuits  of  New  Spain  between  1622  and  1647. 

(These  are  mainly  copies  or  rough  draffs — borradores.  Some  are  general 
reports,  others  for  individual  colleges  or  single  missions.  The  larger 
part  of  the  special  reports  are  for  the  missions  of  Sinaloa  and  Sonora. 
These  are  the  originals  of  a  part  of  the  cartas  annuas  printed  in  Doc. 
Hist.  Mex.    Cf.  Historia,  vols.  15,  19.) 

Jesuit  correspondence.     1616-1647. 

(Besides  the  cartas  annuas  there  are  letters  from  various  missionaries  of 
Sonora  and  Sinaloa  to  the  provincial  at  Mexico  for  the  period  named. 
I  noted  letters  by  Alberto  Ruiz  to  Father  Martin  Perez,  Aug.  15,  1616; 
Martin  Azilqueta  (Azpilcueto  ?)  to  Ignacio  Zavala.  1630;  letter  of 
Diego  de  Guzman  describing  the  conversion  of  the  Nebones ;  Caspar  de 
Contreras  to  the  provincial,  1638;  Lorenzo  de  Figuero.i  to  same,  1639; 
Cornelius  Beudin  to  the  provincial.  1646;  Marcos  del  Rio  to  the  z'isita- 
dor,  1647.  This  is  not  a  complete,  but  a  representative  list.) 
Memorial  of  the  Jesuits  of  Mexico  to  the  king  concerning  doctrinas. 

1631. 
A  statementof  the  baptisms  of  Sinaloa  from  1591  to  1631  (total  151,621). 
"  Puntos  Sacados  de  las  Relaciones  de  Antonio  Ruiz,  Martin  Perez, 
Vicente  del  Aguila,  Caspar  Varela,  Juan  de  Grijalva,  Capitan 
Martinez  ",  and  others.    About  75  ff. 

(This  document  consists  of  notes  for  a  history  of  Sinaloa  taken  from  the 
authors  named.  On  the  margin  are  given  the  references.  These  notes 
are  followed  by  the  vifork  named  below.) 

"  Historia  de  las  Misiones  que  han  hecho  los  Religiosos  de  la  Compaiiia 
de  Jesus  para  predicar  el  Santo  Evangelic  en  las  Indias  occiden- 
tales  de  los  Reynos  de  Nueva  Espana." 

(Part  I.  Four  books  relating  to  Sinaloa.  Part  11.  Four  books  relating  to 
Topia,  San  Andres,  Tepeguanes,  las  Parras,  and  Laguna  Grande.  This  is 
a  rough  draft  and  is  apparently  incomplete.  I  have  not  compared  it 
closely  with  any  of  the  known  Jesuit  histories,  but  suspect  it  to  be  that 
of  Perez  de  Rivas,  although  the  divisions  do  not  correspond.) 

Vol.26.  1647-1698.    Cartas  Annuas  and  Puntos  de  Cartas  Annuas.     1647- 
1664. 

{Cf.  vol.  25,  this  section.) 
Jesuit  letters  from  the  missions  of  Sinaloa,  Sonora,  and  Pimeria,  to  1698. 

(Among  these  are  the  documents  named  below.) 
RelaciSn  of  the  missions  of  Nueva  Viscaya,  made  on  the  occasion  of  the 

visitation  by  the  visitor,  Hortiz  Zapata.    1678.    29  ff. 
Numerous  letters  to  Provincial  Ambrosio  de  Oddon.    1690. 
Relacion  of  the  state  of  the  missions  of  Pimeria,  sent  by  the  visitor, 
Horacio  Polici.     1697. 

(This  consists  of  two  letters  by  Lieut.  C.  M.  Bernal,  witnessed  by  Father 
Kino  and  others.  Dated  Dec.  3  and  4,  1697.  Printed  in  Doc.  Hist.  MSx.. 
third  series,  IV.) 

"  Colocasion  de  nuestra  S*  de  los  Remedies  en  su  nueva  capilla."  By 
Kino,  Sept.  16,  1698. 

(Printed  in  Doc.  Hist.  Mex.,  third  series.   l\'.,  under  an  incorrect  title. 
See  p.  24.) 
Vol.27.  1699-1745. 

"  Favores  Celestiales  de  Jesus,  y  de  IMaria  SS""»  S.  Francisco  Xavier  dei 
Nuevo  Reino  de  la  Nueva  Navarra  ",  etc.    By  Father  Kino,  fin- 


Provincias  Internes  75 

ished  in  1710,  the  year  before  his  death.    419  pp.,  plus  table  of 
contents. 

(This  is  the  work  on  which  Ortega,  the  author  of  Apostdlicos  Afanes, 
based  his  account  of  Kino,  and  about  which  various  guesses  have  been 
made.  See  Bohon  in  the  Papers  of  the  Bibliographical  Society  of 
America,  vol.  VI.) 

Memoranduin  (Rason)  of  the  first  book  formed  in  California,  on  Oct.  i, 
1705,  signed  by  Jayme  Bravo.    Loreto,  July  24,  1742. 

"  Forma,  Planta,  y  Medios  para  reducir  toda  la  Pimeria."  By  Luis 
Xavier  Velarde.  Dolores,  May  19,  171 5.  (Copy  made  by  Caspar 
Stiger.) 

Official  visitation  (Visita)  of  the  missions  of  Sonora.    1742. 

/?f/ari(m  by  Christobal  de  Escobar.    Undated  (1742  ?). 

Original  Sonora  correspondence,  royal  cedillas,  etc.,  to  1746. 

PROVINCIAS   INTERNAS. 
(interior  provinces;  254  volumes.) 

The  term  Provincias  Internas  (Interior  Provinces)  was  at  first  used  in 
New  Spain  in  a  general  sense  to  designate  the  frontier  provinces,  but  after 
1776  the  expression  had  a  technical  meaning.  During  his  residence  in  Amer- 
ica the  znsitador,  Joseph  de  Galvez,  prepared  plans  for  the  reorganization  of 
the  government  of  New  Spain,  including  the  separation  of  the  northern  prov- 
inces from  the  jurisdiction  of  the  viceroy.  The  change  was  effected  by  a  royal 
order  of  August  22,  1776,  which  erected  into  a  new  government  the  provinces 
of  Nueva  Viscaya,  Coahuila,  Texas,  New  Mexico,  Sinaloa,  Sonora,  and  the 
Californias."  These  provinces  were  put  under  the  military  and  political  gov- 
ernment of  a  commandant-general  of  the  Interior  Provinces  {Comandante 
General  de  las  Provincias  Internas),  directly  responsible  to  the  king,  and 
practically  independent  of  the  viceroy,  the  Audiencia  of  Guadalajara  retain- 
ing the  judicial  authority  which  it  had  hitherto  exercised.  Says  Bancroft," 
"  Practically  the  change  was  the  setting-ofif  of  a  new  viceroyalty." 

The  commandant-general  was  invested  with  authority  over  the  political, 
judicial,  and  financial  officials  of  the  provinces,  and  enjoyed  the  royal  patron- 
age (patronato  real)  with  respect  to  the  appointment  of  curates.  Nevertheless 
his  position  was  primarily  a  military  one,  and  his  chief  duty  was  to  organize 
and  protect  the  difficult  frontier,  twice  as  long  and  little  less  troublesome  than 
tlic  Rhine-Danube  frontier  of  the  Roman-Empire.  With  him  were  associated 
an  auditor  dc  i^uerra  and  asesor  ( military  judge  and  attorney-general,  or 
legal  adviser),  the  two  offices  being  combined  in  one  person. 

Chihuahua  was  selected  as  the  seat  of  the  new  government.  In  1780  Arispe 
was  made  the  capital,  but  soon  Chihuahua  again  became  the  official  head- 
quarters. The  first  commandant-general  of  the  Interior  Provinces  was  Gen- 
eral Theodoro  de  Croix  (better  known  as  El  Caballero  de  Croix),  brother  of 
the  viceroy  of  the  same  name.  Galindo  Navarro  came  from  Spain  as  the  first 
auditor  de  gucrra  and  asesor. 

Tlie  new  scheme  of  government  was  an  experiment,  and  changes  were  made 
in  rapid  and  long  succession.  Finding  his  territory  too  large,  Croix  recom- 
mended the  appointment  of  a  comandante  inspector,  which  was  made  in  1782, 
the  place  being  filled  by  Felipe  de  Neve,  governor  of  the  Californias.  In  1783 
Croix  became  viceroy  of  Peru  and  was  succeeded  by  Neve,  and  he  in  turn  by 

"  Belei'ia,  Rccopilacion  Suiiian'a  de  lodos  los  Autos  acordados  de  la  Real  Audiencia  y 
Sola  del  Crimen  de  csta  Nueva  F.spaiia  (Mexico,  1787),  I.,  pt.  III.,  290-291. 
"Xorlh  Mexican  Stales  and  Te.ras.  I.  636,  et  seq. 


76  Mexico:  Archiz'o  General 

Jose  Rengel  (1784,  ad  inlcritn),  who  governed  under  instructions  from  the 
audiencia  of  Guadalajara.  In  1785  the  authority  of  the  viceroy  over  the 
I'rovincias  Internas  was  partially  restored,  the  reason  given  being  the  special 
acquaintance  of  the  new  viceroy,  Conde  de  Galvez,  former  governor  of  Louisi- 
ana, with  the  affairs  of  the  northern  frontier.  At  the  same  time  the  I'rovincias 
Internas  were  divided  into  three  military  districts.  The  first,  under  Juan  de 
L'galde  as  comandantc  dc  annas,  included  Texas,  Coahuila  (with  Parras  and 
Saltillo),  Nuevo  Leon,  and  Xuevo  Santander  ;  the  second,  under  Jose  Rengel, 
the  comandantc  inspector,  embraced  New  Mexico  and  Nueva  Viscaya ;  and 
the  third,  under  the  new  commandant-general,  Jacobo  I'garte  y  Loyola,  to 
whom  Rengel  and  Lgalde  were  subordinate,  consisted  of  Sinaloa,  Sonora,  and 
the  Californias.  It  seems  that  on  the  death  of  the  Conde  de  Galvez  in  1786 
the  commandancy-general  again  became  inde])endent  of  the  viceroy,  but  in 
March,  1787,  the  authority  of  the  new  viceroy,  Flores,  over  the  Provincias 
Internas  was  declared  by  royal  ccdula  to  be  the  same  as  that  of  his  predecessor. 
Later  in  the  same  year  a  real  audiencia  for  the  Interior  Provinces  was  pro- 
posed but  was  not  established  (see  p.  137). 

Matters  stood  this  way  but  a  short  time,  for  by  a  decree  of  December  3, 
1787,  the  three  military  commands  were  consolidated  into  two  independent 
jurisdictions,  or  commandancies-general,  according  to  the  original  suggestion 
of  Croix.  These  divisions  were  called  the  Provincias  Internas  de  Oriente, 
including  Texas,  Coahuila.  Nuevo  Leon,  and  Nuevo  Santander,  still  under 
L'galde,  and  the  Provincias  Internas  de  Poniente  (or  de  Occidente),  including 
the  remainder  of  the  Interior  Provinces,  under  L^garte  y  Loyola.  Over  each 
of  these  commanders  the  viceroy  exercised  a  limited  jurisdiction  until  1788, 
when  by  a  ccdula  of  March  1 1  the  full  viceregal  authority  was  restored.  At 
the  same  time  the  office  of  comandantc  inspector  was  abolished.  In  1790 
Pedro  de  Nava  became  commandant  of  the  Western  Provinces,  and,  on  the 
resignation  of  Ugalde,  he  became  ad  interim  commander  of  the  Eastern  Prov- 
inces also,  but  was  soon  replaced  in  the  east  by  Ramon  de  Castro.  (See  Ban- 
croft's error  on  this  point,  oP.  cit.,  p.  641.)  In  1793  the  two  commands  were 
reunited  into  one,  independent  of  the  viceroy,  as  when  first  established,  and 
Nava  was  also  made  independent  of  the  subdelegate  of  the  Real  Hacienda. 
The  territory  embraced  was  not  the  same  as  formerly,  for  the  Californias, 
Nuevo  Leon,  and  Nuevo  Santander  were  detached  and  put  under  military 
governors  directly  subject  to  the  viceroy.  The  Provincias  Internas  now  in- 
cluded, therefore,  Sonora,  Sinaloa,  New  Mexico,  Nueva  Viscaya,  Coahuila, 
and  Texas. 

This  was  the  last  general  change  in  the  system  until  1804.  At  that  time  the 
difficulties  of  management  again  led  to  an  order  providing  for  the  division  of 
the  Provincias  Internas  into  two  commands  (Provincias  Internas  de  Oriente 
and  Provincias  Internas  de  Occidente.  or  de  Poniente"),  the  Californias,  Nuevo 
Leon,  and  southern  Nuevo  Santander  being  left  subject  to  the  viceroy.  This 
order,  of  May  30,  1804,  was  not  carried  out  until  1812,  however,  when  the 
\\"ar  of  Independence  made  it  a  military  necessity.  Pedro  de  Nava  had  been 
replaced  as  commandant-general  in  1804  by  Pedro  Grimarest,  of  the  third 
P>attalion  of  Estremadura  infantry,  and  he  by  Nemesio  Salcedo  y  Salcedo.  In 
1812  .Alejo  Garcia  Conde,  governor  of  Sonora  and  Sinaloa,  was  made  com- 
mandant-general of  the  Provincias  de  Occidente,  and  Juan  Joaquin  Arredondo 
of  the  Provincias  de  Oriente."  Garcia  Conde  was  succeeded  in  the  west  by 
Bernardo  Bonavia,  who  was  in  office  in  1817-1818  {cf.  P.  I.,  vol.  207). 

"Simon  de  Herrera  was  offered  the  place,  but  he  lost  his  life  at  Bexar  during  the 
revolution  before  taking  the  office. 


Prox'incias  Intenias  77 

This  general  arrangement  continued  in  force  till  1821,  when  the  authority 
of  Spain  was  at  an  end.  During  the  greater  portion  of  the  existence  of  a 
united  commandancy-general  of  the  Provincias  Internas,  Chihuahua  was  its 
capital,  which  place  or  Arispe  was  usually  also  the  capital  of  the  Provincias 
Internas  de  Occidente.  The  headquarters  of  the  commandant  of  the  Eastern 
Provinces  in  the  later  eighteenth  century  was  usually  at  Santa  Rosa,  Mon- 
clova,  or  Saltillo,  and  after  18 12.  at  Monterrey,  Nuevo  Leon. 

In  the  Archive  General  y  Publico  the  documents  of  the  section  of  Provin- 
cias Internas  relate  mainly  to  the  secular  affairs  of  the  Interior  Provinces 
after  the  establishment  of  the  commandancy-general,  but  there  are  many 
important  documents  for  earlier  dates,  and  some  that  do  not  concern  the  terri- 
tory embraced  by  the  Provincias  Internas.  Hut  there  is  very  little  material 
later  than  1821.  The  documents  are  primarily  correspondence  of  the  viceroy 
with  the  officials  of  the  Interior  Provinces,  that  is,  with  the  commandants- 
general,  the  governors,  and  other  provincial  authorities.  Xot  all  of  the  vice- 
roy's correspondence  with  the  Provincias  Internas  is  to  be  found  in  this 
section.  Much,  for  instance,  is  contained  in  the  sections  of  Californias, 
Misiones,  and  Historia.  With  the  correspondence  there  are  numerous  trans- 
mitted documents,  such  as  diaries,  reports  of  local  officials  to  the  provincial 
authorities,  trials  (catisas)  held  in  the  local  courts,  military  inspections,  etc. 
In  the  more  detailed  statement  following,  when  it  is  not  otherwise  stated,  the 
correspondence  cited  is  to  be  understood  as  that  of  the  official  or  person  desig- 
nated with  the  viceroy.  The  viceregal  despatches  are  of  course  in  the  form 
of  drafts  or  copies,  the  originals  having  been  sent  to  the  provinces. 

The  expedientes  of  this  section  have  passed  through  many  changes  of  classi- 
fication, and  as  a  consequence  have  very  complicated  pressmarks.  From 
volume  14  of  the  section  we  learn  that  in  the  administration  of  Bucareli 
registers  or  "  libros  de  asiento  de  Provincias  Internas  "  were  formed  under 
the  designations  GG,  HH,  YY,  Q,  and  that  later  the  classification  was  changed 
to  P.  Y.  Many  of  the  expedientes  now  bear  both  of  these  and  numerous  other 
marks. 

While  the  materials  of  the  section  are  very  miscellaneous  and  interspersed, 
it  is  possible  to  indicate  roughly  the  large  groups  of  documents  on  a  geo- 
graphical basis.    They  are  as  follows : 

The  Californias:    (1767-1776),  volumes  23,  88,  96,  134,  166,  169,  211, 

213.217,245;  ( 1776-1781),  volumes  121,  122.  197,  198,  199,  212; 

(1781-1795).  volumes  1,  4,  5,  8,  120,  134;  (1795-1820).  volumes 

2,  6,  16,  17,  18,  19,  23.  120.  216;  (  1842),  volume  215. 

The  Pious  Fund  of  Californias  in  general :  volumes  7,  9, 11, 101,  153,  215. 

219  220  221  222. 
New  Mexico :  volumes  34,  35,  36,  37,  65,  67,  102,  103,  161,  193. 
Texas  and  Louisiana:  volumes  99,  100,  163.  181.  182.  183,  187,  200,  201. 

236.  239,244  (I.),  249,  251. 
Texas  and  Coahuila :  volumes  20.  22,  24.  25,  28,  29,  30,  32,  56,  57,  58,  59, 

60,  64,  104,  105,  176,  177,  231. 
The  Eastern  Interior  Provinces:  volumes  111,  159,  175,  203.  240.  244. 

251,  260,  264. 
The  Western  Intcri.-r  Provinces:  volumes  128,  131,  134,  135,  136.  137. 
141,  142,  185,  204,  205,  206,  207,  210,  233,  250,  255.  259.  261,  262. 
San  Bias  and  the  Pacific  coast:  volumes  2,  3,  4,  10,  33.  89.  164.  165,  212. 

214,  218. 
Nueva  Viscava:  volumes  12.  13.  21,  26.  41.  42.  43.  44.  60.  62.  66,  69.  71. 
72,  94'.  95.  98,  106.  107.  132.  167,  184.  186.  191.  223.  238. 


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Sonora  and  Pimeria  Alta :  volumes  30,  46,  47,  48,  49,  70,  81,  82,  86,  87, 
88,  90,  91,  93,  96,  97,  106,  176,  225,  226,  232,  234,  235,  237,  245, 
246,  247,  258. 

Nuevo  Santander:  volumes  12,  31,  38,  39,  40,  50,  51,  52.  53,  54,  55,  63, 
64,  110,  113.  114,  115,  116,  119,  122,  123,  133,  138,  139,  140,  146, 
147,  148,  149,  150,  172,  173,  174,  178,  179,  180,  208,  209,  229,  245 
(I.),  251. 

Nuevo  Leon:  volumes  27,  63,  64,  104,  105,  108,  109,  117,  118,  124,  125, 
126, 127, 143. 144, 145.  147, 151,  174, 195,  196,  202. 

The  Interior  Provinces  in  general :  volumes  26,  45,  59,  68,  73,  74,  75,  76, 
77,  78,  79,  80,  83,  87,  92,  112,  129,  152,  154,  155,  156,  160,  161, 
162,  170,  171,  188,  189,  190,  193,  224,  227,  228,  230,  239,  241,  242, 
244,  248,  249,  253,  254,  256,  263. 

Principal  Items. 

Vol.  1.  The  Californias.    1790-1795. 

I,  2,  8,  9,  10,  II,  12.  Documents  relating  to  the  missions  and  presidios 
of  Lower  California.    1790-1795. 

3.  Murder  of  a  Christian  Indian  of  the  mission  of  San  Miguel  by  wild 

Indians.    1795.    6  ff. 

4.  Trial  of  Fr.  Tomas  de  la  Pena,  Franciscan  ("  Fernandino  "),  charged 

with  killing  an  Indian.     1795.    83  fF. 

5.  Lists  of  effects  sent  to  the  presidios  of  California.    1795.    24  ff. 

6.  A  continuation  of  no.  4.    90  flf. 

Estado  of  missions  of  Nueva  California.    1790. 

7.  Suinaria  of  the  alfcrez  of   the  company  of  the  presidio  of   San 

Francisco  for  peculation.    1792.    41  fif. 

13.  Request  of  the  governor  of  California  for  supplies  for  the  presidios. 

Apr.  3, 1795.    6  ff. 

14.  Statement  of  the  personnel  and  salaries  of  the  presidios  of  Califor- 

nia.   Loreto,  Oct.  20,  1794.    29  ff. 
Vol.2.  Maritime  affairs.    California  and  the  Philippines.     1807-1815. 

I.  Trial  of  Constable  Marcos  Fernandez,  of  the  frigate  Principe  of  the 
Royal  Company  of  the  Philippines,  for  having  remained  on  shore. 
1807. 

4.  Appointments  of  pilots  and  accountants  of  coast  vessels.    181 1.    20  ff. 

Documents  concerning  the  careening  of  the  San  Carlos. 

5.  Repairs  for  various  coasting  vessels,  for  the  government  stores  at 

San  Bias,  and  for  the  port  of  Las  Salinas  del  Sapotillo. 
Pay  orders  for  the  coast  fleet.    181 5.    190  ff. 

6.  Disposition  prescribing  uniform  for  the  surgeons  of  the  fleet.     i8og. 

33  ff- 

7.  Reports  of  entry  and  clearance  of  vessels  at  various  Pacific  ports. 

8.  Permission  to  Father  Jose  Villaverde  to  establish  a  cemetery  at  San 

Diego.    1809.    21  ff. 
Vol.  3.  San  Bias  and  the  Pacific  coast. 

5.  Investigation  {sumaria  inf ormacion)  concerning  the  poor  equipment 
of  the  Fixed  Company  of  San  Bias  recently  sent  to  Nootka.   1794- 

1795-    35  ff- 

(Contains  letters  of  Ramon  Saavedra  and  Eliza.) 
Requests  of  invalids  for  permission  to  go  to  California. 


Provincias  Internas  79 

Vol.  4.  San  Bias  affairs.    The  Pacific. 

1.  Report  by  the  commissary  of  San  Bias  of  the  salaries  of  the  em- 

ployees of  that  port.    Order  of  the  viceroy  that  they  be  paid  by  the 
intendancy  of  Guadalajara.     1794.     113  ff. 

2.  Request  by  the  commandant  of  the  port  of  San  Bias  for  an  increase 

of  troops  to  guard  the  arsenal  and  to  relieve  the  garrison  at 

Nootka.    Related  correspondence.    Jan.  2,  1794.    10  ff. 
4-5.  Correspondence  concerning  repairs   for  the  Concepcion  and  the 

Aranzazn  at  San  Bias.    Incidental  references  to  Californias.  1792- 

1793.    About  40  ff. 
8.  Concession  to  Antonio  Pose    (or  Ponse  ?)   granting  privilege  of 

trading  with  the  Californias.     1793.     16  ff. 
9-10-11.  Various  affairs  of  San  Bias.    1793-1794. 

13.  Furlough  for  lieutenant  of  frigate,  Juan  Bautista  de  Matute.    Jan. 

28,  1794.    17  ff. 

14.  Additional  pay  for  the  crew  of  the  Santa  Gertrudis  for  ser\'ice  in  a 

foreign  vessel.    Oct.  6,  1791.    14  ff. 

15.  Renunciation  of  his  position  by  Fray  Agustin  de  la  Pena,  chaplain  of 

the  vessels  of  San  Bias.    Jan.  8,  1794.    8  ff. 
17.  Report  on  the  expenses  of  "  the  expeditions,  including  that  destined 
to  circumnavigate  the  globe,  and  entrusted  to  Captain  Alejandro 
Malespina  ".    Dec,  1794.    52  ff. 
Vol.  5.  Mainly  California  affairs. 

I.  Request  by  the  governor  of  San  Bias  that  mail  be  sent  from  the 
capital  to  California  by  way  of  Chihuahua  and  San  Antonio  del 
Presidio  de  Buenavista  to  avoid  the  delay  occurring  when  sent  by 
Guadalajara  and  Los  .'\lamos.     1794.    7  ff. 

2-3.  Remission  of  iron  to  the  presidio  of  Monterrey  for  the  royal  ser- 
vice.   1794.    45  ff-      . 

5.  Correspondence  concerning  errors  in  the  supplies  (memorias)  sent 
from  San  Bias  to  the  presidio  of  San  Diego.    1792. 
Description  of  the  Concepcion  (ship's  cargo,  lists,  etc.)  by  Francisco 
de  Eliza,  commander.    1792.    66  ff. 

7.  Collection  of  debt  owed  by  D.  Pedro  Fages  to  the  presidio  of  San 

Francisco.     1794.    8  ff. 

8.  Passage  of  an  invalid  soldier  to  settle  at  Monterrey.     1794.     16  ff. 

10.  Petition  for  license  to  use  a  covered  launch  in  the  California  trade. 

1793.    9ff. 

11.  Report  by  the  gtiardian  of  the  College  of  San  Fernando  of  the  state 

of  the  missions  of  Alta  California,  and  recommendations  concern- 
ing individuals  in  the  service.    Aug.  28,  1793.    10  ff. 
Letters  of  Fray  Pangua. 

12.  Reports  of  all  the  missions  of  California,  Nueva  Viscaya,  Texas, 

Tampico,  Rio  del  Norte,  and  Nayarit.    1792- 1793. 

(These  are  evidently  the  originals  of  the  Revilla  Gigedo  report  printed  in 
the  Diccionario  Unkxrsal.) 

List  of  missions  and  missionaries  of  the  College  of  Zacatecas  in 

Texas.    Estado  of  the  same.    Oct.  21,  1793. 
Report  of  the  guardian  of  San  Fernando  that  missionaries  destined 

for  Nueva  California  have  gone  to  the  province  of  Obserwants  of 

Michoacan.    1788.    96  ff. 
Estado  of  the  missions  of  the  College  of  .'-^an  Fernando  in  Nueva 

California  in  1792  (with  letter  by  Pangua).    Sept.  2^.  1793.    2  ff. 


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Vol.  6.  California  affairs. 

1.  Accounts  charged  against  the  habilitado  of  California.    5  ff.    Diffi- 

culties of  aiding  the  employees  of  the  western  provinces.     1701. 

5ff-  ... 

2.  Offer  of  a  citizen  of  Mexico  to  send  his  disobedient  son  to  become  a 

settler  in  California.     1779.     Costs  attending  his  going.     1803. 

3.  Trial  of  certain  Indians  of  the  mission  of  San  Antonio  de  Monterrey 

[Padua]  for  the  murder  of  another  Indian.    1800.    63  ff. 

4.  Request  of  the  governor  of  California,  Arrillaga,  that  the  situados 

be  paid  in  advance.    1792.    19  ff. 

5.  Representation  of  the  renters  of  Arroyo  Sarco  (belonging  to  the 

Pious  Fund  of  Californias)  asking  relief  from  certain  burdens. 
1799.    28  ff. 

8.  Request  of  the  governor  of  California  for  a  quantity  of  greta  to  make 

possible  the  manufacture  of  flagstones  (/oja).    1803.    17  ff. 

9.  Concerning  travelling  expenses  (vidticos)  ordered  paid  to  six  re- 

ligious sent  to  the  California  missions.    May  8,  i8n.    3  ff. 
10.  List  of  forty  missionaries  in  the  nineteen  missions  of  California,  and 
an  order  that  they  be  paid  a  certain  sum  as  siiwdos.     181 1.    6  ff. 

12.  Estimates  (presiipnestos)  and  accounts  of  the  government  service 

in  California.    1811.    38  ff. 

13.  Accounts  of  the  habilitado  of  Californias.    Communication  of  this 

official  relative  thereto.    Nov.  15,  1794.    36  ff. 

14.  Proposal  by  the  governor  ad  interim  of  California  of  a  new  system  of 

accounts.  Disapproval  of  the  same  by  the  governor.  1797.  (Ac- 
count for  1793  enclosed.)     18  ff. 

15.  Request  of  an  allowance  for  board  {gratificacion  de  mesa)  by  the 

government  surgeon  ordered  to  Monterrey.  (Conceded.)  1802. 
12  ff. 

16.  Report  by  the  commissary  of  California  that  the  Anglo-American 

vessel  "  Otro  Boston  "  (the  Otter,  of  Boston)  which  had  put  in 
at  Monterre)',  had  left  without  paying  for  supplies  received,  and 
leaving  ashore  a  number  of  persons.     1796-1798.    About  200  ff. 
Vol.  7.  Largely  aflfairs  of  the  Pious  Fund  of  Californias. 

I.  Request  by  the  provincial  of  the  missions  of  Californias.  Fr.  Fran- 
cisco Estavillo,  for  a  copy  of  the  agreement  between  the  visitador, 
Jose  de  Galvez,  and  Father  Iriarte.    1773.    if. 

5.  Investigation  of  charges  made  by  a  citizen  against  the  pueblo  of 

Todos  Santos,  California.     1776.     (Copy.)     33  ff. 

6.  Refutation  by  Father  Lambert  of  certain  charges  made  to  the  king 

against  the  missionaries  of  Californias.    1776.    17  ff. 

7.  Testimonio  of  the  autos  formed  concerning  the  testament  of  the 

pilot  On.  Francisco  Mauli  and  the  sending  of  his  goods  (caudal) 
to  the  Philippines.    1746.    7  ff. 

13.  Security  given  by  the  procurator's  offices  (procuradurias)  of  Cali- 
fornias and  the  Philippines  for  a  loan  of  $100,000  for  various 
pious  works.    1755.    23  ff. 

16J.  Receipt  by  the  provincial  of  Californias  for  $10,000  obtained  from 
the  executor  of  Luis  Velasco  for  the  endowment  of  a  mission  in 
California.    Nov.  6,1719. 

17.  Testamentary  memoirs  of  Dona  Maria  Rosa  de  la  Pena,  who  left 

property  for  the  missions.     1776.    21  ff. 


Provincias  Intcnias  81 

19.  E.xpediente  concerning  the  reimbursement  of  the  Pious  Fund  of  Cali- 
fornias  by  the  Royal  Hacienda  for  supplies  for  the  "  Sonora  Ex- 
pedition "  (the  Elisondo  expedition).    1767.    9  ff. 
(For  the  Elisondo  Expedition  see  pp.  95,  lor,  103,  131.) 

12,  18,  20,  24,  27.  The  Pious  Fund  of  Californias.  1774-1785.  (Various 
matters  of  administration,  particularly  of  the  hacienda  of  Arroyo 
Sarco.  Correspondence  of  the  administrator-general,  that  of 
Arroyo  Sarco,  and  of  the  viceroy.) 

25.  Request  by  Junipero  Serra  for  a  sinodo  for  one  year.    1773.    3  flf. 

26.  Proposal  of  Luis  Porrsilla  (  ?)  to  redeem  $24,000  belonging  to  the 

missions  of  California.    1774.    4  flf. 
28.  Resolution  of  the  7101/0  de  guerra  not  to  pay  Junipero  Serra  sinodos. 
Vol.  8.  Mainly  California  affairs. 

1.  Correspondence  of  the  habilitado  of  California  concerning  the  collec- 

tion of  a  debt  owed  by  Pedro  Fages  to  the  presidio  of  San  Diego, 
and  collected  by  legal  process.    1794.    72  flf. 

2.  Estimate  {prcsupucsto)  of  the  supplies  necessary  for  the  presidios  of 

Nueva  California  for  1794  and  1795.    77  flf. 

3.  Disposition  to  the  effect  that  soldiers  of  California  may  not  sleep  out- 

side of  their  presidios.    June  19,  1795.    21  flf. 

4.  Expediente  concerning  the  rcseiias  (personal  descriptions,  etc.)   of 

seven  missionaries  sent  from  Mexico  to  the  frontier  missions. 
July,  1794.    79  flf.  .,.        , 

5.  Approval  of  account  for  the  making  of  five  flags  for  the  presidios  of 

Californias.     1795.    22  flf. 

6.  Concerning  the  unfitness  of  Lieut.  Leon  Parrilla  to  serve  at  the  pre- 

sidio of  Monterrey.    1795.    38  ff. 
Vol.  9.  Several  expedicntes  concerning  the  administration  of  the  Pious  Fund 
of  Californias.    Reimbursement  of  the  Temporal  Fund. 
5.  Order  to  pay  j/;iOf/o.j  to  24  religious  of  Loreto.    1783.    15  flf. 
10.  Accounts  of  the  haciendas  of  San  Pedro,  Ybarra,  Amoles,  Huasteca, 
Buev,  Reynosa,  and  .\rroyo  Sarco,  belonging  to  the  Pious  Fund. 

1783-    317  ff- 
Vol.10.  Mainly  afifairs  of  San  Bias  and  coa.sting  vessels.    1777. 

1.  Minutes  of  oflficial  correspondence  of  the  commissary  of  San  Bias 

and  the  viceroy  I'ucareli.    Various  subjects.     1777.    29  flf. 

2.  /rf.  concerning  sailing  orders,  appointments,  etc.     1777.    65  flf. 

3.  Report  by  the  commissary  of  San  Bias  of  cargoes  of  the  Santiago, 

San  Antonio,  PrUtcif'c.  and  San  Carlos,  destined  for  the  coast  of 
Californias.  The  cargoes  included  supplies  for  eight  months. 
1777.    215  flf. 

4.  Id.  of  arrival  of  the  Sonora.  conducted  by  the  znsitador  general  of 

Peru,  Jose  Antonio  Areche.    1777.    3  ff. 

5.  Repairs  for  the  San  Carlos  and  for  the  stores  of  the  arsenal  of  San 

Bias.    1777.    7  flf. 
9.  Request  by  the  commissary  of  San  Bias  to  the  viceroy  for  materials 
for  the  construction  of  vessels.     1777.    5  ff. 

10.  Report  by  the  commissary  of  San  Bias  of  the  arrival  of  the  San 

Antonio.    ^777-    6  ff. 

11.  Provisions  for  the  exploring  expedition  of  1777.    4  ff- 

12.  Revocation  for  three  months  of  the  license  of  Lieut.  Diego  Choque. 

1777-    I  f- 


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13,  14,  15,  17,  18,  19,  22,  23,  24,  25,  27.  Correspondence  of  the  commis- 
sary of  San  Bias  with  the  viceroy  concerning  appointments,  salar- 
ies ,  supplies,  construction  of  vessels,  etc.  1777.  Several  hundred 
folios. 

16.  Concerning  the  construction  of  a  launch  for  the  San  C&rlos.    1777. 

2.ff. 

20.  Report  of  the  arrival  at  San  Bias  of  the  Principe  and  the  Santiago. 

1777.    2  fT. 
26.  Report  by  the  commissary  of  San  Bias  of  the  despatch  of  the  Sonora 
for  Loreto.     1777.    23  fF. 
Vol.  11.  Twelve  expedicntes  dealing  with  the  administration  of  the  Pious 

Fund  of  Californias.    1768-1810.    The  whole  volume. 
Vol.  12.  Affairs  of  Chihuahua,  Durango,  and  Nuevo  Santander. 

1.  Estimates ;  accounts  of  the  provinces  of  Chihuahua  and  Durango  with 

the  cajas  of  Guanajuato.    1804.    386  fT. 

2.  Report  by  the  Conde  de  Sierra  Gorda,  from  Laredo,  of  the  attack  on 

the  Comanches  at  the  Nueces  River  by  Capt.  Ramon  Bustamante 

with  the  third  company  of  Lampazos,  aided  by  some  Lipanes. 

The  latter  came  to  make  peace.     Correspondence.     1798-1802. 

166  fT. 

(This  contains  an  original  report,  July  23,  1799,  by  Pedro  de  Nava,  on  the 
Indian  situation.  Divisions  and  location  of  the  Comanches  and  the  con- 
ditions of  the  treaty  with  them  in  Oct.,  1785,  are  g^ven.) 

Similar  reports  on  the  Apaches.    1800. 
Report  of  taking  five  Comanches  to  Mexico.    1800-1801. 
3-4.  Indian  troubles  at  Laredo.    1798-1799. 

6.  Treaty  made  with  the  Lipans  by  the  Conde  de  Sierra  Gorda,  Ygnacio 

de  Escandon.    1799. 

7.  Reports  of  the  cost  of  giving  presents  to  the  Indians  at  Laredo. 

Vol.  13.  Entitled  "  Fondo  Piadoso  de  Californias  ",  but  deals  with  the  affairs 
of  Nueva  Viscaya  and  the  Interior  Provinces. 

1.  Contract  with  Francisco  Guizarnotegui  of  Chihuahua  to  supply  the 

presidios  of  Nueva  Viscaya  and  Nuevo  Mexico  for  five  years. 
1787.    9iT. 

2.  Opinion  of  the  intendant  of  Durango  concerning  the  observance  of  the 

instructions  of  the  viceroy.  Conde  de  Galvez,  for  the  defense  of 
the  Interior  Provinces.    1787.    9  fT. 

3.  Concerning  the  payment  of  $80,000  by  the  minister  of  hacienda  of 

Chihuahua  to  Francisco  Guizarnotegui.    1787.    27  flF. 

4.  Expediente  concerning  the  propositions  of  Francisco  Guizarnotegui 

to  supply  the  presidios  of  New  Mexico  and  Nueva  Viscaya  for 
five  years.    1788-1792.    361  fT. 
(See  I  and  3  above.) 

6.  Proposal  of  the  governor  of  Chihuahua  to  restore  the  system  of  habi- 

litados.    1795.    5  fF. 

7.  Report  of  the  commandant  of  Chihuahua  concerning  the  interests  of 

the  troops.    1787.    7  fT. 
Vol.  14. 

I.  "  Inventory  of  the  atitos,  expedientes,  and  other  documents  relative  to 

the  Interior  Provinces  which  exist  in  the  office  of  the  superior 

government,  in  the  charge  of  El  Conde  del  Valle."    1793.     138  fT. 

(This  list  was  ordered  made  by  decree  of  the  viceroy,  Sept.  4,  1793.    At 

that  time  there  were  196  legajos  of  the  kind  of  matter  named  in  the 


Provincias  hiternas  83 

office  of  the  superior  government.  Many  of  them  are  now  in  the 
Archive  General  y  Pubhco,  but  the  lists  name  many  documents  for  the 
northern  province  that  I  have  not  seen.  There  are  valuable  lists  for 
Texas.) 

2.  Commission  as  commander  of  the  presidio  of  San  Elizario  conferred 
on  Capt.  Antonio  Columna.    1793.    24  ff. 

4.  "  Report  of  the  legajos  which  are  lacking  in  the  Secretariat  of  the 

Provincias  Internas."     1795.    2  flf. 

(Some  of  the  items  mentioned  as  lacking  are  found  in  the  Archivo  General 
y  Publico,  e.  g.,  the  correspondence  of  the  governors  of  Texas  for  the 
period  1755-1769.    Cf.  volumes  91,  94,  95  of  the  Seccion  de  Historia.) 

5.  "  Inventory  of  the  expedientes  relating  to  the  province  of  Coahuila 

existing  in  the  office  of  Seizor  Dn.  Juan  Martinez  de  Soria."    17  flf. 
143  legajos  are  listed. 

(Separated  by  order  of  Sept.  24,  179;;,  to  be  sent  in  case  of  necessity  to  the 
commandancy  of  the  Interior  Provinces.) 

6.  Autos  concerning  the  new  plan  for  the  interior  presidios.    1752-1754. 

46  fT. 

(Important  for  the  general  organization  of  the  frontier.  It  gives  the  num- 
ber and  pay  of  troops  and  missionaries  of  all  of  the  Interior  Provinces.") 

7.  "  Old  Expedientes  of  the  Departinent  of  Interior  Provinces."    261  ff. 

Proposals  of  Francisco  Guizarnotegui  for  supplying  the  presidios  of 
New  Mexico  and  Nueva  Viscaya  (see  above,  vol.  13).    1788-1792. 
Similar  proposals  for  other  provinces. 
Discussion  of  systems  for  supplies. 
Vol.  15. 

1.  Acknowledgments  of  letters  from  the  viceroy  by  the  commandant- 

general  of  the  Interior  Provinces.     1797.    21  ff. 
Acknowledgment  by  Ramon  de  Castro,  of  Monclova.  of  orders  to 

keep  the  Americans  and  English  out  of  Texas.    1793. 
New  schedule  of  prices  (arancel)  for  Indian  trade  in  Texas.    1793. 
Acknowledgment  of  receipt  of  above,  by  Castro. 

2.  Request  by  the  commandant-general  of  the  Interior  Provinces  for 

twenty-six  cannon.     1795.     120  ff. 

3.  Flight  of  some  Apaches  from  the  Hospicio  de  Pobres  (apparently  in 

Coahuila).    1795.    14  ff. 
7.  Correspondence  concerning  the  appointinent  of  Jacobo  Ugarte  y  Loy- 
ola as  commandant-general  of  the  Interior  Provinces.  1786.  50  ff. 
Correspondence  of  Ugarte  y  Loyola  with  the  viceroy.    1786-1794. 
Miscellaneous  military  matters  of  Nuevo  Santander.    1792-1796. 
Vol.  16.  California  affairs. 

1.  Return  of  $38,880  to  the  Royal  Hacienda  by  the  Pious  Fund  of  Cali- 

fornias.     1804.    28  ff. 

(Part  of  the  payment  was  made  from  the  $40.3,813  which  was  left  to  the 
Pious  Fund  by  the  will  of  Da.  Paula  de  Argiielles.) 

2.  Arrival  at  Vera  Cruz  of  Fray  Mariano  Yolde  and  Fray  Vicente 

Sanchez,  destined  for  California.    1804.    7  ff. 

3.  Request  of  Fr.  Mariano  Apolinar  and  Fr.  Tomas  Valdellon  for  leave 

to  return  to  Spain,  having  completed  twelve  years'  service  in  the 
inissions  of  California.    1804.    7  ff. 

4.  Request  by  Fr.  Crisostomo  Gomez,  procurator-general  of  the  Domin- 

ican missions  of  California  that  sinodos  be  paid  to  22  missionaries. 
1804.    14  ff. 


84  Mexico:   Ardiivo  Gcucral 

5.  License  to  Fr.  Mariano  Belda  y  Costello  to  return  to  Spain,  having 

completed  his  twelve  years'  service  in  the  California  missions. 
1804.    ID  ff. 

6.  Request  for  half-jniy  by  Sergeant  Mariano  Castro,  a  retired  soldier 

of  Monterrey.    June,  1802.    22  fT. 
9.  Trial  of   Mariano   Iriarte.   soldier  of   the  company  of  cavalry  of 
Monterrey.     1804.     4"  f?. 

12.  Request  of  the  alfcrcz  of  San  Diego  for  pay  as  alavardero.    Sept.  25, 

1797.    28  fT. 

13.  Expedicntc  concerning  the  cultivation  of  hemp  in  California.    1799- 

1810.    136  ff. 

(Constable  Joaquin  Sanchez  had  been  commissioned  to  give  instruction  in 
its  cultivation  from  1799.10  1810.) 

14.  Request  of  several  religious  to  have  correspondence  carried  free, 

appealing  to  the  law  of  Mar.  22,  1773.    1773-1809.    18  ff. 

15.  Royal  orders  of  Mar.  28,  1794,  Feb.  3,  1795,  and  July  3,  1818,  to  the 

effect  that  Spanish  vessels  carrying  national  products  to  California 
should  be  exempt  from  all  duties.    1820.    12  ff. 

16.  Acknowledgment  by  the  commissary  of  Loreto  of  the  receipt  of 

instructions  of  the  viceroy  for  keeping  and  rendering  accounts. 
Correspondence.    Aug.  24,  1775.    9  flf. 

17.  Bills  for  goods  .sent  to  the  haciendas  of  Ybarra  and  Los  Amoles, 

belonging  to  the  Pious  Fund  of  Californias.    .Aug.  22,  1820.    22  flf. 

18.  Request  of  Fr.  l^aldomero  Lopez,  guardian  of  the  College  of  San 

Fernando,  that  the  arrears  of  siuodos  due  the  religious  of  Cali- 
fornias be  paid.    1819.    12  flf. 

(He  states  that  the  amount  due  has  become  .so  great  that  there  is  general 
discontent.) 

19.  Accounts  of  the  expenditures  on  the  fort  of  La  Punta  v  Guijarros. 

1804.    18  flf. 

20.  Request  (and  refusal  thereof)  of  Francisco  Aranjo  that  he  be  ex- 

empted from  an  examination  for  title  of  "  physician  ".   1804.  4  flf. 
Vol.  17.  San  Bias  and  California. 

1.  Construction  of  a  flat-boat  (barca  plana)  in  the  dockyards  of  San 

Bias  for  the  port  of  San  Diego.    1803.    52  flf. 
(Related  documents  to  1817.) 

2.  License  to  return  to  Spain  granted  to  Fr.  Luis  Velasco  of  the  College 

of  San  Fernando.    1816.    7  flf. 

3.  Approval  by  the  viceroy  of  the  impost  of  6  pesos  per  barrel  on  mescal 

imported  into  California  imposed  bv  the  habilitado  of  Monterrey. 
1817.    19  flf. 

4.  Representation  by   the  governor  of   California   to  the  effect  that 

mescal  should  not  be  allowed  on  vessels  which  carry  supplies 
(memorias)  to  that  province.  Related  correspondence.  1798- 
1803.    19  flf. 

(This  document  and  no.  7  of  the  same  volume  treat  of  the  mescal  monopoly 
of  Tepic.) 

4.  Order  to  send  to  Guadalajara  25  pairs  of  useless  pistols  from  the 
presidio  of  Santa  Barbara.  Correspondence  with  Governor  Arri- 
llaga.    1817.    8  flf. 

9.  Reimbursement  by  the  commissary  of  San  Bias  to  the  presidio  of 
Loreto  of  money  spent  for  the  aid  of  certain  vessels.    1800.    91  flf. 


Provincias  Internas  85 

lo.  Investigation  of  a  complaint  of  short  measure  in  the  aguardiente  sent 

to  the  dockyards  of  California.    1817.    43  ff. 
11-12.  Personal  affairs  (retirement,  etc.)  of  soldiers  at  Loreto.     1806, 

1815. 

13.  Request  by  governor  ad  interim  of  California  for  the  reimbursement 

of  the  presidio  of  San  Diego  for  expenses  incurred  in  the  con- 
struction of  the  esplanade  of  La  Punta  y  Guijarros.     1808,  1817. 

14.  Petition  of  Constable  Joaquin  Sanchez  for  a  reward  for  faithful  ser- 

vice.   1809-1810.    12  ff. 

15.  Estimates   and   accounts  of   the   cost  of   building  barracks   at   the 

presidio  of  San  Diego  for  the  guard  of  volunteers  from  Cataluna. 
1796,  1803.    47  ff. 

16.  Request  for  money  to  return  home  by  Juan  Antonio  Hernandez,  a 

I)residial  who,  sentenced  to  serve  in  California,  has  served  out  his 
sentence.    Correspondence.     1810,  1817.     18  ff. 

17.  Sentences  of  various  individuals,  for  light  offenses,  to  "  banishment  " 

for  short  terms,  as  from  four  to  ten  years,  to  residence  in  Cali- 
fornias.    1799-1805.    74  ff. 

18.  Payment  of  the  commissary  of  .San  Bias  by  the  habilitado  of  Cali- 

fornias  for  giuis  furnished  in  1792.    1807.    55  ff. 
\'ol.  18.  California  affairs. 

1.  Report  by  the  commandant  of  the  presidio  of  San  Diego  that  from 

the  American  vessel  Alejandro   (Alexander),  which  put  in  for 
provisions,  he  had  seized  491  otter  skins  as  contraband.     1802. 
40  ff. 
(Correspondence  of  the  captain,  John  Brown  of  Boston,  and  John  Stough- 

ton,  consul  for  the  New  England  states,  and  of  the  Mexican  authorities. 

1802-1810.) 

2.  Arrest  of  deserters  from  the  Russian  vessel  Juno,  which  touched  at 

San  Francisco,  and  their  maintenance  at  the  mission  of  Santa 
Clara.    Correspondence.     1806-1807.    33  ff. 

3.  Rc])ort  of  the  arrival  of  the  Juno   (see  above)   at  San  Francisco. 

1806. 
3  a.  Rcsena  of  seven  missionaries  coming  from  Spain  to  the  College  of 
San  Fernando.    1805,  1809.    18  ff. 

(Fr.  Pedro  Panto  and  Fr.  Marcelino  Martinez  are  destined  to  Nueva  Cali- 
fornia.) 

4.  License  to  remain  in  the  country  granted  Joaquin  Felix,  or  "  the 

Negro    Joaquin  ",   a  deserter   from   the  Alexander.      1805-1806. 

5.  License  to  Friars  Ramon  Clivarri,  .Antonio  Rodriguez,  and  Vicente 

Sarria,  missionaries  of  California,  to  return  to  Spain,  after  12 
years'  service.     1809.    46  ff. 
Documents  concerning  sinodos  for  the  same  year. 

6.  Estimate  (jyresupuesto)  by  the  governor  of  California  of  the  value 

of  the  property  (haberes)  of  the  four  presidios  of  Californias. 
Apr.  27,  1809.    39  ff. 

7.  Report  by  Governor  Goycoechea  of  the  arrest  at  .San  Jose  del  Caho 

of  nine  Americans  belonging  to  the  Eclipse.    July  28,  1806.    71  ff. 
Report  of  the  exjiense  of  maintaining  them.    1808. 

8.  Certificate  of  the  accountant  (contador)  of  the  postal  revenues  of 

receipts  from  the  correspondence  of  the  missions.    i8og.    4  ff. 


86  Mexico :  Archivo  General 

9.  Report  by  the  captain  of  San  Diego  of  the  desertion  and  arrest  of 
four  Americans  from  the  brigantine  Piacoclts  (Peacock).  1806- 
1807.    31  ff. 

(Letter  of  the  commander  of  the  Peacock,  Oliver  Kimball,  addressed  to 
"the  governor  or  Padre  of  Sn.  Diagoes  "  in  which  he  states  that  the 
Peacock  was  bound  on  a  voyage  to  N.  W.  America  in  latitude  59°  to 
trade  among  the  Indians  for  "  otterscins  ",  thence  to  Canton,  and  back 
to  Boston.    The  letter  is  translated  by  Thomas  Kelly.) 

10.  Cost  of  maintenance  of  the  deserters  mentioned  above. 
Correspondence  concerning  the  examination  of  one  of  these  desert- 
ers, called  "  Julian  Guemba  "  or  "  Wbb  "  (Webb). 

Statement  by  Thomas  Kelly  and  others  to  the  viceroy  of  reasons  for 
stopping  on  the  California  coast.  Feb.  2,  1807.  (English  orig- 
inal.)   23  a. 

11.  Request  of  Father  Montejo,  a  religious  of  the  College  of  San  Fer- 

nando, for  permission  to  return  to  Spain,    ^'eb.  23,  1807.    8  ff. 

12.  Trial  of  certain  Indians  of  inission  Santo  Tomas,  for  murder  of 

another.     1805-1807.    29  ff. 

13.  Papers  relating  to  the  same  matter.    1805-1806.    16  fF. 

14.  Proclamation  {bando)  to  the  effect  that  everybody,  without  distinc- 

tion as  to  caste,  shall  pay  the  tribute  {tributo),  and  that  it  shall  be 
called  a  contribucion.    May  i,  1815.    i  f. 
Vol.  19.  California  affairs,  1793-1810. 

1.  Inventories  and  reports  of  the  Dominican  missions  of  Lower  Cali- 

fornia.    1797-1799.     131  ff. 

2.  Order  that  the  sinodos  of  the  missionaries  of  California  be  paid.  1808. 

18  ff. 

3.  The  governor  of  California,  Jose  Joaquin  de  Arrillaga,  transmits  to 

the  viceroy  the  report  of  the  commandant  of  Santa  Barbara  to  the 
effect  that  he  has  arrested  three  deserters  from  the  Anglo-Amer- 
ican vessel  Mercury,  together  with  the  declarations  of  the  prison- 
ers.   1809.    22  ff. 

4.  Estimate  (presupuesto)  of  the  expenses  of  the  presidio  of  Loreto  and 

the  company  there.    1810.    8  ff. 

5.  Request  of  Gov.  Arrillaga  for  general  instructions  as  to  how  to  pro- 

ceed with  foreign  vessels  on  that  coast.     1810. 

Copies  of  the  treaties  of  Spain  with  the  United  .States  and  with 
France  concerning  boundaries,  navigation,  commerce,  etc.  1795. 
(Printed.) 

Instruccion  que  han  de  observar  los  Comandantes  dc  los  Buques  del 
Rey  Guarda-Costa  del  Seno  Mexicano.  ("  Revilla  Gigedo."  Mex- 
ico, Apr.  25,  1793.    15  pp.,  printed.) 

Decree  forbidding  contraband  trade.     1803. 

6.  Repayment  of  shortages  in  the  supplies  (memorias)  of  the  presidio 

of  San  Diego  for  the  year  1800.    1810.    54  ff. 
Vol.  20.  Texas,  Coahuila,  and  Tamaulipas.    1771-1798. 

,  I.  Request  by  the  commandant-general  of  the  Interior  Provinces  for  a 
surgeon  and  an  apothecary  for  the  military  hospital  of  Valle  de 
Santa  Rosa  de  Coahuila.  Correspondence.  1794-1797.  ^t,  ff. 
'2.  Id.  for  a  report  by  Captain  Carmona  of  the  marriage  of  a  certain  sol- 
dier without  license.  1792.  38  ff.  : 
(The  documents  cover  1777-1792.) 
;  3.  Request  by  Josef  Irigoyen,  governor  of  Texas  ( ?),  sick  at  the  capital, 
for  advance  payment  of  salary.    1798.    48  ff. 


Provincias  Iiitenias  87 

4.  "  Expediente  sobre  Proposiciones  del  Governador  de  Texas  Baron  de 
Ripcrda  para  ereccion  de  un  nuevo  Presidio,  y  einprehender  una 
cruda  guerra  contra  los  Apaches,  hacienda  alianza  con  las  Na- 
ciones  del  Norte."     1773.     14  ff. 

(Original,  of  which  there  is  a  copy  in  Historia,  vol.  51.  Consists  of  cor- 
respondence between  the  governor  of  Texas,  Athanacio  de  Mezieres,  and 
the  viceroy;  copy  of  a  treaty  with  the  Taouvayases,  Oct.  28,  1771,  etc. 
See  also  Provincias  Internas,  vol.  100,  for  related  and  partly  identical 
material.) 

^  5.  Report  by  the  governor  of  Texas  on  Indian  affairs,  and  a  proposal  by 
him  to  erect  a  presidio  in  northern  Texas  among  the  "  Nations  of 
the  North  ". 

(.Continuation  of  the  documents  in  4,  above.  A  copy  is  in  Historia,  vol. 
51.) 

•^6.  Report  by  Athanacio  de  Mezieres,  captain  at  Natchitoches,  to  the  gov- 
ernor of  Texas,  the  Raron  de  Ripperda,  of  his  expedition  among 
the  Indians  of  northern  Texas.  San  Antonio,  July  4,  1772.  With 
related  correspondence  between  the  governor  and  the  viceroy, 
1772-1773.  (Original.)  49  ff. 
(A  copy  is  in  Historia,  vol.  51.) 

•V7.  "  Instruccion  Reservada  ",  for  removing  the  settlers  from  eastern 
Texas,  May  6,  1773. 
Correspondence  concerning  Texas  affairs,  by  Luis  Antonio  Men- 
chaca,  Hugo  Oconor,  and  the  viceroy,  1773. 
(A  copy  is  in  Historia,  vol.  51.') 

■^8.  Correspondence  of  the  Conde  de  Sierra  Gorda,  the  viceroy,  and  others 
relative  to  the  jietition  of  the  Taguacanas  (  Tawakoni )  Indians  to 
be  allowed  to  settle  on  the  Colorado  River  (of  Texas)  and  receive 
Christian  instruction.     1796-1797.     (Original.)     16  ff. 

-  9.  Documents  concerning  the  sending  of  condemned  Apaches  to  Vera 
Cruz,  their  flight,  and  the  sending  of  the  Tancagues  (Tonkawa) 
mentioned  in  8.  above,  after  them.    1796-1797.    39  ff. 
Vol.21.  Mainly  private  affairs  of  citizens  and  soldiers  of  Nueva  Viscaya. 
1794-1805.  ... 

1,  2,  3,  and  4.  Mainly  personal  affairs  of  soldiers  of  Chihuahua.     1797- 

1800. 
6.  Royal  order  concerning  a  license  allowing  Dn.  Manuel  Diaz  de  Solor- 
zano,  second  official  of  the  secretariat  of  the  commandant-general 
of  the  Interior  Provinces,  to  go  to  Spain. 
ID.  Documents  concerning  the  delivery  of  $500  to  Manuel  de  Zuliiaga, 
lieutenant-commander  of  the  Interior  Provinces.     1803. 
Vol.  22.  Correspondence  of  the  officials  of  the  presidios  of  Coahuila  with  the 
'     viceroy.    I755-I793- 
>•  I.  Correspondence  of  the  captain  of  Santa  Rosa  concerning  the  appoint- 
ment of  the  Marques  de  Croix  as  viceroy.    1768.    17  ff. 
(Complimentary  letters,  etc.) 

2.  Correspondence  of  the  commander  at  Santa  Rosa  concerning  a  cam- 
,^  paign  against  the  Indians  at  Paso  del  Norte.    1769.    38  ff. 

'  -^  4.  Communication  of  the  habiliUido  of  the  presidio  of  San  Juan  Bau- 

tista  concerning  the  possessions  {habcrcs)  of  that  of  San  .Antonio 
Bucarely.    1774.    9  ff. 
5.  Personal  affairs  of  the  captain  of  San  Juan  Bautista,  Manuel  C.  Vc- 
lasco.    1789. 


88"  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

■  6.  Correspondence  of  the  governor  of  Coahuila  concerning  the  appoint- 
ment of  the  Marques  de  las  Amarillas  as  viceroy.    1758.    9  fif. 
(Complimentary  letters,  etc.) 

7.  Appointment  of  Lorenzo  Cancio  Sierra  y  Cienfuegos  as  captain  of 
'  the  presidio  of  Santa  Rosa.    1758.    78  fif. 

8,  9,  and  10.  Affairs  of  Santa  Rosa,  Coahuila.    1762,  1767,  1774. 

(In  1774  Col.  Parrilla  was  commander  at  Santa  Rosa.) 
.  II.  "  Ynstruccion  dada  al  comand'"  de  los  nuevos  Establecim*""  de  Cali- 
fornias,  en  Agosto  17  de  1773."     (Original.)     .About  18  ff. ;  43 
paragraphs. 
(Cited  by  Bancroft  under  a  different  title.    Hist.  Cal.,  I.  216.) 

12.  Delivery  at  Saltillo,  by  the  captain  of  Bahia  del  Espiritu  Santo,  of  a 

party  of  captive  Indians,  part  of  whom  fled.    1773.    21  fif. 

13.  Correspondence  of  Rafael  Pacheco,  of  San  Fernando  de  Austria, 

concerning  a  battle  of  38  soldiers  with  350  Indians.    June-.Aug., 

'773-  ... 

14.  Communications  relative  to  the  delivery  and  receipt  of  the  presidios 

of  Santa  Rosa  and  San  Juan  Bautista.    1769.    47  ff. 
(Contains  an  estado  of  San  Saba,  Mar.  31,  1769,  and  Texas  correspondence 
for  1772.) 
Vol.23.  Mainly  California  material,  1774-1776,  1816,  1821,  1822. 

1.  Report  by  the  viceroy,  Felix  Maria  Calleja,  to  the  king,  on  the  state 

of  the  Califomias,  the  establishment  of  the  Russians  at  Bodega 
Bay,  and  the  lack  of  arms  in  New  Spain.  Reply  of  the  king.  1816. 
(Copy.)    12  ff. 

2.  Report  of  the  governors  of  the  Californias  on  the  condition  of  the 

provinces  and  the  need  of  defense  against  the  Russians  and  other 
enemies.     1816.    71  ff. 

3.  Reports  obtained  by  the  commander  of  Mazatlan  concerning  the  war 

for  independence  in  South  America.    1816.    27  flf. 
Report  of  a  junta  de  guerra  held  at  San  Bias  to  consider  repairing 
the  coast  vessels  and  aiding  California,  for  fear  of  an  attack  by 
the  insurgents  of  Buenos  Ayres.    1816. 

4.  Report  remitted  by  the  intendant  of  Guadalajara,  Antonio  Andrade, 

to  the  regency  of  the  empire  [of  Mexico],  on  the  state  of  both 

Californias.    1821.    23  ff. 

(The  Californias  have  not  embraced  the  cause  of   independence.     It   is 

feared  that  because  of  their  isolation  and  neglect  they  may  be  taken  by 

some  foreign  power.) 

5.  Appointment,  by  the  regency  of  the  empire,  of  Agustin  Fernandez  de 

San  ^^icente,  rationer  of  the  church  of  Durango,  as  commissioner 
to  the  Californias  to  report  to  the  governors  and  the  missionaries 
there  the  true  state  of  the  empire  and  to  induce  them  to  declare  for 
independence.    Related  correspondence.     1821-1822.    8g  ff. 
(Made  in  consequence  of  the  reports  mentioned  in  4,  above.     If  the  p;i)V- 

ernors  do  not  yield,  the  commissioner  carries  authority  from  Iturliide 

to  remove  them  and  appoint  others.) 

6.  Diary  by  Juan  Bautista  de  Anza  of  his  expedition  from  Sonora  to 

Aha  California.    Jan.  8  to  Sept.  27,  1774.    1 10  ff. 
(Fine  copy  made  in  Mexico  by  Melchor  de  Peramas,   1777.     Cf.  no.  6, 
p.  56.) 
Accompanying  correspondence,  including  original : 

Letter  from  Fray  Francisco  Garces  to  the  viceroy,  .\ug.  17,  1774. 
Letter  from  Anza  to  the  viceroy,  June  4,  1774. 


Provincias  Internas  89 

Expediente  formed  in  consequence  of  the  representation  by  Fray 
Francisco  Garces  relative  to  the  establishment  of  missions  on  the 
Gila  and  Colorado  rivers.  1774-1776.  It  contains:  Diary  by 
Garces  of  his  expedition  to  the  Gila  and  Colorado  rivers  with 
Anza,  ending  Apr.  26,  1774. 
(Copy  made  by  Peramas  in  1777.    Cf.  p.  .^S. ) 

Report  by  Lieutenant  Joseph  Joachin  de  Moraga  to  the  viceroy,  of 
the  occupation  of  the  port  of  San  Francisco,  the  erection  of  a  mis- 
sion, and  other  activities  there.     (Copy,  undated.)     11  ff. 
7.  Documents  relating  to  the  petition  of  the  Indian  chief,  Tomas  Sal- 
vador Palma,  for  missions  on  the  Gila  and  Colorado  rivers.    1776. 

23  ff. 

(Contains  an  original  letter  by  Juan  Bautista  de  .^nza,  Nov.  11,  1776.) 
Vol.  24.  Correspondence  of  the  officials  of  Coahuila  with  the  viceroy.    Nu- 
merous incidental  references  to  Texas  and  other  Northern  prov- 
inces.    1 768- 1 792. 
..I.  1768-1770.  Jacobo  Ugarte  y  Loyola,  governor.    40  ff. 

(Correspondence  of  the  missionaries  of  Vizarron  concerning  an  attack  of 
Julimefios  on  the  mission.) 

Reorganization  of  the  provincial  government. 
Affairs  of  San  Saba  and  El  Caiion. 
2.  1771-1772.  Jacobo  Ugarte  y  Loyola,  governor.    72  fT. 

Indian  affairs  in  Coahuila  and  Texas :  necessity  of  arming  the  citi- 
zens of  Coahuila  for  defense ;  ravages  of  Julimei'ios  and  Lipanes 
at  Vizarron ;  incidental  references  to  San  Saba  and  Bexar. 
Discussion  of  the  "  Nuevo  Reglamento  "  of  presidios. 
>3-  I773"i774-  Jacobo  Ugarte  y  Loyola,  governor  of  Coahuila,  and  Hugo 
Oconor,  comandante  inspector  of  the  Interior  Provinces.    96  ff. 
Appointment  of  Oconor  as  comandante  inspector. 
Discussion  of  the  "  Nuevo  Reglamento  "  of  1772. 
Indian  affairs. 
.4.   1775-1776.  Jacobo  Ugarte  y  Loyola,  governor.    46  ff. 

(Organization  of  the  new  line  of  presidios  of  the  frontier. 

Request  of  L^garte  y  Loyola  for  increase  of  pay. 

Campaign  against  the  Indians  north  of  the  Rio  Grande  by  L^garte  y 

Loyola. 
Ugarte  y  Loyola's  diary  of  his  march  from  the  Presidio  del  Rio 
Grande  up  the  Puerco  (Pecos),  Sept.  22,  1775-Jan.  9,  1776. 
(284 Vi  leagues  in  all.    lie  found  the  Lipanes  under  chiefs  Poca  Ropa,  Boca 
Tuerta,  El  Cielo,  El   Flaco,  Panocha,   Rivera,  Javilillo,   Paxarito,  and 
Manteca  Mucha.) 
Diary  of  the  same  expedition  by  Vicente  Rodriguez.    Nov.  i-Dec.  2, 

1775- 
Id.  (to  the  head  of  Rio  San  Pedro)  by  Ale  jo  de  la  Garza.    Dec.  26, 

1775-Jan.  19,  1776. 
Change  of  the  governor's  residence  to  Santa  Rosa.     1776. 
Daily  official  reports  (diarios)  of  Indian  and  other  affairs  of  the 

province. 

5.  1777.     LIgarte  y  Loyola,  governor.     Correspondence  relative  to  the 

ai)pointment  of  El  Caballero  de  Croix  as  commandant-general  of 
the  Interior  Provinces.    5  ff. 

6.  1778-1783.  Juan  de  Ugalde,  governor. 

Formation  of  two  companies  at  Saltillo  and  Parras. 


90  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

Indian  affairs:  campaign  against  Indians;  despatch  of  forty  captive 
Mescaleros,  Comanches,  and  Mulatos  to  Mexico.    1782-1783. 
.  7.  1784-1788.    Pedro  Fueros  and  Jacobo  Ugarte  y  Loyola,  governors. 
Appointment  of  Jose  Antonio  Rengel  as  inspector  comandante  of 
the  Interior  Provinces.    1784.    15  ff. 
.  8.  1 789- 1 793.  Migiiel  Emparan  and  Juan  Gutierrez,  governors.    80  ff. 
Apf)ointment  of  Francisco  Antonio  Polua  as  comandante. 
Regulation  for  the  numbering  of  official  communications. 
Attack  of  200  Indians  on  Laredo. 
,  9.  1 790-1 792.  Miscellaneous  correspondence  of  the  officials  of  Coahuila 
and  of  the  Interior  Provinces  in  general.    106  ff. 
Vol.  25.  Correspondence  of  the  officials  of  Coahuila  with  the  viceroys.    1739- 
1767. 

(The  contents  of  the  volume  are  similar  in  nature  to  those  of  vol.  24, 
which  it  should  precede  in  the  series.) 

I-   1739-  Juan  Garcia  de  Pruneda,  governor.    4  ff. 

2.  1756-1757.  Miguel  de  Lesma  y  Escudero,  governor.    52  ff. 

3.  1758-1767.  Angel  Martosy  Navarrete,  Jacinto  de  Barrios  yjauregui, 

Lorenzo  Cancio,  and  Diego  Ortiz  Parrilla,  governors  ad  interim 
and  actual.    68  ff. 

4.  1757-1758.  Angel  Martos  y  Navarrete,  governor.    38  ff. 

5.  1759-1767.  Jacinto  de  Barrios  y  Jauregui,  governor.    95  ff. 

6.  1759-1764.  Various  correspondence.    Some  reference  to  San  Saba 

matters.    43  ff. 

7.  1760-1764.  Jacinto  de  Barrios  y  Jauregui,  governor.    21  ff. 

8.  1761-1766.  Economic  affairs  of  the  province.    Jacinto  de  Barrios  y 

Jauregui,  governor.    52  ff. 

9.  1763-1767.  Jacinto  de  Barrios  y  Jauregui,  governor.    24  ff. 
►  San  Saba  affairs,  mainly  1767. 

San  Agustin  de  Ahumada  affairs.    Summary  of  nine  cuadernos  rela- 
tive to  this  presidio.    1755-1766. 
10.  San  Saba.    The  governor  of  Coahuila  withholds  the  convoy  to  that 
presidio  for  fear  of  an  Indian  attack.    Discussion  of  this  action  in 
a  junta  de  gucrra.    1769.    29  ff. 
Vol.  26.  Correspondence  of  officials  of  Nuevo  Leon,  Coahuila,  Nueva  Vis- 
caya,  and  Durango  with  the  viceroy.    1782-1795. 
Nuevo  Leon  (Indian  troubles).    1782-1785. 
Nueva  Viscaya.    1 788- 1 79 1 . 
Durango.    1789. 

Contract  for  supplies  for  the  presidios  of  Coahuila.    1784-1786. 
Appointment  of  Joseph  Mataitioras  as  asesor  and  auditor  de  guerra  of 
the  commandancy-general  of  the  Provincias  internas. 
Vol.27.  Nuevo  Leon.    1778-1794. 

Expediente  concerning  Indian  hostilities.     1778-1784.    229  ff. 
Miscellaneous  affairs.    1778-1794. 
Vol.  28.  "  Fundacion  de  varios  Pueblos  de  Coahuila."     1699-1707.     (All 
original.)    Cf.  copies  in  Historia,  vol.  29. 

1.  Autos  of  the  founding  of  the  inissions  of  San  Francisco  de  Coahuila, 

San  Juan  Bautista,  San  Francisco  Solano,  and  others  near  the 
Rio  Grande  frontier.    1700- 1706. 

2.  Correspondence  of  the  mission  and  secular  authorities  of  the  Rio 

Grande  frontier.    170c- 1706. 


Provincias  Internas  91 

3.  Autos  of  the  general  visitation  of  the  missions  of  Coahuila  and  the 

Rio  Grande,  made  bj'  Martin  de  Alarcon.    1706. 
Correspondence  of  the  frontier  officials.    1706-1707. 

4.  Diary  of  an  expedition  made  by  Diego  Ramon  from  San  Juan  Bautista 

to  central  Texas.    1707. 

5.  Criminal  process  against  two  Indians  of  Coahuila.    1707. 

6.  Reports  of  the  progress  of  the  missions  on  the  Rio  Grande  frontier. 

One  is  by  Fray  Isidro  Felix  de  Espinosa.    1707. 
(C/.  the  report  by  Espinosa  in  the  archive  of  the  College  of  Santa  Cruz  de 
Queretaro.) 

7.  Complaint  by  Father  Francisco  Hidalgo  that  the  governor  does  not 

supply  a  sufficient  escort  for  the  missionaries,  with  related  docu- 
ments.    1707-1708.    20  ff. 
Vol.29.  "  Fundacion  de  varios  pueblos  de  Coahuila."    1691-1750. 

"  Proyecto  y  Visita  de  Presidios  hecha  el  ano  de  1728  p""  el  Brigadier  D. 
Pedro  Rivera."  Dec.  7,  1728.  (Original.)  78  flf. 
(The  analysis  of  the  document  shows  that  it  contains  (l)  a  report  of  the 
state  of  the  presidios  before  the  inspection;  (2)  the  changes  made  in 
them  by  Rivera;  (3)  recommendations  by  Rivera  of  further  changes; 
(4)  a  map  of  the  presidios  visited,  together  with  comments.  The  report 
was  made  in  consequence  of  the  viceroy's  order  of  Aug.  2,  1728.  and  is 
based  upon  the  original  autos  of  the  inspection.  The  map  is  lacking. 
This  document  is  being  edited  at  the  University  of  California.") 

V  2.  Request  by  the  procurator  general  for  sinodos  for  various  missions  of 

the  Interior  Provinces.    1728.    3  fif. 
,4.  Attack  by  Indians  on  Santa  Catalina  and  San  Nicolas  de  Coahuila. 

Campaign  against  the  offenders.    1691.    249  ff. 
5.  Report  by  the  visitor  general  to  the  viceroy  concerning  lands,  Indians, 

mines,  commerce,  and  government  of  Sinaloa  and  Sonora.     1750. 

43  ff- 
Vol.  30.  "  Coahuila,  Sonora,  y  Sinaloa.    Informes  sobre  los  Indios."    1689- 

1738. 

(See  related  materials  in  vol.  28.) 

1.  Autos  relative  to  the  newly  founded  missions  of  the  Rio  Grande  fron- 

tier.   Request  for  aid  by  the  commissary.    1699-1706.    10  ff. 

2.  Communications  to  the  viceroy  by  the  ministers  of  the  royal  hacienda 

concerning  the  payment  of  $1247  to  Pedro  Primo  de  Rivera. 

1738.    5ff- 

3.  Autos  in  consequence  of  a  report  of  the  discovery  in  Coahuila  of  a 

mineral  vein  in  the  hill  of  El  Dulcisimo  Nombre  de  lesi'is.    1739. 

43  ff- 

4.  Complaint  of  the  minister  of  the  mission  of  Guadalupe  (Monclova) 

against  the  citizens  and  troops  for  killing  cattle.    1689.    17  ff. 

5.  Report  by  the  captain-general  of  Nueva  Viscaya  to  the  viceroy  on  the 

state  of  Sonora.    1689.    12  ff. 

6.  Complaint  against  Alonso  de  Leon  for  ill  treatment  of  the  Indians  of 

Parras.    1689.    11  ff. 

7.  Report  on  the  state  of  the  Indians  of  Sinaloa  and  Rio  Yaqui.    1689. 

22  ff. 

8.  Affairs  of  Sonora.    War  against  the  Indians.    1689.    115  ff. 

9.  Indian  affairs  of  Coahuila.    1688-1689.    118  ff. 

Vol.  31.  "  Extractos  de  revista  y  propucslos  de  las  Compafiias  de  Nuevo  San- 
tander."    1770-1772. 

(Seven  expedientes  containing  reports  of  the  military  inspection,  fiscal 
estimates  (presupueslos),  for  the  military,  the  founding  of  a  settlement 


92  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

at  TamauHpa  Vieja  complaints  by  the  missionaries,  and  Indian  troubles 
of  Nuevo  Santander.) 

\'ol.  32.  Texas  and  Coahuila  affairs. 

1.  Account  of  expenses  for  the  maintenance  in  Cuatitlan  of  the  Canary 

Islanders  wiio,  destined  for  San  Antonio,  Texas,  stopped  in  that 
village.  By  the  alcalde  mayor  of  Cuatitlan,  Francisco  Domingo 
Laba.    Nov.  14,  1730.    23  fl. 

(This  includes,  among  other  things,  a  list  of  the  families  there  on  that  day. 
Cf.  Historia,  vol.  84.) 

2.  Autos  of  the  rrsidciicia  of  the  governor  of  Texas,  Phelipe  de  Win- 

tuisen,  held  by  his  successor,  Ti^isto  Boneo  v  Morales.    1 741- 1742. 

55ff-  .  "  ■   .  .  .      , 

3.  Autos  concerning  the  request  for  pay  by  a  soldier  of  the  presidio  of 

Loreto  (Bahia),  Texas.    1725. 

4.  Request  by  Fray  Maria  Ano  de  los  Dolores  that  the  missions  of 

Texas  and  Coahuila  be  exempt  from  paying  tithes.     1740.    20  ff. 

5.  Autos  concerning  the  request  by  Capt.  Thoribio  de  Urrutia  for  more 

troops  and  authority  to  make  a  campaign  against  the  Apache. 

1741.    16  ff. 

(Urrutia  refers  to  the  proposal  of  his  father  noted  in  12  below.) 

6.  Concerning  the  removal  of  the  mission  of  San  Francisco  X^izarron  to 

a  new  site.    1742.    29  ff. 

7.  Report  by  Father  Jose  Gonzalez  concerning  the  need  of  "  pacifying  " 

the  Indians  of  the  frontier.    1725.    37  ff. 

8.  Imprisonment  by  the  governor  of  Texas  of  the  Apache  chief,  Cabel- 

los  Colorados,  and  13  other  Indians.    1739.    32  ff. 

9.  Complaints  by  the  residents  of  the  mission  of  Lampazos  against  the 

missionary.    1741.    37  ff. 

11.  Testhnonio  of  the  autos  of  the  creation  of  the  government  and  the 

distribution  of  the  lands  and  waters  of  the  villa  of  San  Fernando. 
173 1.    29  ff. 

12.  Proposal  by  Capt.  Joseph  Urrutia  to  make  a  campaign  against  the 

Apache  (Nov.  12,  1735)  and  the  consideration  thereof  by  the 
government.    147  ff. 
(See  no.  5,  above.) 

13.  Proclamation  reg^ilating  the  killing  of  stock  on  the  frontier.     1718. 

If. 
Vol.33.  San  Bias.    Missions  of  Sonora. 

1-4.  Inventories  of  the  correspondence  of  the  commissary  (comisario) 

of  San  Bias  with  the  viceroy ;  reports  by  that  official  of  the  entry 

and  clearance  of  vessels ;  inventories  and  invoices  of  the  cargoes 

and  supplies  ;  pay  of  officials  and  employees.    1778.    Over  400  ff. 

(Numerous  references  to  the  movements  of  California  vessels.) 
5.  Report  by  Fray  Francisco  Antonio  Barbastro,  of  the  College  of  Santa 

Cruz  de  Queretaro,  on  the  state  of  the  missions  of  Sonora.    1793. 

16  ff. 
Vol.  34.  "  Varios  Hechos  de  los  Indios  de  Nuevo  Mexico." 

1.  Complaints  by  the  citizens  (vecinos)  of  New  Mexico  of  the  tyranny 

of  the  missionaries.    1617. 

2.  Autos  relating  to  the  revolt  of  the  Indians  of  New  Mexico,  and  the 

attempts  to  reoccupy  it.    1682.     (Original.)     120  ff. 
(Cf.  vol.  37,  no.  6.     These  are  the  original  records  on  which  Otermin's 
Extractos  were  based.    See  Bancroft,  Arizona  aiid  New  Mexico,  p.  177.) 


Provincias  Internas  93 

3.  Tcstimonio  of  autos  concerning  French  traders  in  New  Mexico.   1752. 
56ff. 

(On  folio  26  is  the  opinion  of  the  governor  of  Texas  concerning  the  export 
of  cattle  to  Louisiana  desired  by  the  French  commandant.) 
Various  documents  concerning  Xuevo  Leon.    1795,  1799,  1801. 
\'ol.  35.  "  Providencias  del  Gobierno  de  Nuevo  Mexico.     Causa  de  Resi- 
dencia." 

1.  Autos  concerning  the  resideiicia  of  Gov.  Juan  de  Miranda.     1666- 

1670.    44  ff. 

2.  Correspondence  of  Gov.  Domingo  Gironza  Petris  de  Cruzate.    1682- 

1683.    (Original.)   47  f?. 
(He  asks  for  arms  and  supplies.) 

3.  Complaints  of  the  missionaries  of  New  Mexico  against  Gov.  Francisco 

Beza.    1636.     (Original.)    6  ff. 

4.  Autos  concerning  the  proposals  of  Lazaro  de  Musquia,  procurator  of 

the  villa  of  Santa  Fe,  directed  to  the  increase  and  preser\-ation  of 

the  province.    1697.    (Original.)    40  ff. 

(Contains  a  diagram  showing  the  proposed  changes  in  the  villa.) 

5.  Correspondence  of  Roque  de  Cassaus  ( ?)   and  others  of  Santa  Fe. 

1639.     19  ff. 

6.  Military  affairs  connected  with  the  reconquest  of  Xew  Alexico.    iCigo. 

(Original.)     157  ff. 

7.  Missionary  affairs  at  Junta  de  los  Rios   (Chihuahua).     1747- 1748. 

99  ff. 

(The  document  is  important  for  the  Indian  affairs  of  the  border.     It  con- 
tains an  important  genera!  report  on  that  part  of  the  frontier  by  Alta- 
mira,  1747.) 
\'ol.  36.  "  Comunicaciones   y   certificaciones   relativos  a   Indios   de    Xuevo 
Mexico." 

1.  Concerning  the  appointment  of  Pedro  Rodriguez  Cuvero  and  Diego 

Vargas  Zapata  Lujan  to  the  governorship  of  New  Mexico.    1697. 

..33ff- 

2.  Military  operations  against  the  Indians  of  New  Mexico,  supplies,  etc. 

1709.     128  ff. 

3.  Correspondence  of  the  governor  of  New  Mexico  with  the  viceroy 

relative  to  affairs  of  the  province,  especially  Indian  troubles.   1706. 
240  ff. 

4.  Diary  by  Juan  de  lllibarri  of  his  expedition  north  from  New  Mexico. 

1706.     (Original.)     24  ff. 
(See  copies,  pp.  50,  55.) 

5.  Various  correspondence  relative  to  New  Mexico.    1706.    130  ff. 

(Probably  contains  documents  for  other  years.) 
Vol.  37.  "  Alsamiento  Gral.  de  los  Indios  de  Nuevo  Mexico  en  1680."     (.\11 
original.) 

1.  Examining  trial  (sumaria)  of  the  governor  of  New  Mexico,  Antonio 

\'alverde,    for   having   sent   an   expedition    against   the    Panana 
(Pawnee')   Indians  under  a  lieutenant  instead  of  going  himself. 
1719-1726.    78  ff. 
(The  expedition  went  to  Rio  de  Jesus  Maria  and  to  a  settlement  of  the 

Pananas,  whom  Ihey  found  allied  with  the  French.     For  copies,  partly 

identical,  sec  pp.  50,  56.) 

2.  Autos  oi  the  investigation  of  the  visit  of  some  French  traders,  in  com- 

pany with  Comanche  Indians,  to  Taos,  New  Mexico.    1749.    33  ff- 


94  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

4.  Autos  concerning  aid  for  the  settlement  of  Paso  del  Norte,  revolts  of 

Indians  there,  "  and  the  removal  of  the  Post  of  El  Paso  del  Rio 
del  Norte  to  that  of  Ysleta  ".    1684-1685.    167  flF. 

5.  Aid  for  New  Mexico.    Estimates  of  cost,  etc.    1676.    8  fF. 

6.  Autos  of  the  revolt  of  the  Indians  of  New  Mexico.    1680-1681.    Sec- 

ond cuadcrno.     123  flf.     {Cf.  p.  92.) 
Vol.  38.  "  Causas  por  delitos  leves  "  in  Nuevo  Santander.    1796-1801. 

(Such  cases  as  for  one  reason  or  another  reached  the  viceroy's  court.) 
Vol.  39.  "  Causas  contra  Individuos  de  las  Comp'  de  la  Colonia  del  Nuevo 

Santander."    1790-1802. 

(The  same  kind  of  material  as  vol.  38.    Chiefly  cases  against  the  soldiers 
of  the  companies.) 
Vol.  40.  "  Fundacion  y  Varios  Negocios  del  Pueblo  las  Presas  in  Nuevo  San- 
tander.   1789-1792." 
Vol.  41.  "  Comunicaciones  y  Juicios  de  Gobierno  de  Chihuahua."    1771-1797. 

(Miscellaneous  matters,  Indian  wars  and  their  causes,  etc.) 
Vol.  42.  "  Correspondencia  de  los  Gobernadores  de  Chihuahua  y  Durango." 

1 770- 1 778. 

(Miscellaneous  correspondence  with  the  viceroy.    Much  on  Indian  affairs.) 

Vol.  43.  "  Comunicaciones  del  Com'*  G™'  de  Durango."    1773-1775. 

(Miscellaneous  correspondence  of  the  governors  of  Durango  and  Nueva 
Viscaya  with  the  viceroy.) 

Vol.  44.  "  Correspondencia  del  Gobierno  provincial  de  Durango.    1779- 1786." 
(Miscellaneous  matters.    Much  on  the  terrible  Indian  depredations.    In  the 
six  years  1771-1777,  1674  persons  were  killed.  154  captured,  116  ranclies 
depopulated,  and  66,355  head  of  cattle  stolen.) 

Vol.  45.  "  Planta  y  presupuestas  de  companias  y  presidios  de  las  provincias." 

1778-1795- 

1.  Pay  of  the  officials  of  Chihuahua  and  Sonora  from  the  Real  Haci- 

enda.   1795.    116  f?. 

2.  Pay  of  the  employees  of  the  Interior  Provinces.    1778.    229  flf. 

3.  Estimates  of  the  expenses  of  the  four  flying  companies  {compaiiias 

volantcs).    1778.    30  ff. 

4.  Opinion  of  the  commandant-general  of  the  Interior  Provinces  con- 

cerning the  withholding  of  certain  funds  from  Los  Alamos.  1780. 
6  IT. 

5.  The  establishment  of  a  pay  office  (/>a£/a(iMrfa)  in  Arispe.    1780.    8  fT. 

6.  Proposal  by  the  commandant-general  of  the  Interior  Provinces  for 

the  repayment  of  funds  furnished  in  cases  of  necessity  by  one 
ca/o  to  another.    1780.    6  fT. 

7.  Appropriations  by  the  pay  office  of  Arispe.    1781.    3  flf. 

8.  Official  communication  by  the  commandant-general  of  the  Interior 

Provinces  reporting  the  disbanding  of  the  company  of  San  Saba, 
and  its  distribution  among  the  four  presidios  of  Coahuila.  1781. 
2  flf. 

9.  Id.  on  the  new  arrangement  of  the  forces  of  the  presidios  of  Coahuila, 

Nueva  Viscaya,  and  Sonora.    1782.    29  flf. 

10.  Communication  by  the  treasurer  of  the  "  Chihuahua  expedition  "  to 

the  viceroy  advising  him  that  no  more  funds  need  be  sent.  Related 
correspondence.     1783.    23  flf. 

11.  Reports  of  the  frontier  military  commanders  to  the  viceroy  concern- 

ing funds.    1783.    10  ff. 


Provincias  Internas  95 

12.  Relative  to  removing  from  the  military  treasury  of  the   Interior 

Provinces  the  money  belonging  to  the  treasury  general  of  the 

tobacco  administration  (del  Tabaco). 
Vol.  46.  "  Cuentas  de  los  Gastos  que  hacen  las  provincias  en  la  guerra  de 

Indios.    1 784- 1 788." 
Indian  depredations  in  Sonora. 
Discovery  of  a  mine  near  Arispe. 
Order  to  the  officers  of  all  of  tlie  Interior  Provinces  to  report  on  pensions 

to  soldiers  and  their  heirs.     1788. 
Royal  order  that  Croix  be  given  all  the  funds  needed  for  the  Indian  war. 

1784. 
\  ol.  47.  "  Preparatives  y  disposiciones  para  atacar  a  los  indios  de  Sonora." 

1 766- 1 768. 

(The  Elisondo  expedition.) 
Preparations  for  the  campaign  by  Domingo  Elisondo  and  Gov.  Juan  de 

Pineda,  of  Sonora  and  Sinaloa.    1766-1767. 
Plan  of  attack  by  Elisondo  on  the  Indians  of  Cajon  de  las  Palmas  de 

Sierra  Prieta. 
Detailed  report  of  the  results  of  the  attack.    1768.    47  if. 
Correspondence  with  the  viceroy. 
Vol.  48.  "  Organizaciun  de  una  Seccion  al  Mando  del  Coronel  Domingo  Eli- 
sondo contra  los  Indios  de  Zonora."    1766-1768. 

(Related  to  the  volume  next  above.) 
Correspondence  of  the  military  authorities  of  Sonora  with  the  viceroy. 
Report  by  Elisondo  of  a  campaign,  with  map.    1768. 
Vol.  49.  "  Nombramiento  de  Gefes  y  arreglo  de  las  tropas  p*  la  Expedicion  de 

Zonora.    1767-1769." 

(Related  to  the  two  volumes  next  above.    It  contains  also  correspondence 
from  Sonora  and  Nueva  Viscaya  of  a  later  date.) 

Vol.  60.  "  Documentos  de  las  Compaiiias  de  las  colonias  del  Nuevo  Santan- 

der."    1768,  1788,  1789. 

(Reports  of  the  captains,  lists  of  soldiers,  hojas  de  semicios   [service 
records].) 

Vol.  51.  "  Documentos  de  la  2*  Comp*  Volante  [de  Santander]."    1788-1790. 

(For  the  ch.aracter  of  this  and  vols.  52-55  see  vol.  50.) 
Vol.  52.  "  Documentos  de  las  Conipanias  N'olantes  del  Nuevo  Santander." 

1 786- 1 792. 
Vol.53.  Id.    1788-1793. 
Vol.  54.  "  Documentos  de  la  Compania  de  la  Punta  de  Lampazos,  y  dos  cau- 

sas."    1757,  1791-1793. 
Vol.  65.  "  Comunicaciones  del  Gobernador  del  Nuevo  Santander  y  oficinas  de 

las  guarniciones.     1791-1793." 
Vol.  66.  "  Reprcscntacioncs  de  discordia  entre  el  comandante  Gral.  y  Gob''  de 

Coahuila."    1791-1792. 

(Between    the    commandant-general,    Ramon    de   Castro,    and    Governor 
Miguel  Kmparan.) 

Vol.  57.  "  Gobicrno  de  la  provincia  de  Coahuila."    1755,  1790-1794. 

(General  correspondence.) 
Vol.  58.  "  Causa  contra  cl  Cap"  Jose  M.  Fora  y  varios  asuntos  del  Gobierno 

de  Coahuila."    1788-1793. 

(It  contains  a  report  on  the  boundaries  of  Durango.) 
\'ol.  69.  "  Ncgocios  de  Coahuila  y  Texas  y  sus  Gobernadores." 

(Mainly  Coahuila  matters  for  1772-1773,  1784,  1787) 


96  Mexico:  Arcliizv  Got  era  I 

16.  Discussion  by  Gov.  Jacobo  Ugarte  y  Loyola  and  others  of  the  pro- 
posed new  hne  of  presidios,  especially  Julimes,  Cerro  Gordo,  San 
Saba.  Santa  Rosa,  and  Conchos.     1772.    68  flf. 
Complaint  against  the  lieutenant  of  Bahia,  Texas.     1774. 
\'ol.  60.  "  N'egocios  de  los  Gobiernos  de  Chihuahua  y  Coahuila."    1789-1793. 
\\>\.  61.  "  Comunicaciones  del  Com'"  Gral.  de  prov»  [internas]   relatives  a 
propuestas  ",  etc.    1791. 

(Original  correspondence  of  Pedro  de  Nava  concerning  military  and  fiscal 
matters.) 

Vol.  62.  "  Aguas  Calientes  y  Juchipila.    Agrega  a  Zacatecas.    Documentos  de 
provincias.    Son  reniitidas  a  la  Sria.  de  la  Comandancia  Gral.  de 
Chihuahua."     1793- 1795. 
(Original  correspondence  of  Pedro  de  Nava.) 
No.  21.  Expediente  relative  to  the  transmission  to  Chihuahua  of  docu- 
ments in  the  Secretariat  of  the  Viceroyalty.    1794.    47  flf- 
(In  consequence  of  the  request  of  Nava,  a  large  number  of  original  docu- 
ments were  sent.    On  ^lay  20,  1794,  the  viceroy  wrote  to  Nava  that  he 
had  ordered  delivered  to  Antonio  Columiia  "  the  cxpedicntes  which  have 
been  learned  of  up  to  the  present  from  the  indices  of  the  official  com- 
munications of  my  Superior  Government,  and  of  which  it  is  not  neces- 
sary that  copies  remain  in  this  command  ".     He  added  that  as  soon  as 
copies  could  be  made  of  the  others,  they  would  be  sent  also.    There  are 
lists  of  documents  sent.) 
Vol.  63.  "  Correspondencia  de  los  Gob'  de  Nuevo  Leon,  Nuevo  Santander,  y 
Comte.  General."    1796. 
(Miscellaneous  correspondence.) 
Vol.  64.  "  Inforniaciones  de  los  Gobiernos  de  Provincias  de  Oriente  Respecto 
a  los  indios.    Representaciones  de  [ayuntamientos  de]  Orcasitas, 
Santillana,  y  Escandon."    1777-1794. 

(The  volume  deals  mainly  with  Nuevo  Leon  and  Nuevo  Santander.) 
I.  "  Measures  for  accepting  as  friends  (para  admitir  de  paz)  the  Lipan 
Apaches  of  Nuevo  Santander.    1794."    150  ff. 
Reports  of  the  councils  of  war  {juntas  de  guerra)  held  at  Monclova, 
Chihuahua,  and  Bexar  by  El  Caballero  de  Croix  to  consider  fron- 
tier Indian  affairs.     1777-1778.    About  25  flf. 
Report  by  the  governor  of  Texas.  Domingo  Cabello,  concerning 
Apaches  in  Texas.    This  contains  a  general  history  of  the  Apaches 
in  Texas.    Sept.  30,  1784.    51  flf. 
Correspondence  between  the  governor  of  Nuevo  Leon,  Diego  de 
Lasaya,  and  the  viceroy  concerning  Apache  affairs. 
2-6.  Correspondence  concerning  Indian  aflfairs  in  Nuevo  Santander  and 
Nuevo  Leon.    1 781 -1785. 
Vol.  65.  "  Nuevo  Mexico,  Texas,  y  Coahuila.  Paces  con  los  Yndios.  Cuentas 
de  los  Gastos  Extraordinarias  de  Guerra."    1776- 1788. 

(Fifteen  expedientes  all  dated   17SS.     Very  important  on  Indian  affairs, 
espicially  of  New  Mexico.) 

1.  Correspondence  of  the  commandant-general  of  the  Interior  Prov- 

inces with  the  governors  of  Texas  and  Coahuila  concerning  the 
expenditure  of  (5ooo  pesos  by  the  governor  of  New  Mexico  with- 
out the  viceroy's  approval.    1777-1788.     (Copies.) 

2.  Reports  by  the  governors  of  Texas  and  New  Mexico  relative  to 

Indian  affairs.    1783-1788.     (Mainly  copies.) 
Treaties  made  with  the  Comanches  and' the  Yutas  at  Casa  de  Palo  del 
Rio  Napestle. 


Provincias  Internas  97 

Campaign  by  the  Comanche  chief  Equeracapa  against  the  Apaches. 
1788. 

(Contains  a  list  of  all  the  Comanche  chiefs  who  presented  themselves  at 
Santa  Fe,  Feb.,  1788.) 

Report  on  Comanche  relations  in  New  Mexico.  1785- 1786.  By 
Pedro  Garrido  y  Duran,  Chihuahua,  Dec.  21,  1786.    20  fF. 

(Copy  made  at  Janos,  Mar.  13,  1788.    Contains  a  general  description  of  the 
various  divisions  of  the  Comanches,  their  geography,  etc.  ) 

Report  by  Francisco  Xavier  Ortiz  to  Gov.  Juan  Bautista  de  Anza, 
May  20,  1786. 
(Excellent  report  on  the  Comanches.) 

Treaty  of  peace  signed  at  Santa  Fe  and  Pueblo  de  los  Pecos  between 
Gov.  Juan  Bautista  de  Anza  and  the  head  chief  of  the  Comanches, 
Ecueracapa,  Feb.  25  and  Feb.  28,  1786.    (Copy.) 

Order  by  Juan  Bautista  de  Anza,  containing  the  resolutions  of  Ugarte 
y  Loyola,  commandant-general,  with  respect  to  the  treaties  re- 
cently made  with  the  Comanches.    Oct.  5,  1786. 

Letter  from  Ugarte  y  Loyola  to  Juan  Bautista  de  Anza.  Chihuahua, 
Oct.  5,  1786.    (Copy.) 

Report  by  Ugarte  y  Loyola  to  the  viceroy,  transmitting  the  fore- 
going papers.     1786.     (Original.) 
^  3.  Eight  letters  frcmi  Ugarte  y  Loyola  to  the  viceroy  concerning  ex- 
penses for  the  Indian  affairs  of  New  Mexico.    1786-1788. 
''4.  Report  of  the  viceroy  to  the  king,  with  related  documents,  on  ar- 
rangements for  Indian  trade  in  New  Me.xico.     (Copies.)    21  ff. 

Provisions  concerning  Yutas.     1787. 
^5.  Report  by  Fernando  de  la  Concha  to  Ugarte  y  Loyola,  on  Indian 
affairs  in  New  Mexico.    June  26,  1788.    (Copy.) 

(It  contains  the  report  of  the  capture  of  the  Navaoo  [Navajo]  chief  Pinto, 
by  the  governor  of  New  Mexico.) 

^  7.  Reports  of  aid  furnished  by  the  governor  of  New  Mexico  in  the 
conduct  of   Indian  affairs.     Mainly  fiscal  matters.      1786-1787. 
(Copies.)    60  ff. 
v8.  Letters  from  Ugarte  y  Loyola  (then  commandant  of  the  Provincias 
del  l^oniente)  concerning  peace  v.ith  the  Comanches  in  New  Mex- 
ico, reviews  of  campaigns,  and  recommendation  of  other  cam- 
paigns.   1788. 
/  9.  Report  by  Ugarte  y  Loyola  to  the  viceroy  concerning  a  breach  of  the 
peace  with  the  Navajos  and  Gileiios,  and  the  expenses  caused 
thereby.    Mar.  13,  1788. 
Other  reports  by  Anza  and  Ugarte  v  Loyola  of  Indian  depredations. 

1786. 
Report  bv  the  vicerov  to  the  king  on  the  Navajos  and  Gilefios.    Dec. 
28,  1786. 
10.  Expediente  resulting  from  the  request  by  Gov.  Fermin  de  Mendi- 
nueta  for  1500  horses  for  New  Mexico.    1774-1776. 
Indian  troubles. 

Junta  general  (general  council)  held  to  consider  the  matter. 
Rci)ort  on  the  war  with  the  Comanche  and  other  tribes,  bv  Fermin  de 

Mendinueta.    Mar.  30,  1775. 
Letters   by   Hugo   Oconor,   comandante   inspector  of   the    interior 
presidios. 

8 


98  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

Ai-  Expediente  concerning  the  "  Poblacion  de  San  Carlos  de  los  Jupes  ", 
in  Nuevo  Mexico.    1788. 
Formation  of  a  Comanche  village  on  the  Napestle,  by  Juan  Bautista 

dcAnza.    1787. 
Report  by  Anza  on  the  desire  of  the  Yutes  to  settle  in  pueblos.    1787. 
yi2.  Opinion  of  the  commandant-general  of  the  Interior  Provinces  con- 
cerning the  detention  in  the  treasury  of  Chihuahua  of  the  pay  of 
the  troops  of  Xueva  V'iscaya.    1787. 
13.  Expediente  concerning  the  return  of  1052  pesos  to  the  expense  fund 
'  (fondo  dc  gratificaciim)  of  the  presidio  of  Santa  Fe  for  the  main- 

tenance of  prisoners.    1789. 
>^  14.  Report  of  Ugarte  y  Loyola,  commandant-general  of  the  Provincias 
del  Poniente,  concerning  expenses  of  Indian  affairs  for  1790. 
\'ol.  66.  "  Cuentas  de  los  Gastos  en  obcequio  de  los  indios  de  Nueva  Viscaya, 

1791  a  1793." 
Vol.  67.  "  Nuevo  Mexico.    Cuentas  de  los  gastos  en  la  guerra  guerra  [jiV]  de 
Indios  de  1786  a  1791." 

1.  Accounts,  with  vouchers,  etc.    1786-1787.    72  flf. 

2.  Id.    1 787- 1 789.    276  ff. 

3.  Id.    1790-1791.    90  ff. 

Vol.  68,  "  Providencias  del  Vicitador  General  D"  Jose  de  Galves  en  1769." 

(Covers  1768- 1771.  Mainly  correspondence  with  the  subdelegatc  of  the 
visitation,  Dn.  Eusevio  Ventura  Beleiia,  concerning  the  Interior  Prov- 
inces in  general.) 

1.  Commission  of  Galvez,  and  correspondence  with  Belefia.    1768-1770. 

50  ff. 

(References  to  new  discoveries  of  silver  and  gold.) 

2.  Provisions  for  the  meeting  in  California  on  June  3,  1769,  of  the  com- 

missioners appointed  to  observe  the  transit  of  Venus.    8  ff. 

4.  Activities  of  the  visitor  general  in  Sinaloa  and  Sonora  relative  to  the 

establishment  of  the  government  monopoly  of  playing  cards,  pow- 
der, and  tobacco.    1768.    74  ff. 

5.  Various  reforms  made  by  the  visitor  general  in  the  courts  and  the  sub- 

treasuries  (ca/aj  rea/^'j).    1770.    32  ff. 
7.  Correspondence  of  the  visitor  general  with  the  subdelegate  of  the  visi- 
tation, Belefia.    63  ff. 
Vol.  69.  "  Chihuahua  y  Durango.    Informes  que  dan  los  Governadores,  1788 
y89." 

(Important  reports  on  provincial  matters.) 
Vol.  70.  "  Comunicaciones  relativas  a  negocios  locales  de  Sonora  y  Sinaloa, 

^769-';  . 
Vol.71.  "  Expedicion  de  Chihuahua:    Docimientos  que  remite  el  Tesorero 
de  los  Caud"^  distribuidos.    1776  a  1779." 

(Detailed  reports  of  the  finances  of  the  expedition  of  inspection  to  the 
fr'  ntier  presidios;  lists  of  soldiers,  condition  of  the  different  companies, 
mvalids,  etc.) 

Vol.  72.  "  Expedicion  de  Chihuahua  sobre  los  Yndios.  Los  cuentas  que  remite 

el  Tesorero  Escorsa.    1773  a  1778." 

(Similar  to  the  volume  above.) 
Vol.  73.  "  El  Caballero  de  Croix  comiensa  su  Gobierno  en  las  provincias. 

1777." 

(This  volume  contains  a  number  of  important  documents  of  general  bear- 
ing on  the  Interior  Provinces  at  the  time  when  Croix  became  com- 
mandant-general.) 


Provincias  Internas  99 

I.  Correspondence  of  Croix  with  the  viceroy.    1777-1779.    74  ff. 
^.  Instructions   {Pap el  Ynstructibo)   given  by  the  viceroy  to  Croix. 
Mar.  20,  1777.    85  ff. 

(Two  copies,  unsigned.  It  contains  72  paragraphs,  and  deals  with  the 
general  policy  to  be  followed.) 

List  of  documents  sent  to  Chihualiua  for  Croix's  use  in  consequence 
of  the  order  of  Apr.  8,  1777. 
,  3.  Four  lists  of  documents  sent  to  the  commandancy-general  in  conse- 
quence of  the  order  of  Apr.  8,  1777. 

(The  lists  include  several  hundrtil  titles  of  documents  and  expedientes. 
They  embrace  royal  orders,  cedillas,  instructions,  ordinances,  proclama- 
tions, and  expedientes  of  correspondence  relative  to  the  northern  fron- 
tier for  the  period  1769-1776.) 

■^4.  Correspondence  with  the  commandant-general  relative  to  the  distri- 
bution of  arms.    1779.    28  ft". 

^5.  Correspondence  with  the  treasurer  of  Guadalajara.    1779.    55  ff. 

^6.  Correspondence  concerning  the  use  of  an  official  stamp  by  the  com- 
mandant-general, Croix,  because  he  had  trouble  with  his  arm. 

^  7.  Concession  to  Luis  Bertu  of  the  exclusive  right  to  manufacture 

breastplates.    1779.    16  ff. 
.  8.  The  arrival  at  Vera  Cruz  of  Luis  Puyal  and  various  colonists  for 

Sonora.    1779.    13  ff. 
^  9.  Correspondence  relative  to  the  separation  of  Coahuila  and  Texas 
from  the  Audkncia  Gobernadora  and  its  addition  to  that  of 
Guadalajara.    1778.    5  ff. 
■ID.  The  sending- of  powder  to  Chihuahua.     1779.    70  ft'. 
Vol.  74.  "  Documentos  pasados  a  la  Comand"  Gral.  de  las  prov'  para  instruc- 
cion  del  Com'<^  Gral.    1777." 

(Besides  lists  of  documents  of  the  class  indicated  by  the  title,  it  contains 
important  matter  relative  to  the  organization  of  the  Interior  Provinces, 
as  indicated  below.) 
Requests  for  more  troops  for  the  Interior  Provinces.     1777. 
Orders  to  the  governors  to  assist  the  new  commandant-general.    1777. 
Reports  of  the  revenues  from  tobacco,  powder,  playing;-cards,  quicksilver, 
sealed  paper,  media  anata.  and  bulls,  in  the  Interior  Provinces. 
1777. 
Reports  on  the  economic  state  of  the  Interior  Provinces. 
Vol.  75.  "  Comunicaciones  del  Comandante  Gral,  de  las  Provincias.    Cava- 
llero  de  Croix.    1778." 

1.  Request  for  more  troops.    1777.    30  ff. 

2.  Complaint  by  Pedro  P'ages  of  the  difficulty  of  moving  his  company 

from  Guadalajara  to  Los  Alamos,  and  a  request  for  pay  for  his 
men.    1777.    4  ft'. 

3.  Order  to  send  tobacco  from  the  factory  of  Real  del  Rosario  to  Los 

Alamos  for  disposition  by  the  commandant-general. 

4.  Documents  concerning  the  administration  of  Nueva  Viscaya  by  Croi.x. 

1778-.  51  ff- 
Complaint  that  slaves  escaped  from  Louisiana  were  beinij  employed 
at  the  presidio  [eviilently  the  pueblo  on  the  Trinity]  of  Bucarely. 

5.  Inventory  of  documents  sent  from  the  Secretariat  of  the  Viceroyalty 

to  the  commandancy-general  of  the  Interior  Provinces.     1771. 
Correspondence  relating  to  the  administration  of  the  government  of 
the  Interior  Provinces.    1778.    With  the  above,  239  ff. 


100  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

Vol.76.  "  Comuncaciones  del  Com'e  Gral.  Ugarte  y  Loyola.    1787." 
Persecution  of  the  Mescaleros  by  the  troops  of  the  provinces. 
Indian  affairs  at  Paso  del  Norte.    Treaty.    Attack  by  Ugalde.    1787. 
Indian  affairs  at  Pueblo  de  Bucarely.    1788. 
Request  for  promotion  for  those  who  distinguished  themselves  in  the 

campaign  against  the  Indians  under  Manuel  de  Echeagaray.    1 787. 
Report  of  Indian  affairs  in  Chihuahua  during  the  first  four  months  of 

1-88. 
Indian  affairs  at  Presidio  del  Norte. 
Report  of  the  viceroy  to  the  king  concerning  peace  with  the  Indians  of 

the  frontier. 
Report  by  Viceroy  Manuel  Antonio  Flores  on  the  state  of  the  provinces 

with  respect  to  revenues,  war,  justice,  and  police.    1787.    21  ff. 

(Very  important  for  the  general  condition  of  the  frontier.) 
Report  by  Antonio  Rengel,  comandantc  inspector  of  the  provinces,  to  the 

commandant-general,  on  relations  with  the  Indians.     1787. 
Vol.  77.  "  Nuevo  Arreglo  del  mando  de  las  provincias  que  comenso  el  Virrey 

D"  Manuel  Antonio  Flores.    1788-1789."    (Mainly  copies.) 

1.  Representation  to  the  viceroy  by  Jacobo  Ugarte  y  Loyola,  expressing 

his  disapproval  of  changes  made  by  the  viceroy  in  the  government 
of  the  provinces.    54  ff. 

2.  Representation  by  Ugarte  y  Loyola  to  the  king  opposing  the  changes 

made  in  the  government  of  the  provinces.    20  ff. 

3.  Report  by  Ugarte  y  Loyola  to  the  viceroy  comparing  the  results  of  his 

administration  with  that  of  Ugalde.    48  ff. 

4.  Commission  to  Teodoro  de  Croix  as  governor  and  commandant-gen- 

eral, with  instructions  for  his  guidance.    10  ff. 

5.  Commission  as  governor  and  commandant-general  to  Jacobo  Ugarte 

y  Loyola.    13  ff. 

6.  Commission  as  commandant-general  to  Felipe  Neve.    2  ff. 

7.  Commission  bv  the  viceroy  to  Col.  Juan  de  Ugalde  as  cabo  segundo. 
4ff.  ' 

8.  Royal  orders  approving  the  instructions  given  by  the  viceroy  Galvez 

for  the  control  of  the  provinces.    2  ff. 

9.  Royal  order  requiring  the  commandant-general  to  recognize  the 

superiority  of  the  viceroy.    Mar.  11,  1787.    2  ff. 

10.  Royal  order  conferring  upon  the  viceroy  absolute  authority  over  the 

interior  Provinces.    Mar.  20, 1787.    3  ff. 

11.  Representation  to  the  viceroy  by  the  commandant-general,  Jacobo 

Ugarte  y  Loyola.    1788.    27  ff. 

12.  Correspondence  (controversial)  between  the  viceroy  and  the  com- 

mandant-general concerning  peace  with  the  Indians.    69  ff. 
Vol.  78.  "  Cambio  de  Comandantes  generales.     Informe  de  las  Provincias. 
1786." 

1.  Payment  for  sealed  paper  by  the  provinces.    1784.    6  ff. 

2.  Request  by  Antonio  Rengel.  comandante  inspector  of  the  provinces. 

for  payment  of  his  salary  in  advance  to  enable  him  to  go  to  his 
destination.    Mar.  27,  1784.    5  ff. 

3.  Correspondence  between  Felipe  Neve  and  the  comandante  inspector, 

Antonio  Rengel.    1784-1785.    163  ff. 

4.  Indian  troubles  in  Sonora  and  Nueva  Viscaya.    1785.    18  ff. 


Provincias  Internas  101 

5.  Communications  from  the  commandant-general  relative  to  the  appoint- 

ment of  Jacobo  Ugarte  y  Loyola  as  commandant-general.  1786. 
107  flF. 

6.  Indices  of  the  correspondence  of  the  commandant-general  with  the 

viceroy.    1786. 
Report  of  the  inspection  of  troops  made  by  the  inspector-general, 
Roque  de  Medina.    1786.    23  ff. 
Vol.  79.  "  Correspondencia  del  Com'^  Gral.  Caballero  de  Croix."    1782-1784. 

1.  Report  of  inspection  of  troops  of  the  Interior  Provinces  by  Roque  de 

Medina. 
Communications  of  the  commandant-general  concerning  various 
local  matters.    1782. 

2.  Communications  concerning  the   formation  of  two  companies   for 

Saltillo. 

3.  Request  by  the  commandant-general  for  documents  concerning  the 

prohibition  of  commerce  between  Louisiana  on  the  one  hand,  and 
Coahuila  and  Texas  on  the  other  hand.    July  4,  1782. 

4.  Communication  from  the  commandant-general  proposing  an  auction 

of  the  hacienda  of  Los  Homos,  belonging  to  the  Fondo  de  Tem- 
poralidades  administered  by  the  extinguished  Jesuits,  and  advising 
a  change  of  system.    1782. 

5.  Representation  by  Lucas  de  Losoya  and  the  Marques  de  San  Miguel 

de  Aguayo  to  the  secretary  of  the  Royal  Council  of  the  Indies  con- 
cerning Indian  depredations  in  the  provinces.     1782.    69  ff. 

6.  Correspondence  of  the  commandant-general  relative  to  the  affairs  of 

the  Interior  Provinces.     1783-1784. 
Vol.  80.  "  Correspondencia  con  el  Comandante  General  de  las  Provincias. 
1781." 

1.  Communications  of  the  commandant-general,  Croix,  relating  to  eco- 

nomic affairs.     1780.    128  ff. 

2.  Request  by  the  governor  of  California  for  troops  for  the  defense  of 

the  province  on  account  of  the  appearance  of  English  vessels  upon 
the  Sonora  coast  under  Eduardo  Hughes.    1781.    41  ff. 

3.  Correspondence  of  the  commandant-general  of  the  Interior  Provinces 

with  the  viceroy.    Chiefly  military  affairs.     1780-1781.     186  ff. 
Vol.  81,  "  Correspondencia  con  varios  gefes  y  oficiales  empleados  en  Sonora. 
1771." 

(Reports  of  the  campaigns  of  Col.  Domingo  de  Elisondo  against  the  In- 
dians of  Sonora,  1767-1769.    See  above,  vol.  47.) 

Vol.  82.  "  Correspond"  con  varios  of°  de  la  exp"  de  Sonora  y  otros  relativos 
a  las  paces  de  Indios.  Fundacion  de  Presidio  de  San  Carlos  Buena- 
vista."    1770-1773.    147  ff. 

(Correspondence  relative  to  the  Sonora  campaign  and  other  miscellaneous 
affairs  of  that  province.  Attack  by  the  Pimas  on  the  Apaches  near  the 
Gila  River.) 

Vol.  83.  "  Correspondencia  con  el  Com.  Gral.    Muerte  de  Carlos  III.    1789." 
(Mainly  correspondence  with  Ugarte  y  Loyola  concerning  military  affairs 
of  the  frontier;  vacancies,  appointments,  promotions,  furloughs,  pen- 
sions.) 

Vol.  84.  "  Correspondencia  con  el  Comt''  Gral.  Ugarte  y  Loyola  en  1790  y 

1791-" 

(Miscellaneous  correspondence  concerning  the  Interior  Provinces.) 


102  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

Vol.  85.  "  Negocios  locales  de  las  Misiones  y  Precidios  del  Nayarit.    1730." 

(Military,  financial,  criminal,  and  other  affairs  of  the  missions.     Indian 

relations.    Discussion  of  a  general  plan  for  the  control  of  the  missions.) 

Vol.  86.  Correspondence  with  the  governors  and  military  authorities  of  So- 

nora  and  Sinaloa.    1762- 1763. 

With  the  governor  of  Sonora,  Juan  de  Pineda,  and  with  Captain  Lorenzo 

Cancio,  of  the  prc-sidio  of  Buenavista,  relative  to  horse  stealing  by 

the  Indians.    1765. 

With  Tienda  de  Cuervo,  governor  of  Sonora,  concerning  mines ;  cattle 

stealing  by  the  Indians.    1762. 
With  the  captain  of  the  presidio  of  Altar.    1762. 
Founding  of  the  presidio  of  San  Miguel  de  Orcasitas.    1762. 
Vol.  87.  "  Indice  de  los  Documentos  que  se  entrego  al  Com'"^  Gral.  Croix  rela- 
tives a  las  provincias.    Corresp"  con  Sinaloa.     1761." 
(The  title  is  much  too  narrow,  as  will  be  seen  by  the  list  below.) 

1.  Inventory  of  the  documents  sent  from  the  Secretariat  of  the  Vice- 

royalty  to  Chihuahua.    1776.    27  ff. 

2.  Report  by  Hugo  Oconor,  comandante  inspector  of  the  Interior  Prov- 

inces, concerning  the  formation  of  four  volunteer  companies  in 
Nueva  Viscaya.    1776.    8  fT. 

3.  Tabular  statement  (estado)  of  the  troops  in  the  Interior  Provinces. 

1777.    3  fit. 
.  4.  Proposition  of  the  "  inspector-general  ",  Hugo  Oconor,  to  make  a 
campaign  against  the  Indians.     1774.    50  ft. 

5.  Approval  of  the  plan  of  Oconor  by  the  viceroy.    1775.    18  ff. 

6.  Inventory  of  correspondence  with  the  governors  and  the  captains  of 

presidios  in  Sonora.    1737.    17  ff. 

7.  Report  by  Fray  Diego  Gonzales  that  the  mission  Indians  of  Sonora 

are  well  governed  and  content.    1737.    14  ff. 

8.  Plan  of  the  governor  of  Guadalajara  to  settle  the  coast  of  Sonora, 

subdue  the  Indians,  and  improve  agriculture.    1743.    55  ff. 

9.  Correspondence  with  and  instructions  of  the  viceroy  to  the  governor 

of  Sonora.    1755.    70  ff. 
ID.  Report  by  the  governor  of  Sonora,  with  diary,  telling  of  Indian 
troubles.    1760.    26  ff. 

11.  Death  of  Gov.  Juan  de  Mendoza,  of  Sonora,  killed  in  a  fight  with  the 

Indians.    1760.    10  ff. 

12.  Appointment  of  Jose  Tienda  de  Cuervo  as  governor  of  Sonora  in 

place  of  Juan  de  Mendoza.    1761.    17  ff. 

13.  Decrees  of  the  royal  officials  of  Guadalajara  concerning  precious 

metals  in  Sonora. 

14.  License  to  marry  granted  to  two  captains  in  Sinaloa. 

Vol.  88.  "  Traslacion  de  Precidios :  informes  sobre  su  situacion :  Planes  de 
campafia.  1774." 
I.  Report  to  the  viceroy  by  the  comandante  inspector,  Hugo  Oconor, 
concerning  the  project  presented  by  Fray  Francisco  Garces,  in 
which  he  sets  forth  the  state  of  the  provinces  and  proposes  the 
transplanting  of  the  presidios  of  Horcasitas  and  Buenavista  to  the 
Colorado  and  Gila  rivers. 

Report  by  Antonio  Bonilla,  discussing  the  new  line  of  presidios. 
Aug.  14,  1774. 

Letters  by  Hugo  Oconor  to  the  viceroy.    1775. 


Provincias  Intentas  103 

■^2.  Reports  by  Hugo  Oconor  on  the  results  of  the  general  campaign 
against  the  Indians. 
•  Diary  by  Oconor  of  military  operations.    Begins  at  Janos  in  Mar., 
1775,  ends  Dec.  i,  1775. 
'3.  Report  by  Oconor  of  a  plan  for  a  campaign  against  the  Apache  In- 
dians.   Apr.  5,  1776. 
Letters  of  Gov.  Francisco  Antonio  Crespo  of  the  presidio  of  Hor- 
casitas,  and  of  Oconor. 
•4.  Report  by  Oconor  stating  that,  having  concluded  the  inspection  of  the 
presidios,  he  is  about  to  set  out  on  a  general  campaign  against  the 
Indians.    Mission  San  Xavier  del  Bac,  Aug.  20,  1775. 
,  5.  Opinion  of  Fray  Juan  Diaz  concerning  the  removal  of  the  presidios  to 
the  Rio  Colorado.    Mar.  21,  1775. 
Related  correspondence  of  military  authorities.     With  the  above, 
182  ff. 
"6.  Royal  ccdula  approving  of  Oconor's  plan  for  a  campaign.    1773. 
""/.  Correspondence  with  Oconor  concerning  an  increase  of  troops.    1774. 
^  9.  Report  by  Hugo  Oconor  that  he  has  concluded  the  new  arrangement 
of  presidios  from  sea  to  sea.    1776. 
(A  separate  report  on  each  presidio.) 
Vol.  89.  "  ^^arios  Documentos  relativos  a  la  Marina  de  San  Bias.    Afio  1794." 
(Deals  largely  with  finances,  appointment  of  officers  and  crews,  improve- 
ment of  harbors.) 

2.  Royal  cedilla  conceding  commercial  privileges  to  the  ports  of  San 

Bias  and  Calif ornias.     1794.    6  flf. 
Vol.  90.  "  Correspond"  con  el  Cap"  D"  Pedro  Fueros  (  ?),  Com.  en  las  Plaseres 

de  Sieneguilla.    1774." 
Vol.  91.  "  Correspond"  con  el  Intendente  de  Real  Hac*  de  Alamos,  Teniente 

Corbalan.    Ano  de  1774." 

(Concerning  the  royal  fifths  of  the  metals  from  the  placers  of  La  Cicne- 
guilla.) 
Vol.  92.  Petitions  of  individuals,  and  other  minor  affairs  of  the  provinces. 

1784-1785. 
Vol.93.  "  Correspondencia  con  el  Gobernador  de  Sonora.    1777." 

(Contains  documents  from  1771  to  1777.) 
I.  Correspondence  concerning  an   expedition   against  the   Indians  of 

Sonora,  the  expense  of  this  expedition,  and  the  expense  of  main- 
taining friendly  Indians. 

3.  Expedientes  covering  the  period  1771-1777. 

Vol.  94.  "  Correspondencia  con  los  Gobernadores  de  la  Nueba  Viscaya." 

1753-1769- 

3.  Autos  concerning  Indian  hostilities;  forces  in  Nueva  Viscaya.    1769. 

4.  Instructions  to  the  governor  of  Nueva  Viscaya.    1753. 

Vol.  95.  "  Correspon*  con  los  Cap'  de  los  Presidios  de  la  Nueva  Viscaya. 
1 763- 1 769." 
I.  Correspondence  with  the  corregidor  of  Chihuahua  and  other  authori- 
ties concerning  the  state  of  the  villages  and  haciendas,  and  the 
effects  of  the  Indian  attacks.    1763.    133  ff. 

4.  Correspondence  with  the  local  authorities  of  Chihuahua.    1768.    19  ff. 

5.  Royal  order  for  the  resideucia  of  Fernando  Jorija,  governor  of  Chi- 

huahua.   1767.    13  ff. 


104  Mexico:  Archko  General 

\'ol.  96.  "  Correspondencia  con  los  Gobemadores  de  la  Provincia  de  Sonora." 

1774-1779-  . 
Correspondence  with  Jacobo  Ugarte  y  Loyola  and  Francisco  Crespo. 

1779. 
Correspondence  with  the  governor  for  1775. 

Establishment  of  cajas  reales  at  various  places  in  Sonora. 
Report  of  troops  needed  in  Sonora.    1775. 
Royal  order  regarding  promotion  of  soldiers.    1775. 
Vol.  97.  "  Adniinistracion  de  los  .  .  .  .  temporalidades  de  Sonora.     Parte 
del  Com'"  Militar."    1770-1771. 

1.  Petition  by  the  rtpata  IndiaTis  concerning  the  distribution  of  Indians 

and  horses  captured  in  battle. 
Attack  upon  an  Apache  ranchcria  on  the  Pecos.    1770.    39  ff. 

2.  Correspondence  of  the  commandant  of  the  frontier  of  Sonora,  Ber- 

nardo Galvez,  regarding  the  raising  of  a  volunteer  company,  and 
concerning  an  Indian  attack.    1771.    59  ff. 

3.  Apache  invasions  in  Chihuahua  ;  punishment  of  the  Apaches  by  Hugo 

Oconor.    1771.    35  ff. 
Vol.  98.  "  Chihuahua.    Facultades  al  Com**  Militar,  Lope  de  Cuellar,  para  la 

Expedicion  Militar  contra  los  Indios.    1769." 
Correspondence  with  Cuellar  concerning  his  appointment  as  commander 

ad  interim.    1 767- 1 769 . 
Complaint  by  Cuellar  that  the  Jesuits  are  enslaving  the  mission  Indians 

of  the  province  and  thus  causing  war. 
Authority  granted  to  Cuellar  to  raise  funds  for  the  campaign. 
Report  on  the  state  of  the  troops.    1769. 
Correspondence  between  Cuellar  and  the  captain  at  Paso  del  Norte,  Pedro 

del  Barrio  Junco  y  Espriella.     1769. 
Diary  by  Cuellar  of  his  campaign  against  the  Apaches.    1769. 

(The  volume  contains  a  large  amount  of  detailed  information  for  this 
subject.) 

V^cl.  99.  "  Texas.     Correspondencia  con  su  Gobernad''  Varon  de  Riperda. 

Afiode  1775."    721  ff. 

(This  is  a  very  rich  volume  of  original  correspondence  relative  to  Texas. 
The  title  and  table  of  contents  are  so  faulty  as  to  give  no  correct  idea 
as  to  the  nature  of  the  subject  matter.    Cf.  Historia,  vol.  43.) 

1.  With  Governor  Baron  de  Ripperda.    1774-1777.    288  ff. 

(Divided  into  cuadernos  for  the  different  years.) 

2.  With  Governor  Domingo  Cabello.    1785- 1786.    30  ff. 

With  governors  Rafael  Martinez  Pacheco  and  Manuel  Muiioz. 
1790-1793.    75  ff. 

With  the  captains  of  the  presidio  of  Bahia  del  Espiritu  Santo,  Fran- 
cisco Tovar  and  Luis  Cazorla.    1770-1777.    More  than  200  ff. 

3.  "  Report  of  Colonel  Dn.  Jacinto  de  Barrios  concerning  the  province  of 

Texas.    1771."    Nov.  6.    4  ff. 

4.  "  Representation  of  the  cabildo  of  San  Antonio  de  Vejar,  against  the 

Governor,  Baron  de  Riperda,  who  does  not  attend  to  restraining 
the  Indians  wlio  are  destroying  the  province."    1772.    20  ff. 
Merits  and  services  of  Luis  Cazorla,  captain  at  Bahia  del  Espiritu 
Santo.    1 786. 

(The  expediente  contains  also  miscellaneous  matter  under  the  head  "  Varios 
de  la  Provincia  de  Texas.    Ano  de  1773  y  otros  ".) 


Provincias  Internas  105 

5.  "  Communications  and  minutes  [of  correspondence]  with  the  Cap- 
tains of  the  presidios  of  Espiritu  Santo,  and  San  Antonio  de 
Vexar."    65  ff. 
Correspondence  with  Luis  Antonio  Menchaca,  captain  at  Bexar. 

1771-1775- 
With  Manuel  Antonio  de  Oca.    June,  July,  and  Dec,  1770. 
\^ol.  100.  "  Texas.    Correspond^  con  su  Governad"",  Varon  de  Riperda.    1770 

a  I773-"    391  ff- 
Among  the  notable  documents  are : 

Representation  of  the  citizens  of  Bexar  concerning  the  dangers  from 

the  Indians.    July  7,  1770.    7  ff. 
Relation  by  Athanacio  de  Mezieres,  of  his  expedition  to  the  Cado- 
dachos  Indians  to  treat  with  hostile  tribes.     Natchitoches,  Sept. 
21,  1770. 

{Cf.  this  volume  with  Historia,  vol.  51,  and  with  Provincias  Internas,  vol. 
20.) 

Vol.  101.  "  Escrituras  y  negocios  de  los  bienes  del  fondo  piadoso  y  Miciones 

de  California." 
1-8,  ID,  13,  15.  Documents  concerning  the  administration  of  the  Pious 

Fund.    Deeds  of  sale,  wills,  loans,  etc.    1723-1795. 
9.  Permission  to  retire  granted  by  Fray  Miguel  Hidalgo,  president,  to 

Fray  Nicolas  Munoz.    1786.    16  ff. 

11.  Expenses  for  the  development  of  "the  arts"  in  California.     1795- 

20  ff. 

12.  Representation  by  Jose  Francisco  de  Landa  in  behalf  of  the  Marques 

and  the  Marquesa  de  Villapuente,  heirs  of  the  Marques  de  la 
Torre.    1786. 

17.  Expenses  of  three  Dominican  friars  on  their  trip  to  California.  1795. 

8ff. 

18.  Minutes  of  correspondence  with  the  officials  of  San  Bias.     1780. 

397  ff- 
Vol.  102.  "  Nuevo  Mexico  y  Paso  del  Norte.    Correspondencia  Oficial.    1762 
a  1774."    Covers  1752-1774. 

1.  Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  the  military  officials  of  Paso  del 

Norte. 

Transmittal  of  documents. 

Letters  of  captains  Manuel  de  San  Juan,  Pedro  del  Barrio  Junco  y 
Espriella.  Antonio  Maria  de  Daroca,  and  others. 

Relation  of  an  expedition  against  the  Apaches  in  Sierra  de  Sacra- 
mento, by  Pedro  de  la  Fuente,  of  Paso  del  Norte.    1765. 

Certifications  by  the  friars  concerning  the  same  event. 

Report  on  the  presidio. 

Statement  by  Don  Cayetano  Maria  Pignatelly  y  de  Rubi,  Marques 
de  Rubi. 

Printed  relation  of  the  merits  and  services  of  Pedro  del  Barrio 
Junco  y  Espriella.    1760-1774. 

2.  Correspondence  with  the  governors  and  the  captains  of  the  presidios 

of  New  Mexico.    1754-1793.    278  ff. 
With  Gov.  Juan  Bautista  de  Anza.    1785. 
With  Gov.  Fernando  de  la  Concha.     1787,  1788,  1789,  1791,  1792, 

1793.    Much  Indian  matter. 
"  Diario  del  Derrotcro  seguido  pr.  D.  Pedro  Vial,  destinado  por  el 

Governador  de  la  Prov"  del  Nuevo  Mexico  al  rccoiiocimiento  de 


106  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

varias  Naciones  y  descubrir  Camino  desde  dicha  Provincia  al 

establecimicnto  de  los  Ylinueses  dependiente  de  la  Luisiana." 

May  21,  1792-N0V.  16,  1793. 

(The  same  as  no.  19,  p.  35.) 
Correspondence  witli  Gov.  Fernando  Chacon.    1793-1795. 
With  Gov.  Pedro  Fcrmin  de  Mendinueta.    1768. 
With  Gov.  Francisco  Antonio  Marin  del  Valle.    1756,  1758-1761. 
Instructions  to  Gov.  Tomas  Velez  Cachupin.    1761-1762. 
Report  on  the  Comanches  by  Antonio  de  Armijo.    Dec.  28,  1761. 
Correspondence  with  Gov.  Cachupin.     1761-1767.    Much  matter  on 

tlie  Comanches  and  some  on  the  Jumanes. 
Instructions  left  by  Gov.  Cachupin  to  his  successor,  Marin  del  Valle. 

Aug.  12,  1754. 

(Contains  a  report  on  the  nations  with  which  Cachupin  has  made  peace, 
including  the  "  Apaches,  Cariancs,  and  others  which  they  called  de  los 
Llanos :  Cumanchcs,  Utas,  Chaguagnas,  and  Muaches ".  Also  on  the 
Palomas,  Cuartelejos,  Chilpamcs,  and  others  east  of  the  province.) 

3.  Tabular  statement  (estado)  of  the  population  of  the  province  of  New 

Mexico.    1752.    Printed. 
Vol.  103.  "  Nuevo  Mexico.     Correspondencia."     1767-1776. 
Correspondence  with  Mendinueta.     1767. 
With  Tomas  Velez  Cachupin.    1768. 
With  Mendinueta.    1769,  1770,  1774,  1776. 
Vol.  104.  "  Nuevo  Leon  y  Coahuila.    Batalla  en  los  Campos  de  Medina  el 
18  de  Ag'o  de  1813,  al  mando  del  Coronel  Arredondo.     1817. 
Texas." 

1.  Communication   by   Joachin   Arredondo,   transmitting   various   pro- 

posals concerning  pensions,  retirement,  etc.,  of  the  companies  of 
San  Juan  Bautista,  Rio  Grande,  Coahuila,  La  Bahia,  Nuevo 
Santander.  and  Monclova.    1816.    136  ff. 

2.  "  The  Commandant-General  transmits  the  Details  of  the  action  which 

he  sustained  on  the  i8th  of  August,  1813,  in  the  Campos  de  Me- 
dina, against  the  Anglo-American  army  led  by  the  Rebel  Jose 
Alvarez  Toledo,  asking  pensions  for  the  officials  and  Troops.  His 
Majesty  was  infomied  in  Letter  No.  327  of  the  30th  of  April, 
1817."'  loflf. 

(Contains  letter  to  the  viceroy  by  Arredondo,  dated  Apr.  6,  1817,  trans- 
mitting a  copy  of  a  report  sent  by  him  to  the  viceroy  on  Sept.  13,  1813, 
relative  to  the  battle.  The  report  contains  a  complete  list  of  arms  cap- 
tured from  the  enemy,  list  of  the  dead,  wounded,  and  lost.  The  original 
is  in  Seccion  de  Operaciones.  The  report  is  printed  in  the  Quarterly  of 
the  Texas  State  Historical  Association,  vol.  XL,  pp.  220-232.) 

4.  Various  recommendations  for  the  retirement  of  individuals,  by  the 

commandant-general  of  the  Provincias  de  Oriente.    1816.    196  ff. 
Vol.  105.  "  Nuevo  Leon,  Coahuila,  y  Texas.    Negocios  locales.    1816."    1814- 

1819. 

(Expedientes  concerning  salaries,  the  hospital  at  Monterrey,  discharges, 
appointments,  desertions.) 
Vol.  106.  "  Provincias  del  Poniente.     Negocios  locales.     1788."     1787-1789. 

1.  Chihuahua,  Durango,  and  other  provinces  of  the  West.    Correspond- 

ence with  the  commandant-general,  Jacobo  Ugarte  y  Loyola.  1788. 
137  ff. 

2.  Royal  order  regulating  pay  of  officers  ad  interim.    Sept.  30,  1788. 


Proiiincias  Internas  107 

3.  Correspondence  with  the  comaiidaiitc  inspector,  Jose  Antonio  Rengel. 

1 787- 1 788.    213  flf. 
Miscellaneous  correspondence,  chiefly  military,  with  the  officials  of  the 

Interior  Provinces. 
Vol.  107.  "  Chihuahua  y  Durango.     Correspondencia  con  el  Comte.  Gral." 

1 787- 1 789. 

(Military  affairs  of  miscellaneous  character.) 
Vol.  108.  "  Nuevo  Leon.     Correspondencia  con  el  Governador,  Vidal  de 

Lorca.    1756- 1776. 
Vol.  109.  Nuevo  Leon.     "  Correspondencia  con  los  Governadores."     1735- 

I775-" 

1.  With  Gov.  Ignacio  Visel  y  Guimborda.    1765.    99  ff. 

2.  Representation  by  the  governor  concerning  devastations  of  the  Indians 

and  proposing  means  for  their  prevention.    1735.    12  flf. 

(It  deals  with  the  Pisones,  Macanames,  Siguiyones,  Malinchenos,  Serranos, 
Cadimas,  Borrados,  Pamoranos,  Sarnosos,  Muyayas,  Bocas  prietas,  Cha- 
pulines,  Janambres,  Salineros,  Pintos,  Guijolotes,  Sarinacas,  Nazas, 
Baroguanigua,  Cuancanay,  Guaras,  Camispajamares,  etc.) 

3.  Correspondence  with  Gov.  Pedro  del  Barrio.    1756-1762.    83  flf. 

(Also  letters  between  Juan  Manuel  Mufioz  y  Villavicenas  and  the  viceroy.) 

4.  Establishment  of  stage  routes  (postas)  from  Monterrey  to  San  Luis 

Potosi.    1762. 

5.  Correspondence  with  the  commandant  ad  interim.  Antonio  de  Urresti. 

1 763- 1 764.    83  flf. 
Vol.  110.  "  Tamaulipas.     Correspondencia  con  los  Governadores."     1756- 
1769. 
(Important  for  southern  Texas  and  the  coast  country.) 

1.  Correspondence.    1756- 1759.    250  flf. 

Appointment  of  Vicente  Gonzales  Santianes  as  governor  of  Nuevo 

Santander. 
Instructions  to  Santianes. 

Reports  of  Indian  troubles  in  Nuevo  Santander. 
Proposal  of  the  governor  for  the  opening  of  a  port  in  Tampico  for 

the  encouragement  of  commerce  with  Vera  Cruz  and  Yucatan. 
Letters  of  Jose  de  Escandon  and  of  Tienda  de  Cuervo  to  the  viceroy. 

1756-1760. 

Report  on  state  of  Nuevo  Santander  by  Escandon.    Dec.  30,  1761. 

(This  report  tells  of  Spanish  settlements  between  the  Rio  Grande  and 
Nueces.) 

Affairs  at  Laredo. 

2.  Correspondence  relative  to  the  founding  of  the  pueblos  of  Nuestra 

Seiiora  de  Moncerrale  de  Cutllar,  San  Carlos  de  Tamaulipas,  and 
Pueblo  de  Tetillas.    1766.    90  flf. 
Other  items  in  the  volume  are: 

Correspondence  concerning  the  settlement  of  Clicti  Manchac,  Louisi- 
ana.   1756. 
Exploration  of  Islas  P.lancas  by  Diego  Ortiz  Parrilla.    1766-1767. 
Vol.  111.  "  Texas,  Tamaulipas,  Nuevo  Leon,  y  Coahuila.    Acusaciones  y  rep- 
resentaciones  contra  D"  Teodoro  de  Croix."    1785-1788. 
I.  Texas,  Nuevo  Leon,  and  Coahuila.     Report  to  the  viceroy  by  Jose 
Antonio  Rengel  concerning  treaties  with  the  Mescaleros,  who. 


108  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

after  the  treaties,  were  attacked  by  Brigadier  Juan  de  Ugalde. 
1788.    55  ff- 

2.  Texas,  Nuevo  Leon,  and  Coahuila.     Correspondence  with  Juan  de 

Ugalde.    1785.    47  ff. 

(Concerning  Mescaleros,  Lipanes,  Lipiyanes,  escorts  for  buffalo  killing, 
preparations  for  a  second  "  general  campaign  ".) 
Quarrel  between  the  audiencia  and  the  viceroy  concerning  frontier 
affairs.    May,  1785. 

3.  General  instructions  given  by  the  viceroy,  Conde  de  Galvez,  to  Juan 

de  Ugalde,  concerning  the  government  of  the  Interior  Provinces. 
Accompanied  by  related  correspondence.    1787.    160  ff. 

Diary  of  the  negotiations  between  Juan  de  Ugalde,  commandant- 
general  of  the  Interior  Provinces  of  the  East,  and  the  "  famous 
captain  Picax-ande  Yns-tinsle,  head  chief  of  the  Apache,  Lipiyana, 
Lipana,  Mescalera,  Sende,  Nit-afendi,  and  Cachu-ende  nations  ", 
concerning  the  ratification  of  the  treaty  of  July  10,  1787,  on  the 
Rio  Puerco.    Feb.  2j,  1788. 

Diary  by  Juan  de  Ugalde  of  his  dealings  with  the  Apaches,  Lipanas, 
Norteiios,  Tajjuayas,  and  Tahuacanas  in  Texas,  between  Apr.  13 
and  June  12,  1788. 

4.  Correspondence  with  the  intendant  of  San  Luis  Potosi  concerning 

auxiliaries  requested  by  the  commandant-general  of  the  Interior 
Provinces  of  the  East  for  the  war  with  the  Mescaleros.  1788. 
16  ff. 

5.  Copies  of  2,  3,  and  4.    1788.    About  300  ff. 
Vol.  112.  Correspondence  with  the  Interior  Provinces. 

1.  With  Ugarte  y  Loyola,  relative  to  Indian  wars  in  Sonora,  New  Mex- 

ico, Coahuila,  and  Nueva  Viscaya.     1786- 1787.    159  flf. 
Peace  with  the  Mescaleros  at  Paso  del  Norte.    1781. 
Correspondence  with  Captain  Juan  Bautista  Elguezabal. 
Campaign  of  Ugalde  against  the  Mescaleros.    1787. 

2.  Documents  concerning  military  operations  in  Coahuila  before  the 

coming  of  Juan  de  Ugalde.    102  ff. 
Correspondence  of  Ugalde  and  of  Ugarte  y  Loyola.    1788. 
Relations  of  the  government  with  chief  Picax-ande- Yns-tinsle  de 
Ugalde.    1788. 
4.  Correspondence  of  Juan  de  Ugalde. 

Diary  of  his  first  campaign  against  the  Apaches  and  Mescaleros. 

Ends  Aug.  15,  1787. 
Orders  to  Ugalde,  to  Ugarte  y  Loyola,  and  to  Inspector  Jose  Rengel 

to  continue  the  war. 
Treaties  with  the  Lipiyanes,  Lipanes,  and  "  Nations  of  the  North  ". 
1786. 
Vol.  113.  "  Tamaulipas.    Comunicaciones  y  revistas  de  ....  las  tropas." 
Correspondence  with  the  officials  of  Nuevo  Santander,  concerning  mili- 
tary inspections,  accounts,  Indian  troubles  in  Sierra  Gorda,  etc. 
1 774- 1 776. 
Vol.  114.  "  Tamaulipas.     Vicita  por  D°  Fernando  del  Palacio ;  Comunica- 
ciones del  Gobernador."    1768-1775. 

1.  Correspondence  with  Vicente  Gonzalez  Santianes.    1775. 

(Considerable  matter  concerning  Indian  affairs  at  Laredo  and  San  Juan 
Bautista.) 

2.  With  the  governor  and  other  officials.    1767-1768. 

Report  of  the  inspection  by  Fernando  del  Palacio.    1768. 


Provincias  Internas  109 

Vol.  115.  "  Nuevo  Santander.    Correspondencia  con  el  Governador.    Lista 
de  revista."    1778-1791. 

1.  Correspondence  with  Gov.  Simon  Alvarez  de  Xava.    1779.    44  ft- 

2.  Inventory  of  documents  in  the  provincial  archives  of  Nuevo  San- 

tander to  the  end  of  Francisco  de  Echeagaray's  term  as  governor. 
1779.    34flf.  „  „ 

3.  Correspondence  with  Gov.  Francisco  de  Echeagaray.    1778.    50  ft. 

4.  Instructions  to  Capt.  Antonio  Puga  regarding  an  expedition  which  he 

was  to  make  against  the  Indians.    1788.    2  ff . 

5.  Correspondence  and  reports  of  inspections  of  troops.    1778.    131  ff. 
Vol.  116.  "  Colonia  del  Nuevo  Santander.    Documentos  de  revista  y  estractos. 

1777."     250  ff. 
Vol.117.  "  Nuevo  Leon.    Vicita  que  hiso  el  Gobern""  Vidal  de  Lorca. '    1777- 

1793-  „    ^ 

1.  Correspondence  with  Gov.  Manuel  Vaamonde.    1790-1793.    182  11. 

2.  Id.  with  Gov.  Melchor  Vidal  de  Lorca  y  Villena.    1778-1789.    53  ff. 

3.  Inspection  of  the  province  made  by  Gov.  Vidal  de  Lorca.    "  List  of  the 

settlements,  products,  situation,  and  limits."    1778.    19  ff. 

4.  Attack  by  the  governor  on  the  Indians  of  Santa  Catalina.    1778.    15  ff. 

5.  Correspondence  with  Gov.  Manuel  Vaamonde.    1777-1778.    52  ff. 
Vol.  118.  "  Toma  de  Pocecion  del  Gobernador  Santianes.    Su  corresponden- 
cia:  revistas.    1781."    1781-1785. 

1.  Correspondence  with  Gov.  \'icente  Gonzalez.    1780-1781. 

2.  /d.  with  the  governor  (1785).    Miscellaneous  matters.     1781-1785. 

3.  Military  inspections  (rfzijfaj).     1784. 

4.  Census  (Padron)  of  the  province.     1781. 

Vol.  119.  "  Nuevo  Santander.    Documentos  de  revista  y  extractos  de  revista." 

1 770- 1 773.    450  ff. 
Vol.  120.  "  Californias.    Varias  Sumarias.    1787." 

1.  Petition  of  a  citizen  of  the  Real  de  Santa  Ana  del  Sur  for  permission 

to  kill  strayed  cattle  that  have  been  declared  government  property. 
1784-1786.    32  ff. 

2.  Investigation  of  charge  against  Indians  of  the  mission  of  San  Gabriel, 

accused  of  heading  a  revolt  against  the  missionaries.    1785. 
Report  by  Gov.  Pages  of  excesses  committed  by  a  citizen  of  San 

Josef  de  Guadalupe  and  of  measures  taken.    1785-1786.    15  ff. 
Opinion   of    Gov.    Fages   concerning  payment    for    repairing  the 

government  buildings  at  Loreto.     May  4.  1785.     5  ff. 

3.  Investigation  of  charge  of  adultery  against  Gov.  Pedro  Fages,  by  his 

wife,  Eulalia  Calliz.  (Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  the 
commandant-general  and  the  assessor-general  of  the  Interior 
Provinces,  Galindo  Navarro.)  1785.  The  petition  is  dated 
Aug.  25. 

4.  Opinion  of  Gov.  Fages  relative  to  the  proper  charge  upon  the  citizens 

for  the  registration  of  brands  (rcgistro  de  hierros),  and  its  dis- 
position.    1785.    4  ff. 

5.  Investigation  of  charge  of  insubordination  against  a  soldier  of  San 

r.uenaventura.    1784.    25  ff. 
6-7.  Investigation  of  the  charge  of  desertion  against  certain  soldiers. 
1784-1785. 

10.  Trial  of  the  alfcrcz  of  Monterrey  for  peculation.    1787.    61  ff. 

11.  Trial  of  an  Indian  at  the  mission  of  San  Vicente  charged  with  killing 

another  Indian.    1787.    6  ft'. 


110  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

12.  Communications  from  the  governor  regarding  finances  of  the  pre« 

sidios.    1787.    17  fF. 

13.  7rf.  concerning  the  supply  of  sealed  paper.    1787.    3  fF. 

14.  Trial  of  soldiers  for  robbing  a  launch  carrying  provisions  to  the  mis- 

sions.   1786. 

15.  Opinion  of  the  assistant-inspector.  Nicolas  Soler,  concerning  refusal 

of  the  missionaries  to  say  mass  for  the  benefit  of  dead  soldiers. 

1786.  10  fT. 

16.  Concerning  duties  charged  to  Spanish  vessels  in  the  ports  of  Alta 

California.    1817.    20  fT. 

18.  Opinion  of  Gov.  Fages  to  the  effect  that  tithes  should  be  paid  on  cattle 

taken  from  Monterrey  to  San  Diego.    Alay  27,  1788. 

19.  Secret  instruction  left  by  Gov.  Neve  to  Gov.  Fages.    Sept.  7,  1782. 

20.  Trial  of  a  soldier  of  Monterrey  for  robbery.    1788.    36  ff. 

21.  Testimonio  of  an  expediente  concerning  e.xemption  of  the  missions 

from  postage.    1809.    81  flf. 

22.  Division  of  the  province  of  California  into  two,  la  Nueva  and  la 

Antigua  California.    1795-1796,  1802. 
Correspondence  with  Gov.  Diego  Borica  and  other  officials. 
Opinion  of  the  fiscal,  Alva.    1799. 
Viceroy's  decrees. 
Opinion  of  Miguel  Costanso,  of  Vera  Cruz.    1802. 

23.  Report,  with  documents,  by  Gov.  Fages  of  the  incorrigibility  of  a 

certain  Indian  of  San  Diego,  and  disposition  made  of  him.    1787. 
4fT. 

24.  Report  by  Gov.  Fages  of  means  taken  to  increase  revenue  from  tithes. 

1787.  3ff. 

\'ol.  121.  "  California  y  Monterrey.    Reglamento  de  presidios."     1777-1793. 
(The  first  ten  expedientcs  deal  with  local  affairs  of  different  cities  of  the 
interior  of  Mexico  for  the  period  1771-1793.) 

11.  Report  by  Gov.  Neve  on  the  annual  expenses  for  the  missions  and 

presidios  of  California  ;  the  number  of  settlements,  and  the  popu- 
lation of  each.    June  6, 1777.    With  related  correspondence,  121  fT. 
Lists  of  missionaries,  ornaments,  etc.    1777-1779- 
Original  letters  by  Fray  Junipero  Serra,  May  i,  1771 ;  May  30,  1777 ; 
June  I,  1777 ;  June  4,  1777 ;  Aug.  22,  1778 ;  May  30,  1779. 

12.  Regulation  (Reglamento  provisional)  for  the  Califomias  made  by 

Gov.  Neve  in  virtue  of  an  order  from  the  viceroy.    June  i,  1779. 
(Original.)    With  related  correspondence,  67  ff. 
(Cf.  Bancroft,  California,  I.  318,  for  citation  under  a  difTerent  title.) 
Vol.  122.  "  Nuevo  Santander :  Negocios  locales.    Formacion  de  tres  misiones 
en  Santa  Barbara.    1794."    1779-1794. 

1.  California.    Correspondence  relative  to  the  founding  of  three  missions 

and  a  presidio  in  the  Canal  de  Santa  Barbara.    1779-1781.    105  ff. 

(Later  correspondence  to  1794.) 
Letters  of  Rivera  y  Moncada  and  Neve.    1779-1781. 
Instructions  given  by  Neve  for  recruiting  and  supplying  the  families 

and  troops. 
List  of  settlers,  supplies,  and  troops. 

2.  Nuevo  Santander.    Minor  military  matters.     1787.    7  ff. 

3.  Id.    1789.    48  ff. 

4.  Nuevo  Santander.     Correspondence  with  the  governor.     1791-1793. 

97  ff. 
S-  Id.    Minor  military  matters.    1794.    114  ff. 


Provincias  Internas  111 

Vol.  123.  "  Tamaulipas :    Correspondencia  con  el  Conde  de  Sierra  Gorda." 
1 780- 1 786. 

1.  Correspondence  with  the  governor.    1780- 1786.    27  fF. 

2.  Expedientes  concerning  local  matters.    1781.    31  ff. 

3.  Correspondence  with  Gov.  Diego  Lasaya  concerning  Indian  depreda- 

tions.   1785.    135  ff. 

4.  Inspection  of  troops.    1780.    134  ff. 

5.  Reports  of  an  Indian  encounter.    1780.    44  ff. 

Map  of  "  Tamaulipas.  Oriental  ",  in  a  document  dated:  "  Capital  of 
Nuevo  Santander,  Dec.  28,  1780  ". 
Vol.124.  "  Nuevo  Leon.    Documentos  de  las  Compaiiias."    1789-1790. 
Reports  of  inspections  ;  service  sheets  (hojas  dc  scrvicio).    1789. 
Instructions  by  the  commandant-general  of  the  Interior  Provinces  of  the 
East,  Juan  de  Ugalde,  to  the  governors,  to  combine  forces  against 
the  Indians.    1790. 
Miscellaneous  correspondence. 
Vol.  125.  "  Nuevo  Leon.    Correspondencia  con  el  Brigadier  Ugalde."    1786- 
1788. 

(Mainly  local  affairs.) 
Vol.  126.  "  Nuevo  Leon.    Correspondencia  con  el  Brigadier  Ugalde."    1787- 
1789. 

(Mainly  military  affairs  at  Lampazos.) 
Vol.  127.  "  Nuevo  Leon  y  Nayarit.    Correspondencia.    1790."    1761-1790. 

1.  "  Nayarit.    Correspondence  with  the  commanders  of  the  presidios  and 

(with)  the  missions  relative  to  idolatrous  Indians  and  their  cus- 
toms."   1761-1788.    231  ff. 

2.  Nuevo  Leon.    Reports  by  the  governor,  Fernando  de  la  Concha,  of  a 

campaign  against  the  Apache.     1789- 1790.    46  ff. 

3.  Nuevo  Leon.  Military  report  by  Jacobo  Ugarte  y  Loyola.    1788.  17  ff. 

4.  Nuevo  Leon.    Reports  of  an  action  against  the  Indians.    1788.    142  ff. 
Vol.  128.  "  Provincias  del  Poniente.     Ynformes  de  la  Guerra  de  Yndios." 

1 787- 1 789. 

1.  Complaints  of  citizens  of  the  frontier  that  for  lack  of  protection  they 

arc  obliged  to  migrate  to  the  interior.  Correspondence  with  the 
intendant  of  Durango,  Felipe  Diaz  de  Ortega.  Reports  of  incur- 
sions on  the  Chihuahua  frontier.    1788-1789.    240  ff. 

2.  Correspondence  with  the  comandantc  inspector  of  the  Interior  Prov- 

inces, Joseph  Antonio  Rengel,  concerning  Indian  affairs.    1787. 
Peace  with  the  Comanches  of  New  Mexico.    1787. 
Campaign  into  New  Mexico  against  the  Indians  southwest  of  Moqui, 

with  diary,  by  Rengel.    Ends  at  Pueblo  del  Paso,  Dec.  4,  1787. 
Letters  of  Ugarte  y  Loyola  and  Rengel  concerning  the  Comanches. 

'787; 
Camjiaigns  in  Nueva  Viscaya,  and  the  state  of  tlic  province.   Report 

by  Rengel.    1788. 

3.  Correspondence  with  the  commandant-general  of  the  Provinces  of  the 

West,  Jacobo  Ugarte  y  Loyola,  concerning  Indian  wars.  Reports 
of  other  officials  of  the  frontier.    1787- 1788. 

4.  Diary  of  the  expedition  of  Capt.  Manuel  de  Echeagaray  against  the 

"  Apaches  de  las  Mimbres  and  other  Eastern  Giletios  ".    With  re- 
lated correspondence.    1788.    75  ff. 
Diary  by  Antonio  Cordero  of  an  expedition  to  the  interior  of  Nueva  Vis- 
caya.   1788. 


112  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

General  report  by  Ugarte  y  Loyola  of  Indian  affairs  in  the  West,  arranged 
under  the  heads  Nuevo  Mexico,  Xueva  Viscava,  and  Sonora. 
July  3,  1-88. 
5.  Report  on  Indian  affairs  of  the  West,  by  Ugarte  v  Loyola,  Aug.  25, 
1788. 
Diaries  of  officials  of  the  provinces  of  the  West.    1788. 
Vol.  129.  "  Negocios.     Division  de  las  provincias  en  dos  coman''  generales. 
1812."    1772-1819. 

1.  Royal  order  transmitted  to  commandants  of  the  Interior  Provinces  to 

the  effect  that  they  must  be  subordinate  to  the  viceroy.     Corre- 
spondence.   1814-1819.    10  ff. 

2.  Division  of  the  Interior  Provinces  into  two  general  commands,  accord- 

ing to  royal  orders  of  May  i,  181 1,  and  July  24,  1812,  and  to  orders 
of  the  viceroys.    1812-1813.    33  ff. 

3.  Order  of  the  Regency  requiring  New  Spain  to  maintain  neutrality 

during  the  war  between  England  and  the  United  States.     181 2. 
Communications  from  commandants  of  the  interior,  regarding  diffi- 
culties of  administering  the  new  instructions  for  the  government 
of  their  provinces.    1812-1815.    With  the  above,  51  ff. 

4.  Instruction  to  the  commandant-general,  Ugarte  y  Loyola,  for  the  gov- 

ernment of  the  Interior  Provinces.  Aug.  26,  1786.  Printed.  34  ff. 

(A  copy  is  in  the  Nacogdoches  Archives.) 
5-20.  Affairs  of  Colotlaii,  in  Nayarit.    1772-1795. 
Vol.  130.  "  Colotlan.    Competencias  judiciales."    1777-1787. 
Vol.  131.  "  Provincias   de   Occidente.      Partes   de   las   hostilidades   por   los 

Yndios."    1789-1790. 

1.  Monthly  reports  by  the  intendant  of  Durango,  Felipe  Diaz  de  Ortega. 

Correspondence.    1790.    250  ff. 

2.  Reports  by  Manuel  de  Echeagaray,  of  Lampazos,  concerning  Indian 

affairs.    1790.    120  ff. 
Reports  of  similar  nature  by  the  intendant  of  Sonora,  Henrique  de 

Grimarest.    1790. 
Reports  by  Ugarte  y  Loyola.    1789. 
Vol.  132.  "  Denuncias  y  varios  negocios  locales.    Chihuahua.     1779."     1772- 

1779- 

(Correspondence  with  the  local  authorities.  Doc.  no.  6  refers  to  the 
presidio  of  San  Saba.     1778.) 

Vol.  133.  "  Correspondencia  del  Nuevo  Santander  ",  etc.    1791-1796. 

(Death  of  Lt.  Col.  Maximiliano  de  San  Masiemo;  charges  against  Col. 
Manuel  Vaamonde ;  vindication  of  Juan  Murgier ;  cause  against  Lt.  Jose 
de  la  Cerna.) 

Vol.  134.  "  Chihuahua,  Durango,  y  Monterrey.    Espediciones  para  descubrir 
camino  desde  Sonora  a  Monterrey.    1795."    1774-1797. 
Miscellaneous  correspondence  with  Chihuahua,  Sonora,  Nuevo  Leon, 
and  Nuevo  Santander.    1792-1796. 

21.  Reports  of  the  expedition  from  San  Bias  to  Alta  California  by  the 

San  Carlos.    1781. 

22.  Extract  of  the  diary  of  Jacinto  Caamaiio  of  his  expedition  from  San 

Bias  to  Nootka.    Mar.  2, 1792.    21  ff. 
Extract  of  the  diary  of  the  expedition  of  the  Sutil  and  the  Mexicana 
under  captains  Dionicio   Galiano  and  Cayetano  Valdez  to  the 
Strait  of  San  Juan  de  Fuca.    Oct.,  1792. 

(Copied  at  Monterrey,  Oct.  23,  1792.  Treats  of  relations  between  the  Eng- 
lish and  the  Spanish  at  Nootka.) 


Prmincias  Intcrnas  ll'j 

Note  on  the  diary  by  Mares  of  his  expedition  from  Santa  Fe  to  San 
Antonio,  Texas.  The  viceroy  to  Ugarte  y  Loyola,  Dec.  12,  1787. 
Minute. 

(It  is  stated  that  the  diary  is  incomplete;  that  Mares  allowed  the  Comanche 

guides  to  lead  him  by  the  way  of  the  Taovayas  villages ;  and  that  Mares 

was  unfit  for  such  a  task.) 

Diary  by  Juan  Bautista  de  Aguirrc  of  his  expedition  in  the  Favorita 

to  Cahfornia,  in  convoy  of  the  San  Carlos,  under  Josef  Martinez. 

Jan.  29-Nov.  6,  1783.    Related  letters  of  Bodega  y  Quadra. 

23.  Expediente  relating  to  preparations  for  the  second  expedition  of 

Juan  Bautista  de  Anza  to  Monterrey.    1774. 
^Cf.  p.  150  for  another  copy  of  the  same  material.) 

Resolutions  of  the  junta  de  guerra.    Dec.  16,  1774. 
Letter  to  the  viceroy  by  Rivera  y  Moncada.    June  16,  1774. 

Anza  to  the  viceroy.    Nov.  17,  Dec.  i,  and  Dec.  5.  1774- 

List  of  supplies. 

Decrees  of  the  viceroy. 

Opinion  of  Jose  de  Echcvestc  concerning  the  cost  of  transporting  30 
families  from  the  jirovince  of  Dstiniuri  to  San  Carlos  de  Mon- 
terrey. 

24.  Trial  of  the  gentile  Indian  "  Alhuyniuhit  "  and  three  baptized  In- 

dians of  the  mission  of  San  Buenaventura  for  murder.     Presidio 
of  Santa  Barbara,  1795. 
Correspondence  of  Fernando  de  Rivera  y  Moncada.  Monterrey,  Cal., 
June-Oct.,  1774. 
Vol.  135.  "  Correspondencia  con  el  Comtc.  Gral.  de  las  Provincias  de  Oriente, 
D"  Ramon  de  Castro."     1790- 1793. 

(Bound  in  an  inverse  order.     Indian  affairs,  administrative  reports  of  the 
governors,  orders  from  the  commandant-general,  pensions,  lists  of  cor- 
respondence with  the  authorities  at  Santa  Rosa,  Saltillo,  and  Monclova. 
Considerable  matter  concerning  Texas.) 
Vol.  136.  ■'  Chihuahua.    Libraniientos  contra  las  reales  cajas." 

Appropriations   from  the   subtreasurics    (reales  cajas)    of   Chihuahua. 
Durango,  and  the  pay  office  (pagaduria)  of  Arispe,  from  1790  to 

1794.  300  fr. 

(Most  of  the  appropriations  were  for  Nueva  Viscaya.     Occasional  refer- 
ences to  Texas  and  California.) 
Vol.  137.   /rf.     1787-1789.    310  flf. 
Vol.  138.  "  Nuevo  Santander.    Varies  Negocios."    1774-1775. 

(Stock  rights,  trial  for  murder,  cause  of  Jose  Escandon,  cases  of  private 
debts,  establishment  of  a  new  mission  at  llorcasitas,  rent  of  iniblic 
buildings.  administrati<m  of  the  Monte  Pin  Mililar,  request  for  a  niin- 
ister  at  Villa  Nueva  de  Croix,  request  for  a  mission  at  San  Carlos, 
appeal  of  a  missionary  of  San  Francisco  de  Michoacan  against  an  order 
by  his  provincial  that  he  serve  in  Nuevo  Santander,  pay  of  the  Coni- 
pania  Volante.  request  of  the  villa  of  Nuevo  Santander  for  the  suspen- 
sion of  alcabalas.) 
Vol.  139.  "  Nuevo  Santander.  Quejas  y  informes  del  Conde  de  Sierra  Gorda. 
1772." 

(Complaint  of  Mclchor  de  Noriega  and  the  Count  of  Sierra  Gorda  against 
the  governor  of  Nuevo  Santander  for  the  latter's  imprisonment  of  the 
count  and  other  offences.     Reserved  reports  to  the  viceroy  incident  to 
the  investigation.) 
Vol.  140.  "  Nuevo  Santander.    Causas  y  Quejas."    1757-1773. 

(Complaint  of  Indians  at  the  mission  of  I.a  Soledad  de  Hoyos.  1772-177J: 
affairs  at  San  Carlos,  1772:  iV.  ;it  X'illa  de  Croix.   177-';   funds  for  the 


114  Mexico:  Archizo  General 

support  of  troops  of  Santandcr,  1772;  epidemic  of  smallpox  in  Nuevo 
Santander,  1763;  San  Carlos  and  Villa  de  Escandon,  1769;  military  re- 
port by  Josef  Rubio;  mines  of  Tamaulipas,  1769.) 

7.  Complaint  of  the  citizens  of  California  against  those  of  Nuevo  San- 
tander concerninf^  lands  of  the  Pious  Fund  at  Villa  de  Giiemes. 
Autos  <\rz\\n  Apr.  29,  1757. 
Vol.141.  Miscellaneous  matters.     (No  title.) 

6.  Report  on  the  condition  of  Presidio  del  Norte.    1792.    i  f. 

7.  Order  that  the  treasurer  of  Chihuahua  shall  be  subordinate  to  the  com- 

mandant-general of  the  West.    1792.    2  ff . 
Vol.  142.  Affairs  of  Nueva  Viscaya  and  Durango.    1787-1792. 

(Private  affairs  of  the  military;  Apache  prisoners  taken  from  Chihuahua 
to  Mexico;  condition  of  the  mines  of  Oiihuahua.) 

Vol.  143.  Correspondence  with  the  authorities  of  Nuevo  Leon.    1773-1781. 

Vol.  144.  Id.    1781-1786. 

Vol.  145.  Id.    1788-1791. 

Vol.  146.  Correspondence  with  the  authorities  of  Nuevo  Santander.     1773- 

1786. 
Vol.  147.  Id.     Nuevo  Leon  and  Nuevo  Santander.     1781-1792. 
Vol.148.  Miscellaneous  affairs  of  Nuevo  Santander.    1789-1793. 
Vol.  149.  Id.     1787-1791. 
Vol.  150.  Id.    1 788-1 794. 
Vol.  151.  Id.  of  Nuevo  Leon.    1781-1796. 

(Three  documents  relating  to  Manuel  Vaamonde.) 
Vol.  152.  "  Sobre  mejoras  en  las  Misiones  de  Provincias  Ynternas.     Yn- 

formes  sobre  ella  y  establecimiento  de  nuevas  Misiones  en  las  Cali- 

fornias.    Ano  de  1772."    (All  copies.) 

1.  "  Reports  of  the  prelates  of  the  religious  which  have  missions  in  their 

charge  ",  made  in  consequence  of  the  viceroy's  order  of  Sept.  17. 

105  K. 
Communications  by  Fray  Alonso  Muiioz,  of  the  monastery  of  San 

Francisco,  Guadalajara,  to  the  viceroy,  concerning  a  new  system 

for  the  missions.    Sept. -Oct.,  1772. 
Id.  by  Fray  Domingo  de  Garay,  of  the  monastery  of  San  Diego. 

Sept.-Oct.,  1772. 
Id.  by  Pedro  Fermin  de  Mendinueta.    Santa  Fe,  Jan.  8,  1773. 
Id.  by  Fray  Buenaventura  Antonio  Ruiz  de  Esparsa,  of  the  College 

of  Guadalupe  de  Zacatecas.    Oct.,  1772. 
Id.  by  Fray  Romualdo  Cartagena,  of  the  College  of  Santa  Cruz  de 

Queretaro.    Oct.,  1772. 
Id.  by  the  College  of  Santo  Evangelic  on  the  missions  of  New  Mex- 
ico.   1772. 

2.  "  Reports  by  the  governors  and  captains  of  the  presidios  of  the  Interior 

Provinces  "  concerning  the  new  system  for  the  missions,  in  re- 

spon.-^c  to  a  communication  of  July  13. 

(Reports  from  Texas,  Sonora,  Nueva  Viscaya,  Nuevo  Me.xico,  and  Nuevo 
Leon.) 

3.  Report  by  Fray  Raphael  Verger,  guardian  of  the  College  of  San 

Fernando,  Mexico,  concerning  the  new  method  of  governing  the 
missions  of  the  Californias.    Nov.  15,  1772.    27  fF. 

4.  Order  for  the  establishment  of  new  missions  in  Californias  and  the 

improvement  of  the  old  ones.    Related  reports.    1772.    173  ff. 


^^  Provincias  Interuas  115 

Vol.  153.  "  Sobre  admon.  del  fondo  piadoso  de  Californias  y  otros  asuntos 
sin  importancia."    1790-1794. 
Expedientes  i,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  8,  9,  11,  12,  13,  relate  to  the  Pious  Fund. 

1 790- 1 804. 
14.  Request  by  the  guardian  of  the  College  of  San  Fernando  for  30 
i  religious  from  Spain  for  the  Californias.    1790.    30  ff. 

'        15.  Recruits  in  Acapulco  for  the  Mcxicana  and  the  5"m/i7.    1792. 

17,  18,  19.  Various  matters  relative  to  the  San  Jose,  at  Acapulco.    1792- 

1793- 
Letter  of  James  Colnett,  of  the  Argonaut,  protesting  against  the  send- 
ing of  the  Princess  Royal  to  the  Philippines.    Apr.  2,  1791. 
20.  Opinion  of  the  governor  of  Californias  concerning  the  transportation 
of  materials  for  the  building  of  the  presidios  in  vessels  carrying 
supplies.    21  ff. 
Vol.  154.  "  Varios  Negocios  relatives  a  Presidios  Internos  ",  etc.     1720-1781. 
^i.  Plan  for  the  establishment  of  a  government  and  military  command- 
ancy  to  embrace  the  Peninsula  of  California,  Sonora,  Sinaloa,  and 
Nueva  Viscaya.    Croix  to  Galvez.    Jan.  23,  1768.    9  flF. 
-3.  Report  of  the  visitation  of  the  presidios  of  Nueva  Viscaya  by  the 
governor  "  of  Parral  ".    1720.    7  ff. 
•'     ^  5.  Communication  of  the  inspector  of  presidios,  Jose  Rubio,  concerning 
the  disposition  of  Indians  who  are  prisoners  of  war.  1774.    20  ff. 
,  6.  Royal  ccdulas  approving  the  inspection  of  the  frontier  presidios  by 
Pedro  de  Rivera  in  1 727-1728.    16  flf. 
,    ,  7.  Report  by  Pedro  de  Rivera,  inspector  of  presidios,  concerning  the 
presidios  of  Nueva  Viscaya.    1730.    28  ff. 
lO-ii.  Applications  for  appointments  in  the  interior  presidios.     1773. 
13.  Establishment  of  a  monthly  post  between  Texas  points  and  Arispe. 
1782.    34  fT. 
Vol.  155.  "  Ordenes  sobre  cambio  de  empleados  en  Provincias  Internas  ",  etc. 
(Miscellaneous  military  affairs  of  the  Interior  Provinces.     1783-1791.) 
Distribution  of  arms  in  the  Interior  Provinces.    1787. 
Order  to  send  to  San  Carlos  arms  needing  repairs. 
Order  for  replacing  horses,  arms,  etc.,  lost  in  the  wars  of  the  Interior 

Provinces. 
Documents  concerning  the  sending  of  discharged  soldiers  to  Spain. 
The  sending  of  Apache  captives  from  the  fnnnier  to  the  interior. 
Vol.  156.  "  Ascensos  a  oficiales  de  P.  I.    Asuntos  y  gastos  de  conducion  de 
indios  barbaros.    Capcllanes  de  Tropas  de  P.  I.    Montepios  Mili- 
tares."    1786-1791. 
Vol.  167.  "  Derechos,  licencias  con  sueldo,  destituciones  de  empleados  mili- 
tares,  remision  de  polvora  y  armamento  a  las  P.  I.",  etc.     1782- 
1796. 

(Miscellaneous  military  affairs  of  the  Interior  Provinces.  Furloughs, 
transmission  of  military  supplies,  communications  concerning  the  death 
of  the  viceroy  Galvez,  discharges.) 

9.  Exemption  of  the  commandant-general  from  paying  the  media  anata. 

1791.    II  ff. 
Vol.  158.  "  Apuntes  y  minutas  sobre  obras  pi'iblicas  y  reposicion  de  Caminos. 

Sin  importancia.    De  1785  a  1799."    244  fF. 

(Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  the  officials  concerned.    Unclassified.) 
Vol.  169.  "  Correspondencia  de  los  Gbrs.  [gobernadorcs]  de  Texas,  Nuevo 

Leon  y  Santander  sobre  guerra  con  los  barbaros.  Correspondencia 

de  P.  de  Oricntc  y  Ponientc,  sobre  lo  misnio.    1789  y  1790." 


IIG  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

1.  Correspondence  with  the  governor  of  Texas,  Manuel  Munoz.     1790. 

20  ff. 

2.  Id.  with  the  governors  of  Nuevo  Santander  and  Texas.  Manuel  Munoz 

and  the  Count  of  Sierra  Gorda.    1789-1790.    83  ff. 

3.  Id.  with  the  governor  of  Nuevo  Leon,  Manuel  Vaamonde.     1789- 

1790.    105  ff. 

4.  Interior  Provinces.     1789.     Four  cuadernos.     iioff.     The  principal 

items  are  the  following : 

Letters  of  the  commandant  of  the  Ea.stern  Interior  Provinces,  Juan 
de  L'galde. 

Orders  of  the  viceroy,  Manuel  Antonio  Flores,  concerning  the  set- 
ting out  of  Ugalde  upon  his  second  campaign. 

Imprisonment  in  Santa  Rosa  of  certain  Mescaleros  who  had  come  in 
peace. 

Perfidy  of  the  chief,  Picax-ande  Instins-le. 

Interview  between  the  commandants  of  the  East  and  the  West. 

Campaign  against  the  Carancaguases. 

5.  Communication  of  the  governor  of  Nuevo  Leon,  \aamonde,  giving  an 

account  of  Indian  hostilities,  and  asking  for  two  more  companies. 
Related  documents.    1789.    65  ff. 

6.  Correspondence  with  the  commandant-general  of  the  Interior  Prov- 

inces of  the  West,  Jacobo  Ugarte  y  Loyola.    1789-1790.    134  ff. 
(Peace  with  the  Mescaleros;  breach  with  the  Lipans ;  other  matters  down 
to  tlic  time  when  Ugarte  y  Loyola  was  succeeded  by  Nava.) 
Vol.  160.  "  Aptitud  de  los  Gbrs.  de  P.  I.",  etc.    1787-1790. 

1.  "  Fitness  and  conduct  of  the  governors  of  the  four  Interior  Provinces 

of  the  East.     Restitution  of  the  governor  of  Coahuila,  and  the 
appointment  of  a  substitute."    1788-1789.    184  ff. 

2.  Correspondence  with  the  governor  of  Coahuila,  Miguel  Emparan,  con- 

cerning Indian  troubles  and  wars.     1790.    60  iT. 

3.  Correspondence  with  the  officials  of  Saltillo  concerning  Indian  affairs. 

1790.    14  ff. 

4.  Division  of  the  military  command  of  the  Interior  Provinces.    Com- 

munications of  the  commandant-general  of  the  East,  Juan  de 
Ugalde,  soliciting  the  political  authority.     1788. 

5.  Decrees,  orders,  and  correspondence  concerning  the  division  of  the 

commandancy-general   of    the    Interior   Provinces.      1787- 1788. 
40  ff. 

6.  Correspondence  concerning  the  killing  (Aug.  22,  1788)  of  twenty  men 

of  the  i^residio  of  San  Juan  Bautista  del  Rio  Grande.    1788-1789. 

49  ff. 
Vol.  161.  "  Comunicase  el  establecimiento  de  paz  con  Comanches,"    (Interior 
Provinces  and  New  Mexico.    1763-1792.) 
2.  Report  of   Governor  Cachupin,  of   New   Mexico,  concerning  the 
establishment  of  peace  with  the  Comanches.    1763.    10  ff. 

4.  Correspondence  with  the  local  authorities  concerning  the  building  of 

barracks  and  the  consolidation   {reunion)   of  Santa  Fe.     1788- 
1789.    59  ff. 

5.  Id.  concerning  the  consolidation  of  the  missions  of  New  Mexico. 

With  plan.    1791-1792.    102  ff. 

6.  Personal  difficulties  between  Fray  Rafael  de  Benavides,  vice-custo- 

dian of  the  missions  of  New  Mexico,  and  Fray  .\ntonio  Campos, 


Proz'incias  Internas  117 

visitor.  Correspondence  of  the  guardian  and  missionaries.  1702. 
66  ff. 

7.  Correspondence  concerning  the  transfer  of  various  friars  of  the  Col- 

lege of  San  Fernando  to  that  of  Santo  Evangelio  for  work  in  New 
Mexico.    1790.    1 1  fF. 
10.  Establishment  of  a  shop  (obragc)  in  Santa  Fe.     1789.     11  fT. 

14.  Communication  of  the  commandant-general  of  the  Interior  Prov- 

inces concerning  the  sending  of  deer  to  the  king. 

15.  Concerning  a  debt  owed  to  Gov.  Juan  Rautista  de  Anza.    1781. 

17.  Appointment  of  Pedro  Joseph  de  la  Fuente,  captain  of  Paso  del 

Norte.    1764-1765. 

\'ol.  162.  "  Aumento  de  tropas  en  P.  Y. ;  Hostilidades  de  Lipanes  ;  N'isitas  de 

Misiones ;  Ynformes  sobre  Misiones;  Fondo  de  Temporalidades. 

1789  a  1792." 

1-7.  Nueva  Viscaya  matters,  of  the  kind  noted  in  the  title.     1789-1791. 

8.  Interior  Provinces  of  the  East.    1789. 

Junta  general  to  provide  more  troops  for  the  commandant-general, 

Ramon  de  Castro.     1790. 
Report  by  Castro  on  Indian  affairs  of  different  provinces.     Santa 

Rosa,  Oct.  18,  1791. 

9.  Request  by  Castro  for  political  authority.     1791. 

10.  Report  by  Miguel  Emparan,  governor  of  Coahuila,  concerning  the 

hostilities  of  the  Lipans.    Related  correspondence.     1791. 

11.  Report  by  Manuel  Mufioz,  governor  of  Texas,  concerning  Indian 

matters.    Jan.  14,  1791. 

Antonio  Trevino  to  the  governor  of  Texas,  Jan.  14,  1791. 

(Concerns  rumored  alliance  of  the  Lipans  with  eastern  tribes  to  attack  the 
Tonkawas. ) 

The  governor  of  Texas  to  the  viceroy.    Several  letters,  Feb. -Dec, 

.1791- 
Diary  by  Antonio  Treviiio  of  an  expedition  in  pursuit  of  the  Nations 
of  the  North.    P>egins  May  8.  1791. 

12.  '■  Official  communication  of  the  Governor  of  Louisiana  concerning 

friendship  between  the  Lipan-.\pachc  and  four  bands  of  the  Na- 
tions of  the  North,  and  the  injurious  trade  in  firearms,  powder, 
and  munitions."    With  related  correspondence.     1791.    27  ff. 
(The  four  bands  are  the  Bidais,  Cocos,  Atacapa,  and  Orcoquisa.) 

13.  Indian  hostilities  in  the  Eastern  Provinces.    1791. 

Vol.  163.  "  Peticion  de  merced  de  agua.  Pobladores  de  S.  Fernando  y  S. 
Antonio  Bejar.  Cobro  de  deudas  de  la  R.  Hacienda.  Quejas 
contra  el  Gbr.  de  Texas.     1707-1735." 

1.  \'arious  local  affairs  at  San  Antonio,  Texas.    1735.    82  ff. 

2.  Investigation  of  complaints  against  Governor  Sandoval,  at  San  An- 

tonio, Texas.    1735.    24  ff. 

(Evidently  a  part  of  the  proceedings  connected  with  the  rcsidencia  of 
Sandoval.') 

3.  Autos  relative  to  a  jioition  of  the  Canary  Islanders  at  San  Fernando, 

Texas,  for  water  rights  on  the  San  .Antonio,  and  to  opposition  by 
the  president  of  the  Querctaran  missions  at  San  .\ntonio.  1731. 
64  ff. 


118  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

4.  Autos  concerning  a  representation  to  the  viceroy  by  the  authorities  of 

San  Fernando,  Texas,  concerning  water  rights  on  the  arroyo  San 
Pedro  claimed  by  the  missions.    1732.    26  fF. 

5.  Proceedings  of  the  governor  of  Texas  against  the  goods  of  Joseph  de 

Urrutia,  captain  of  the  presidio  of  San  Antonio,  for  debts  owed 
to  the  royal  hacienda.    1735.    55  flf. 

6.  Autos  concerning  the  transplantation  of  the  presidio  of  Los  Adaes. 

1731.  8  fr. 

7.  Autos  in  consequence  of  the  opinion  of  Capt.  Joseph  de  Urrutia  con- 

cerning the  erection  of  the  fort  which  the  Marques  de  Aguayo 
planned  for  that  place,  the  maintenance  of  soldiers  there,  and  the 
trade  (trato  y  comcrcio)  maintained  by  the  governor  with  the 
soldiers.    1735.    34  ff. 

Vol.  164.  "  .'Xumento  de  jornales  en  la  IMaestranza  de  San  Bias.  Efectos  cm- 
bargados.  Fuga  de  un  Sangrador.  Causa  contra  el  amanuense  de 
la  Comisaria  de  San  Bias.  Capellanes  de  buques,  y  peticiones  de 
licencias  u  aumento  de  sueldos.  1791  a  1794."  (177S-1794.) 
7.  Appointment  of  chaplains  of  three  vessels  destined  to  explore  the  Cali- 
fornias.     1778.    2  flF. 

Vol.  165.  "  Efectos  para  los  buques  de  San  Bias."    1793-1795. 

(Minor  affairs  of  the  marine  of  San  Bias.  Salaries,  freights,  accusations, 
mutiny,  etc.) 

5.  Request  by  the  dockyard  overseer  for  permission  to  trade  in  the 

Californias.    1794.    22  ff. 

II.  Pay  of  salary  to  Capt.  Salvador  Fidalgo.    May  2,  1795.    14  ff. 

Vol.  166.  "  Consulta  del  Comisario  de  San  Bias.    Curato,  cuartel,  y  comisaria 

de  San  Bias.    Descubrimiento  y  establecimiento  de  Misiones  en 

Vifiadaco  ",  etc. 

1.  Censuses  {padroncs)  and  reports  of  the  missions  of  California  An- 

tigua.   1774.    100  ff. 

(Nuestra  Sefiora  de  Loreto,  Nuestra  Senora  de  la  Purisima  Concepcion, 
Santa  Gertrudis,  San  Francisco  Xavier,  Nuestra  Senora  de  Guadalupe, 
San  Jose  Comondi'i,  San  Ignacio,  Santa  Rosalia,  San  Francisco  de  Borja, 
Santa  Maria  de  los  .Angeles,  San  Joseph  del  Cabo,  Nuestra  Senora  del 
Pilar  de  Todos  Santos,  Santiago,  San  Fernando  de  Velicata.) 

2.  Report  of  the  progress  of  the  missions  of  the  College  of  San  Fernando 

in  Upper  California  during  the  year  1774.  By  Serra,  with  orig- 
inal letter  dated  Feb.  5,  1775.    14  ff. 

3.  Instructions  given  to  Felipe  Neve  when  he  became  governor  ad  interim 

of  California,  with  accompanying  letter.    Sept.  30,  1774.    65  ff. 
Inventory  of  documents  which  Barri  turned  over  to  Neve. 

4.  Expediente  concerning  the  discovery  of  the  place  called  "  Vifiadaco  " 

and  the  founding  of  five  missions  therein.  Correspondence  of 
Barri  with  the  viceroy.    1774.    10  ff. 

5.  Minute  of  the  instructions  given  by  the  viceroy  to  Neve.    Sept.,  1774. 

17  ff. 

(The  remainder  of  the  volume  deals  with  minor  affairs  of  the  marine  of 
San  Bias.) 

Vol.  167.  "  Causa  contra  un  Indio  que  queria  coronarse  Rey  de  N.  Viscaya. 

Vacante  de  la  Canongia  penitenciaria  de  Durango.     Indios  de 

Xalpa.    Los  de  Nayarit  matan  a  los  Misioneros."     1761-1771. 

I.  Autos  of  proceedings  against  Jose  Carlos  Rubalcaba   for  having 

attempted  to  crown  himself  king  of  Nueva  Viscaya.    1771.    256  ff. 


Proznticias  Internas  119 

2.  Autos  concerning  vacancy  in  the  canougia  pcnitcnciaria  of  Durango. 

1770. 

3.  Expediente  concerning  the  suspicious  conduct  of  certain  Indians  of 

Xalpa.  Nueva  Viscaya.    1771. 

4.  Autos  relative  to  murder  of  the  missionaries  bv  the  Indians  of  Nayarit. 

1761.    53  fT. 

Vol.  168.  "  Autos  de  provincias  internas  de  poca  importancia."    1788-1789. 

(Minor  military  affairs,  mainly  of  Durango.) 
Vol.  169.  "  Correspondcncia  del  Coronel  Ansa,  Juan  y  Felipe  Barri,  y  otros 

asuntos  de  poca  importancia."    1773- 1777. 

1.  Complaints  by  Felipe  Barri  against  the  Dominican  friars.     Corre- 

spondence between  Barri  and  the  viceroy.    Aug.  8,  1773-May  12, 
1774.    51  ff. 

2.  Opinion  of  engineer  Miguel  Costanso  concerning  distances  from  New 

Mexico  to  Monterrey  and  Sonora.    Mar.  iS,  1776.    8  ff. 

3.  Expediente  concerning  the  division  of  the  missions  of  Californias  be- 

tween the  Dominicans  and  the  College  of  San  Fernando.    Corre- 
spondence between  the  viceroy  and  Yriarte.    1769-1773.    94  fF. 
(C/.  Historia,  vol.  41,  no.  12;  Misiones,  vol.  12,  no.  8;  P.  I.,  vol.  217, 
no.  9.) 

4.  "  Last  Letters  "  of  Anza  from  the  Rio  Colorado.    Five  letters  dated 

Dec.  8,  1775.   9fT. 
(The  same  as  no.  8,  p.  56.) 

5.  Letter  of  Father  Garces  from  the  Rio  Colorado,  giving  an  account  of 

his  journey.    Jan.  12,  1776.    2  ff. 

6.  Report  by  Gov.  Pedro  Fermin  de  Mendinueta,  of  New  Mexico,  con- 

cerning communication  between  New  Mexico,  Sonora,  and  Cali- 
fornia.   Nov.  9,  1775.    6  ff. 

7.  Diary  of  Juan  Bautista  de  Anza,  of  his  expedition  from  Presidio  del 

Tubac  to  California.    Oct.  23,  1775-June  i,  1776.   (Copy.)    165  fT. 
(Contains  diagram  of  ruins  at  Casas  Grandes.) 
Vol.  170.  "  Informaciones  ....  del  Comandante  General  tratando  de  paz 
con  los  Espaiioles,  y  otros  asuntos  de  poca  importancia."     1792- 

1793- 

1.  Peace  with  the  Lipans,  1792.    143  ff. 

Report  by  Ramon  de  Castro,  commandant  of  the  Eastern  provinces. 

Sept.  10,  1792. 
Reflections  of  the  viceroy,  in  favor  of  the  treaties.    Oct.  17,  1792. 
Correspondence  between  the  viceroy  and  Castro.     1792. 

2.  Reserved  information  secured  by  Lt.-Col.  Antonio  Cordero,  at  the 

order  of  Gen.  Pedro  de  Nava,  concerning  Indian  relations  in  the 
north,  especially  at  Paso  del  Norte.     1792.    56  ff. 

3.  Collection  of  documents  transmitted  by  the  commanders  of  the  In- 

terior Provinces  of  the  East  and  the  West,  concerning  relations 
with  the  Lipans.    1792.    156  ff. 

4.  Commission  conferred  upon  the  governor  of  Texas  to  ascertain  the 

dealings  between  the  Lipan   Indians  and  certain   religious  and 
troops. 
Related  documents.    1792.    18  ff. 

5.  A  collection  similar  to  no.  3.    1792-1793.    183  ft'. 

Vol.  171.  "  Coleccion  de  oficios  y  documentos  del  Comandante  General  del 
afio  de  1792." 


120  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

1.  "  From  the  Commandant-General  Dn.  Ramon  de  Castro  and  the  gov- 

ernors of  said  (eastern)  provinces,  concerning  military  operations 
and  news  {novcdadcs)  of  Indians.    1792.    220  ff. 

2.  "  From  the  Commandant-General  Dn.  Pedro  de  Nava,  Ayudante  In- 

spector Dn.  Diego  de  Borica,  and  the  governors  of  Nueva  Viscaya, 
New  Mexico,  and  Sonora  concerning  militarj'  operations  and  news 
of  Indians."    1792-1793.    307  ff. 
Vol.  172.  "  Autos  sobre  la  poblacion  de  Baumabe.    Testimonio  de  las  pobla- 
ciones  de  Camargo,  Dolores,  y  Burgos,  San  Fernando.  Hoyos, 

Reinosa,  Revilla,  Labradores y  Soto  la  Marina."     1742- 

1756. 

(The  documents  relating  to  Nuevo  Santander  arc  mostly  records  of  dili- 
geitcias  performed  by  Jose  de  Escandon.) 

1.  Villa  de  Santo  Domingo  de  los  Hoyos.    1753- 1754. 

2.  Soto  la  Marina.    1752.    11  flf. 

3.  Exploration  and  settlement  of  the  Gulf  coast,   from  Tampico  to 

Bahia  del  Espiritu  Santo.    1754-1756.    72  ff. 

4.  Mission  of  Baumabe,  at  Real  v  Minas  de  Guadalcazar,  Nuevo  Leon. 

1742-1743.    i3ff.  ■ 

5.  \'illa  de  San  Fernando,  Nuevo  Santander.    1753.    10  ff. 

6.  Villa  de  Camargo.    1753.    14  ff. 

7.  Villa  de  Mier.    1753.    13  ff. 

8.  Villa  de  Revilla.    1753.    13  ff. 

9.  Villa  de  Dolores  (Texas).    1753.    1 1  ff . 
ID.  Villa  de  Burgos.    1753.    8  ff. 

11.  Pueblo  de  Labradores.    1753.     15  ff. 

12.  Letters  of  Escandon  to  the  viceroy  concerning  his  visitation  of  the 

settlements  of  Nuevo  Santander.    1753.    11  ff. 

13.  Reynosa.    1753.    11  ft'. 

14.  Letters  of  Escandon,  as  in  12.    1753.    50  ff. 

15.  Royal  ccdula  requiring  Escandon  to  send  a  map  of  his  province.  Aug. 

I,  174S.    2ff. 

16.  Letters  of  Escandon,  as  in  12.    1750-1755.    34  ff. 

17.  List  of  settlers  and  Indians  sent  out  by  Escandon.    1750. 

Vol.  173.  "  Concesion  hecha  a  los  padres  Carmelitas  en  Jaumabe,  y  autos  que 
se  siguieron  a  los  apoderados  de  los  pobladores  de  la  \' ilia  de  S. 
Ignacio  y  Revilla."    1 747-1 769. 

(Documents  concerning  the  establishment  and  settlement  of  Nuevo  San- 
tander. Most  of  the  documents  relate  to  the  activities  of  Gov.  Jose 
de  Escandon.) 

Vol.  174.  "  Hoyas  y  demas."  Documents  concerning  Nuevo  Santander  and 
Nuevo  Leon.    1740-1777. 

1.  Pacification  of  the  Indians  of  Nuevo  Leon.     1740. 

2.  Id.     1 743- 1 744. 

3.  Inspection  of  the  settlements  of  Nuevo  Santander,  distribution  of 

land,  etc.,  by  the  Conde  de  Sierra  Gorda.    1773-1774. 

4.  Distribution  of  lands  among  missions  and  towns  of  Nuevo  Santander. 

1774-1777- 

5.  Value  of  tithes,  and  the  erection  of  a  bishopric  in  Nuevo  Santander. 

1769. 

6.  Reports  of  the  missions  and  towns  of  Nuevo  Santander.    1773. 

7.  Opinion  of  the  governor  ad  interim  of  Nuevo  Santander,  concerning 

the  establishment  of  missions  and  their  administration.    1772. 


Provincial  Intcnias  121 

8.  Reflections  upon  the  document  described  in  7,  In-  the  Conde  de  Sierra 
Gorda.    1772. 
Vol.  175.  "  Causas,  dictamenes  y  otros  asuntos  de  poca  importancia."     1800 
1805. 

(Sixty  or  more  miscellaneous  documents  concerning  the  Interior   Prov- 
inces, mainly  for  the  period  1800-1805.  with  two  or  three  earlier  docu- 
ments.   Most  of  the  matters  are  personal,  but  there  are  some  of  general 
bearing  on  the  Eastern  Provinces,  especially  Louisiana  and  Texas.) 
Vol.  176.  "  Coahuila.     Autos  y  diligencias  y  expedientes  sobre  la  Cani])aiia, 
y  real  de  niinas,  de  nuestra  Senora  del  Rosario."      (Coahuila, 
Sonora,  and  Sinaloa.     1697-1756.) 

1.  Real  de  Minas  de  Nuestra  Senora  del  Rosario,  Coahuila.    1748. 

2.  Report  by  Gov.  Diego  Ortiz  Parrilla  of  expenses  of  his  campaign 

against  the  Seris  Indians.     With  related  documents.     175 1- 1756. 

3.  Autos  concerning  the  expedition  against  the  revolted  Seris.  .Salineros, 

Tiburones,  and  Tepocas.     Description  of  the  Island  of  Tiburon, 
by  Parrilla.    1750. 

4.  Documents  relating  to  the  missions  of  Sinaloa.    1754. 

5.  Report,  with  diary,  by  Gov.  Bias  de  la  Garza  Falcon  of  an  expedition 

against  Indians  in  Coahuila.    1725. 
6-10.  Documents  relating  to  the  Coahuila  settlements.     1697-1699. 
(Cf.  documents  noted  on  pp.  90.  91.) 
Vol.  177.  "  Autos  Sobre  fundacion  [y  historia  |  del  precidio  del  Sacramento 
del  Valle  de  Santa  Rosa,  y  otros  asuntos  de  poca  importancia." 

_  1734-1743- 
Vol.  178.  "  N.  Santander.    Causa  formada  al  Coronel  Dn.  Jose  Escandon." 
1 769- 1 773. 

1.  Autos  of  the  causa  of  Escandon,  in  consequence  of  a  royal  ccdiila  of 

Jan.  29,  1773.    319  fF. 

2.  Investigation  of  the  condition  of  Nuevo  Santander:  tithes,  hacienda, 

distribution  of  lands.    1769. 
Vol.  179.  "  Autos  de  Seno  Mexicano,  Sierra  Gorda.  y  Padilla."     1747-1788. 
(Documents  concerning  the  exploration  and   settlement  of  Nuevo  San- 
tander and  Seno  Mexicano.) 

1.  Autos  concerning  the  distribution  of  lands  in  Nuevo  Santander  be- 

longing to  the  missions  of  California.    1 768.    1 19  flf. 

2.  Autos  of  the  exploration  of  Nuevo  Santander  by  Jose  de  Escandon. 

1 747- 1 750.    244  ff. 

3.  Report  by  Escandon  of  the  conclusion  of  the  establishment  of  the 

colony  of  Nuevo  Santander,  and  report  by  Fray  Ignacio  Antonio 
on  the  state  of  the  settlement.     1755.    54  ff. 

Vol.  180.  "  Autos  de  Visita  hechos  en  varios  pueblos  por  Gral.  Jose  Escan- 
don, y  fundaciones  de  otros."    1750-1752. 

Vol.  181.  "  Autos  de  Almagres.    Tejas  y  Zacatecas,  de  poca  importancia." 
(Miscellaneous  documents  concerning  Texas.    1715-1756.) 

1.  Autos  concerning  the  discovery  of  the  mineral  vein  of  Los  Almagres, 

commonly  known  as  "  the  San  Saba  mine."'    1755-1756.    42  ff. 

2.  Investigation  by  the  governor  of  Te.xas,  Jacinto  de  llarrios  y  Jaure- 

giii,  to  detennine  whether  his  predecessor.  Pedro  del  Barrio,  main- 
tained illicit  commerce  with  the  French,  and  to  determine  the  des- 
tination of  certain  French  vessels.    1751-1754.    230  fF. 
(An  excellent  set  of  documents  on  French  relations  for  the  period  covered. 
Cf.  Hist.,  vol.  299.) 


122  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

3.  Documents  concerning  the  pay  of  soldiers  of  the  nresidio  of  Nuestra 

Scnora  del  Loreto,  or  Bahia  del  Espiritu  Santo.    1722.    27  ff. 
Investigation  of  trouble  between  the  Indians  and  the  soldiers  of 
Bahia  del  Espiritu  Santo,  by  Fernando  Perez  de  Almazan,  gov- 
ernor of  Texas.    1724.    44  ff. 

4.  "  Autos  sobre  diferentes  noticias  que  se  han  Participado  a  Su  Ex*  de 

las  entradas  que  en  estos  dominios  hasen  los  Franseses  por  la  parte 
de  Coahuila  y  Providencias  dadas  para  evitarselas  y  fundacion  de 
la  Micion  en  la  Provincia  de  los  Tejas."    1715-1718.    152  fF. 
(Concerning  tlic  rc-occiipation  of  East  Texas  in  1716  and  the  establishment 
of  San  Antonio.    These  are  the  originals  from  which  most  of  the  docu- 
ments in  vol.  27  of  the  "  Memorias  de  Nueva  Espafia  "  are  copied. 
Other  originals  are  noted  in  the  next  volume  below.     This  expediente 
contains  twenty-one  documents  not  copied  in  the  "  Memorias  ".     It  is 
to  be  noted  that  the  correct  title  of  the  important  document  reviewing 
the  historj'  of  Texas  before  1715  and  commonly  cited  as  the  Dictamcn 
Fiscal  of  Nov.  30,  1716,  is  "  Rcsumcn  arrculadu  ;'i  lo  que  con.sla  de  los 
autos  que  se  han  formado  en  este  .Sup""  Govio  de  las  noticias  que  desde 
el  afio  de  1688  asta  el  presentc  mes,  y  afio,  se  han  tcnido  de  la  nasion 
Asinav  o  Texas,  sus  propriedades,  y  costumbres,  etc."    See  Historia,  vols. 
298,  302,  394.) 

Vol.  182.  "  Autos  relativos  al  comercio  en  Texas  y  la  Luisiana,  y  otros  asuntos 
de  ninguna  importancia."    1689-1795. 

1.  Book  of  accounts  of  the  distribution  of  supplies,  payment  of  salaries, 

and  other  financial  matters  of  the  Presidio  of  Los  Adaes.     1737- 
1739.    127  fif. 

(The  book  throws  a  great  deal  of  light  upon  presidial  administration, 
prices  of  commodities,  etc.    Cf.  vol.  525.) 

2.  "  Expediente  sobre  Comercio  reciproco  entre  las  Prov"'  de  la  Luisiana 

y  Texas :  havilitacion  de  un  puerto  en  la  Costa  de  esta :  ampliacion 
de  limites  de  la  primera  estendiendolo  hasta  el  Rio  de  Sabinas  y 
otros  puntos  incidentes."     1776-1795.    201  flf. 
(See  p.  35,  no.  8.) 

"  Relacion  particular  "  of  each  jurisdiction  and  of  the  principal  In- 
dian tribes  of  Texas,  transmitted  by  Croix  to  the  viceroy.  Chi- 
huahua, Sept.  23,  1778.    7  ff. 

Summary  of  the  reports  of  Athanacio  de  Mezieres  concerning  the 
Indian  affairs  of  Texas.  Transmitted  by  Croix  to  the  viceroy. 
Chihuahua,  Sept.  23,  1778.    8  ff. 

Letters  of  Athanacio  de  Mezieres  to  Croix  reporting  his  two  expe- 
ditions of  1778  and  1779. 

Twenty-three  letters  dated  between  Mar.  28,  1778,  and  Oct.  7,  1779. 
Certified  copies  made  in  Chihuahua. 

Summary  of  fourteen  of  the  letters  of  de  Mezieres.  Sent  by  Croix 
to  the  viceroy.    1780.    10  ff. 

Documents  concerning  the  finances  of  the  expeditions  of  de  Mezie- 
res.   1778-1781. 

Correspondence  concerning  the  opening  of  commerce  between  Texas 
and  Louisiana,  extending  the  boundaries  of  the  latter  to  the  Sa- 
bine, and  the  establishment  of  a  port  on  the  Gulf  coast.  1776-1795. 

3.  Documents  concerning  expeditions  into  Texas.    1689-1691. 

(Misnamed  in  the  inventory.  Badly  mixed  and  scattered.  Among  them 
are  the  originals  of  several  documents  copied  in  the  "  Memorias  ",  vol. 
27.) 


Provincias  Intcrnas  123 

^K/oj  of  the  Teran  expedition.  Aug.  22,  i69i-I\Iar.  2T.  i'V)2.  121  fF. 
Diary  of  Francisco  Martinez,  July  3-17,  1691.     (Original.)     4  fT. 

(In  "  Memorias  ",  vol.  27,  ff.  112- 116.) 
Opinion  (Parecer)  of  Fray  Damian  Massanet  and  his  companions. 

1691.    2  flf. 

(Original ;  a  copy  is  in  "  Memorias  ",  vol.  27,  fF.  84-87.) 
Diary  of  Father  Damian  Massanet.    1691.    13  ff. 

(Original ;  a  copy  i.s  in  "  Memorias  ",  vol.  27.) 
"  Compendio  de  los  puntos  esenciales  que  se  deven  observar  para 

el  nuebo  descubrimiento  y  conservazion  del  Reyno  de  la  Nueba 

Carolina,  y  demas  Provinqias  C^ircumbecinas."   1691.  2  ff. 

(Advice   for  the  occupation  of  Texas  and  the  exploration  of  the  Gulf 
coast.) 
Massanet  papers,  connected  with  the  Teran  expedition.     Some  of 

them  fragmentary.    All  in  the  hand  of  Massanet.    1691-1892. 
Diary  (D/aria  Z^cmarcaddn)  by  Teran.    1691-1692.    38  ff.    Signed 

by  Teran. 
Diary  by  De  Leon.    1689. 
Instructions  to  Teran.    Jan.  23,  1691. 
Instructions  to  Gregorio  de  Salinas.    Apr.  13,  1691. 
Diary  by  Alfcrez  Alexander  Bruno,  pilot  of  the  ves.sel  Santo  Christo 

de  San  Roman,  which  took  part  in  the  Teran  expedition.    Mar.  27- 

Apr.  15,  1692.    Bears  the  signature  of  Teran. 
\'ol.  183.  Texas.    1715-1790. 

1.  Autos  concerning  various   recommendations  of  the  governor  of 

Texas.    1722- 1724.    50  ff. 

2.  Autos  in  consequence  of  the  petition  by  the  agent  of  the  Marques  de 

San  Miguel  de  Aguayo  concerning  payment  for  hired  mules  killed 
by  the  Indians  on  the  way  to  Texas.    1722.    60  ff. 

3.  Autos  in  consequence  of  the  complaint  of  the  agent  of  the  Marques 

de  San  Miguel  de  Aguayo  of  excesses  committed  by  the  alcalde 
mayor  of  (Telaya,  during  the  recruiting  for  the  Texas  expedition. 
1720.    40  ff. 

5.  Proposal  of  the  Marques  de  San  Miguel  de  Aguayo  concerning  the 

discovery  of  the  Gran  Quivira  and  correspondence  relative  thereto. 

1715.    26  ff. 

(Original  of  no.  6,  p.  55.) 

6.  Expediente  concerning  the  petition  of  the  citizens  of  Adaes  to  be  al- 

lowed to  settle  in  the  mission  of  Los  Aix.    1772-1774. 
(Testimonio,  triplicado.     Principal  in  Historia,  vol.  84.     A  copy  in  His- 
toria,  vol.  51.) 

7.  Documents  concerning  the  payment  of  expenses  incurred  by  Pedro 

Vial  and  his  companions  on  the  expedition  from  Santa  Fe  to  San 
Antonio ;  and  concerning  a  new  expedition  by  Vial  to  San  Luis 
del  Ylinoa.    1780.    54  ff. 

8.  Documents  concerning  the  extension  of  the  boundary  of  Louisiana  to 

the  Sabine  river  ;  report  of  the  viccn^y  to  the  king  ;  royal  order  of 
Sept.  16,  1790.    1 789- 1 790.    21  ff. 

(Related  to  documents  in  vol.  182,  above.    .See  p.  35.  no.  8.) 
II.  Documents  concerning  the  removal  of  Capt.  Nicolas  Flores  de  Val- 
(k's,  of  the  presidio  of  San  Antonio  de  Bexar.    1723.    20  ff. 
Vol.  184.  "  Autos  sobre  causas  de  varios  sujetos  de  ninguna  importancia." 
(Nueva  \'iscaya.     Minor  military  affairs      1813-1819.) 


124  Mc.vico:   .4rchivo  General 

\'ol.  185.  '■  Causas  sumarias  y  procesos  de  soldados  que  remite  el  Conian- 

dante  Gral  de  las  Provincias  de  Occidente."    1819. 
Vol.  186.  Nueva  Viscaya.    Miscellaneous. 

1.  Petition  of  the  ayunlamiento  of  Chihuahua  requesting  Bernardo  Bo- 

navia,  the  commandant-general,  to  establish  his  residence  there. 
1814. 

2.  Trials  (sumarias)  of  soldiers  of  the  Provinces  of  the  West.    1819. 
\'ol.  187.  Miscellaneous. 

1,6,8,10.  Provinces  of  the  West.     Trials   for  desertion,   smuggling 

mules  from  the  U.  S.,  etc.    1820. 
7.  Siimaria  of  the  citizens  of  Bahia  and  twenty  strangers  arrested  while 

crossing  the  Brazos.    1820.    16  ff. 
9.  Fugitive  slaves  from  the  United  States  and  Texas. 
1 1.  Smuggling  mules  into  Texas. 

14.  Id. 

15.  Sumaria  of  persons  seized  at  the  Brazos  (see  no.  7). 
\'ol.  188.  Alinor  military  affairs  of  the  Interior  Provinces. 

1.  Reports,  furloughs,  and  discharges  of  soldiers  at  various  presidios. 

1817-1820.     121  ff. 

2.  Nominations  for  and  appointments  to  offices  in  various  presidios. 

1817-1820. 
Vol.  189.  Minor  military  affairs  of  the  Interior  Provinces.     1816-1820. 

I.  Removal  of  the  auditor  of  the  commandancv-general  of  the  West. 

1816.    42  IT. 
\'ol.  190.  Trials  of  soldiers  of  the   Interior   Provinces,   transmitted  to  the 

viceroy  by  the  comniandant-f!;eneral.     1818-1820.    320  ff. 
Vol.  191.  Indian  troubles  in  Nueva  \'iscaya.     1782- 1790. 

1.  Correspondence  with  the  intendant-general  concerning  depredations 

in  Las  Cienegas  de  Olivas,  Gallo,  Mapimi,  and  Cuencame.     1782. 
179  ff. 

2.  Reports  from  San  Juan  del  Rio  and  Cuencame  concerning  damages 

done  to  the  haciendas  by  the  troops  from  the  Provinces  of  the 
East.    1790. 

3.  Correspondence  with  the  intendant-general  concerning  campaigns  of 

the  troops  of  the  Provinces  of  the  East,  with  diaries.     1790. 
^'ol.  193.  Nueva  Viscaya,  New  Mexico,  Nuevo  Leon,  and  Sonora.     1783- 
1788. 

1.  Correspondence    with   the    commandant-general    concerning    Indian 

affairs  in  Nueva  \'iscaya,  Sonora,  and  New  Mexico.     1783- 1788. 

2.  Diary  of  the  campaign  made  by  the  governor  of  New  Mexico,  Fer- 

nando de  Concha,  against  the  "  Guilenos  ".     With  related  corre- 
spondence.   Sept.  to  Nov.,  1778.    160  ff. 

3.  Correspondence  of   the  governor  of   New    Mexico   concerning  the 

alferez  of  the  company  at  Santa  Fe ;  provisions  of  the  command- 
ant-general relative  to  treaties  with  the  Apaches  in  New  Mexico. 
1 785-1 786. 
Vol.194.  Nuevo  Santander  and  Nuevo  Leon.    1767-1780. 

1.  Concerning  the  erection  of  a  bishopric  in  Nuevo  Santander.     1773. 

2.  Various  affairs  of  the  bishopric  of  Linares.    178a. 

3.  Concerning  the  limits  of  the  bishopric  of  Nuevo  Leon.     1779 

4.  Report  concerning  the  administration  of  the  bishopric  of  Nuevo  Leon. 

Circa  1779. 


Provincias  Infernas  125 

Vol.  195.  Nuevo  Leon.  Ecclesiastical  affairs :  tithes ;  erection  of  a  new  arch- 
bishopric.    1 791.    340  ff. 

Vol.  196.  "  Oueja  del  ayuntamicnto  de  los  procedimientos  del  Sr.  Arsobispo." 
1 798- 1 799. 

(Ecclesiastical  affairs  of  Nuevo  Leon  and  San  Luis  Potosi ;  complaints 
against  the  archbishop.) 

Vol.  197.  California.    "  Correspondencia  del  Capitan  Rivera  con  el  Virrey." 

1.  Autos  concerning  the  settlement  of  the  accounts  of  Capt.  Fernando 

Rivera  y  Moncada.     1792-1798.     19  ff. 

2.  Documents  concerning;  the   lineag-e  of   Juan   Baptista  de   Rivera   y 

Moncada  y  Davalos,  son  of  Capt.  Fernando  Rivera  y  -Moncada. 
1796.    35  ff. 

3.  Proceedings  of  the  coittadtiria  mayor  dc  cucntas  of  San  Carlos  de 

Buena  \'ista  concerning  the  expedition  to  California.    1796.  46  ff. 

4.  Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  concerning  the  commission  of  Capt. 

Rivera  y  Moncada  and  other  California  matters.   1780-1781.  23  ff. 

5.  Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  Jacobo  Ugarte  y  Loyola  concern- 

ing the  commission  of  Rivera  y  Moncada.     1780-1781.     II  ff. 

6.  /rf.  with  the  intendant  of  Sonora.    1780-1781.    24  ft". 

7.  Id.  with  the  officials  of  Alamos.     1780-1781. 

8.  Provisions  concerning  the  recruiting  of  volunteers  in  the  presidios  of 

Sonora  for  those  of  California.    1779-1781.    23  ff. 

9.  Provision  for  the  seizure  by  Rivera  y  Moncada  of  horses  and  equip- 

ment belonging  to  deserters.    1779-1781.    ii6ff. 
\''ol.  198.  "  Autos  de  Buenavista  y  California  sobre  cuentas  de  los  Soldados." 
1 779- 1 782. 

C. Accounts  of  the  Rivera  y  Moncada  expedition.     Settlers  for  Californias.) 
Vol.  199.  "  Relatives  a  el  estado  de  sueldos  del  Capitan  Rivera."     1779-1783. 
(Pay  of  persons  employed  by  him  on  the  expedition  to  Rio  Colorado;  pro- 
ceedings of  his  brother  in  favor  of  his  widow  and  children.) 
Vol.  200.  "  Negocios  relatives  al  Nuevo  Reyno  de  Leon  ",  etc. 
I.  Exploration  of  the  Bay  of  San  Bernardo  (Texas).    1809. 

The  commandant-general  of  the  Interior  Provinces  to  the  viceroy 
transmitting  five  letters  from  the  Mar(|ues  de  Someruelos,  captain- 
general  of  Cuba,  and  Don  Jose  \'idal.  of  New  Orleans.  Mar.  17, 
1809. 

(The  letters,  which  are  not  present  in  the  vi>Uimc,  were  dated  Feb.  2,  6,  12, 
and  i,^,  1809,  and  relate  to  the  alleged  preparation  of  the  United  States 
to  invade  the  Floridas.) 

Proceedings  of  a  junta  de  gucrra  held  in  San  Antonio  de  Bexar  May 
23,  1809.  by  F>rig.  Bernardo  Bonavia  y  Zapata,  commandant  of 
Coahuila  and  Texas,  to  oppose  aggression  from  the  United  States. 
Related  correspondence. 
Copy  of  the  letter  from  Nemesio  Salcedo  to  the  viceroy  transmitting 
a  letter  from  James  ^^'ilkinson  telling  the  object  of  his  visit  to 
Havana,  the  disposition  of  L^nited  .States  troops  in  Natchez,  and 
the  policy  of  the  president.    Oct.  9,  1809. 
(The  Wilkinson  Utter  is  lacking.) 
Correspondence  between  Salcedo  and  the  viceroy  relative  to  the  boundary 
of  Louisiana.    1805. 

(Contains  copy  of  a  letter  by  Francisco  Gil  to  Don  Pedro  Cevallos  stating 
what  the  Prince  of  Peace  thought  the  commissioners  should  insist  upon 
as  the  western  boundary  of  Louisiana.    Madrid,  Apr.  6,  1804.) 


126  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

Letters  of  Salcedo  to  the  viceroy  concerning  the  aggressions  of  the  United 
States  since  the  accjiiisition  of  I,ouisiana.    Oct.  6  and  8.  1805. 

(They  tell  of  the  expeditions  of  Dunbar  and  of  "  Mr.  Merry  "  (Lewis  and 
Clark.) 

The  Marques  de  Casa  Calvo  to  Pedro  Cevallos.    New  Orleans,  July 

18,  1805. 
Gov.  Claiborne  to  Casa  Calvo  asking  for  a  passport  for  Dunbar. 

July  14,  1805. 
Correspondence  concerning  escape  of  slaves  from  Natchitoches  to 

Nacogdoches.  1804- 1805. 
Communication  from  New  Orleans  to  Salcedo  giving  news  of  Dun- 
bar's expedition  and  recommending  that  it  be  prevented  or  at- 
tacked. June  27,  1804. 
Casa  Calvo  to  Salcedo  concerning  the  Lewis  and  Clark  expedition, 
and  recommending  that  the  Spaniards  take  some  action.  .Mar., 
1804. 

(Most  of  the  above  letters  were  copied  at  Chihuahua.) 
Vol.  201.  "  Autos  de  Correspondencia  de  las  Provincias  Ynternas." 

Correspondence  of  the  military  officials  of  Texas  (and  incidentally  of 
Nuevo  Santander  and  Nuevo  Leon)  with  the  viceroy  and  the  com- 
mandant-general, concerning  Indian  affairs  and  the  defense  of  the 
Louisiana  frontier.    1807-1812. 
Provisions  for  the  aid  of  families  of  the  auxiliary  soldiers. 
Comanche  troubles  on  the  Texas-Nuevo  Santander  frontier.     1807. 
Nemesio  Salcedo  to  Bernardo  Bonavia,  governor  of  Texas,  concerning 
dangers  of  Anglo-American  invasion ;  plan  for  strengthening  the 
villa  of  Trinidad,  forty  leagues  from  Nacogdoches.    Undated,  but 
copied  at  Chihuahua,  Apr.  23,  1810. 
Correspondence  of  Manuel  Salcedo,  concerning  the  defense  of  Texas. 

1809. 
Letter  from  Nemesio  Salcedo  to  the  viceroy.    Chihuahua,  Oct.  i,  1808. 
Enclosures : 
Letter  from  Manuel  Salcedo,  governor  of  Texas,  reporting  the  re- 
sults of  a  journey  to  the  United  States,  and  the  intentions  of 
Aaron  Burr.    Sept.  12,  1808. 
Letter   from   Capt.   Luis   de  Clover    (De   Clouet)    concerning  the 
movements  of  Wilkinson  in  New  Orleans.    New  Orleans,  June  22, 
1808. 
Report  by  Samuel  Davenport  of  the  Indian  tribes  of  Texas,  indicating 
distances  from  Nacogdoches.    Evidently  made  to  the  governor  of 
Texas.    Copied  at  Bexar,  Apr.  24,  1809.    6  ff. 
"  Noticia  sobre  los  llmites  entre  Nacogdoches  y  la  Luisiana."    Transla- 
tion, undated  and  unsigned.    Copied  at  Bexar.  Apr.  24,  1809. 
Vol.  202.  "  Yust.imiento  de  Sierra  Gorda.    San  Luis  de  la  Paz."     (Missions 

and  Indian  affairs  of  Sierra  Gorda.)     1787-1810. 
Vol.  203.  "  Asuntos  de  muy  poca  importancia.    Despachos  y  revistas  de  In- 
speccion."    1773-1810. 

(Minor  military  affairs  of  Coahuila,  Nuevo  Leon,  Nueva  Viscaya,  and 
Nuevo  Santander.    Reports  of  inspections,  minor  offenses  of  soldiers.) 

Vol.  204.  "  Autos  de  Guerra.    Arispe  y  Nuevo  Mexico ;  de  Poca  Importan- 
cia."   1787-1805. 
II.  Request  of  C^ol.  Ferdinand  Chacon,  governor  of  New  Mexico,  that 
his  barber  bill  be  paid.    1805. 


Provincias  Internas  127 

12.  Request  by  the  governor  of  New  Mexico  for  $1000  in  advance  on  his 

salary. 

13.  Accounts,  with  vouchers,  of  the  expenses  "  for  war  and  peace  "  with 

the  Indians  of  New  Mexico  for  the  year  1791.    130  ff. 
Sonora  affairs.    Accounts  of  personal  nature.    1787-1810. 
Vol.  205.  "  Autos  relativos  a  dcs  [cargo  ?]  de  Ymbalidos  .  .  .  .  y  averig^iacion 
de  una   remision   de  80  cajones  de  tabaco  y  polvora  para  las 
provincias."    1812-1817. 

(Minor  military  affairs  of  Nueva  Viscaya  and  the  Provinces  of  the  West. 
Retirement  of  invalid  soldiers,  discharges,  pensions,  remission  of  mili- 
tary supplies,  etc.) 

Vol.206.  "  Listas  de  revista  de  Nueva  Viscaya  relativas  al  afio  de  1817." 
300  flf. 

(Reports  of  military  inspection  of  the  presidial  companies  of  Nueva  Vis- 
caya, Sonora,  and  New  Mexico,  for  the  first  months  of  the  year  1817.) 

Vol.  207.  Nueva  Viscaya,  New  Mexico,  Durango,  and  the  Provinces  of  the 

West.    1814-1817. 
2.  .(4m^oj  concerning  the  removal  of  the  governor  of  New  Mexico.    1815. 
3-5.  Complaint  by  the  commandant  of  the  Interior  Provinces  of  the  West, 

Bernardo  de  Bonavia,  that  the  Bishop  and  cabildo  of  Durango 

have  neglected  the  due  ceremonial  on  the  occasion  of  his  coming. 

1817-1818. 
6-10.  Miscellaneous  affairs  of  the  Interior  Provinces  of  the  West.    1817- 

1818. 
Vol.  208.  "  Autos  de  fundaciones  en  el  Nuevo  Leon,  y  traslacion  de  la  villa  de 

Reynosa  y  otras  cosas  de  poca  importancia."    1797-1808. 
1-3.  Inundations  in  Nuevo  Leon.    1808.    211  ff. 
5-6.  Removal  of  the  villa  of  Reynosa,  Nuevo  Santander,  because  of  an 

inundation.    1797.    23  and  36  ff. 
Vol.  209.  "  Queja  de  .  .  .  .  de  Aguayo.    Informe  para  la  pacificacion  de  San- 
tander.    Novedades  de  Santander.     Proyecto  para  la  defensa. 

Remicion   de   armamento.      Establecimiento   de   un   presidio   en 

Tamaulipas."    1784-1806. 

1.  Report  by  Col.  Diego  Lazaga  concerning  the  state  and  means  of  "  paci- 

fying "  the  province.    1792.    46  ff. 

2.  Establishment  of  a  presidio  in  the  Sierra  de  Tamaulipas.     1790-1791. 

39  ff- 
3-5.  Various  matters  for  1790.     16,  17,  and  54  ff. 

6.  Reports  of  an  Indian  attack  on  the  villa  de  .^guayo.    1806.    48  ff. 
'  7.  Remission  of  arms  for  the  provincial  troops.    1785.    12  ff. 
8.  \'illa  de  Revilla;  lists  of  troops  in  the  province;  reports  of  Lipan 
troubles  ;  defense  of  the  province.    1784.    68  ff. 
Vol.  210.  "  .\utos  del  Tesorero  de  Chihuahua  y  los  del  Governador  de  Gua- 
dalajara.   Solicitud  de  un  Sargto.    Plan  del  presidio  de  Sonora." 
1 790- 1 793. 

(Minor  affairs  of  Chihuahua,  Guadalajara,  and  Sonora.     A  plan  of  the 
presidio  of  Sonora.) 

Vol.  211.  "  Asuntos  de  poca  importancia.    Autos  de  California."    1769-1774. 

1.  Expediente  concerning  an  ingot  of  gold  found  by  an  Indian  of  the 

mission  of  San  I'orja,  California  .Antigua.     1774.    9  ff. 

2.  Repayment  of  stock,  ornaments,  and  sacred  vessels  taken  from  the 

missions  of  California  Antigua  for  those  of  California  Nueva. 

1772-1775. 

(Correspondence  of  Estavillo,  Palou.  and  others.) 


128  Mexico:   Archivo  General 

3.  Communication  of  the  contador  de  armada  concerning  the  condition 

of  California  Antigua,  ease  of  establishing  settlements  and  forti- 
fications in  California  Nueva.  and  funds  available  for  the  support 
of  troops  and  religious.    June  15,  1774.    24  flf. 

4.  Conceming  the  account  rendered  by  the  intendant  Pedro  Corbalan, 

of  the  expenses  for  meat  and  lard  (untos)  which  he  sent  to  Cali- 
fornia. Correspondence  of  Echeveste  and  Corbalan  with  the  vice- 
roy.   Aug.,  1774.    5ff. 

5.  Disposition  of  a  mast  cast  by  the  sea  at  the  mission  of  El  Carmelo. 

Correspondence  of  Hixosa  with  the  viceroy.  Sept.  20,  1774.   1 1  ff. 
Orders  for  the  occupation  of  the  port  of  San  Francisco  and  for  the 
expedition  of  Anza.    Nov.  28,  1774. 

6.  Report  of  the  guardian  of  San  Fernando  concerning  the  sending  of 

stock  to  the  missions  of  California.    Oct.  29,  1774.    3  ff. 

7.  Request  of  Fray  Vicente  de  Mora  that  boxes  sent  to  the  missions  of 

San  Diego  and  Monterrey  be  examined.    Sept.  17,  1773. 

8.  Expediente  concerning  bonds  required  of  Juan  Gutierrez  as  commis- 

sary of  the  royal  store  of  Loreto.    Jan.,  1773. 

9.  Expediente  in  consequence  of  the  report  by  the  commissary  of  the 

government  store  of  Loreto  of  supplies  necessary.    Correspond- 
ence of  Barri  and  Echeveste.    2  ff. 
Expediente  concerning  the  accounts  and  bonds  to  be  required  of  Gov. 
Barri.    Correspondence  of  Barri,  Lopez  de  Toledo,  and  the  vice- 
roy.   June,  1 773.    8  ff. 

10.  Request  of  a  soldier  of  California  for  his  pay.    June  31.  1774.    4  ff. 

11.  Account  of  goods  sent  by  Echeveste  for  the  provision  of  the  presidios 

and  missions  of  Monterrey  and  San  Diego.    Mar.  10,  1774.    25  ff. 

12.  Report  of  Antonio  Joseph  Lopez  de  Toledo,  commissary  of  Loreto, 

concerning  the  state  and  the  needs  of  the  government  store  in  his 
charge.    Mar.  4,  1769.    20  ff. 
(Contains  letters  of  Palou  and  Vermiidez.) 

13.  Proceedings    (Proceso)    by   the  lieutenant-governor  of   California 

against  Caspar  Pison.  Letters  of  Barri,  Moreno  y  Castro.  1772. 
60  ff. 

14.  Opinion  of  Pedro  Pages  concerning  the  distribution  of  lands  to  sol- 

diers and  servants  marrying  in  the  new  establishments.    June  2, 

1773.  4ff. 

15.  Opinion  of  Pedro  Pages,  with  various  recommendations,  for  the  ad- 

ministration of  the  new  establishments  in  California.     Sept.  5, 

1774.  4  ft". 

Opinion  of  Toledo,  commissary  of  Loreto,  relative  to  giving  rations 
from  the  royal  store  to  the  widows  of  the  presidio.    Aug.  31,  1773. 
Vol.212.  "  Correspondencia  de  1778  a  1779  en  San  Francisco  con  el  Inten- 
dei:te  de  San  Bias." 

1.  Correspondence  of  Ignacio  Arteaga  and  Bruno  de  Hezeta  with  the 

viceroy.    1777- 1780.    154  ff. 

(Expeditions  of  the  San  Carlos,  Principe,  Priiiccsa.  and  Santiago,  up  the 
California  coasts.) 

2.  Correspondence  of  commissary  Juan  Inojosa  with  the  intendant  of 

San  Bias.    1778- 1779.    126  ff. 

(Concerning  expeditions  up  the  California  coast.) 


Proi'bicias  Infenias  129 

Vol.213.  "Autos  de  California  de  ningiina  importancia."     1737-1769. 

1.  Notification  of  Father  Echeverria  by  the  notary  of  the  Real  Caja  of 

Mexico  that  he  should  present  documents  relating  to  the  Squadron 
of  the  South.    1752.    i  f . 

2.  General  account  of  the  expenses  borne  by  the  Marques  de  Villa- 

pucnte  from  Apr.  22,  1737,  when  he  set  out  from  Mexico  to 
Europe.    1753.    18  ff. 

3.  Autos  relating  to  the  complaint  of  the  missions  of  California  against 

Manuel  de  Ocio.    1754.    23  ff. 

4.  Substitution  of  the  authority  conferred  by  Father  Armento  upon 

Capt.  Pedro  del  Valle,  ayudante  of  the  villa  of  Linares.     1757. 
6ff. 

5.  Method  of  government  which  the  missions  of  California  ought  to 

observe,  and  the  distribution  which  they  ought  to  make  of  the  sur- 
plus of  the  allowances.    By  Father  Agustin.    June  25,  1759. 

6.  Despatch  issued  by  the  Marques  de  las  Amarillas  at  the  request  of 

Father  Armento  for  the  provisioning  of  a  vessel  for  the  missions 
of  Californias.    1759.    2  flf. 

7.  Despatch  issued  by  the  Marques  de  Cruillas  ordering  the  officials  of 

the  royal  treasury  to  pay  1223  pesos  for  the  building  of  a  vessel 
for  California  service.    2  ff. 

8.  Autos  drawn  against  Jacinto  Marmolejo  concerning  a  sum  of  money, 

at  the  request  of  Fray  Armento.     1763.    50  ff. 

9.  Order  to  Francisco  Xavier  Landazuri  in  regard  to  the  matter  treated 

in  document  8,  above.    With  related  documents.    1765.    20  ff. 

10.  Summary  account  of  the  missions  founded  in  California  from  1698 

to  1767.    5  ff-         . 

1 1.  Detention  in  Guadalajara  of  the  pack-train  of  the  Jesuit  missionaries 

on  its  return  from  carrying  supplies  to  Punto  de  Matanchel.    July, 
1767.    4ff- 
12-13.  Collection  of  alcabalas  from  the  hacienda  of  San  Agustin  de  los 
.^moles.    Feb.  9,  1767.    15  ff. 

14.  Inventory  of  the  goods  of  the  hacienda  of  Arroyo  Zarco,  belonging  to 

the  Pious  Fund.    Aug.  3,  1770.    14  ff. 

15.  Case  of  Diego  Rangel  against  Aniceto  de  Barrio.    Nov.  28,  1769. 

'3ff- 

16.  Appraisement  of  the  goods  in  the  Procuraduria  of  Californias  at  the 

time  of  the  occupation  by  the  College  of  San  Andres.    Copy  made 
Aug.  II,  1776.    125  ff. 
Vol.  214.  "  Autos  de  San  Bias  sobre  arivo  de  un  Paquebot  ",  etc.    1 789-1794. 
(Documents  concerning  the  arrival  at  San  Bias  of  the  San  Juan  Nepomu- 
ceno.  a  packet-boat  from  Gu.iyaquil  engaged  in  the  cacao  trade;  estimate 
of  the  cost  of  coast  marine.) 
Vol.  215.  "  Autos  de  poca  importancia,  y  un  prestamo  al  govierno  per  el  Sr. 
Mier  y  Teran."    1835-1842. 
(Administration  of  the  Pious  Fund  of  Californias.) 
Vol.  216.  "  Californias.    Autos  sobre  dcnuncia  hecha  pr.  Fr.  .'\ntonio  de  la 
Concepcion  ",  etc.     1707-1805. 
I.  Autos  in  consequence  of  the  charge  made  by  .\ntonio  de  la  Concep- 
cion concerning  disorders  in  the  California  missions  and  ill  treat- 
ment of  the  neo])hytes.    1798-1806.     133  ff. 
Correspondence  of  Governor  Borica  with  the  viceroy.    1798-1800. 
10 


130  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

Reports  from  various  missions  on  which  to  base  a  judgment,  includ- 
ing one  by  Fray  Fermin  de  Lasuen,  dated  at  San  Carlos  de  Mon- 
terrey, June  19,  1800. 

Various  correspondence  to  1806. 

2.  Accounts  of  the  fort  of  Guijarros;  and  of  the  flat-boat  {barca  plana) 

of  the  port  of  San  Diego.    1801. 

3.  Retirement  of  the  master  (patron)  of  the  vessels  (barquitos)  of  Lo- 

reto.    1 797.    23  a. 

4.  Accounts  of  the  artillery  of  the  fort  of  Guijarros.    1802.    35  flF. 

5.  Repayment  of  certain  expenditures  of  the  presidios  of  Californias. 

1800.    15  ff. 

6.  Autos  concerning  the  removal  of  the  presidio  of  San  Francisco.   1793- 

1795-    35  ff- 

(Contains  plans  of  the  presidio  and  the  coasts.) 

7.  Expenses  of  the  rebuilding  of  the  presidio  of  Monterrey.    1793.    30  ff. 

8.  Rewards  (gratificacioncs)  for  the  troops  of  the  presidios  of  San  Fran- 

cisco, Monterrey,  and  San  Diego.    1791.    94  ff. 

9.  Design  for  the  fagade  of  the  church  of  the  presidio  of  Monterrey. 

1792.    Two  large  pen  drawings.    Correspondence.    35  ff. 
Vol.  217.  "  Autos  de  arroyocarco,  S.  Pedro,  S.  Bias,  y  California,  de  poca 
importancia."    1769- 1779. 

2.  Despatch  concerning  the  settlements  in  the  Valle  de  San  Antonio, 

Nuevo  Leon,  belonging  to  the  missions  of  California.   1769.  28  flf. 

3.  Verger  to  the  viceroy  concerning  the  death  of  Yriarte  and  the  ex- 

penses of  the  return  of  certain  missionaries  from  California.  Dec. 

3O'  ^772. 
9.  Expediente  concerning  the  division  of  the  missions  of  California 
between  the  Dominicans  and  the  College  of  San  Fernando.    1772. 

37  ff- 

12.  Regulation  for  the  affairs  of  Californias  and  the  department  of  San 

Bias.    Juan  de  Echeveste.    July  8,  1773.    63  flf. 

13.  Remittance  of  salaries  for  the  department  of  San  Bias  for  the  year 

1779.    158  flf. 
Vol.  218.  "  Anticipos  de  sueldos.    Correspondencia  con  los  pilotos,  oficiales, 

comisario,  marinos,  etc.,  de  San  Bias.     Movimiento  Maritime. 

Llegada  de  pasageros."    1777-1816. 

(Pay  of  employes;  correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  the  officials;  in- 
structions ;  reports  concerning  the  movement  of  vessels ;  incoming  and 
outgoing  passengers,  etc.) 
Vol.  219.  "  Autos  sobre  cuentas  de  los  sirvientes  de  varias  haciendas.'    1803- 

1813. 

(Administration  of  the  Pious  Fund  of  Californias.) 
Vol.  220.  "  Autos  de  Californias." 

(Administration  of  the  Pious  Fund  of  Californias.    1835-1842.) 
Vol.  221.  "  Autos  de  Dn.  Monzan  y  Domingo-Perez  sobre  su  acusacion  y 

defensa." 

(Investigation    of    charges    of    peculation    against    these    officials    of   the 
marine  of  San  Bias.    1817.) 

Vol.  222.  "  Autos  de  San  Bias  sobre  proviciones  de  viveres  por  California." 
(Correspondence  with  San  Bias  concerning  the  shipment  of  supplies  for 
the  establishments  of  Californias,  etc.     1782-1796.) 


Provincias  Internas  131 

Vol.  223.  "  Autos  sobre  gracias  concedidas  a  Invalidos,  y  listas  de  revista  de 

la  Nueva  Viscaya."    1816. 

(Military  reviews  in  Nueva  Viscaya;  retirement  of  soldiers  of  the  Prov- 
inces of  the  West.) 

Vol.  224.  "  Autos  sobre  lances  occuridos  en  el  Valle  de  Santa  Rosa  con  los 

Yndios  del  Norte  Apaches  y  Lipanes  ",  etc.     1790-1791. 

1.  Correspondence  of  Ugartc  y  Loyola  concerning  the  guard  furnished 

by  him  to  the  Mescalcros  during  their  buffalo  hunt ;  their  meeting 
with  the  Nations  of  the  North ;  attack  by  the  Comanches  on  the 
Mescaleros  on  the  Nueces  River.    1790. 

2.  Orders  given  to  Ramon  de  Castro,  commandant  of  the  Eastern  Prov- 

inces, concerning  Indian  troubles  at  Santa  Rosa  ;  his  replies  to  the 
viceroy;  and  correspondence  with  Nava,  commandant  of  the 
Western  Provinces.    1791. 

3.  Depositions  taken  at  Santa  Rosa  concerning  the  doings  of  the  Lipans 

there.    1791. 

4.  Orders  issued  to  the  commandant  of  the  Western  Provinces  concern- 

ing cooperation  with  the  commandant  of  the  Eastern  Provinces, 
as  a  result  of  troubles  at  Santa  Rosa.    1791. 

5.  Report  by  Ramon  de  Castro  of  the  Lipan  relations  up  to  the  time  of  the 

Santa  Rosa  affair ;  correspondence  of  Castro  with  Pedro  de  Nava 
over  Lipan  affairs.    1791. 
Report  to  the  viceroy  by  Castro  of  his  attack  on  the  Lipanes  de 
Abajo.    May3i,  1791. 

6.  Commission  issued  to  Pedro  de  Nava  as  commandant  ad  interim  of  the 

Eastern  as  well  as  of  the  Western  Provinces ;  report  of  a  treaty 

with  the  Lipans ;  troubles  at  Santa  Rosa.     1790-1791. 
Vol.  225.  "  Autos  sobre  Caudales  pertenecientes  a  gastos  de  los  Apaches  y 

sobre  compra  de  efectos  para  los  mismos  radicados  en  Bacoachi." 

1786-1791. 

(Correspondence  of  fiscal  officials  of  Arispe  and  Bacoachi.) 
Vol.  226.  "  Correspondencia  del  Coronel  Pedro  Corbalan  sobre  sus  expedi- 

ciones  en  Sonora  '',  etc.     1 767-1 771. 

(Concerns  the  Elisondo  Expedition.) 
1-2.  Correspondence  with  Col.  Domingo  Elisondo  concerning  various 

features  of  his  expedition.     1769-1770. 

3.  Correspondence  with  Pedro  Corbalan,  commissary  and  intendant  of 

the  Sonora  expedition.    1767- 1770. 

4.  Id.    1770-1771. 

\'ol.  227.  "  Autos  de  las  provincias  de  Occidcnte  de  muy  poca  importancia." 
1814-1816. 

(Miscellaneous  matters  of  the  Interior  Provinces.) 
2.  Appointment  of  Col.  Francisco  Lopez  as  governor  of  Nuevo  Santan- 
der.    1814.    52  ff. 

4.  Autos  concerning  the  payment  in  San  Rlas  of  the  same  duties  (dc- 

rcchos)  as  are  paid  on  the  coast  of  Sonora.    1815-1816.    28  ff. 

5.  Autos  concerning  the  designation  of  a  prison  for  certain  Apaches. 

i8i6. 
Various  personal  matters. 
\'ol.  228.  "  Autos  sobre  gastos  de  paz  y  Guerra  de  los  Apaches."    1795-1808. 
(Concerning  expenses  for  "war  and  peace"  with  the  Indians  of  the  fron- 
tier of  Sonora,  Nueva  Visc.iya,  and  Coahuila.) 


132  Mexico:  Archmo  General 

\o\.  229.  "  Autos  sobre  la  Destruccion  de  vienes  de  los  Indies  ",  etc.     1787- 
17S9. 

(Indian  troubles  at  San  Carlos,  Nuevo  Santandcr.) 
Id.  at  Giiemes,  1797;  minor  military  affairs  of  Sonora,  1793-1794. 
Vol.230.  The  Interior  Provinces.    1788-1793. 

1.  The  sending  of  arms  to  Chihuahua.    1788-1790.    69  ff. 

2.  Autos  concerning  the  question  whether  the  Interior  Provinces  are  to 

continue  receiving  arms,  and  concerning  the  impost  fi.xed  by  the 
commandant-general,  Croix.     1788-1792.     100  ff. 

3.  Representation  of  the  commandant-general  concerning  the  establish- 

ment of  the  secretariat  of  the  commandancy-general.    1791.    28  ff. 

4.  Account  of  expenses  of  conducting  Apaches  to  Mexico  from  the 

presidio  of  Pitic.    1788-1789.    39  ff. 

6.  Correspondence  with  the  governor  of  Coahuila,  Miguel  Emparan. 

1792. 

7.  Representation  of  the  commandant  of  the  Western  Provinces  concern- 

ing the  method  of  using  alms  for  the  ransom  of  captive  Indians. 
Correspondence.     1788-1792.    40  ff. 

8.  Misdemeanors  of  the  administrators  of  the  mails  in  the  Western  Prov- 

inces.   1 792- 1 793.    20  ff. 
Vol.  231.  "  Autos  de  Ningvma  importancia.  Indice  de  cartas  y  documentos  del 
ayudante  de  inspcccion  relativo  al  ramo."    1773-1792. 
(Correspondence   of  the   ayudantcs  inspcctorcs  of   Coahuila,   Roque   de 
Medina,  Luis  Cazorla,  and  Juan   Gutierrez.     Reports  of  military  re- 
views, etc.) 
Vol.  232.  "  Correspondencia  del  Intendente  de  Sonora,  de  poca  importancia." 
1772. 

(Correspondence  with  Pedro  Corbalan,  concerning  military  affairs.) 
Vol.  233.  "  Listas  de  revista  de  Sonora,  Nuevo  Mexico,  y  Nueva  Viscaya ;  y 
autos  de  ojas  de  servicio  de  jefes  y  oficiales  de  provincias  de 
Occidente.    1818." 
Vol.  234.  "  Distribucion  de  bienes  a  los  Indios  radicados  en  ...  .  Bacoachi." 

1 768- 1 790. 
Vol.  235.  "  Autos  de  Sonora  sobre  el  establccimiento  para  los  Indios  Seris." 
Expenses  of  maintaining  the  Apaches  settled  at  Bacoachi.    1792.    106  ff. 
Establishment  of  a  mission  for  the  Apaches  at  Bacoachi.    1789. 
Absences  of  the  Seris  ;  new  establishment  for  them.    1790. 
Cost  of  subduing  the  Seris.    1789-1792. 
Vol.  236.  "  Correspondencia  del  Senor  Conde  de  Fuenclara  y  el  Marques  de 
Casa  Fuerte,  del  Ano  1726  a  1731.    Texas." 

(A  rare  volume  of  original  Texas  correspondence.    A  few  documents  are 
as  late  as  1743.) 
The  removal  of  Bahia  to  the  Guadalupe  River.    1726. 
The  journey  and  establishment  of  the  Canary  Islanders.      1730-1731. 
Map  of  San  Antonio  by  the  Marquis  of  Aguayo. 
Plan  of  the  projected  villa  of  San  Fernando,  by  Villaseiior. 

(Note  that  a  map  was  taken  out  of  these  autos  and  given  to  the  auditor 
in  1747) 
Apache  troubles  at  San  Antonio.    1743. 
The  rcsidencia  of  Sandoval. 
Vol.  237.  "  Correspondencia  de  poco  interes  de  las  provincias  de  Altar,  Buena- 
vista,  Horcasitas,  y  Sonora  en  el  afio  de  1774."    1773-1779- 
(Correspondence  of  the  military  officials  of  Sonora.) 


Provincias  Internas  133 

Vol.  23S.  ■'  Autos  de  Nuevo  Mexico,  Chihuahua,  y  provincias  internas  de 
poca  importancia,  y  autos  sobre  la  conducion  de  Indios  para  la 
Habana."  The  sending-  of  captive  Apaches  from  Chihuahua  to 
\''era  Cruz. 

Vol.  239.  Interior  Provinces.    1805-1819. 

-I.  Apprehension  of  a  Gileno  Indian.    1816-1819.    20  fF. 

2.  Payment  of  the  adjutant-inspector  (ayudante  inspector)  of  Nueva 

Viscaya.    1809-1816.    21  fF. 

3.  Appointment  of  an  adjutant-inspector  of  Nueva  Viscaya  in  place  of 

Tejada.    1805-1811. 
Correspondence  concerning  the  Burr  expedition  and  the  frontier 
establishments  of  Texas;  list  of  places  occupied  by  troops  in 
Texas  in  1806.    1805-1810. 

4.  Report  of  the  persons  captured  by  the  royal  troops  of  Coahuila  from 

the  army  of  the  insurgents  at  Bajan  on  Mar.  21,  181 1. 
(Capture  of  Hidalgo.    List  of  artillery  and  munitions.) 
"•5.  Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  the  commandant-general  of  the 
Interior  Provinces,  Nemesio  Salcedo,  concerning  rumored  inva- 
sion of  Texas  by  Anglo-Americans ;  plans  for  the  defense  of  the 
province  ;  calls  for  additional  troops  and  artillery.    1805-1816. 

Correspondence  of  "  Diego  Murphi  ",  vice-consul  at  New  Orleans, 
with  the  commandant-general  at  Chihuahua.    1810. 

Correspondence  of  Arredondo,  of  Monterrey,  with  the  viceroy. 
-^  Reports  of  Jose  del  Toro  of  expeditions  up  the  Trinity  and  Neches  to 
spy  upon  the  Americans.    18 16. 

Correspondence  of  Felix  Trudeaux  of  Natchitoches  with  Jean  La- 
fitte.    1816. 

Letters  of  Francisco  Martinez  to  Trudeaux.    1816. 
(See  pp.  65,  67.) 

Letter  of  the  governor  of  Texas  to  the  Baron  de  Bastrop.    1816. 

Declaration  of  the  "  foreigner  Reymundo  Cuerk  "  (Kirk  ?)  before 
the  Baron  de  Bastrop  concerning  Americans  on  the   frontier. 
Bexar,  Apr.  12,  1816. 
^    6.  Correspondence  of  Arredondo  with  the  viceroy.    1816. 

The  movements  of  Anglo-Americans. 

The  appointment  of  a  governor  for  Texas. 
Vol.  240.  "  Autos  de  Poca  Importancia  de  Altamira,  Provincias  Internas,  y 
Nuevo  Santander."    1806-1815. 

(Minor  affairs  of  the  Interior  Provinces,  and  in  particular  of  Nuevo  San- 
tander and  Nuevo  Leon.) 

Vol.241.  Interior  Provinces.    1776-1793. 

1.  "  Expediente  concerning  the  commandancy-general  of  the  Interior 

Provinces."    (Originals  and  copies.) 

Royal  order,  with  instructions  to  the  commandant-general  Croix, 
regarding  the  government  of  Sinaloa,  Sonora,  California,  and 
Nueva  Viscaya.    Aug.  23,  1776. 

Orders  for  the  establishment  of  the  port  of  San  Bias. 

Report  of  Viceroy  Bucarely  concerning  the  conquest  and  the  mis- 
sions of  California,  with  correspondence. 

2.  Expediente  concerning  the  re-establishment  of  a  single  and  independ- 

ent  commandancy-general,    independent   of   the   subdelegate   of 
the  Real  Hacienda.    1793. 


134  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

3.  Representations  of  the  officials  of  the  "  Direccion  del  Tabaco  "  concern- 

ing troubles  in  the  administration  of  that  branch  of  the  revenue  in 
the  Interior  Provinces  because  of  the  independence  of  the  com- 
mandant-general.    1777-1793- 

4.  Concerning-  the  appointment  of  Pedro  de  Nava  as  subdclegate  super- 

intendent of  the  Royal  Hacienda.    1793. 
Vol.242.  Interior  Provinces.    1793-1801. 

1.  Continuation  of  the  pay  received  by  Ramon  de  Castro  as  command- 

ant-general of  the  Interior  Provinces  of  the  East.  1793-1794- 
80  ff. 

2.  Opinion  of  the  "  teniente  letrado  "  of  the  intendancy  of  Sonora  con- 

cerning the  transmittal  of  correspondence  to  the  commandancy- 
general.    1793.    4  fT. 

3.  Representation  of  the  Royal  Tribunal  of  .Accounts  concerning  the 

powers  of  the  commandant-general  of  the  Interior  Provinces  with 
respect  to  matters  within  the  jurisdiction  of  the  tribunal.  1793. 
7ff. 

4.  Documents  related  to  the  representation  noted  in  no.  3.    1703-    43  ff- 
12.  Expediente  formed  in  consequence  of  a  representation  of  the  Royal 

Tribunal  of  Accounts  concerning  the  authority  of  the  command- 
ant-general of  the  Interior  Provinces  with  respect  to  matters 
within  the  jurisdiction  of  the  tribunal.    1800.    14  ff. 

14.  Expediente  concerning  the  appointment  of  Pedro  de  Nava  as  sub- 

delegate  superintendent  of  the  Royal  Hacienda.     1801.     14  flf. 
(This  deals  with  re-establishment  of  the  independence  of  the  commandant- 
general.) 

Vol.  243.  Minor  military  affairs  of  the  Interior  Provinces.    1817-1818. 
I,  2,  and  10.  Durango.    1817. 

3.  Coahuila.    1817. 

4,  12,  13,  19,  20,  and  21.  Sonora.    1817-1818. 

5, 6,  7, 8, 9,  15,  16, 17, 18.  Nueva  Viscaya.    1817-1818. 

1 1  and  22.  Affairs  of  the  company  at  Santa  Fe.    1817-1818. 

14-  "  Relation  [report]  of  the  Company  of  the  Fronteras."    181 7. 

15.  Instructions  and  regulations  for  the  commandancy-general.     i8ci. 

14  iT. 
Vol.  244.  Part  I.  "  Interior  Provinces  of  the  East.    1806-1821." 

4.  Appointment  of  Jose  Maria  Aleman,  surgeon  for  the  province  of 
Texas.    1817.    12  flf. 

7.  "  The  Consulate  of  Spain  in  Louisiana  concerning  the  preparations 

of  the  Americans  to  invade  Mexico.    1817." 
Felipe  Fatio,  Spanish  consul  at  New  Orleans,  to  Joaquin  Arredondo. 

July,  1817. 
Antonio  Martinez,  governor  of  Texas,  to  Arredondo.     Aug.,  1817. 
Ignacio  Perez  to  Governor  Martinez.    Aug.,  1817. 
Arredondo  to  the  viceroy.    Sept.  5,  1817. 

"  Miras  generales  sobre  la  guerra  de  los  Patriotas  mexicanos  de 
Texas  y  sus  auxiliares."    4  flf. 

(Unsigned,  but  attributed  by  Perez  to  Latour;  see  his  Guide,  p.  63.  Ap- 
parently written  in  1817.  Copied  and  transmitted  by  Fatio.  Copied  in 
Monterrey,  Sept.,  1817.  It  sets  forth  the  plan  of  war  intended  by 
Gutierrez  and  associates.     Another  copy  is  noted  on  p.  fi,^.') 

8.  Correspondence  with  the  chaplain  of  Bahia  del  Espiritu  Santo.  1817. 

6flF. 


Provincias  Intenias  135 

i6.  Correspondence  of  the  governor  of  Texas  with  the  viceroy.    1818. 
Miscellaneous  documents  relating  to  Bexar. 
Vol.  244.  Part  II.  Nayarit.    1722-1724. 
Vol.  245.  Part  I.  Interior  Provinces  and  Nuevo  Santander.     iSoi-iSofi. 

Expediente  formed  in  consequence  of  the  representation  of  the  Royal 
Tribunal  of  Accounts,  concerning  the  prerogatives  of  the  com- 
mandant-general.   1801.    21  fT. 
4.  Investigation  concerning  the  subsidy  paid  the  governor  of  Nuevo  San- 
tander, Francisco  Yxart.    1804.    12  ff. 
6.  Inundation  of  the  villa  de  Croix. 

8.  Account  of  expenses  for  presents  for  the  Indians  of  Nuevo  Santander. 
1804-1805.    37  ff. 
Vol.  245.  Part  II.    Chiefly  Sonora  affairs.    1737-1774. 

1.  Expediente  concerning  the  proposal  of  Capt.  Juan  Bautista  de  Anza 

in  1737  to  undertake  an  expedition  to  the  California  coast  by  land. 

1772-1774.    7ff. 

(The  s.ime  material  is  contained  in  no.  3,  p.  56.) 

2.  Resignation  of  Gov.  Pedro  Montezinos.    1761.    19  ff. 

3.  Minor  affairs  of  the  College  of  Santa  Cruz,  Queretaro. 

7,  8,  9,  10,  II,  12,  14,  15,  16,  20,  21.  Minor  military  affairs  of  Sonora. 

13,  17, 18.  Mines  in  Sonora. 

19.  Appointment  of  a  governor  of  Sonora.    1773. 
Vol.246.  Chiefly  Sonora  affairs.    1776-1779. 

8,  14,  18.  Reports  of  the  subtreasury  (caja)  of  Los  Alamos. 

9.  Opinion  (Consulta)  of  Father  Garces  concerning  the  founding  of  a 

mission  for  the  Yumas. 

(The  rest  of  the  documents  relate  mainly  to  personal  affairs,  apparently  of 
little  general  importance.) 
Vol.  247.  Sonora  and  Sinaloa.    1774-1779. 

1.  Establishment  of  the  Seris  in  Tcpic;  reduction  of  the  Sibulapas. 

1776.    30  ff. 

2.  Id.    27  ff. 

3.  Id.    Request  by  Father  Benito  Monserra.    1776.    32  ff. 

4.  6.  Rebuilding  of  the  church  for  the  Sibulapas. 

5.  Distribution  of  lands  for  the  Seris. 

14.  Means  of  defense  against  the  .\paches  in  Sonora.    1774. 

(The  rest  of  the  documents  deal  largely  with  personal  matters  and  minor 
internal  affairs  of  Sonora  and  Sinaloa.) 
Vol.  248.  Nuevo  Santander.    1764- 1787. 
Huasteca  and  Olibe  Indians.    1764. 
Villa  de  Llera.    1764. 
Conquest  of  Sierra  (3orda.    1764- 1766. 
Conquest  of  Seno  Mexicano.    1766. 
Affairs  of  Laredo  and  Dolores  (Texas).    1769. 
Vol.  249.  "  1(562-1762." 

1.  Royal  cedillas  relating  to  aid  for  the  presidio  of  Havana.    1762.    13  ff. 

2.  Autos  in  virtue  of  a  ccdula  concerning  the  condition  of  the  presidios 

of  the  Indies.    1698-1700. 

4.  List  of  raujaj  from  Nuevo  Santander.     1773. 

5.  Appointment  of  a  judge  for  the  rcsidcncia  of  the  Marques  of  Valero. 

1722. 


136  Mexico:  Arclinv  General 

6.  Cedula  requiring  a  report  on  the  number  of  religious  in  New  Spain 

and  those  needed  for  missionary  work  among  the  Indians,  May  21, 
1747,  with  the  rcsuhing  atitos.    1747. 

7.  9,  ID,  II,  14,  16,  17,  18,  19,  20,  21,  22.  Documents  concerning  the 

work  of  Jose  de  Escandon  in  Sierra  Gorda,  Seno  Mexicano,  and 
Nuevo  Santander.    1744- 1767. 

8.  Opinion  of  the  auditor,  Domingo  de  Valcarcel,  concerning  the  autos 

resulting  from  the  report  of  the  governor  of  Texas,  Barrios  y 
Jauregui,  that  the  commander  of  Natchitoches  has  given  warning 
that  the  Indians  intend  to  attack  Los  Adaes.    1755. 
Vol.  250.  Nueva  Viscaya  and  Sonora.    1784- 1789. 

Correspondence  and  proceedings  concerning  the  settlement  of  the  estate 
of  Brigadier  Felipe  de  Neve,  ex-commandant-general  of  the  In- 
terior Provinces.    1786. 

Inventory  of  goods  left  by  Neve  at  Arispe.    1784. 

Expediente  concerning  the  appointment  of  Col.  Juan  Bautista  de  Anza 
to  the  command  of  Sonora,  at  the  request  of  the  commandant- 
general  of  the  West,  Ugarte  y  Loyola.    1787. 

Miscellaneous  matters  of  Sonora.     1786-1788. 
Vol.251.  Interior  Provinces  of  the  East.    1791-1821. 

(Mainly  correspondence  of  Jose  Joaquin  .•Krredondo,  commandant-general, 
with  the  provincial  governors  and  the  viceroy,  1820-1821.) 

I  and  4.  Correspondence  of  Arredondo  with  the  Conde  del  Venadito, 
viceroy,  concerning  the  administration  of  the  provinces. 

2.  List  of  rebels  in  the  pueblo  of  San  Francisco  de  Lajas  ( ?). 
Correspondence  concerning  the  military  affairs  of  Altar  and  New 

Mexico. 

3.  Investigation  by  the  captain  of  the  company  of  Janos  concerning  the 

action  of  the  troop  in  support  of  the  port  of  Babirpes.    1830. 
5.  Permission  to  Fray  Francisco  Miguel  Sanchez  to  go  to  the  missions 

of  Nueva  California.    1791. 
12.  Documents  concerning  the  affairs  of  Texas.     1820-1821. 

Statement  by  Moses  Austin,  witnessed  by  the  Baron  de  Bastrop,  con- 
cerning the  object  of  the  former's  visit  to  Texas  and  the  condition 
of  the  frontier  as  he  passed  through  it.     San  Antonio,  Dec.  23, 
1820. 
Statement  signed  by  James  Kirkham,  who  was  with  Austin. 
Correspondence  of  Joaquin  de  Arredondo  with  the  viceroy  concern- 
ing the  affairs  of  Texas  (Long's  expedition).    1821. 
Treaty  of  peace  between  the  governor  of  Texas,  Martinez,  and  two 
Tahuacana  chiefs,  Daguiarique  and  Tatarehue.    Apr.  23,  1821. 
Vol.  253.  "  Provincias  Internas  de  Oriente  y  Occidente.     1808  a  1817." 

(Mainly  personal  descriptions  {filiacioii)  of  soldiers,  petitions  for  retire- 
ment, pensions,  etc.  Statement  of  the  merits  of  soldiers  who  served 
against  the  Americans  in  Texas  in  1813,  with  a  view  to  granting  pen- 
sions and  special  honors.  Some  light  is  thrown  upon  the  military  actions 
of  that  campaign.) 

Vol.  254.  Interior  Provinces.    1787-1789. 

1.  General  reports  of  the  governors  of  Coahuila,  New  Mexico,  and 

Nuevo  Santander.    1789. 

2.  General  report  of  the  commandant-general,  Jacobo  Ugarte  y  Loyola, 

with  two  estados  of  the  troops  of  all  of  the  provinces  "  including 
that  of  California".    1787.    20  flf. 


Provincias  Inienias  137 

3.  Oficios  of  Feb.  i  and  May  4,  1787,  concerning  a  case  of  treason  in 

Nueva  Viscaya,  and  the  commissions  of  Diego  de  Borica  and 
Joseph  Bustamante.    1787. 

4.  Proposal  that  a  royal  audiencia  be  created  for  the  Interior  Provinces. 

June  2,  1787. 

5.  Reports,  together  with  the  royal  orders  which  occasioned  them,  con- 

cerning the  establishment  of  the  capital  of  the  Interior  Provinces 
at  La  Vega  de  Ures,  Sonora.    June  22,  1786,  and  July  13,  1789. 

6.  Condition  of  military  affairs  in  Nueva  Viscaya  and  the  appointment 

of  Joseph  Antonio  Rengel  commander  in  that  province  and  in  New 
Mexico.    Two  oficios,  of  Dec.  28,  1786,  and  Jan.  4,  1787. 

7.  Minutes  of  orders  of  the  viceroy  concerning  the  affairs  of  the  In- 

terior Provinces ;  instructions  to  the  viceroy,  Conde  de  Galvez. 
1787. 

8.  Report  by  ex-intendant  of  Sonora,  Pedro  de  Corbalan.    1788. 

9.  Report  of  Jacobo  Ugarte  y  Loyola  concerning  sinodos  of  missions  of 

the  Interior  Provinces.    1788. 
10.  Private  report  of  the  commandant-general,  L^garte  y  Loyola,  con- 
cerning the  Province  of  Texas.    1788  (  ?). 

Vol.  255.  Minor  military  affairs  of  Durango  and  Sonora.     1816-1817. 

Vol.  256.  Minor  military  affairs  of  the  Interior  Provinces.    1818-1820. 

Vol.  257.  Id.,  especially  of  Nuevo  Santander.    1807. 

Vol.258.  Sonora.    1779-1785. 

1.  Discovery  of  mines  in  Sonora.    1780. 

2.  Expediente  concerning  a  request  of  Fray  Francisco  Garces  for  alms 

with  which  to  make  presents  to  the  Yuma  Indians.    Mar.  11, 1779. 

4ff. 

(Cf.  archives  of  Chiliualnia,  p.  452.) 

3.  Opinion  of  the  commandant-general  of  the  Interior  Provinces  con- 

cerning the  payment  of  a  sum  to  Pedro  Pages  from  the  cajas  of 
Sonora.    Dec,  1780.    2  ff. 
Administration  of  mission  funds  at  Arispe.     1783. 
Vol.  259.  Interior  Provinces  of  the  West.    1781-1793. 

(Miscellaneous  correspondence  of  the  commandant-general.) 
Vol.  260.  Interior  Provinces  of  the  East.    1752-1820. 

Finances  of  the  pacification  of  Nuevo  Santander  by  Escandon.    1752- 
Correspondence  of  Arredondo,  commandant-general  of  the  Eastern  In- 
terior Provinces,  mainly  concerning  Nuevo  Leon  and  Nueva  Vis- 
caya.   1810-1820. 
Request  of  Jaime  Garza  for  pay  for  work  done  on  the  military  hospita't 

at  San  Antonio  de  Bexar.    181 5. 
Demands  by  the  presidial  company  at  San  Antonio  de  Bexar  and  by  Barr 
and  Davenport  for  repayment  of  sums  spent  for  presents  to  the 
Indians  in  1810. 
Discussion  of  these  demands  bv  an  official  of  the  Contaduria  de  Cuentas. 
1818. 
Vol.  261.  Interior  Provinces  of  the  West.    1818-1830. 

1.  Correspondence  between  Pablo  Ran j el  and  the  commandant-general 

of  the  Interior  Provinces  of  the  West.    1818. 

2.  Establishment  of  a  manufactory  of  arms  at  Durango. 

3.  Declarations  of  the  Apache,  Guadalupe  Rodriguez,  and  his  guide, 

Joseph  Antonio  Maldonado.    1819. 


138  Mexico:   Archivo  General 

4.  Corres|X)ndence  with  the  military  officials  of  Chihuahua  and  Altar. 

1819. 

5.  Murders  committed  on  the  frontiers  by  Apaches.    1830. 
Correspondence  between  Francisco  \'elasco  and  the  viceroy ;  notions  of 

independence  at  Chihuahua.    1821. 
\'ol.  262.  Correspondence  of  the  officials  of  the  royal  hacienda  in  Chihuahua, 

Sonora,  and  Sinaloa.    1774-1819. 
Vol.  263.  "  Colonia  del  Nuevo  Santander.    Hojas  de  servicios.    1795  a  1806." 
Vol.  264.  •' r.  I.  de  Oriente.    Correspondencia.    1787:11791." 

Inventories  of  correspondence  between  the  commandant-general  and  the 

viceroy.    1787. 
Complaint  of  Juan  de  Ugalde  at  being  removed  from  the  governorship 

of  Coahuila.    1785. 
Minor  military  affairs  of  the  Eastern  Provinces,  especially  of  the  presidio 
of  Rio  Grande  del  Norte.    1787-1791. 

CALIFORNIAS;  81  volumes. 

In  origin  and  character  the  materials  of  this  section  are  little  different  from 
those  of  Provincias  Internas,  except  that  they  relate  mainly  to  the  Californias, 
whereas  the  other  section  relates  to  the  whole  northern  frontier.  That  is  to 
say,  the  section  of  Californias  consists  primarily  of  expedientes  of  corre- 
spondence of  the  viceroys  (before  1822)  with  the  local  officials  of  the  Cali- 
fornias, just  as  the  section  of  Provincias  Internas  comprises  in  the  main  cor- 
respondence of  the  viceroys  with  the  officials  of  the  Interior  Provinces  in 
general.  In  1793  the  Californias  were  separated  from  the  Provincias  Internas, 
and  it  may  be  that  in  the  organization  of  the  materials  of  the  .Secretariat  of 
the  Viceroyalty,  which  was  done  so  largely  just  at  that  time,  in  the  administra- 
tion of  the  second  Revilla  Gigedo,  the  California  documents,  past  as  well  as 
current,  were  separated  from  those  of  the  Interior  Provinces  in  general,  to 
correspond  with  the  administrative  differentiation  then  existing.  It  will  be 
noted  that  in  Bonilla's  compilation  of  royal  ccdulas  and  orders  relating  to  the 
Interior  Provinces  the  Californias,  similarly,  were  not  included. 

While  the  bulk  of  the  materials  of  this  section  fall  before  1822,  there  is  a 
larger  portion  of  documents  after  that  date  than  in  Provincias  Internas.  After 
1 82 1  the  correspondence  is  mainly  from  the  offices  of  the  Secretaria  de  Rela- 
ciones  and  the  Junta  Directiva  of  the  Pious  Fund.  Materials  relating  to 
routine  affairs  of  Alta  California  are  inconsiderable  after  1829,  but  of  docu- 
ments connected  with  the  adininistration  of  the  Pious  Fund  there  are  many 
as  late  as  1835. 

Most  of  the  volumes  of  the  section  have  indices,  but  only  a  few  of  them 
have  titles.    The  documents  are  in  a  very  large  measure  originals. 

No  more  than  a  rough  general  classification  of  the  material  of  the  section 
is  possible.  Most  of  it  might  be  put  under  the  heads:  (i)  The  Californias 
before  1767  ;  (2)  California  affairs  after  1767,  chiefly  of  Alta  California  ;  (3) 
affairs  of  the  marine  of  San  Bias,  voyages  up  the  coast,  and  supplies  for  the 
California  establishments  ;  (4)  the  Pious  Fund  of  the  Californias  ;  (5)  affairs 
of  the  Interior  Provinces  in  general.  The  distribution  on  this  basis  by  vol- 
umes, with  numerous  overlappings,  is  roughly  as  follows : 

Early  affairs  of  the  Californias  (/dj^- 77(57),  vols.  26,  38,  39,  60,  68,  80. 
California  affairs  after  1767,  chieflv  Alta  California  (i/6^-i/So),  vols. 
2,  8,  13,  35.  36,  66,  67,  71,  76;  (1/80-1800),  vols.  2,  5,  6,  7,  9,  11, 
12.  16,  21.  22,  37,  41,  42,  46,  47,  48  II.,  49  I..  55.  59,  61,  65,  69, 
70.  74,  75;  (1800-1820),  vols.  7,  9,  18,  21,  22,  37,  41,  48  II.,  50, 
51.  53,  55.  59,  61,  62,  69. 


Califoniias  139 

The  marine  of  San  Bias,  despatch  of  voyages  up  the  coast,  and  supplies 

for  the  California  establishments  {ijOy-ijg^),  vols.  10, 14,  15,  17, 

25,  27,  23,  31,  33,  56,  57,  58,  67, 76,  78,  79,  unnumbered  vol.  ( 81  ?) . 

The  Pious  Fund  of  the  Californias  {ly/p-iS^^),  vols.  1,  3,  4,  5,  6,  18,  19, 

20,  23,  24,  30,  33,  42,  48  I.,  49  II..  55,  60,  60  II.,  77,  79. 
The  Interior  Provinces  in  general,  including  the  Californias  (/757-j5.?p), 
vols.  29,  38,  39,  41,  43,  44,  45. 
Among  the  more  notable  groups  of  materials  in  the  section  are  the  wealth 
of  original  and  hitherto  unused  correspondence  and  reports  of  Galvez,  Portola, 
Costanso,  Rivera  y  Moncada,  Pages,  Armona,  Verger,  Crespi,  Palou,  Serra, 
and  others  concerning  the  preparation  and  work  of  the  expedition  of  1769- 
1770,  which  laid  the  foundation  of  Alta  California,  contained  in  vols.  13, 
66,  and  76;  the  documents  relative  to  the  early  work  of  Father  Garces  on  the 
Gila  and  Colorado  and  the  preparation  for  the  first  Anza  expedition  to  Alta 
California,  in  vol.  36;  the  preparation  for  the  second  Anza  expedition  and  the 
founding  of  San  Francisco  in  vol.  72,  the  documents  concerning  American 
traders  on  the  California  coast  in  the  early  nineteenth  century  in  vols.  41,  50, 
51,  62,  and  the  interesting  and  important  maps  scattered  through  the  section. 
Vol.  39  is  rich  on  the  history  of  New  Mexico  in  the  middle  of  the  eighteenth 
century. 

Vol.  1.  Part  I.  Administration  of  the  Pious  Fund  of  Californias.    1785,  1803- 
1804. 

(Vouchers  of  the  administrator  general;  books  of  receipts  and  expendi- 
tures; auditors'  reports.) 

Vol.  1.  Part  II.  Criminal  affairs  of  California,  1778-1779;  administration  of 
the  Pious  Fund  of  Californias.     1832. 

10.  Regidation  of  the  Junta  Directiva  y  Economica  of  the  Pious  Fund. 

Sept.,  1832.    25  ff. 

1 1.  Installation  of  the  Junta  Directiva  y  Economica  of  the  Pious  Fund. 

1832.    35  ff. 

12.  Request  by  Fray  Francisco  Diego  of  the  College  of  Guadalupe  de 

Zacatecas  for  funds  for  the  support  of  himself  and  nine  com- 
panions at  Tepic  while  preparing  for  the  journey  to  Alta  Califor- 
nia.   June  6,  1832.    4  ff. 

13.  Trial  of  Felipe  Santiago  Ochoa  and  Ignacio  de  Castro  for  desertion 

from  San  Francisco.    1778-1779.    16  ff. 

14.  Investigation  of  the  murder  of  two  soldiers  of  Monterrey.    Sept.  3, 

1779.    II  ff. 
Vol.2.  Parti. 

1.  Inventory  of  expedientes  and  documents  relative  to  the  Californias 

issued  from  the  commandancy-gcneral,  1777  et  scq.    7  ff. 

2.  Collection  of  an  account  against  the  missions  of  San  Jose  del  Cabo 

and  Santiago  de  las  Coras  according  to  the  accounts  of  the  com- 
missary of  Loreto.    1777.    180  ff. 

3.  Resignation  by  Juan  Soler  of  the  office  of  storekeeper   (guarda- 

almacen)  of  the  presidio  of  Monterrey  and  the  appointment  of  a 
successor.     1778.    9  ff. 

4.  Transportation  of  the  family  of  the  lieutenant  of  the  presidio  of  San 

Francisco  at  the  expense  of  the  treasury.     1778.    22  ff. 

5.  Resignation  by  Francisco  Alvarez  Osorio  of  the  office  of  storekeeper 

of  the  presidio  of  Loreto  and  the  appointment  of  Jose  Maria 
Estrafla  as  his  successor.    1778.    46  ff. 


140  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

6,  7,  lo,  II.  Criminal  cases  (causas  criminalcs)  arising  at  the  presidios 
of  California  Alta.    I773-I779- 

8.  Instructions  for  the  government  storekeepers  at  the  presidios  of 

California,  as  to  methods  of  keeping  accounts.    1778.    15  fF. 
(Correspondence  of  Neve  and  Pedro  Gil.) 

9.  Request  by  Sergeant  Mariano  Carrillo  for  discharge.     1778.    4  if. 

12.  Charge  by  Gov.  Neve  that  Fray  Junipcro  Serra  is  administering  the 

sacrament  of  confirmation  at  the  California  missions  without  due 

authority. 

(Ten  original  letters  by  Serra  to  Neve  and  Croix.    1779-1780.) 

13.  Patent  issued  by  Fray  Pedro  Mariano  de  Iturbide,  prefect  and  com- 

missary of  the  colleges  de  Propagande  Fide,  to  Fray  Fermin  Fran- 
cisco Lasuen  to  perform  the  sacrament  of  confinnation.    May  27, 
1787.    6flf. 
(Contains  a  letter  of  transmittal  by  Palou.    Aug.  18,  1787.) 

14.  Expediente  concerning  the  subject  of  no.  13.    1789.    18  ff. 
Vol.2.  Part  II. 

5.  Appointment  of  a  government  storekeeper  at  San  Francisco ;  inven- 
tory of  the  goods  delivered  ;  accounts.     1787-1788.    28  and  i  ft'. 

3,  4,  6,  7.  Various  affairs  of  the  department  and  presidio  of  Loreto. 
1774,  1779.  1788. 
(Correspondence  of  Arrillaga,  Ugarte  y  Loyola,  Pages,  Neve,  and  Croix.) 

9.  Neve  to  the  viceroy  concerning  the  passage  of  Fray  Gregorio  Amurio 
to  Mexico  without  license.    Oct.  20,  1779. 

10.  Serra  to  Croix   regarding  the  latter's  instructions  concerning  the 

changing  of  missionaries  from  one  mission  to  another.     Santa 

Barbara.    Apr.  26,  1782.    2  ff. 
Opinion  of  the  assessor.    Arispe,  Aug.  23,  1782. 
Serra  to  Croix  concerning  reports  and  inventories.     Tells  of  the 

founding  of  Mission  Santa  Barbara.     Santa  Barbara,  Apr.  28, 

1782. 
Expediente  concerning  emigration  of  missionaries  or  citizens  from 

California  without  permission  from  the  governor.    Sept.,  1784. 

(Correspondence  of  Jose  de  .Xrrillaga,  Pages,  and  Antonio  Rengel.) 

11.  Expediente  concerning  annual  reports  and  inventories  by  the  mis- 

sionaries of  the  Californias.    1777-1780.    23  ff. 

18.  The  death  of  Gov.  Jose  de  Arrillaga  and  the  appointment  of  Col. 

Pablo  Vicente  Sola  in  his  place.    1814.    25  ff. 

19.  Letters  by  Jose  Joaquin  de  Arrillaga,  governor  of  California,  con- 

cerning his  oath  of  allegiance  and  title.    1804.    4  ff. 

20.  Gov.-elect  of  California  Antigua,  Goycoechea,  concerning  his  oath 

and  entry  into  office.    July  6,  1805.    14  ff. 

21.  Request  by  the  commanders  of  the  presidios  of  California  for  more 

pay.    1 799- 1 803.    19  ff. 
Vol.  3.  Part  I.  Accounts  of  the  California  establishments  and  the   Pious 

Fund.    1780-1789. 
Vol.  3.  Part  II.  Id.    1785. 

(Valuable  lists,  eslados,  etc.) 
Vol.4.  Administration  of  the  Pious  Fund.    1782-1789. 

Report  of  the  missions  of  California  in  charge  of  the  Dominicans.    1786. 

6ff. 


Calif  ornias  141 

Blotters  of  reports  relative  to  the  missions  of  California,  chiefly  in  regard 
to  the  Pious  Fund.     By  Juan  Navarro,  Carrillo,  Juan  Antonio 
Cueva,  and  others.    1782- 1789. 
Vol.  5. 

Administration  of  the  Pious  Fund.     1779,  1791-1794. 

Report  by  the  governor  that  the  San  Jose  has  entered  the  port  of  Mon- 
terrey.   Nov.  26,  1785. 

Lists  of  supplies  needed  for  the  presidios  of  Californias  for  1786.    Aug. 

Report  by  Mourelle,  coniinandaiit  of  the  marine  of  San  Bias,  concerning 

failure  to  .supply  the  missions  of  Californias.    Mar.  9,  1785  . 
Collection  of  orders  for  paying  sinodos  to  the  missions  of  Californias. 

1795- 
Vol.6.  Parti. 

1-3.  Administration  of  the  Pious  Fund.    1790-1792. 

4.  Memorandum  of  printed  documents  required  by  the  officials  of  the 

Californias.    1793. 
5-8.  Miscellaneous  correspondence  and  reports  of  the  California  officials ; 
lists  of  soldiers,  missions,  salaries  of  soldiers.     1794-1795. 
Vol.  6.  Part  II.  Five  carpetas  of  miscellaneous  correspondence  and  reports 
of  the  missions  and  presidios,  as  in  5-8  above.    1798-1802. 
List  of  artisans  maintained  in  California  by  the  king.    1797. 
Vol.  7.  "  Correspondence  of  the  commandant  and  the  habilitado  of  the  pre- 
sidio of  Santa  Barbara."    1792-1803. 

(Chiefly  questions  of  supplies.    Some  references  to  the  otter  trade  on  the 
coast.) 
Vol.  8. 

Diary  by  Francisco  Mourelle,  of  the  Favorita,  of  his  expedition  from 
San  Bias  to  61  degrees  north  latitude.    Feb.-Nov.,  1779.    About 

20flf. 

Colored  map  of  the  Puerto  de  Bucareli,  about  24  by  18  inches. 
Map  of  the  discoveries  by  the  Princcsa  and  the  Favorite  in  1779 
between  58  degrees  and  61  degrees,  about  10  by  10  inches. 
Diary  of  Josef  Camacho,  of  the  San  Carlos,  of  an  expedition  to  Ysla 
Ysavela.    Mar.  4,  1778-June  18,  1778.    About  20  ff. 
Map  of  the  coast  from  San  Bias  to  Roca  Partida. 
Correspondence  of  Bodega  y  Quadra  and  Camacho  concerning  an  inven- 
tory of  the  San  Carlos. 
Map  of  the  port  of  Acapulco,  by  Bodega  y  Quadra. 
Plans  of  La  Favorita,  or  Los  Rcmcdios,  before  and  after  careening. 

About  36  by  24  inches. 
Inventory  of  La  Favorita. 
Diary  by  Bodega  y  Quadra  of  his  return  from  Callao  de  Lima  to  San 

Bias.    1778. 
Report  by  Carlos  Maria  Garcia,  captain  of  the  Casadora,  of  the  condition 

of  the  California  establishments  when  he  was  there.    1817. 
Correspondence  of  Gov.  Pablo  Vicente  de  Sola  with  the  viceroy  concern- 
ing the  arrival  at  Monterrey  of  the  Russian  vessel  Kamtchaki. 
1818. 
Report  of  the  occupation  of  Nootka  by  F.stevan  Martinez. 

(Memor.-indum  of  notice  sent  to  the  king  on  Aug.  27,  1789) 
Arrival  at  San  Francisco  of  the  British  frigate  Raccoon.  Jan.,  1814.  14  ff. 


142  Mexico:   Archive  General 

Report  of  the  arrival,  by  Luis  Arguello.    San  Francisco,  Jan.  15. 
Other  correspondence  relative  to  the  same  subject. 
Letter  of  Captain  William  Black,  asking  him  to  forward  a  letter  to  the 

viceroy.    Jan.  31,  1814. 
Diary  by  Estevan  Martinez  of  a  voyage  from  San  Bias  to  San  Francisco 
with  supplies.    Apr.-Oct.,  1779.    50  fF. 
Vol.  9. 

1.  Correspondence  of  Governor  Arrillaga  concerning  a  surgeon  for  Mon- 

terrey.    1805-1807.    10  ff. 

2.  Request  of  Eustaquio  de  la  Cuesta,  a  citizen  of  Tepic,  for  permission 

to  engage  in  trade  with  the  Californias  free  of  duties.    Mar.  24, 
1804.    25  ff. 

3.  Expediente  relative  to  supplying  the  fortifications  of  San  Francisco 

and  San  Diego  witli  artillery  and  ammunition.    1793.    109  flf. 
(Correspondence  of  Bodega  y  Quadra,  Arrillaga,  Hijosa,  and  ihc  viceroy.) 
Estados  (statistical  tables)  of  the  companies  of  San  Diego,  Mon- 
terrey, San  Francisco,  and  Santa  Barbara.    1793. 

4.  Despatch  of  cannon   and  other  military-  effects  to  the  Californias. 

1795.  109  IT. 

5.  Despatch  of  the  volunteer  company  of  Cataluna  to  California.    1795- 

1796.  115  IT. 

6.  Concerning  the  marriage  of  soldiers  of  the  company  of  Cataluna. 

7.  Plan  by  Gov.  Jose  Joaquin  de  Arrillaga  for  an  increase  of  troops  in 

Californias.    Mar.  30,  1803.    20  ff. 

8.  Damages  caused  by  storms  to  the  presidio  of  San  Francisco,  and  pro- 

visions for  repairs.    1799.    71  ff. 
\'ol.  10.  Affairs  of  the  marine  of  San  Bias.    1780-1785. 

(Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  the  commissary  and  other  officials.) 
20.  Documents  concerning  valuation  and  collection  of  duties  upon  the 

cargo  of  goods  brought  from  Manila  by  the  packet-boat,  Nuestra 

Seiiora  de  Aranzazu.    1780-1781.    174  ff. 

(Valuable  for  light  on  Philippine  trade  and  trade  regulations.) 
\'ol.  11.  "  Alio  de  1785.    Expedientes  de  Californias." 

1.  Concerning  the  retention  of  a  third  of  the  salary  of  (jovernor  Fages. 

Letters  of  Rengel  and  Ugarte  y  Loyola.    Oct.,  1785.    3  ff. 

2.  Report  by  Fages  to  the  viceroy  of  the  arrival  of  the  frigate  San  Jose 

at  Monterrey.    Nov.  26,  1785.    2  ff. 

3.  Id.  of  military  supplies  requested  from  the  frigate  San  Jose.    Nov.  28, 

1785-    3ff- 

4.  Id.  concerning  the  deterioration  of  military  supplies.    July  14,  1785. 

4ff. 

5.  Id.  of  supplies  needed  for  Monterrey  and  Santa  Barbara  for  the  year 

1786.    Mar.  16,  1786.    10  ff. 
(Enclosing  documents  by  Sal  and  Vega.) 

6.  Id.  on  the  same  subject.    Aug.  25,  1785.    5  ff. 

7.  Communication   by   the   commissary   of    San    Bias   concerning   the 

sending  of  30  quintals  of  iron  to  the  presidios  of  Californias.  Sept. 
I,  1785.    If. 

8.  Application  by  Jose  Caiiizares  for  the  office  of  commandant  of  marine 

at  San  Bias.    1784. 

9.  Opinion  of  Mourelle,  commandant  of  marine  at  San  Bias,  concerning 

failure  to  supply  missions  of  California  properly.    1785. 


Californias  143 

23.  Opinion  of  the  commissary  of  San  Bias  as  to  what  vessels  ought  to 
be  sent  to  supply  the  presidios  of  California.    Jan.  12,  1785.    2  flf. 
Vol.  12. 

1.  Reciprocal  complaints  of  Gov.  Pages  and  the  missionaries  of  Cali- 

fornia.   1787.    II  ff. 

(Correspondence  of  ihe  Royal  Audicncia  and  Ugarte  y  Loyola.) 

2.  Expediente  formed  in  consequence  of  a  report  by  Pages  of  opposition 

by  the  missionaries  to  the  regulation  of  situados  v  presidios.   1787. 
46  ff. 

3.  Lack  of  ministers  for  the  Californias.    1794.    77  fT. 

(Correspondence  of  Arrillaga,  Borica,  and  the  viceroy.) 

4.  Despatch  of  religious  of  the  province  of  Santo  Evangelio  to  New 

Mexico.    1789.    239  ff. 

(Contains  lists  of  missionaries  of  this  college  serving  in  New  Mexico  in 
178S;  correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  the  authorities  of  the  province 
in  Mexico,  1/88;  id.  with  Ugarte  y  Loyola,  1789;  discussion  of  funds  for 
the  purpose  named,  1790.) 

5.  Appointment  by  the  viceroy  of  chaplains  for  the  presidios  of  Sonora 

and  Nueva  Viscaya.    Jan.  27,  1787. 
Royal  order  approving  the  appointment.    May  3.  1787. 

6.  Petition  of  Pray  Mariano  Ynsunza,  chaplain  of  the  presidio  of  San 

Elesario,  for  a  leave  of  absence.    1790. 

7.  Request  of  the  guardian  of  the  College  of  San  Pernando  for  funds  to 

found  mission  La  Purisitna  Concepcion  in  the  canal  of  Santa  Bar- 
bara, and  for  the  necessary  provisions  for  sending  two  mission- 
aries. 1787.  30  flf. 
(Contains  a  letter  by  Palou.) 
Representation  by  Palou  setting  forth  objections  to  having  only  one  mis- 
sionary in  each  mission  of  Nueva  California.  Mar.  29,  1787. 
(Related  documents.    1787.)    9  fif. 

(Palou's  letter  is  in  response  to  an  order  by  the  viceroy  dated  May  2,  re- 
questing a  report  as  to  why  article  15  of  the  regulation  was  not  com- 
plied with.    See  no.  2,  this  volume.) 

List  of  inissionaries  in  California,  by  Lasuen.     1785-1786. 

Letters  by  Palou  to  the  viceroy  on  the  same  subject.    Jan.  20  and 

Mar.  27,  1787. 
Pages  to  the  viceroy,  on  the  same  subject.    Sept.  11,  1787. 
Petition  of  Palou  to  the  viceroy  for  sinodos  for  the  California 

missions.    Jan.  17,  1787. 
Statistical  table  (Rstado)  of  the  missions,  by  Palou.    Jan.  17,  1787. 
Letter  by  Palou  to  Pages.    San  Prancisco,  Jan.  8,  1783. 
Correspondence  of  the  missionaries  of  California   (Tomas  de  la 

Pefia  and  others)  with  Pages.     1785. 
Fr.  Juan  .^ancho,  of  the  College  of  San  Pernando,  to  Palou,  on  the 

foregoing  affairs  of  the  California  missions.    Mar.  8,  1786. 

8.  Complaint  by  Pages  that  the  missionaries  do  not  obey  the  regulation 

of  Sept.  24,  1787.  2  ff.    (Part  of  no.  2,  this  volume.) 
Report  by  the  governor  of  California  in  consequence  of  the  audien- 
cia's  communication  of  Jan.  12,  1787,  to  the  commaiulant-generaL 
Sept.  20,  1787.    12  fT. 

(Relates  to  the  dispute  between  the  governor  and  the  missionaries.  With 
letters  of  Lasuen  and  Loyola.) 


144  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

Fray  I  V'<lro  Benito  Camboii  to  Governor  Fat;;cs,  concerning  the  cele- 
bration of  mass  at  the  presidio  of  San  Francisco.    Jan.  8,  1783. 

Governor  Pages  to  the  missionaries  of  San  Antonio  de  los  Robles, 
concerning  assistance  for  sick  missionaries  of  Santa  Clara.    July 
30,  1785.   2  fr. 
Vol.  13. 

2.  Circular  issued  by  the  Secretariat  of  the  Viceroyalty  concerning  the 

"  aplicacion  de  vacantes  mayores  y  menores  ".     Feb.   15,   1791. 
(With  replies.) 

3.  "  Obra  echa  por  el  Director  de  Temporalidades  sobre  misiones  de 

Californias,  fondos,  productos,  Gastos,  y  Sinodos."     Mar.   17, 

1777.    4fT. 

(A  detailed  report  of  the  missions,  old  and  new,  from  the  expulsion  of  the 

Jesuits  to  1776,  made  in  the  Contadurla  de  Temporalidades,  by  Bernardo 

Faxardo  y  Cobarruvias.) 

4.  Expediente  concerning  improving  the  condition  of  the  missions  of 

Nueva  California.    1 771-1772. 
Report  by  the  guardian  of  San  Fernando,  Fray  Rafael  Vergara  and 

associates.    Mexico,  Dec.  23,  177 1. 
Dictamcn  fiscal. 

Fray  Antonio  Paterna  to  Palou.    San  Diego,  .\ug.  21,  1771. 
The  same  to  Governor  Barri.    Undated. 
Palou  to  the  guardian,  Vergara.    Loreto,  Oct.  2,  1771. 
Barri  and  Verger  to  Palou.    Aug.  21  to  Oct.  23.    1771. 
Barri  to  Croix  and  Bucarely.    Oct.  24  to  Dec.  17,  1771. 
Palou  to  Barri  concerning  troubles  at  Todos  Santos.    Dec.  26,  1771. 
Letters  on  the  same  subject  by  Bernardo  Moreno  y  Castro,  Barri, 

and  the  "  governor  "  of  Guadalajara.    1771. 

5.  Instructions  by  Josef  de  Galvez  to  Felipe  de  Neve  when  he  became 

governor  of  California.    Puerto  de  la  Paz,  Apr.  12,  1769.   (Copy.) 
Proclamation,  by  Neve,  concerning  branding  cattle.    Loreto,  Mar. 

'4-  1775- 
I-etter  of  instruction  {Carta  instrtictiva)  to  Felipe  Neve.    Mexico, 
Dec.  25,  1776.    II  ff.    In  27  paragraphs. 
7.  "  Noticias  de  las  Misiones  de  los  Nuevos  Establecimientos."     By 
Miguel  Costanso.    Mexico,  Oct.  9,  1772.    58  fT. 
(Reports  of  the  missions  of  Nueva  California,  including  letters  or  extracts 
from  letters  by  the  missionaries.) 

Vol.  14.  Affairs  of  the  marine  of  San  Bias.    Mail  service  to  the  Philippines. 
1792-1793. 

Vol.  15.  Affairs  of  the  marine  of  San  Bias.    1790- 1792. 

Vol.16. 

I.  Request  by  the  governor  of  California,  Joseph  Antonio  Romeu,  for 
advance  payment  of  his  salary  to  enable  him  to  get  to  his  destina- 
tion, and  proceedings  of  the  government  relative  thereto.     1790. 

36  ff. 

3.  Request  of  Fr.  Miguel  Hidalgo,  Dominican,  for  funds  to  enable  him 

to  return  to  Mexico.    May  25,  1790.    7  ff. 

4.  Renunciation  by  the  widow  of  Governor  Romeu  of  the  benefit  of  in- 

ventory, and  provisions  for  the  custody  of  the  governor's  archives. 
1792.    Sff. 


Californias  145 

5.  Expediente  formed  in  consequence  of  a  representation  made  in  1773 

by  the  procurator,  Fray  Francisco  Estavillo,  relative  to  representa- 
tions of  Fray  Nicolas  Muiioz,  Dominican.    1773-1779.    25  ff. 
(Refers  to  providing  families  for  Lower  California.    Correspondence  of 
Neve.) 

6.  Measures  in  consequence  of  a  representation  made  by  Fray  Nicolas 

Munoz.  Nov.  21  (or  24),  1778,  embracing  45  points  regarding 
the  missions  of  Lower  California.  Transmitted  by  Neve,  Feb.  14, 
1780.    30  ff. 

(Accompanied  by  a  large  amount  of  original  correspondence  of  Fray 
Vicente  Mora,  Fray  Junipcro  Serra,  Fray  Francisco  Galisteo,  and  others. 
1777-1778.    See  no.  5,  above,  and  no.  12,  below.) 

7.  The  administrator-general  of  mails,  concerning  the  post-office  of 

Monterrey.    May  26,  1792.    4  fT. 
8-9.  Financial  matters  at  Loreto  connected  with  the  Nootka  expedition. 
1790-1791.    No.  9  has  12  folios. 

10.  Leave  of  absence  of  Fray  Jose  Serrano,  Dominican,  destined  for 

Lower  California.    June  4,  1792.    15  fT. 

1 1.  Request  that  prizes  be  distributed  to  the  troops  of  California,  accord- 

ing to  the  ordinances.    Aug.  16,  1793.    6  tf . 

12.  Representation  of  Fray  Nicolas  Muiioz.    Dated  at  Torreon  de  San 

Miguel  de  Horcasitas,  Nov.  24  (or  21),  1778.    76  ff. 
(This  is  the  representation  referred  to  in  6,  above.) 

13.  Report  of  the  death  of  Governor  Antonio  Romeu,  and  the  appoint- 

ment of  Jose  Joaquin  de  Arrillaga  as  commander  ad  interim.  Apr. 
I,  1792.    26  ff. 

(With  correspondence  of  Arrillaga,  Diego  de  Borica,  Pedro  de  Nava,  and 
Juana  Velez,  with  the  viceroy.) 
"  Relation  of  the  inerits  and  services  "  of  Lieut.  Francisco  Antonio 
Mourelle.    July  30,  1792. 

14.  Provision  of  powder  for  the  presidios  of  California.    1792.    14  ff. 

(Correspondence  of  Arrillaga,  Pedro  Pages,  Manuel  Carcaba,  and  the 
viceroy.) 

15.  Report  by  the  governor,  Romeu,  of  the  distribution  of  bulas  de 

cruzada  at  the  presidio  of  Monterrey  from  1787  to  1789.    Nov. 
17,  1790.    Transmitted  Jan.  4,  1792.    24  ff. 
Serra  to  Neve,  concerning  ornaments  for  La  Pasion  and  San  Diego. 
June  25,  1777  (?). 
(Bound  at  the  back  of  the  volume.) 
Vol.  17.  Minor  affairs  of  San  Bias  and  Loreto.    1783-1785. 
Vol.18.  Mainly  expedientes  concerning  the  Pious  Fund.    1825-1831. 

(Financial   reports,  correspondence  of  the  procurators  of  the  missions, 
Junta  de  Californias,  ministers  of  relations  and  justice,  etc.) 
9.  Method  of  transmitting  statistics  of  the  missions.    Orders  and  blank 
forms.    1825.    4  ff. 

10.  Reports  and  cstados  of  the  missions  of  California.    By  the  guardian 

of  San  Fernando.     1825.    6  ff. 

11.  List  of  missions  and  missionaries  in  Califomia.    Dec.  13,  1820. 

(With  correspondence  of  the  procurator  of  missions.) 
18.  Transfer  of  Fray  Antonio  Meledres  ( ?)  from  the  mission  of  San 

Vicente  to  some  other.    Jan.  11,  1826. 
23.  Transportation  to  California  of  missionaries  Juan  Moreno  and  An- 
tonio Jimeno.    May  7,  1827.    5  ff. 
II 


146  Mexico:   Archivo  General 

24.  Expediente  formed  in  response  to  an  inquiry  by  the  minister  of  jus- 

tice (Apr.  28,  1827)  as  to  what  missionaries  in  Alta  California 
had  taken  the  oath  of  allegiance  to  the  constitution.  It  contains 
reports  on  the  subject  by  Jose  Antonio  Carrillo,  from  San  Diego, 
Dec,  1826,  and  the  responses,  oaths  in  some  cases,  of  about  thirty 
friars.    1826.    46  ff. 

25.  Report  by  Jose  Maria  Herrera,  of  the  Comisaria  Subalterna  of  Cali- 

fornias  to  the  commissary-general  of  the  Free  State  of  the  West 
(Estado  Libre  de  Occidente)  concerning  the  political  situation  in 
the  missions.    Mar.  31,  1827.     18  tif. 

26.  Correspondence  of  the  minister  of  relations  with  Jose  Maria  Eche- 

andia,  of  Santa  Barbara,  concerning  the  flight  of  two  missionaries, 
Fray  Antonio  RipoU  and  Fray  Jose  Altimira  in  the  American 
vessel,  Harbinger,  and  fears  that  Alta  California  will  not  comply 
with  the  law  of  Dec.  20,  because  of  influence  of  the  missionaries 
there.    1828.    26  flf. 

27.  Correspondence  of  the  ministers  of  relations  and  justice  concerning 

the  sending  of  missionaries  to  California.    1828. 
33.  Plan  of  the  political  chief    {jefc  politico)   of   Alta  California  to 
transform  the  missions  into  pueblos.     San  Diego,  Dec.  11,  1828. 
Lists  of  the  neophytes  in  the  missions.    1826. 
Vol.19.  Accounts  of  the  Pious  Fund.    1804.    412  fF. 
Vol.  20.  Administration  of  the  Pious  Fund.    1833-1834. 

Correspondence  of  the  Junta  Directiva  with  the  first  Secretariat  of  state, 

accounts  of  rents,  etc. 
12.  Order  for  the  appropriation  of  money  to  defray  the  expenses  of 
Francisco  Troncoso  on  his  way  to  California.    Mar.  4,  1834. 
Vol.  21. 

2.  Estimates  of  expenses  for  the  presidios  of  Alta  California  for  the 

year  1807.     By  different  local  authorities.     Resume  by  Joaquin 
Joseph  Gomez  y  Vasquez,  to  the  Contaduria  Mayor  of  Mexico. 
1806.    68  ff. 
(Correspondence  of  Jose  Joaquin  de  Arrillaga  with  the  viceroy.) 

3.  Id.  for  1803.    Reports  made  in  1802.    29  ff. 

4.  Concerning  carrying  supplies  to  Nueva  California  in  the  Priiicesa. 

1803. 

5.  Estimate  of  the  expense  of  provisioning  the  volunteer  company  of 

Cataluna,  for  1803.    Reports  of  the  local  officials. 

6.  Royal  order  concerning  stray  cattle  in  California,  and  related  docu- 

ments. The  order  is  dated  Jan.  13,  1779.  Correspondence  of 
the  contadores  mayores  extending  to  1801.    27  ff. 

7.  Trial  of  two  mission  Indians  for  murder,  one  of  San  Vicente  Ferrer 

and  the  other  of  Santa  Catalina.    1812. 

8.  Trial  of  an  Indian  of  mission  Santo  Tomas  for  murder.     1813. 

9.  Trial  of  an  Indian  of  San  Vicente  Ferrer  for  murder.    1812-1816. 

10.  Shortage  in  the  supplies  sent  in  1804  to  the  California  establishments 

by  the  habilitado  general.     1804.    18  ff. 

11.  Repayment  of  money  paid  out  of  the  funds  {hacienda)  of  the  pre- 

sidio of  San  Diego.    1798.    82  ff. 

12.  Damages  suffered  by  the  Royal  Hacienda  caused  by  the  great  mor- 

tality of  the  cattle  belonging  to  it  in  the  presidios  of  Nueva  Cali- 
fornia.   1798.    II  ff. 


Californias  147 

13.  Inrestigation  of  the  cause  of  the  diminution  of  the  stock  of  the  ranch 

belonging  to  the  Royal  Hacienda  at  Monterrey.     1798.     Corre- 
spondence extending  to  1817.    24  fT. 

14.  Relief  for  certain  superannuated  missionaries  of  California.     1803- 

1817.    32  ff. 

15.  Damages  caused  at  the  missions  by  the  earthquake  of  Dec.  8,  1812. 

21  ff. 
18.  Permission  of  certain  friars  of  the  College  of  San  Fernando  to  leave 

California.     1815. 
Vol.22. 

Correspondence  of  Governor  Arrillaga  with  the  viceroy  concerning  the 

danger  of  an  English  expedition  being  sent  to  the  Philippines. 

1802. 
Request  for  a  list  of  English  prisoners  who  had  died  at  San  Bias.    1802. 
Miscellaneous  correspondence  of  Arrillaga.     1799-1806. 
Military  reports  from  the  presidios. 
Attacks  of  the  Indians  of  Tiburon  on  the  mission  of  Santa  Gertrudis,  and 

discussion  of  an  expedition  against  the  island.    1803-1806. 
Report  by  Nemesio  Salcedo  to  the  viceroy,  discussing  Indian  affairs  of 

the  Eastern  Interior  Provinces,  the  cession  of  Louisiana,  and  the 

island  of  Tiburon.    Oct.  13,  1803. 

(News  that  a  party  of  Americans,  companions  of  Philip  Nolan,  have  left 
Natchez,  to  invade  the  Spanish  territories,  and  that  orders  have  been 
given  to  apprehend  them.) 
Communication  of  Felix  Calleja,  of  San  Luis  Potosi,  to  the  viceroy,  re- 
porting rumors  that  the  Anglo-Americans  are  going  to  stir  up  the 

Indians,  that  he  has  given  orders  to  arrest  "  Roverto  Asheli  " 

(Robert  Ashley)  and  his  band,  and  that  more  forces  are  needed  on 

the  frontier.    Oct.  22,  1803. 
Reply  of  the  viceroy.    Jan.  11,  1804. 
Simon  de  Herrera  to  the  viceroy,  concerning  the  expedition  of  "  Roverto 

Asheli  ".    Monterrey,  Nov.  14,  1803. 
Salcedo  to  the  viceroy  concerning  the  retirement  of  Spanish  subjects 

from  Louisiana  because  of  the  cession.    Oct.  18,  1803. 
Correspondence  of  the  frontier  officials  concerning  the  defense  of  Texas. 

1803-1804. 

(Evidently  these  documents  were  filed  under  the  head  of  Monterrey  under 
the  impression  that  they  referred  to  the  California  Monterrey.) 

Vol.23.  Administration  of  the  Pious  Fund.     1832-1833. 

Correspondence   of   the   junta   directiva,   accounts,   appropriations   for 
missionary  purposes,  etc. 
Vol.24.  Id.    1785-1786. 

Order  of  the  viceroy  that  .$1000  be  supplied  from  the  funds  of  the  Cali- 
fornia missions  for  founding  a  mission  in  the  Canal  of  Santa 
Barbara.    Oct.  11,  1785.    2  fT. 
Vol.  25.  Affairs  of  the  marine  of  San  Bias,  with  incidental  references  to  Cali- 
fornia and  the  Philippines.     1782. 
21.  Report  by  tlie  commissary  of  information  brought  by  five  persons 

from  "  the  latitude  of  iiucareli  ".     1782. 
21-32.  Correspondence   of   the   commissary    and    the   commandant   of 
marine  of  San  Bias  concerning  the  equipment  of  vessels  to  go  up 
the  California  coast.    1782. 


148  Mexico:   Archivo  General 

43.  Memorandum  of  loans  made  by  individuals  for  the  equipment  of  the 
Princcsa  and  the  Favorita,  to  enable  them  to  make  a  trip  up  the 
California  coast.    1782. 

\'ol.  26.  Collection  of  royal  ccdulas  and  orders  directed  to  the  viceroys  and  to 
the  religious  of  the  Company  of  Jesus  and  of  the  orders  of  San 
Domingo  and  San  Agustin,  concerning  the  administration  of  mis- 
sions. Though  the  title  implies  that  they  relate  to  Californias, 
most  of  them  seem  to  relate  to  the  Philippines.  The  collection 
covers  parts  of  the  period  from  1634  to  175 1.    Partly  printed. 

Vol.27.  Affairs  of  the  Marine  of  San  Bias;  supplies  for  California.     1788- 
1792. 
1-2.  Affairs  of  San  Bias.    1789. 

3.  Shortage  in  the  supplies  sent  to  San  Diego.    1789.    13  ff. 

5.  Correspondence  of  the  procurator  of  the  missions  of  the  College  of 
San  Fernando  concerning  the  purchase  of  40  quintals  of  copper 
from  the  royal  stores.    Nov.  9,  1789.    2  ff. 

8.  Correspondence  of  the  habilitado  of  the  presidios  of  California  con- 

cerning supplies  for  1789.    4  ff. 

9.  Correspondence  of  the  habilitado  of  Santa  Barbara  concerning  the 

manufacture  of  certain  boxes.     1788. 
10-13.  Affairs  of  San  Bias.    1786-1792. 

14.  Memorandum    (Memoria)   of  supplies   for   1789,  sent  by  the  fac- 

tor of  the  Californias.    The  supplies  to  be  sent  by  way  of  Los 
Alamos.    18  ff. 

15.  Complaints  of  bad  supplies  sent  to  Loreto.    1788.    45  ff. 

16.  Request  by  a  soldier  of  Santa  Barbara  for  pay.    1786.    18  ff. 

17.  Request  by  the  commissary  of  San  Bias  that  the  factor  of  Californias 

send  supplies  in  time  so  that  the  vessels  mav  sail  in  Tanuarv.   1788. 
17  ff. 

18.  Traveling  expenses  of  missionaries  for  Californias.     1789.     5  ff. 

20.  Request  that  no  charge  be  made  for  casks  containing  goods  sent  by 

the  habilitado  of  the  presidios  of  Californias.  Feb.  21,  1789.   12  ff. 

21.  Supplies  for  Loreto  and  San  Francisco.    1781.    19  ff. 

22.  Supplies  for  the  establishments  of  California.     1789- 1790. 
Correspondence  of  Fages.    1 1  ff. 

23.  Discussion  as  to  whether  the  habilitados  of  the  presidios  of  Cali- 

fornias are  obliged  to  render  accounts  to  the  Contaduria  Mayor. 
1789.    23  ff. 

24.  Letters  by  the  governor  of  California  concerning  damages  to  sup- 

plies sent  to  Monterrey  and  San  Francisco.    Sept.,  1789.    24  ff. 
Vol.  28.  Affairs  of  the  marine  of  San  Bias,  similar  to  the  volume  ne.xt  above. 
1787-1789. 

4.  Correspondence  of  Diego  de  Gardoqui,  Spanish  agent  in  the  LTnited 

States,  with  the  viceroy,  concerning  the  engagement  of  the  ser- 
vices of  Mr.  John  Titus  Morgan  as  shipbuilder  at  San  Bias.    1788. 
(A  certificate  signed  by  John  Hancock,  James  Bowdoin,  and  others,  at 
Boston,  Jan.  16,  1788,  that  Morgan  was  a  master  shipbuilder  of  Boston.) 

12.  Petition  of  Jose  Caiiizares  for  travelling  expenses  incurred  during 
his  voyage  to  Nootka  with  the  Aransazu.     1789.    20  ff. 

15.  Similar  petition  of  second  pilot  Juan  Bautista  de  Aguirre.     1787. 

21.  Application  of  Juan  Pantoja  for  the  position  of  commandant  of  the 
frigate  Conccpcion  for  a  period  of  five  years,  to  carry  supplies  to 
the  Californias.    1789.    4  ff. 


Califoniws  149 

Vol.  29. 

1.  Demand  by  the  royal  fiscal  against  the  temporalities  on  account  of  cer- 

tain rents  belonging  to  the  missions  of  California.    Aug.  20,  1771. 

2.  Administration  of  the  funds  of  the  California  missions.     Various 

affairs.     1773- 1793. 
3-6.  Statistical  tables  (Estados)  and  descriptive  reports  of  the  missions 
of  New  Mexico,  Nueva  Viscaya,  Nuevo  Leon,  Coahuila,  Texas, 
Nuevo  Santander,  the  Californias,  and  San  Luis  Potosi.     1793- 
1801.    Nearly  the  whole  volume. 
California:  reports  for  1791,  1792,   1793,  1794,  1795,  1796,  1797, 

1798,  1800. 
New  Mexico:    Report  by  Gov.  Concha,  Nov.  15,  1789. 
Texas:     Estado  dated  May  15,  1789,  with  a  report  by  Governor 

Pacheco  to  the  viceroy. 
Coahuila.     Report  by  Governor  Juan  Gutierrez  de  la  Cueva  to  the 
viceroy.     Includes  San  Juan  Bautista  and  San  Bernardo,  giving 
the  history  of  each.     Discussion  of  the  spiritual  administration 
since  the  order  of  1781.    Distinctions  between  these  missions  and 
the  others. 
Vol.30.  The  administration  of  the  Pious  Fund  and  other  matters.     1817- 
1824. 
9.  Administration  book  (Libro  de  gobicrno)  of  the  general  administra- 
tion of  the  Pious  Fund.     1821.    31  ff. 
21^.  Expediente  formed  in  consequence  of  a  representation  of  the  com- 
mandant-general of  the  Interior  Provinces  concerning  postage  on 
letters,  with  an  instruction  on  the  subject.    1791.    20  flf. 
Vol.  31. 

Correspondence  of  the  commissary,  the  commandant  of  marine,  the 
treasurer,  and  the  calker  (calafate),  of  San  Bias,  concerning  the 
affairs  of  the  department.     1782-1789. 
Reports  of  goods  sent  to  California  on  the  Favorita  and  the  Princcsa. 

1782. 
Lists  of  supplies  needed  for  the  presidios  of  California  in  1784. 

(Estimates  by  the  local  officials,  sent  by  the  governor  of  California.    Oct. 
19.  1783-) 
Report  of  Felipe  de  Neve,  concerning  the  appointment  of  Pages  as  gov- 
ernor, and  concerning  the  appointment  of  a  captain  of  the  com- 
pany of  Cataluna.     1783. 
Disposition  of   the  conmiandant-general   concerning  the  collection   of 
freip:ht  and  the  exaclion  of  alcabalas  in  Californias.     17S9. 
Vol.  32.  Affairs  of  the  marine  of  San  Bias.    1785-1789. 

3.  Report  of  the  arrival  of  the  San  Carlos  from  Manila.    1787. 

5.  Disposition  of  certain  goods  coming  from  Manila.     1789. 

6.  Communication  of  the  governor  of  Manila  and  report  of  the  "  gen- 

erales  "  which  he  has  granted  to  the  Acapulco  vessel,  the  San 
Carlos. 

9.  Royal  order  permitting  trade  in  San  Bias  and  Callao  to  the  Compafiia 
de  Xavieros  de  Malaga.     1789. 
Vol.  33.  "  Ai'io  de  1782.    Expedientcs  de  Californias." 

Application  by  Juan  Pantoja  for  the  command  of  one  of  the  vessels  des- 
tined for  California.    Jan.  8,  1782. 

Id.  by  Francisco  Antonio  Mourelle.    Mar.  5,  1782. 


150  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

19.  Report  of  the  factor  of  San  LJlas  concerning  supplies  for  the  pre- 
sidios of  Californias.    1782. 
22.  Introduction  of  goods  to  the  missions  of  Monterrey.    1782.  9  ff. 
Communication  of  the  commandant-general  concerning  rations  of  the 
missions  and  the  preservation  of  the  royal  ])atronage.     Arispe, 
Sept.  27,  1781.  With  proceedings  of  the  central  government.   13  tT. 
Pious  Fund  of  California.     1817. 
Vol.34.  "  Casamalapan."     1793-180(5. 
Vol.  35. 

1.  Expediente  concerning  "  the  preparation  of  the  second  expedition  by 

land  to  La  Nueva  California,  occupation  and  settlement  of  the 
Port  of  San  Francisco  ".  1774.  Copied  in  Mexico,  1777.  36  fF. 
(Correspondence  of  Rivera  y  Moncada  [June-Oct.],  .^nza  [Mexico,  Nov.- 

Dec],  Echeveste  [Dec],  decrees  of  the  viceroy,  report  of  the  junta  of 

Dec.  16,  etc.    See  another  copy,  p.  113.) 

2.  Order  of  the  king  that  a  new  regulation  for  San  Bias  and  Californias 

be  drawn.    Mar.  21,  1775.    2  flf. 

3.  Instruction  given  to  Rivera  y  I\Ioncada,  commandant  of  the  new 

establishments.    Aug.  16,  1773.    13  ff. 

4.  Estado  of  the  missions  of  Antigua  California.    Feb.  25,  1776.     10  ff. 

(The  list  includes  N.  S.  de  Loreto,  Santa  Gertrudis,  San  Francisco  Xavier, 
N.  S.  de  Guadalupe,  San  Jose  Comundu,  San  I^nacio,  Santa  Rosa 
Mulege,  San  Francisco  de  Borja,  San  Jose  del  Cavo.  Todos  Santos, 
Santiago  de  Coras,  San  Fernando  Belicata,  N.  S.  de  Purisima  Conccp- 
cion,  N.  S.  del  Rosario  de  Vinadaco.) 

5.  Estado  of  troops  in  Californias,  and  copy  of  the  royal  order  approv- 

ing their  increase.    Sept.  18,  1776. 

6.  Communications  of  Felipe  de  Neve  concerning  the  affairs  of  Califor- 

nias.   1774-1776. 

(One  reports  the  destruction  of  the  mission  of  San  Diego  in  Nov.,  1775.) 

7.  Diary  by  Francisco  Antonio  Mourelle,  commander  of  the  Principe, 

of  an  expedition  froin  San  Bias  to  San  Diego.  Jan.  i-June  27, 
1777.    5  ff. 

(With  letter  from  Bruno  de  Hczcta  reporting  the  anchoring  of  the  rrUicifc 
at  San  Bias  on  the  return  from  San  Diego.    Tepic,  July  4,  1776.) 

8.  Diary  of  Joseph  de  Canizares,  commander  of  the  Principe,  to  Mon- 

terrey.   "  Fourth  voyage."    Mar.  20-June  8,  1774.    38  ff. 

9.  Diary  by  Joseph  de  Cailizares,  captain  and  pilot  of  the  San  Carlos, 

of  an  expedition   to   Monterrey  under  Perez,  of   the  Principe. 

"  Third  voyage."    Apr.  6-Nov.  3,  1772.    58  ff. 
Letter  of  transmittal.     Mar.  26,  1773. 
Sketches  of  islands  seen  on  the  route. 
Diary  by  Juan  Pantoja  y  Arriaga,  of  the  voyage  of  the  Aranzazu,  June 

22-Oct.  12,  1786. 
Letter  .  f  transmittal  to  the  viceroy,  by  Joseph  Camacho.     Oct.  19, 

1786.     17  ff. 
Colored  map  of  the  Ysla  de  Catalina. 
Plan  of  the  Puerto  de  Fscondido. 
Diary  by  Estevan  Jose  Martinez,  alfcrcz  of  the  5*071  Carlos  (alias  the 

Favorita),  of  a  trip  to  Monterrey.    Mar. -Nov.,  1783. 

10.  Diary  by  I'"crnando  Bernardo  de  Quiros  y  Miranda,  of  the  Principe. 

of  a  trip  to  California  with  munitions.  Jan.  31-May  22,  1775.  9  ff. 

11.  Diary  by  Juan  Pantoja  y  Arriaga,  second  pilot  of  the  Princesa  (or 

A'.  5".  del  Rosario),  of  a  trip  with  supplies  for  the  California  settle- 


Califontias  151 

ments.     ]\far.  6,  1782-Oct.  31,  1782.    With  accompanying  docu- 
ments, 56  ff. 

(Plans  of  Ensenada  de  la  Purisima  Conccpcion,  Laguiia  y  Eiiseiiada  de 
Mescaltitan,  Ensenada  del  Principe,  and  Canal  de  Santa  Barbara.) 

12.  Diary  by  Josef  Meheu,  pilot  of  the  !-avorita,  in  convoy  of  Martinez 

of  the  Frincesa  on  a  voyage  to  supply  the  establishment  of  Cali- 
fornia.   Mar.  6-Oct.  26,  1782.    37  ff. 

13.  Diary  by  Estevan  Martinez,  commander  of  the  expedition,  in  the 

Princesa.    Mar.  6-Oct.  30,  1782.    31  ff. 
Vol.  36. 

1.  Royal  order  approving  the  removal  of  the  presidios  of  Horcasitas 

and  Buenavista  to  the  Colorado  and  Gila  rivers.    San  Yldefonso. 
Sept.  6,  1775.    I  f. 

2.  Reports  of  Gov.  Pedro  Fermin  de  Mendinueta,  of  New  Mexico,  con- 

cerning the  discovery  of  a  route  from  Santa  Fe  to  Monterrey. 
Discusses  the  plan  of  Garces  and  Escalante.    Santa  Fe,  Aug.  5, 
1776;  Dec.  25,  1776.    6  ff. 
Enclosure :    Letter  by  Father  Garces  to  the  minister  of  Zufii.    July  3, 
1776. 

3.  Complaint  by  Governor  Barri  that  President  Fray  Vicente  Mora  has 

despatched  a  vessel  without  permission.    Loreto,  May  12,  1774. 

4.  Expediente  concerning  the  discovery  of  the  place  called  Vitiadaco 

and  the  founding  in  it  of  five  missions.    1773-1774.    14  ff. 

5.  Repopulation  of  Loreto  and  the  reduction  to  pueblos  of  the  missions 

whose  Indians  cultivate  their  own  lands. 
A  long  original  report  to  the  viceroy  by  Fray  \'icente  Mora,  dated 

at  Loreto,  Feb.  20,  1777. 
Copies  of  the  correspondence  between  Mora,  Governor  Neve,  and 

others.    1777. 
Another  long  report  by  Mora  to  the  viceroy.    Feb.  14,  1777. 
Estados  of  the  missions  of  Lower  California.    Dec.  30,  1775. 

6.  Decision  of  the  junta  de  giicrra  of  July  8,  1773,  approving  the  pro- 

visional regulation  for  San  Bias  and  Californias.    31  ff. 
(Valuable  for  tbe  early  history  of  tbe  missions  of  upper  California.     The 
title  page  of  this  expediente  is  part  of  number  9.) 

Opinion  by  Fray  Junipero  Serra  as  to  the  best  means  of  reducing  the 

Indians  of  Nueva  California.    Mar.  13.1773.    Adopted  in  a /uM/a 

of  May  6,  1773.    30  ff. 
Provisional  instruction  and  regulations  (Reglamcnto  c  Instruccion) 

for  the  establishments  of  the  Californias.    Signed  "  Mangino  ". 

Mexico,  June  19,  1773.    49  ff. 

(Is  this  the  same  as  the  Reglameiito  e  iiislruccion  of  May  19,  177,?,  ascribed 
by  Bancroft  to  Echeveste?    See  his  California,  I.  211.) 

7.  Report  on  the  I'ious  Fund.    Dec.  31,  1779. 

(In  the  title  it  is  miscalled  "  Reglamento  provicional  ",  etc.) 

8.  Opinion  of  Serra  concerning  the  cheapest  and  best  method  of  carry- 

ing supplies  to  Monterrey.    Mexico,  May  21,  1773.    40  ff. 

9.  (Title  page  of  no.  6,  above.) 

Supplies  for  the  establishments  of  California.     Correspondence  of 
Neve  and  others  with  the  viceroy.    1774-1775.    IS  ff. 

10.  Id.    1 775- •776. 

11.  Estado  of  the  missions  of  Nueva  California.    Feb.  3.    10  ff. 


152  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

12.  Estado  of  the  missions  of  Nueva  California  at  the  end  of  1775,  with 

comparisons  with  the  years  1774-1775. 
Report  on  the  state  of  the  missions  in  1773,  by  Governor  Fages.  Nov. 
29.  1773-    32  ff. 

13.  Concerning  the  discovery  of  Vinadaco  and  the  establishment  of  five 

missions  there.  Report  by  Neve  to  the  viceroy,  Aug.  10,  1775, 
with  related  papers.    See  no.  4,  above. 

14.  Order  sent  to  the  governor  of  California,  Feb.  19,  1776,  establishing 

the  method  of  making  inventories.    8  fT. 
Estado  of  the  missions  of  Nueva  California.    Jan.  i,  1776. 
Communication  of  Miguel  Costanso  concerning  California.    Mexico, 

Sept.  5,  1772. 
Proposal  of  Juan  Bautista  de  Anza.    Tubac,  Mar.  7,  1773. 
Diary  of  Father  Garces  to  the  Colorado.    Beginning  Aug.  8,  1771. 

(Copy.) 
Diary  by  Father  Garces  of  an  expedition  to  the  Gila,  where  he  was 

called  by  the  Pimas  and  Gilei:os.    Begins  Oct.  19.    No  year  given, 

but  internal  evidence  in  the  foregoing  diary  shows  this  to  be  for 

1770.     (Copy.)     ff.  78-89. 

(These  two  diaries  have  never  been  used  hitherto  by  modem  scholars.) 
Garces  to  the  viceroy.    Tubac,  May  8,  1773.    (Copy.)    ff.  89-96. 
Matheo  Sastre  to  the  viceroy.    Orconsitos,  Oct.  19,  1772.    (Copy.) 

(Concerns  the  exploration  of  the  Gila  and  Colorado.) 
Vol.  37. 

1.  Correspondence  of  the  procurator  and  the  habilitado  of  the  mis- 

sions of  Alta  California  with  the  viceroy,  concerning  supplies. 
1792-1812. 

Fortification  and  defense  of  the  presidios  of  Californias.  1792-1796. 
(Correspondence  of  Governor  Borica  and  others.) 

Report  by  the  governor  of  California  on  cost  of  maintaining  Amer- 
ican and  Russian  deserters  in  1809.    1810. 

2.  Request  of  Col.  Joseph  Ygnacio  Ormachea  to  be  relieved  of  the  office 

of  habilitado  of  Californias.    1819. 

3.  Trial  of  a  neophyte  (Francisco  de  Paula  Tamariz)  for  the  murder  of 

another.    1791.    42  ff. 

4.  Miscellaneous  correspondence  about  military  affairs.     1803-1804. 

Miscellaneous  affairs  of  San  Bias.    1793,  1797. 

5.  Miscellaneous  California  matters.     1818-1820. 

6.  Correspondence  concerning  the  Sutil,  from  Nootka.    1796. 

/d.  concerning  aid  to  various  strangers.    1796.    10  ff. 

(Thomas  Muir  to  Daniel  Sullivan.  Vera  Cruz,  Oct.  22,  1796.  The  same, 
in  French,  to  Juan  Bautista  Matute,  Andres  Salazar,  and  Robert  Gib- 
son ) 

Vol.  38. 

1.  Expediente  concerning  the  property  of  the  Jesuit  missions  of  Cali- 

fornias in  Guadalcazar  and  Villa  de  los  Valles.    1737. 

2.  Mission  San  Miguel  de  la  Cruz  de  la  Sierra  (jorda,  jurisdiction  of 

San  Luis  de  la  Paz.    1720. 

3.  Missions  of  Rio  Verde.    1682.    6  ff. 

4.  Missions  of  San  Antonio  de  Tula.    1740. 

5.  Missions  of  Zunampam.    1764-1801. 


Californias  153 

6.  Representations  of  the  Bishop  of  Durango  and  the  captain  of  El 

Paso,  Joseph  Valentin  de  Aganza,  asking  that  a  priest  be  provided 

for  the  Sumas  Indians.     1731. 

(Throws  light  on  the  Sumas  nation.) 
7-8.  Arrival  of  missionaries  for  the  province  of  San  Diego.     1803. 
9.  Proceedings  (diligcncias)  resulting  from  the  representation  of  the 

Bishop  of  Durango  concerning  the  conversion  of  the  Sumas.  1725- 
Royal  cedilla  concerning  the  revolt  of  the  Sumas.    Feb.  2,  1730. 

(See  no.  6,  above.) 

10.  Request  of  Jose  de  Escandon  to  build  a  fort  at  Villa  de  Santander. 

1751- 

11.  Missions  of  Sierra  Gorda  ;  the  Pames  Indians.    1764. 

12.  Affairs  of  the  Jesuit  missions  of  Lower  California.    1751. 
Vol.  39. 

1.  Royal  order  addressed  to  the  governors  of  the  northern  provinces, 

requiring  descriptions  and  maps  of  each  province.  Directed  to 
the  governors  of  Coahuila,  Texas,  Nueva  Viscaya,  Nuevo  Leon, 
New  Mexico,  Sonora,  and  Sinaloa.    Dec.  19,  1756. 

Reply  by  the  governor  of  Coahuila,  promising  to  obey  the  order. 
Mar.  2,  1757. 

Report  by  the  governor  of  Nueva  Viscaya,  Matheo  Antonio  de  Men- 
doza,  remitted  July  i,  1757.    No  map.    Related  correspondence. 

13  ff. 
"  Mapa  que  mando  hacer  cl  Scfior  Dn.  Francisco  Antt".  Marin  del 
Valle  Gobernador  y  Cap'""  Gen'  de  este  reino  de  el  Nuebo  Mex'^" 
en  la  visita  que  hizo  de  el  distrito  de  su  (jobernacion,  y  esta  agre- 
gado  a  el  parte  de  la  Viscaia  y  Sonora  y  las  Nabajo  Moqui  y 
Jila,  y  en  los  Margenes  se  manifiesta  la  gente  de  que  se  compone 
esta  Gobernacion  asi  de  Yndios  como  de  Espaiioles  y  gente  de 
razon  y  soldados  vassallos  todos  de  su  Magd." 

(On  heavy  parchment.     Name  of  maker  not  given.     Dated  on  the  back, 
1758.    Size  about  26  by  32  inches.) 

Accompanying  description  of  New  Mexico.  Contains  an  account  of 
the  jurisdictions,  Indians,  and  of  Apaches  and  Cumanches.  Santa 
Fe,  Apr.  30,  1758. 

2.  Expediente  concerning  the  new  method  proposed  by  the  College  of 

Santa  Cruz  de  Queretaro  for  the  government  of  the  missions  of 
Sonora.     1772- 1774.    60  flf. 

(Very  important  for  a  study  of  administration.    Cf.  Provincias  Intemas, 
vol.  152,  and  the  Lancaster-Jones  Collection  of  the  Museo  Nacional.) 

Representation  by  Fray  Diego  Ximenes,  procurator  of  the  college, 
pursuing  the  same  subject  as  that  reported  on  by  Fray  Antonio  de 
los  Reyes  on  Apr.  20  and  July  6,  1772.  Thirteen  numbered  para- 
graphs. 

Another  report  by  Ximenes.    Sept.  18,  1773. 

Letters  from  various  missionaries  of  Sonora.     1773-1774. 

Opinions  of  the  fiscal  and  viceroy's  decrees. 

Reports  of  the  visitor  of  missions  of  Sonora,  Fray  Juan  Diaz.  1774. 
4.  Proceedings  (Opcracion)  of  the  royal  officials  of  the  treasury  con- 
cerning sinodos  of  the  missions  of  the  Interror  Provinces.  A 
report  sent  to  the  commandant-general.     1777- 


154  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

A  list  of  all  the  missionaries  (not  by  name,  but  by  missions)  in 
Nueva  Viscaya,  New  Mexico,  Coahuila,  Texas,  Sinaloa,  Sonera, 
and  \uevo  Leon.    Made  in  the  reales  cajas,  Mexico,  Feb.  7,  177". 

Estimate  of  funds  needed  for  the  presidios  of  the  Interior  Provinces 
for  1789.    By  the  Cavallero  de  Croix. 

5.  Report  by  the  commandant-general,  Croix,  of  promotions  of  the 

troops  of  the  Interior  Provinces.    Saltillo,  Xov.  27,  1777. 

6.  Report  of  the  value  of  the  revenue  from  tobacco  in  the  Interior  Prov- 

inces, sent  by  the  fiscal  authorities  to  the  commandant-general. 
Jan.  15,  1777. 

7.  Correspondence  of  the  commandant-general,  Croix,  concerning  an 

increase  of  troops  in  the  Interior  Provinces.    1779. 

8.  Correspondence  of  Joseph  Antonio  Rengel  and  Diego  Borica  con- 

cerning an  annorer  for  the  Interior  Provinces.     1785. 
11-27.  Correspondence  of  the  commandant-general  of  the  Interior  Prov- 
inces concerning  routine  affairs,  as  indicated  below.    1779- 1783. 

1 1.  Request  that  the  pay  of  the  auditor  de  gucrra  of  the  Interior  Prov- 

inces be  increased.    Arispe,  1782. 

12.  Id.  concerning  the  salary  of  the  secretary  of  the  commandancy-gen- 

eral.    Arispe,  1782. 

13.  Pay  of  retired  officers  of  the  Interior  Provinces.    1782. 

14.  Alail  service  in  the  Interior  Provinces.    1783. 

15.  The  question  whether  royal  officials,  under  certain  circumstances, 

shall  sigfn  with  a  cross  or  with  simple  word  of  honor.    1782-1783. 

16.  Gratitude  of  the  commandant-general  at  the  royal  approval  of  his 

measures.     1783. 

17.  Cost  of  a  pound  of  powder  sent  from  Mexico  to  Coahuila,  Chihua- 

hua, and  San  Miguel  de  Orconsitos.    1780. 
19.  Concerning  aid  in  the  administration  of  alcabalas  by  the  justices  of 

the  provinces.     1781. 
20-21.  Personal  matters.    1786. 

23.  .Appointment  of  Gov.  Neve,  of  California,  as  inspector-general  of 

the  troops  of  the  Interior  Provinces,  and  of  Pedro  Pages  in  Neve's 
place.    Oct.  23,  1782. 

24.  Increase  of  troops  in  the  Interior  Provinces.    1779. 

25.  Arrangements  made  by  Croix  for  the  government  of  the  Interior 

Provinces  in  case  of  his  death  or  the  defeat  of  his  troops.    July  8, 

Certificate  of  a  physician  as  to  the  sanity  of  Croix. 

26.  Request  by  Croix  for  the  powers  of  subdelegate  of  mails  (subdele- 

gado  de  correos).    1780. 

27.  Postage  on  letters  to  the  chief  officials  of  the  Interior  Provinces. 

1783.    Correspondence  runs  on  to  1793. 

28.  Expedicnte  concerning  the  sending  to  the  commandant-general  of 

the  maps  and  diaries  of  the  explorations  made  in   1779  by  the 

Princcsa  and  the  Favor ita  to  Puerto  de  Bucareli.    1783. 
Acknowledgement  by  Croix  of  the  receipt  of  si.x  diaries.     Arispe, 

Nov.  3,  1782. 
Report  by  Ygnacio  .Arteaga  y  Bazan.  of  his  expedition  of  that  year  to 

Puerto  de  Bucareli,  Cabo  de  San  Elias,  and  Puerto  Sor.  Santiago 

Apostol.    San  Bias,  Dec.  5.  1779. 
Map  of  the  California  coasts  from  36°  to  61"  north  latitude,  showing 

the  discoveries  of  Capt.  Bruno  Ezeta,  1775.  and  those  of  Arteaga 


Californias  155 

and  Bodega  y  Quadra,  1779,  in  the  Princesa  and  the  Favorita. 
Related  papers. 
29-36.  Correspondence  of  the  commandant-general  of  the  Interior  Prov- 
inces, as  indicated  below : 

29.  Opinion  as  to  whether  the  military  officials  of  the  Interior  Prov- 
inces might  enjoy  the  privileges  of  the  bula  de  la  crucada  without 
paying  Umosnas.     1781. 

31.  Measures  to  be  taken  to  collect  old  coins  of  the  Interior  Prov- 
inces.    1789. 

^2-  I'ay  for  the  copying  of  the  documents  sent  Croix  at  the  begin- 
ning of  his  term.  The  amount  was  $1377,  at  the  rate  of  $1.00  per 
day  for  each  clerk.     1780. 

34.  Income  and  expenditures  of  the  Real  Hacienda  in  the  provinces 
of  California,  Xueva  \'iscaya,  Xew  Mexico,  Coahuila,  Texas, 
Sonora  and  Sinaloa.  Prepared  by  the  officials  of  the  Real  Tribunal 
de  Cuentas.    Feb.  18,  1777. 

35.  Pay  of  the  deceased  inspector  of  anns,  Jose  Rubio.    1780. 

36.  Death  of  the  commandant-general,  Felipe  de  Neve,  and  the  ap- 
pointment of  a  successor,  Joseph  Antonio  Rengel.  Correspond- 
ence of  Rengel,  Cristobal  Corbalan,  and  Calindo  Xavarro  with 
the  viceroy.  Proceedings  of  the  Royal  Audiencia  of  Guadalajara. 
1 784- 1 785. 

Vol.40.  "Colotlan.    1765-1787." 

(Most  of  the  volume  deals  with  Colotlan,  Nayarit.     1765-17S7.) 
3-4.  Reports  by  the  different  colleges  de  Propaganda  Fide  on  their  mis- 
sions, in  response  to  a  royal  ccdula  of   Mar.  21,   1786.     With 
estados. 
By  the  College  of  San  Fernando,  on  the  missions  of  Nueva  Califor- 
nia.   Dec.  31,  1786.    Another,  Sept.  13,  1787. 
By  the  College  of  Pachuca,  on  the  missions  of  Coahuila.    Dec.  31, 
1786. 

(Mentions  Comanche,   Pausana,   Pampopa,  Hijame,  Tilijaya,  and  Julime 
Indians  at  San  Juan  Bautista.) 

By  the  College  of  Santa  Cruz,  on  the  missions  of  Sonora.    Sept.  15, 

1787. 
By  the  College  of  Zacatecas  on  the  missions  of  Texas.    Oct.  12,  1787. 

Sff. 

(With  estados  for  178^.  1785,  1787.) 

6.  Correspondence  concerning  the  assignment  of  lands  to  the  Indians 

of  the  missions  of  Sierra  (^lorda,  in  accordance  with  the  ccdula  of 

June  28,  1692.     1765. 

(Of  value  for  light  on  the  system.) 

7.  Proceedings  in  consequence  of  a  request  by  Fray  Luis  Martinez  Cle- 

mcnte,  procurator  of  the  missions  of  Xew  Mexico,  tliat  the  royal 

ccdula  of  May,  1739,  relative  to  the  custodia  of  San  Francisco  be 

observed.     1740- 1742. 
Original  of  the  ccdula  of  Apr.  30,  1739.    It  relates  to  the  visitation  of 

the  missions  by  the  Bishop  of  Durango. 
Correspondence  of  Fray  Luis  CMemente,  the  Bishop  of  Durango, 

I'ray  Miguel  Menchero,  and  the  viceroy. 
40.  Acts  of  visitation  of  the  presidio  of  San  Josef  del  Nallarit  ( Nayarit). 

1787.    50  ff. 


156  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

Vol.41.  Establishment  of  new  missions  and  a  presidio  in  Nueva  California. 
1785-1791. 

1.  Establishment  of  five  missions  between  San  Diego  and  San  Fran- 

cisco.   1 785- 1 79 1. 

(Correspondence  of  the  governor  of  California,  the  guardian  of  S. 
Fernando,  and  the  viceroy,  and  proceedings  in  Mexico.  The  guardian 
asks  for  ornaments  for  the  missions  of  La  Soledad  and  Santa  Cruz. 
1791.     Part  of  the  correspondence  is  filed  in  expcdiente  no.  3.) 

2.  Repayment  to  the  presidio  of  Monterrey  of  money  spent  in  the  set- 

tlement of  the  province.    1800-1802. 
Provisions  for  sending  to  California  children  from  the  foundling 
hospitals.    1799.    12  flF. 
3-4.  The  sending  of  orphans  to  Californias.    Lists  of  those  sent,  state- 
ments of  expenses,  etc.    1799-1800.    Discussion  extends  to  1817. 

5.  Correspondence   of   Governor   Arrillaga   concerning  unserviceable 

equipment  of  weaving  and  pottery  making  establishments  at  Mon- 
terrey.   1810.    7  ff. 

6.  Disposition  to  be  made  of  the  royal  fifths  (quintos)  of  the  pearls 

taken  at  Loreto.    1794.    38  ff. 

7.  Request  of  two  religious  of  California  to  be  sent  to  the  province  of 

Santa  Helena  de  la  Florida.    1818. 

8.  Request  of  Jose  Guilcz,  procurator  of  the  missions  of  California,  for 

the  usual  situados.    Feb.  7,  1810.    2  ff. 

9.  Stipends  (sinodos)  for  the  Dominican  missionaries  in  Alta  Califor- 

nia.   1810.    14  flf. 
Lists  of  missionaries  in  Antigua  California.    1808. 

10.  Entry  at  Guaymas  and  contraband  trade  of  the  Nuestra  Seiiora  del 

Carmen  (captain  "  David",  from  Boston).    Oct.,  1802.    23  ff. 

(Correspondence  of  Nemesio  Salcedo,  officials  at  Guaymas,  and  the  vice- 
roy, 1 802- 1 803.) 

11.  Arrival  at  the  port  of  San  Bias  of  the  .American  vessel  Enterprise 

{"  Underprisse  "),  from  New  York,  in  quest  of  supplies.     1800. 
36  flF. 

(Long  correspondence,  extending  to  1803.  Letters  of  Capt.  Hubbell,  Eliza 
of  Tepic,  officials  of  .^capulco,  and  viceroy.) 

12.  Remittance  of  powder  to  California.    1808. 

Certificate  by  "  the  American  pilot  Jorge  Huasinton "  (George 
Washington  Eayrs),  that  he  had  been  left  in  the  port  of  Monter- 
rey by  the  commander  of  the  Alexandria,  and  list  of  the  goods  on 
that  vessel  belonging  to  him.  Monterrey,  Aug.  13,  1803.  (Orig- 
inal.) 

(This  proves  Bancroft's  surmise  to  be  incorrect.  See  his  California, 
n.  268.     Bancroft  spells  the  names  Ayres.) 

Translation  of  the  above  by  Kelly. 

Several  letters  of  Eayrs  to  the  viceroy,  asking  to  be  sent  to  Boston. 
San  Bias,  Nov. -Dec,  1803. 

(The  viceroy  in  1804  granted  him  $100  to  pay  his  way  to  Mexico,  then  $80 
to  go  to  Vera  Cruz.  See  Out  West,  vol.  30,  pp.  159-166,  for  an  account 
of  the  Eayrs  MSS.  now  in  the  possession  of  the  Los  .Angeles  Public 
Library.  They  were  found  by  the  present  writer  in  the  hands  of  a 
second-hand  book  dealer  in  Mexico  and  secured  for  the  library  named.) 

13.  14,  15.  Minor  aflfairs  of  Lower  California.     1799,   1802,  and  1811, 

respectively. 


Califontias  157 

i6.  Request  of  Fray  Jose  Navas,  of  the  College  of  San  Fernando,  to  be 

allowed  to  return  to  California.     1816. 
18.  Death  of  Alanuel  Rodriguez,  habilitado  of  the  presidios  of  Califor- 
nias.    1818.    8fr. 
Vol.  42. 

1.  Papers  of  the  Junta  Directiva  of  the  Pious  Fund  relative  to  the  sale 

of  Arroyo  Zarco.     1833. 

2.  Construction  of  the  Sutil,  in  the  port  of  San  Bias.    1792. 

3.  Transportation  of  thieves  to  the  Philippines,  in  the  English  vessel 

Princesa  Real.    Only  the  title  page.    1794. 
4-21.  Mainly  affairs  of  San  Bias,  excepting  no.  16. 

16.  Correspondence  in  consequence  of  a  royal  order  of  Apr.  3,  1783, 
that  a  boy  brought  by  Bodega  y  Quadra  from  Nootka  be  educated. 
1783-1792.    5ff. 
Vol.  43.  "  Enteros  y  Libramientos  a  las  Reales  Cajas."    1798-1801. 

(The  contents  seem  to  deal  mainly  with  interior  Mexico.) 
Vol.  44.   (Mainly  papers  from  the  First  Secretariat  of  State.) 

1.  Appointment  of  Ignacio  Lastiri  as  administrator  of  the  Pious  Fund. 

1823.    65  fT. 

(Correspondence  of  the  Secretariat  of  Relations,  seccion  de  beneficencia, 
and  other  departments.) 

2.  Secularization  of  four  Coahuila  missions  within  the  jurisdiction  of 

San  Juan  Bautista.    June,  July,  1823.    8  ff. 

(Papers  of  the  First  Secretariat  of  State :  memorial  of  the  provincial  depu- 
tation to  the  Supreme  K.xccutive  Power,  asking  for  secularization,  in 
conformity  with  the  decree  of  the  Spanish  court,  June  25 ;  order  («'»- 
siancia)  of  the  Supreme  Executive  Power;  copy  of  the  decree  of  Sept. 
30,  1813;  order  to  the  political  chief  {jefe  jwlitico)  of  Coahuila  that  the 
secularization  be  effected,  July  13,  1S23.) 

3.  Secularization  of  seven  Texas  missions.    1823. 

(Petition  by  Refugio  de  la  Garza,  deputy  from  Texas,  asking  that  they  be 
delivered  to  the  ordinary  ecclesiastics ;  order  to  the  political  chief  ijefe 
politico)  to  effect  the  secularization.     Sept.  15,  1823.) 

4.  Communication  of  the  procurator  of  the  missions  of  Lower  Cali- 

fornia concerning  the  payment  of  sinodos  and  expenses  for  lamps 
at  Loreto.    July  19,  1829.    40  ff. 

5.  Protest  by  the  president  of  the  Dominican  missions,  Pedro  Gonzalez, 

against  the  order  of  commissioner  Canon  Agustin  de  San  Vicente, 
to  deliver  the  missions  to  the  Fernandinos.    1823.    5  ff. 

6.  Expediente  "  incident  "  to  no.  i,  above.    1824.    5  ff. 

7.  Request  by  the  procurator  of  the  missions  of  Lower  California  con- 

cerning supplies.    1823.    5  ff. 
(Papers  of  the  First  Secretariat  of  State.) 

8.  Representations  of  Fray  Jose  Altimira  and  Fray  Luis  Gil  de  Ta- 

boada,  missionaries  of  San  Francisco  and  Santa  Cruz,  concerning 
the  moving  of  the  first  and  the  extinction  of  the  second  mission. 
Transmitted  by  the  jcfe  politico  of  Alta  California.    1823. 
9-10.  Fxpedientes  "  incident  "  to  no.  i,  above. 

11.  Comtnunication  of  the  deputation  of  New  Mexico  concerning  the 
secularization  of  the  missions  of  Taos,  San  Juan,  and  others. 
1824. 

12-15.  Administration  of  the  Pious  Fund  and  minor  affairs  of  the  mis- 
sions of  Lower  California.    1823- 1824. 


158  Mexico:   Arcliiz'o  General 

Vol.  45.  (Mainly  expedientes  from  the  First  Secretariat  of  State.) 

1.  "  Resistance  of  the  missionaries  of  both  Californias  to  taking  the 

oath  of  independence."    1822.    34  ff. 

(Correspondence  of  Emperor  Iturbide  with  the  secretary  of  relations;  and 

of  this  official  with  local  officials  of  Acapulco  and  Californias  and  with 

mission  authorities  in  Mexico.) 

References  to  arrangement  with  the  Russians  regarding  the  otter 
trade. 

2.  Application  of  Ignacio  Lastiri  for  the  office  of  administrator  general 

of  the  Pious  Fund.    July  24,  1822.    2  flf.    ( See  preceding  volume.) 

3.  Concerning  the  delivery  by  Tomas  Suria  of  the  documents  relative 

to  the  transfer  of  the  missions  of  Californias  to  the  ordinary 
ecclesiastics.    Correspondence  of  Suria  and  the  secretar}-  of  rela- 
tions.   1822.    2  flf. 
(See  Secrctaria  dc  Gobcrnacion,  p.  337.) 

4.  5,  7.  Administration  of  the  Pious  Fund.    1820-1821. 

6.  Recruiting  of  Dominican  missionaries  for  Lower  California.     1820. 
8-1 1.  Sinodos  for  the  missionaries  of  Lower  California.    Correspond- 
ence of  the  secretary  of  relations.    1817-1820. 

12.  Correspondence  concerning  the  merits  of  Fray  Miguel  Abad   for 

sixteen  years  of  service  in  California.    1805.    12  flf. 

13.  5'!«orfoj  for  the  missionaries  of  Californias.    1822. 

14.  Request  of  two  Dominicans  of  the  province  of  Santiago  to  be  allowed 

to  go  to  Europe  to  collect  missionaries.    1802.    10  flf. 

15.  Founding  of  a  mission  in  the  place  called  Calahuasa.     1798.    20  flf. 
Diego  de  Borica  to  the  cominander  of  Santa  Barbara.     Monterrey, 

Oct.  II,  1798. 

Fray  Estevan  Tapis  to  Fray  Fennin  Francisco  de  Lasuen.  Santa 
Barbara,  Oct.  23,  1798. 

Diary  reports  of  the  examination  of  the  site  by  (joycoechea  and  Pablo 
Cota.    1798. 

Letter  of  the  president  of  the  missions  of  Nueva  California  to  Gov- 
ernor Borica.     1798. 

Borica  to  the  viceroy  concerning  the  project.    1798. 

Proceedings  of  the  viceregal  government.     1802. 

Viceroy's  order  to  found  the  mission.    Feb.  2,  1803. 

Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  Arrillaga.    May,  1803. 
17.  "  Resistance  of  the  missionaries  of  both  Californias  to  taking  the 
oath  of  independence."    1822.    51  flf.     (See  no.  i.  above.) 

Correspondence  of  Agustin  Fernandez  de  San  Vicente,  commis- 
sioner, from  Tepic  and  Loreto,  with  the  secretary  of  relations. 

Governor  Pablo  Vicente  de  Sola  to  same,  from  Monterrey. 

"Act  executed  (celebrada)  in  the  capital  of  la  Nueva  California 
April  g,  1822." 

Report  of  Jose  Alanuel  Ruiz,  lieutenant  of  cavalry,  to  the  governor 
of  California,  concerning  the  swearing  allegiance  at  San  Vicente. 
May  22,  1822. 

Other  similar  reports.     (See  no.  i,  above.) 
18-26.  Adiuinistration  of  the  Pious  Fund.    1823-1825. 

(Correspondence  of  the  administrator  with  the  secretary  of  relations,  the 
Contaduria,  and  the  minister  of  hacienda,  concerning  sinodos,  vidticos, 
rents,  etc.) 


Californias  159 

Vol.  46. 

I.  Expediente  concerning  the  killing,  by  Indians,  of  two  soldiers  of  the 

presidio  of  Santa  iJarbara.    1790-1792.    20  ff. 

(Letters  of  Felipe  de  Goycoechea,  commander  of  the  presidio,  Governor 
Fages,  .\rrillaga,  minutes  of  replies.) 

2.  Report  by  Governor  Fages  of  the  burning  of  the  greater  part  of  the 

presidio  of  Monterrey,  measures  taken  for  its  reconstruction,  and 
funds  needed.  With  other  letters  by  Fages  to  the  viceroy  and 
Jacobo  Ugarte  y  Loyola,  and  minutes  of  replies.    1789.    10  ff. 

3.  Correspondence  of  the  administrator  of  mails  concerning  the  ac- 

counts of  the  presidio  of  San  Francisco.    Only  the  title  page. 

4.  Invoices  of  goods  remitted  to  the  presidios  of  Californias.     1791. 

25  ff. 

(Reports    and    accounts    signed    by    Pedro    Ygnacio    de    .'\riEteguirre, 
Mexico,  .\pr.  11,  1792,  and  sent  to  the  viceroy.) 

5.  Request  of  Governor  Fages  that  the  church  of  Loreto  be  repaired, 

and  to  know  from  what  fund  the  expenses  are  to  be  paid.  Nov. 
27,  1786.    loff. 

6.  Request  by  the  guardian  of  San  Fernando  that  Fray  Cristobal  Ora- 

maz  be  allowed  to  retire  on  account  of  ill  health.    Dec.  4,  1792. 
7-8.  Provision  of  supplies  for  the  presidios  of  the  Alta  California. 

1792-1793. 

9.  Military  appointments  in  the  presidios  of  Californias.     1792.    34  ff. 

(Correspondence  of  Joseph  Antonio  Romeu  and  Pedro  de  Nava  with  the 
viceroy.) 

10.  Request  by  e.x-governor  Fages  for  the  continuation  of  his  pay  as 
colonel  and  that  he  be  recommended  to  the  king  for  another  office. 

^792- 
"  Papel  de  varios  puntos  concernientes  al  Govierno  de  la  Peninsula 

de  Californias  ",  addressed  by  Fages  to  Romeu.    38  paragraphs. 

1792. 
Estado  of  the  establislunents  of  Alta  California,  by  Fages.    May  20, 

1793- 
Record  of  services  {hoja  de  servicios)  of  Fages. 
Related  correspondence  of  Fages  with  the  viceroy. 

II.  Supplies  for  the  presidios  of  the  Californias.    30  ff. 

(Correspondence  of  Fages,  Arrillaga,  Carcaba,  and  the  viceroy.) 

12.  Despatch  of  two  missionaries  of  the  College  of  San  Fernando  to  Cali- 

fornia.    1792.    15  ff. 

(Correspondence  of  the  guardian,   Pangua,   Francisco   Hixosa,   and  the 
viceroy.) 

13.  Appointment  of  a  surgeon  and  bloodletter  for  the  presidio  of  Mon- 

terrey.   1784-1785.    68  ff. 

(Correspondence  of  Fages,  Moreno,  Trillo,  and  the  viceroy.) 

14.  Shortage  in  the  supplies  of  Santa  Barbara  and  San  Francisco.   1791- 

1792.    15  ff. 

(Correspondence  of  Romeu.  Hixosa,  and  tlic  viceroy.) 

15.  Discussion  as  to  whether  the  "  thirds  "  of  the  goods  destined  for 

California  shall  be  taken  out  at  the  custom-house  of  Mexico,  or 
at  the  stores  of  each  place  where  they  are  sent.    1792.    10  ff. 
(Correspondence  of  the  officials  of  the  custom-house  and  the  viceroy.) 
17.  Appointment  of  Jose  Laredo  as  lieutenant  of  the  company  of  Mon- 
terrey.   1792.    5  ff. 


160  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

20.  Discussion  as  to  whether  the  Dominicans  are  to  occupy  the  missions 
of  the  rivers  "  Yaqui,  Mayo,  Sinaloa,  and  Fuerte  ".    1773.    8  ff. 
(Correspondence  of  Pedro  de  Nava.) 

21-22.  Quicl<er  mail  service  to  California,  and  more  supplies  for  the 
department  of  marine  of  San  Bias.  Correspondence  of  Jose  Joa- 
quin de  Arrillaga,  Pages,  Ugarte  y  Loyola,  Hixosa,  and  the  vice- 
roy.   1786-1788.    35  flf.  plus. 

23.  Affairs  of  the  marine  of  San  Bias.    1789-1790.    4:2  ff. 
Vol.47. 

1.  "  Navigation  made  by  the  midshipman   {alferez  de  navio)  of  the 

Royal  Armada  and  commandant  of  the  [frigate]  of  the  King 
named  the  Princesa,  D.  Francisco  Antonio  Mourelle,  from  the 
Port  of  Manila  in  the  Philippine  Islands,  ....  to  the  Port  of 
San  Bias,  commissioned  for  the  new  route  of  the  equinox  with 
despatches  (pliegos)  of  the  King  Our  Lord  by  the  Most  Excellent 
Senor  Viceroy  in  the  years  of  1780  and  1781." 

Diary  by  Mourelle,  ending  at  San  Bias,  Sept.  27,  1781.  With  a 
vocabulary  of  the  Indians  of  the  islands  of  Mayorga.    60  flf. 

Diary  by  first  pilot  of  the  Princesa,  Jose  Antonio  Vasquez.  Begins 
at  Cavite,  Aug.  24,  1780.    280  flf. 

Maps  of  the  Thousand  Islands,  "  El  Placer  and  Islands  named 
Ohonagava,  peopled  with  negroes  from  Guinea  or  Bretaiia",  Yslas 
de  Mayorga,  Yslas  de  Galvez. 

Phelipe  Asian,  governor  of  Yslas  Marianas,  to  the  viceroy,  report- 
ing the  arrival  there  of  the  Princesa  in  bad  condition.  June  17, 
1781. 

Mourelle  to  the  viceroy,  reporting  English  relations  at  Manila ;  state 
of  the  defenses  there.    San  Bias,  Sept.  30,  1781. 

2.  Inventory  of  a  legajo  entitled  "  Various  voyages  made  to  the  Presi- 

dios of  la  Alta  California  from  the  Port  of  San  Bias  ".  The  docu- 
ments are  scattered  through  various  volumes  of  the  archive.  The 
voyages  listed  fall  between  1772  and  1786.    i  f. 

3.  Minutes  of  communications  to  the  commandant-general  of  the  In- 

terior Provinces,  the  governor  of  Californias,  the  commandant  of 
marine  of  San  Bias,  and  the  commissary  of  San  Bias,  concerning 
aid  in  way  of  troops  and  supplies  for  Californias  and  Sonora. 
With  letters  by  Nava  and  Borica.    1795.    15  ff. 

4.  Orders  that  the  vessels  of  San  Bias  shall  aid  in  the  transportation  of 

timber  to  California.  Reports  by  Borica  on  the  timber  needed. 
1795.    4ff- 

5.  Report  by  the  commandant-general,  Pedro  de  Nava,  on  the  merits  of 

various  military  oflficials,  and  recommendation  of  promotions. 
1792.    6  flf. 

6.  Account  of  cost  of  the  esplanade,  guard-house  (giiardia),  and  case- 

mate, constructed  for  the  defense  of  Monterrey.     1796.     il  flf. 
(Correspondence  of  Governor  Borica  and  the  viceroy.) 

7.  Provisions  made  in  jinita  particular  for  the  defense  of  Californias. 

July  II,  1795.    II  flf. 

(Communications  of  Salvador  Fidalgo  and  Miguel  Costanso.) 

8.  Plan  of  the  port  of  San  Francisco  and  of  the  Fort  of  San  Joaquin, 

made  in  1794  by  the  ad  interim  governor,  Jose  Joaquin  de  Arri- 


Californias  161 

llaga,  by  order  of  the  viceroy.    Transmitted  to  the  viceroy  from 

Monterrey,  Jan.  i,  1795,  by  Gov.  Borica. 

(In  colors,  and  about  24  by  36  inches.) 
Opinion  concerning  increase  of  troops  at  San  Francisco,  by  Borica. 

A  part  of  the  same  report.  1795. 
Other  letters  by  Borica  of  the  same  period.    In  all  5  ff. 

9.  Diary  of  the  voyage  made  by  Camacho,  midshipman  and  first  pilot  of 

the  Favorita  (alias  the  .V.  S.  de  los  Remedios)  from  San  Bias  to 
Callao  de  Lima,  with  Capt.  Bodega  y  Quadra.  May  8,  1781- 
June  19,  1783.  With  map  of  Puerto  de  "Paya,  near  Panama.  200  fT. 
Vol.  48.  Part  I.  "  Cuenta  General  de  las  Haz'^^^  de  San  Agustin  de  los  Amoles 
pertenecientes  al  Ano  de  1791.  Su  administrador,  Dn.  Juan 
Antonio  Cuebas." 
General  accounts  of  the  haciendas  of  San  Agustin  de  Amoles,  belonging 
to  the  Pious  Fund,  1791.    Whole  volume. 

(An  excellent  set  of  detailed  books  illustrating  the  administration  of  the 
fund.) 

Vol.48.  Part  II. 

I.  Permit  to  Juan  Mendez  to  transport  products  of  California  to  Spain 

by  paying  the  appropriate  duties.    Mar.  31,  1800.    22  iT. 

3.  Report  of  damages  done  at  the  presidio  of  San  Francisco  by  the 

storms  of  Jan.  13  and  18,  1804.    Jan.  26,  1804.    13  flf. 

4.  Supplies  needed  for  Alta  California  in  1800.    Report  Nov.  28,  1799. 

3oflF. 

5.  Supplies  for  Nueva  California.    May,  1802.    14  IT. 

6.  Account  of  cost  of  re-roofing  stores,  guard-house,  jail,  and  four 

houses  at  the  presidio  of  San  Francisco.    1799.    20  fT. 

8.  Request  of  Fray  Lorenzo  Merelo,  missionary  of  California,  for  per- 

mission to  retire  and  go  to  Yucatan.    Mar.  15,  1800.     15  f?. 

9.  Delivery  of  collections  to  the  provisor  of  the  missions  of  San  Fer- 

nando for  the  purchase  of  supplies.     1799.    6  ff. 

10.  Request  of  the  procurator  of  missions  for  25  quintals  of  copper  to 

ornament  (labrar)  certain  rooms.    Sept.  15,  1800.    With  resulting 
correspondence.  44  fT. 

12.  Establishment  of  a  new  cattle  ranch  at  the  presidio  of  San  Francisco, 

on  account  of  the  Royal  Hacienda.    1797.    37  fT. 

13.  Accounts  of  the  missionaries  of  San  Francisco,  Santa  Clara,  and 

Santa  Cruz.     1804.    20  ff. 

14.  Estimates  of  supplies  for  the  four  presidios  of  Alta  California.  Mar. 

9,  1804.    10  if. 

15.  Retirement  of  Fray  Miguel  Abad  to  his  monastery  of  Santo  Do- 

mingo.   1801.    23  flf. 
Vol.49.  Parti. 

I.  Request  by  (Governor  Fages  that  from  the  presidials  destined  to  San 
Juan  de  Uli'ia  and  Havana  a  certain  number  of  artisans  be  sent  to 
Californias,  since  persons  of  this  class  are  ver>'  much  lacking. 
Oct.  2,  1787.    Related  correspondence.    98  ff. 

3.  Families  who  have  volunteered  to  settle  in  California.    Correspond- 

ence of  Loyola  and  Ilixosa.    Lists.    1796.    20  ff. 

4.  Reports  of  the  religious  of  the  Colleqc  of  San  Fernando,  Jose  Serian 

and  Isidro  Salazar,  concerning  the  peopling  of  California.     May, 
1796.     15  ff. 
12 


1C2  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

6.  Communication  of  the  governor  of  California  asking  that  fulfilled 

contracts  of  artisans  be  terminated  and  that  new  artisans  be  sent. 
Correspondence  of  Father  Lasuen,  Ruiz,  Borica,  and  Eliza.  1794. 
40  ff. 

7.  Proceedings  of  the  lieutenant  of  the  Tribunal  de  la  Acordada,  Sebas- 

tian Garcia.     1799.     10  ff. 
\'ol.  49.  Part  II.  "  Cuenta  Gral.  de  Arroyozarco.    Ano  de  1790-1791." 

(General  accounts  of  the  hacienda  of  .Arroyo  Zarco,  belonging  to  the  Pious 
Fund.    1790-1791.    Whole  volume.) 

\'ol.  50. 

I.  Sinodos  for  certain  friars.     1805.    5  ff. 

3.  Despatch  of  munitions  and  artillerymen.     1806.    5  ff. 

5.  Cancellation  (Chaitcelacion)  of  the  bonds  of  the  habilitado,  Felipe 

de  Goycoechea.     1806.    5  ff. 

4.  Retirement  of  the  artillery  in  Californias.    Correspondence  of  Pedro 

de  Laguna  and  Arrillaga.    4  ff. 

6.  Request  of  governor-elect  of  Antigua  California,  Felipe  de  Goycoe- 

chea, for  salary  in  advance.    Mar.  4,  1806.    5  ff. 

8.  Arrival  at  San  Quentln  of  the  American  frigate  Chain;  fur  hunting 

(pesca  de  pieles)  by  it  under  protection  of  cannon  which  it 
planted,  and  the  desertion  of  a  negro  from  the  crew.  Corre- 
spondence of  Arrillaga  and  Jose  Manuel  Ruiz.     1804.    20  ff. 

9.  Instructions  to  the  commander  of  the  Conccpcion,  carrying  supplies 

to  Alta  Californias.    Sept.  24,  1806.    5  ff. 
Transmittal  of  "  noticias  "  of  Nueva  California  for  the  vear  1806. 
Luis  de  Tovar  y  Caro.    Sept.  24,  1806.    With  notices,  20  ff. 

10.  Transmittal  of  the  "  noticias  "  of  Baja  California  for  the  year  1806. 

Nov.  30.    36  ff. 

11.  List  of  missionaries  of  the  College  of  San  Fernando  in  Nueva  Cali- 

fornia.   By  Estevan  Tapis.    1807. 
Sinodos  for  the  missionaries  of  Nueva  California.     With  the  list, 

12.  Request  of  the  procurator  of  missions  of  Nueva  California  that  the 

commanders  of  the  vessels  which  carry  them  furnish  them  board 
(mesa)  as  they  are  commanded.     1807. 
List  of  Dominicans  in  Baja  California.     1807. 
Vol.  51. 

1.  Request  for  medicines  for  the  presidios  and  missionaries,  at  the 

expense  of  the  Royal  Hacienda.     May  26,  1807.     7  ff. 

2.  Repayment  by  the  Royal  Hacienda  of  sums  spent  by  the  presidio  of 

Monterrey.    1807.    9  ff. 

3.  Transmittal  to  Alta  California  of  the  bulls  of  the  Holy  Crusade 

(Santa  Cnicada)  and  "  fortieths  "  of  goods  for  1808  and  1809. 
June  30,  1807.    8  ff. 

4.  Retirement  from  California  of  Fray  Pedro  de  las  Cuevas  and  Fray 

Romualdo  Martinez,  missionaries  of  the  College  of  San  Fernando. 
1806.    4ff. 

5.  Transfer  of  fathers  Juan  Caballero,  Vicente  Zavala,  Pedro  de  las 

Cuevas,  and  Juan  Gonzalez  to  the  province  of  Santo  Evangelio. 
Mar.  7,  1807.    3  ff. 

6.  Request  of  Fray  Isidoro  Barcenilla  to  be  allowed  to  return  to  Spain. 

May  10,  1807.    8  ff. 


Calif  ornias  1C3 

7.  Payment  of  sinodos  to  the  missionaries  of  Lower  California.    1807. 

7ff. 

8.  Id.  of  Nueva  California.     1807. 

9.  Despatch  of  Fathers  Francisco  Uria,  Felipe  Arroyo,  and  Jose  Legor- 

reta  to  the  missions  of  Xueva  California.    1807. 
10.  Royal  order  of  July  29,  1816,  that  the  American  vessel  Eagle  shall 
not  be  allowed  to  enter  any  port.     1816.     15  fT. 

12.  Request  that  the  San  Carlos  be  sent  to  Alta  California  with  a  part 

of  the  supplies  for  the  presidios  and  "  with  the  purpose  of  priva- 
teering (haccr  el  corso)".  Letters  of  Arrillaga  and  Argiiello. 
14  ff. 

13.  Recjuest  by  the  provisor  of  missions  of  Nueva  California  for  cohre. 

Aug.  26,  1804.    3  ff. 

14.  Request  of  the  bloodletter,  Jose  Carrillo,  for  pemiission  to  return 

from  Monterrey  to  San  Bias.    Sept.  30,  1801.    3  ff. 

15.  Account  of  expenditures  upon  the  fort  Punta  de  Guijarros  and  the 

flat-boat  (barca  plana),  of  the  presidio  of  San  Diego.  Dec.  31, 
1803.     15  ff. 

16.  Id.    Dec.  31,  1804. 

17.  Information  relative  to  contraband  goods  unloaded  on   the  coast 

{dos  contrabandos  descmbarcados).    May  11,  1804.    8  ff. 

19.  Estimates  of  supplies  for  the  presidios  of  Alta  California  for  the 

year  1809.    Apr.  i.  1808.    35  ff. 

20.  The  same  as  no.  15,  Dec.  31,  1806.    10  ff. 

22.  Remittance  of  25  quintals  of  iron  to  .Alta  California.     June.  1807. 
8ff. 
Vol.  52.  Documents  relative  to  the  property  possessed  by  the  Jesuits  at  the 
time  of  the  expulsion.     1763-1782.    Nearly  the  whole  volume. 
Sums  owed  to  the  Pious  Fund  by  various  colleges.     1782. 
Report  by  a  commission  of  the  colleges  on  the  property  of  the  Col- 
lege of  San  Gregorio.     1763.     124  ff. 
Vol.53. 

2.  3,  4,  6,  7,  15.  24.  Requests  of  missionaries  for  permission  to  retire 
from  California:     (2)  Fray  Antonio  de  Uria  asks  permission  to 
go  to  Spain,  Oct.  15,  1812;  (3)  Jose  Garcia,  to  go  to  Havana, 
Feb.   1,   1812;  (4)   \'icente  Rodriguez,  to  go  to  Spain,  Sept.  3, 
181 1  :  (6)  Marcelino  Huidobro,  to  go  to  the  province  of  Santo 
Evangelio,  June  27,  1812;  (7)  the  procurator  of  California,  to  go 
to  Spain,  Oct.  23,  1812;   (15)   Miguel  Hidalgo,  to  go  to  Anda- 
lusia. Apr.  28.  1803;  (24)  Antonio  Sanchez  and  ]\liguel  Gallego, 
Dominicans,  to  go  to  the  missions  of  Baja  California,  Jan.  13, 
1803.     (All  short,  from  5  to  t8  ff.) 
8,  13,  21,  22.  Payment  of  sinodos  and  alms  for  the  missions  of  Cali- 
fornia.    181 1,  1802,  1801,  1802,  respectively. 
22  contains  a  list  of  missionaries  of  the  College  of  San  Fernando  in 
Alta  California,  by  Lasuen.    Sept.  14,  1802. 
10,  II,  12,  23.  Requests  by  missionaries  for  the  payment  of  travelling 
expenses  {viaticos).   181 1,  1804,  1803,  1802,  respectively.   (From 
3  to  20  ff.  each.) 
9.  Royal  order  that  the  ports  of  California  be  supplied  "  en  clase  de 

menores  ".    Apr.  29.  1804. 
14.  Report  by  the  governor  of  California,  Pages,  that   Fray  Nicolas 
Munoz  has  embarked  secretly.     Nov.  16,  1784.    9  ff. 


164  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

i6,  17,  18.  Financial  documents  connected  with  work  on  the  fortification 
of  the  Port  of  San  Francisco.    1798,  1797,  and  1801,  respectively. 
20,  10,  and  10  fF. 
19,  20,  26.  Supplies  for  Alta  California.    1810.    20,  3,  5  ff.,  respectively. 
Vol.  54.  "  Libramientos  de  Chihuahua."     1801-1805. 

(Correspondence  of  the  Royal  Hacienda  of  Chihuahua  with  the  officials 
of  the  viceroy's  court;  reports  of  payments  from  the  Chihuahua  office.) 

Vol.55. 

I.  Correspondence  concerning  the  establishment  of  quicker  mail  service 
to  the  Californias.    1788-1833.    Many  folios. 
Affairs  of  the  Pious  Fund  connected  with  Arroyo  Zarco.     1810- 
1826.    Several  expedientes. 
\'ol.  06.  Affairs  of  the  marine  of  San  Bias  and  the  California  coast.     1784. 
Vol.57.  Id.    1 781,  1792. 
Vol.  58.  Exemption  of  employees  of  the  department  of  San  Bias  from  royal 

tribute.    1792. 
Vol.59. 

I,  6,  12,  21.  Requests  of  missionaries  for  permission  to  retire  from  or 
to  go  to  California:  (i)  Fray  Antonio  de  la  Concepcion  asks 
permission  to  go  to  Spain,  May  6,  1803  ;(6)  Fray  Jose  Punella  (  ?) 
to  return  to  the  College  of  San  Fernando,  Oct.  31,  1803;  (12) 
Fray  Vicente  Belda,  to  return  to  California,  Jan.  14,  1805;  (21) 
Vicente  Belda,  Rafael  Arviiia,  Domingo  Timon,  Dominicans,  to 
return  to  California,  June  12,  1805.     (From  6  to  20  ff.  each.) 

19,  2"/.  Trials  of  mission  Indians:  (19)  for  the  murder  of  Fray  Edu- 
ardo,  of  the  mission  of  Santo  Tomas,  1803;  (27)  of  the  Indian 
Aurelio,  of  the  mission  of  San  Francisco,  for  homicide.  1805. 
60  and  30  ff.,  respectively. 

\'arious  communications  concerning  sinodos,  vidticos,  and  supplies  of 
the  missions  of  Californias.     1804-1806.    Eight  expedientes. 

Id.  concerning  supplies,  salaries,  repairs,  etc.  for  the  presidios  of  Cali- 
fornias.    1797,  1799,  1801,  1802,  1805.    Twelve  expedientes. 
V^ol.eO.  Parti.  "1720  a  1785." 

Possessions  of  the  College  of  San  Gregorio.     1720. 

Testament  of  Sra.  Dona  Gertrudis  de  la  Peiia,  marquesa  de  las  Torres, 
in  favor  of  the  missions.     1727. 

Commission  of  Jose  de  Escandon,  to  inspect  the  missions  of  Sierra 
Gorda,  1744. 

Report  of  Escandon  on  the  state  of  the  missions.    1744. 

Opinion  of  Escandon  concerning  the  founding  of  four  villas.     1749. 

Report  of  the  progress  of  Escandon's  conquest  in  Nuevo  Santander. 
Feb.  17,  1749. 

Dictamen  of  the  auditor  de  guerra  concerning  the  above  report.    Mar. 
22,  1749. 
(Discusses  Bahia  del  Espiritu  Santo  and  Santa  Dorotea.) 

General  inventor}'  of  books,  accounts,  etc.,  of  the  Pious  Fund  of  Cali- 
fornias.   Mav  20,  1780. 
Vol.60.  Part  II.  "  1664 'a  1788." 

AdiTiinistration  of  the  Pious  Fund.    1786.    5  ff. 

Liquidation  of  the  debts  of  the  missions  of  Santa  Inez  de  Chinipas  and 
San  Ildefonso,  Yecora,  Sonora.    1788.    34  S. 


Calif ornias  165 

Vol.  61. 

Requests  of  missionaries  to  be  allowed  to  return  to  Spain.  Fray  Ma- 
riano Apolinario,  Mar.  ii  and  Oct.  i6,  1813;  Antonio  Lazaro, 
Oct.  19,  1813,  Sept.  25,  1814;  Joseph  Lapuente,  Sept.  30,  1814; 
Francisco  Saracola,  Jan.   12,  1815;  Marcos  Amestoy,  Feb.  30, 

1815  ;  Domingo  Juncosa,  July  12,  1815  ; Generoso,  May  i, 

1816;  Juan  Rivas,  Nov.  7,  1816. 

Orders  and  correspondence  concerning  the  collection  and  purchase  of 
pearls,  emeralds  and  other  precious  stones  for  the  queen.  1800- 
1809.    Eight  e.xpedientes,  in  all  about  90  ff. 

(Royal  orders  of  Aug.  2  and  6,  1800;  commission  to  Manuel  Quimper  and 
Alexandro  Jordan,  1803;  correspondence  during  1808-1809.) 

Instructions  to  the  commandant  of  the  presidio  of  Santa  Barbara  and 
the  sergeants  of  the  guards  at  the  mission  of  La  Purisima  Con- 
cepcion,  by  Felipe  Neve.     1782.     15  flf. 

Account  against  the  settlers  of  the  Pueblo  de  la  Reyna  de  los  Angeles. 
1783.    15  ff- 

General  adjustment  of  the  presidio  of  San  Carlos  de  Monterrey,  by  the 
habilitado,  Hermenegildo  Sal.    1783. 

Request  that  the  commandant-general  transmit  "  the  papers  of  Cali- 
fornia ". 

Inventory  of  the  presidio  of  San  Francisco.    1790.    5  fT. 

Review  of  the  five  companies  of  California  and  the  marine  of  Loreto, 
1790.    20  ff. 

Reserved  instructions  to  Ramon  Saavedra  for  his  privateering  expedi- 
tion in  the  Princesa  against  British  and  other  foreign  vessels 
which,  under  color  of  whale-fishing,  engage  in  contraband  trade. 
Apr.  9,  1806.     10  ff. 

The  ordering  to  Spain  for  misconduct  of  Pedro  de  la  Cueva,  Fernan- 
dino.    1808.    14  ff. 

Division  of  the  government  of  California.    Correspondence  of  Arrillaga 
and  the  viceroy.    1807.    10  ff. 
Vol.  62. 

Numerous  documents  relative  to  supplies.    1798-1802. 

Report  by  Benito  Vivero  y  Escaiio  of  the  arrival  of  the  Asturias  at 
Nootka.    Oct.  22,  1803. 

The  Alexander  from  Boston,  Capt.  John  Brown,  on  the  California  coast. 
Correspondence  of  the  officials  of  Monterrey  and  San  Bias,  and 
of  John  Stoughton,  consul  for  the  New  England  States.  July, 
1802.     10  ff. 

Abandonment  by  the  captain  of  the  American  frigate  "  Buret "  ( Tur- 
ret) of  an  American  {sic)  woman  named  Maria  Josefa  Evacite, 
at  the  mission  of  San  Juan  Capistrano,  and  her  transportation  to 
her  own  country.  Correspondence  of  James  Rowan,  of  the 
Hazard,  Carrillo  and  Vivero.    20  ff. 

Correspondence  of  James  Rowan,  captain  of  the  Hazard,  and  Mourelle. 
1 803- 1 804. 

Correspondence  of  Arrillaga  concerning  American  vessels  on  the  coast. 
1803-1804.    About  100  ff. 

Report  by  Arrillaga  of  two  Americans  and  other  strangers  coming  in 
the  Concepcion.    Nov.  12,  1806.    5  ff. 

Report  by  Arrillaga  to  Marquina  of  the  American  brig  Betsey  under 
command  of  Carlos  Winship,  and  of  the  Garland  under  Captain 
Kendrick.    Illicit  trade.    t8oo-t8oi. 


166  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

Estados  of  the  vessels  Orcasitos,  Acth-a,  and  El  Baldcz.  Oct.,  1802- 
Mar.,  1803.    Tlircc  to  five  folios  each. 

Supplies  for  the  presidios.     1798-1799,  1802. 

Request  of  the  guardian  of  San  Fernando  for  a  report  on  the  origin  of 
the  spiritual  ministry  of  Nueva  California.    Aug.  5,  1805.    8  flf. 

Payment  of  travelling  expenses  of  missionaries.     1808. 

Opposition  of  (lie  College  of  San  Fernando  to  the  settlement  of  a  family 
at  La  r)rea,  on  the  ground  that  it  would  be  prejudicial  to  the  mis- 
sion of  San  Juan  liautista.  1802.  Correspondence  of  Castro, 
the  applicant,  the  guardian,  Ruiz,  and  the  viceroy.     1802.     25  flf. 

Criminal  cause  against  an  Indian  of  the  mission  of  San  Diego  for  mur- 
der.    1808.    50  ff. 
Vol.65. 

Murder  of  seven  Indians  of  the  mission  of  San  Francisco  by  heathen 
Indians.    Correspondence  of  Gov.  Borica.    1795.    30  <?. 

Inquiry  into  the  reason  why  the  Indians  of  this  mission  (  San  Fran- 
cisco ?)  returned  to  their  ancient  peninsula.  Correspondence  of 
Borica.     1796.     10  ff. 

Sinodos  for  the  missionaries  of  the  College  of  San  Fernando  in  Cali- 
fornia.    1 795- 1 798.    25  flf. 
Lists  of  missionaries,  Oct.  5,  1795  ;  Aug.  23,  1796 ;  Oct.  2J,  1798. 
Letters  of  Lasuen,  the  guardian,  and  Borica. 

Criminal  cause  against  two  Indians  of  the  mission  of  San  Luis  Obispo 
for  murder.     1796.    50  flf. 

Discussion  as  to  whether  "  empleos  de  Republica  "  (public  function- 
aries) are  to  be  named  in  the  missions  and  as  to  their  status. 
Correspondence  of  Lasuen,  Tapis,  Borica,  and  Govcoechea.    1797- 

15  ff- 
Charge  of  murder  against  Aurelio  lujuvit,   an   Indian  of   San  Juan 

Capistrano.     1798.    40  flf. 
Financial  documents  concerned  with  the  maintenance  of  the  volunteer 

company  of  Catalufia  and  the  fortification  of  San  Diego.     1797- 

30  flf. 
Vol.  66.  "  Correspondencia,  1761  a  1773." 

Letters  by  Fray  Miguel  del  Barco  to  the  viceroy,  from  the  mission  of 

San  Xavier.    1761. 
Id.  by  Fray  Lucas  Ventura.    1761-1763. 
Fray  Juan  Crespi  to  the  visitor,  Joseph  de  Galvez.     Mission  of  Seiior 

San  Diego  de  Alcala.    Feb.  9,  1770.    4  fT. 

(Describes  the  journey  to  "the  very  great  and  famous  Port  ....  of  S" 
Franco".) 

The  viceroy  to  Palou,  reporting  that  10  missionaries  are  to  go  on  the 

San  Antonio  to  establish  five  new  missions.    Nov.  12,  1770. 
Palou  to  the  viceroy.     Three  letters  from  Loreto,  dated  Apr.  4,  1771. 
6  flf. 

(The  first  treats  of  s'modos  for  thirty  new  missionaries;  the  second  ac- 
knowledges the  order  to  found  five  new  missions  between  Villacata  and 
San  Diego  with  ten  of  the  thirty  new  missionaries;  the  third  returns 
thanks  for  ornaments  for  the  missions.) 

The  viceroy  to  Palou,  expressing  pleasure  at  the  progress  of  the  mission- 
ary work,  as  shown  by  letters  froin  Pages  and  Serra.  Sept.  12, 
1771.    2  flf. 


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Palou  to  the  viceroy,  acknowledging  the  report  that  twenty  religious 
are  on  the  way.    Dec.  8,  1771.    2  fF. 

List  of  missionaries  that  have  arrived  for  the  old  missions  and  for  the 
five  new  ones.     Palou,  Dec.  8,  1771.    2  ff. 

List  of  persons  that  have  been  baptized,  married,  and  buried  at  the 
curacy  of  San  Francisco  de  los  Posos.    Mar.  26,  1771. 

Junipero  Serra  to  the  viceroy,  reporting  the  arrival  of  ten  missionaries 
on  the  San  Antonio,  their  destination,  and  the  need  of  more  sol- 
diers.   June  18,  1771.    4  flf. 

List  of  missionaries  arrived  at  Monterrey  on  the  San  Antonio,  or  I'rin- 
cipe,  by  Serra  and  Pages.    Monterrey,  June  9,  1771. 

Junipero  Serra  to  the  viceroy,  concerning  atifairs  at  Monterrey.    June  4, 

1773-    3  ff- 

(Concerns  the  complaint  of  the  six  soldiers  in  San  Diego  of  ill-treatment 
by  Pages.) 

Agustin  Callis  to  Serra,  concerning  soldiers.     Monterrey,  Apr.  3,  1773. 
"  Notice  of  some  things  that  iiave  happened  in  the  new  conquest  of 

Monte  Rey  from  the  time  when  it  began  to  the  end  of  June  5, 

1770  ",  etc.    Mariano  Carrillo,  Monterrey,  Dec.  21,  1772.    5  fF. 
Fray  \'icente  Mora  to  tlie  viceroy.     Three  letters,  regarding  affairs  of 

missions  Santa  Maria  and  San  Fernando.     May  21,  Oct.  8,  and 

Oct.  10,  1773. 
Palou  to  Mora,  promising  an  inventory  of  missions ;  with  list  of  missions 

existing  at  the  time  when  the  Franciscans  took  charge,  names  of 

missionaries,  location  of  missions,  etc.    May  22,  1773.    3  ff. 
Correspondence  of  Rivera  y  Moncada  with  the  viceroy.     June,   1769- 

Nov.,  1773,  concerning  various  affairs  of  Nueva  California. 
Rivera  y  Moncada  to  the  viceroy:     San  Diego,  July  21,  1769:  San 

Fernando,  Mar.  2,  1770;  San  Diego,  July  3.  1770:  San  Diego. 

July  31.  1770;  Santa  Gertrudis,  May  31,  1771  ;  Mexico,  Dec.  2j, 

1772  :  Guadalaxara.  Oct.  12,  1773  ;  another  undated. 
Minutes  of  reply  by  the  viceroy:    Aug.  12,  1769.  directed  to  Mon- 
terrey; Xov.  12,  1770,  directed  to  "  San  Diego  or  Monterrey"; 

Sept.  12,  1771 ;  Sept.  19,  1773;  Oct.  27,  1773,  directed  to  San 

Bias  ;  Nov.  3,  1773. 
Instructions  for  the  commander  of  the  new  establishments  of  San  Diego 

and  Monte  Rey.    L'nsigned  and  undated.     14  ff. 
Correspondence  of  Pages,  Costanso,  Joseph  de  Galvez,  and  the  viceroy, 

with  enclosures,  Jan.,  1768-June,  1772. 
Pages  to  the  viceroy.    Puerto  de  la  Paz.  Jan.  4,  1768. 
The  viceroy  to  Pages,  directed  to  Monterrey.    Mar.  it.  1769. 
Miguel  Costanso  to  the  viceroy.     Puerto  de  la  Paz,  Jan.  4,  1769. 
The  viceroy  to  Costanso.     Mar.  11,  1769. 
Pages  to  Joseph  de  Galvez.    San  Diego,  Feb.  5  (or  8),  1770. 
Pages  and  Costanso  to  Joseph  de  Galvez.    San  Diego,  Feb.  7,  1770. 
The  same  to  tlie  viceroy. 
The  same  to  Joseph  de  Galvez. 
Costanso  to  Jo.seph  de  Galvez. 

Pages  to  Joseph  de  Galvez.    San  Diego,  Feb.  8,  1770. 
List  of  goods  received  by  Mariano  Carrillo.     San  Diego,  July  13, 

1769. 
List  of  goods  received  by  Portola.    San  Diego,  July  12,  1769. 


168  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

List  of  goods  still  on  hand  for  the  expedition  and  for  the  missions. 

San  Diego,  Feb.  9,  1770. 
Pages  to  the  viceroy.    San  Diego,  Feb.  8,  1770.    Two  letters. 
Fages  to  Joseph  de  Galvez.    San  Diego,  Feb.  8,  1770. 
Fages  and  Costanso  to  the  viceroy.    San  Diego,  Apr.  14,  1770. 
Extracts  from  letters  and  other  documents  that  were  the  basis  of 

a  report  to  the  viceroy  on  June  29,  1770. 
Fages  and  Costanso  to  the  viceroy.    Monterrey,  June  13,  1770. 
Fages  to  the  viceroy.    Monterrey,  June  13  and  July  i,  1770. 
The  viceroy  to  Fages,  directed  to  Alonterrey.    Nov.  12,  1770. 
Six  receipts  for  goods,  signed  by  Fages.    Monterrey,  July  i  and  3, 

1770. 
Costanso  to  the  viceroy.    San  Bias,  Aug.  2,  1770. 
Fages  to  the  viceroy.    Monterrey,  June  20,  177 1. 
List  of  goods  received  from  the  San  Antonio,  by  Serra.    June  20, 

1771. 
List  of  goods  received  from  Fages  by  Fray  Antonio  Cruzado.  June 

20,  1771. 
List  of  goods  received  from  Fages  by  Fray  Benito  Cambon.    June 

17.  1771- 

Fages  to  the  viceroy.    Monterrey,  June  20,  1771.    Six  letters. 

Fages  to  the  viceroy.    Monterrey,  June  23,  1771,  with  receipts  for 

goods  furnished  by  Fages,  signed  by  Fray  Miguel  Pieras,  Juni- 

pero  Serra,  and  for  goods  received  from  Pieras,  signed  by  Fages. 

Diary  by  Fages  of  an  expedition  made  from  Monterrey  to  explore 

the  country  to  San  Francisco.    Nov.  21-Dec.  4,  1770. 
Notice  of  agricultural  developments  at  Monterrey,  by  Fages.    June 

20,  1771. 
List  of  tools  and  implements  made  by  the  master  blacksmith,  Juan 

Chacon,  at  Monterrey,  signed  by  Fages. 
Fages  to  the  viceroy.    San  Diego,  July  17  and  July  18,  1771. 
The  viceroy  to  Fages,  directed  to  Monterrey.     May  4,  Nov.  30, 

1771,  Mar.  18,  1772. 
Fages  to  the  viceroy.    Monterrey,  June  26  and  June  27,  1772. 
The  viceroy  to  Fages,  directed  to  San  Diego.    Oct.  14.  1771. 
Statement  of  efforts  expended  in  reaching  Monterrey,  by  the  officers  of 
the  Principe  and  the  San  Carlos,  Juan  Perez,  Miguel  Pino,  and 
Joseph  Caiiizares.    Sept.  2,  1772.    2  ff. 
Correspondence  of  Barri  and  the  viceroy.    1771-1774.    About  100  ff. 
Report  of  horses  and  cattle  at  San  Carlos.    By  Fages.    Aug.  5,  1771. 
List  of  Franciscan  missionaries  who  have  set  out  for  the  College  of  San 

Fernando.    June  19,  1773. 
List  of  families  taken  from  Antigua  California  for  Monterrey.    Palou, 

undated. 
List  of  soldiers  at  San  Diego  and  Monterrey.    Barry,  Oct.  5,  1773. 
Relation  of  the  services  of  Barri.    3  ff. 
Vol.  67.  "  Correspondencia,  1769." 

Correspondence  of  Joseph  de  Galvez  with  Governor  Armona,  and  of  the 

viceroy  with  these  officials  and  those  of  San  Bias. 
Report  of  the  additional  funds  necessary  for  California.     Correspond- 
ence relative  thereto.    June-Nov.,  1769.    50  ff. 
Plan  of  the  port  of  San  Bias,  showing  houses.    Undated.    About  18x20 
inches. 


Californias  169 

Instructions  for  the  marine  of  San  Bias.    Dec.  23,  1769. 
\  ol.  68.  ■'  1740  a  1760."     Correspondence  concerning  various  religious  and 

secular  affairs. 
\'ol.  69.  "  Compafiias  Presidiales.     1797-1811." 

Expediente  concerning  mistakes  in  the  accounts  of  the  presidios  of  Mon- 
terrey, Loreto,  San  Francisco,  Santa  Barbara,  and  San  Diego. 
1793:1793-    35  ff- 

Id.  concerning  artisans  in  Californias,  and  the  retirement  of  the  ribbon 
maker  Munoz.     1797.    7  ff. 

Shortage  in  the  supplies  sent  to  San  Francisco.    1799.    10  ff. 

Id.  for  Santa  liarbara.    1800.    30  ft". 

Printed  instruction  for  the  delivery  to  the  conductor,  at  the  royal  stores, 
of  goods  destined  for  Acapulco  and  Vera  Cruz,  in  conformity 
with  the  royal  decree  of  July  7,  1804.    Nov.  21,  1804.    30  ff. 

Supplies  for  the  presidios  and  bonds  for  the  habilitado,  Felipe  de  Goy- 
coechea.    Nov.,  1802. 

Appointment  of  Pablo  Sola,  of  Toluca,  as  habilitado-general  of  Califor- 
nias, ad  m/^n'm.    His  bonds.    May  16,  1805. 

Expenses  incurred  at  the  presidio  of  San  Diego  incident  to  aiding  the 
garrison  of  Punta  de  Guijarros.    Dec,  1809.    5  ff. 

Other  financial  matters  of  the  period. 
Vol.  70.  "  1782  a  1791." 

Invoices  of  supplies  sent  by  the  factor  to  the  presidios  of  California. 
Mar.,  1791.    20  ff. 

Supply  of  lances  and  swords  for  the  presidios  of  California.    1791. 

Request  by  the  habilitado  for  $43,000  for  the  wages  of  the  presidials  for 
1791.    20  ff. 

Petition  of  Fages  to  be  relieved  of  the  governorship  of  Californias  (Mon- 
terrey, Dec.  4,  1789),  and  the  appointment  of  Joseph  Antonio 
Romcu.  sergeant  major  of  the  regiment  of  dragoons  of  Spain,  in 
his  place.    Feb.,  1790-1791.    3  ff. 

Various  other  matters  concerning  supplies  of  the  presidios.     1790-1792. 
Vol.  71. 

Investigation  of  the  charge  against  three  Indians  of  San  Diego  that  they 
had  united  certain  ranclierias  and  attacked  the  Indians  of  Jato. 
Correspondence  of  Neve,  Lasuen,  and  Fages.  1779-1780.  About 
100  ff. 

Complaint  of  the  Dominicans  that  they  have  not  sufficient  help  to  found 
a  border  mission  at  Cieneguilla.    1779.    3  ff. 

Criminal  procedure  against  soldiers  of  San  Francisco  for  robbery  of  the 
royal  store  (1779),  disobedience  (1780),  desertion  (1780),  and 
releasing  prisoners  in  their  charge  ( 1782).    Three  expedientes. 

Provision  of  a  minister  for  the  mission  of  Santiago  de  las  Coras,  on 
account  of  the  death  of  Fr.  Manuel  Garcia.    1779-1780. 

Proceedings  in  consequence  of  a  proposal  of  Fray  Vicente  Alora  to  found 
a  mission  at  Santa  Rosalia.    1779-1780. 

Map  of  Santa  Rosalia  by  Joseph  Valasquez. 

Order  to  suspend  supplying  rations  to  the  missionaries  of  the  missions  of 
San  Francisco,  Santa  Clara,  and  San  Juan  Capistrano,  and  declar- 
ing that  they  need  not  repay  those  that  had  been  furnished  them 
from  the  royal  stores  without  the  authority  of  the  "  Regulation  " 
of  the  Californias.     1779. 


170  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

Supplies  for  Loreto.    1779. 

Regulation  of  prices  of  products  for  the  Californias.    1781. 
Vol.  72. 

Expediente  concerning  preparation  for  the  "  second  expedition  "  of  Juan 
Bautista  de  Anza  from  Tubac  to  Monterrey.  1774-1775.  (Trip- 
licate.)    13  ff. 

(Royal  ccdtila  of  Mar.  9,  1774;  opinion  [constilta]  of  Anza,  Nov.  17,  1774; 
two  others  of  Dec.  I,  1774;  list  of  supplies  necessary,  by  Juan  de  Eche- 
veste,  Mexico,  Dec.  5,  1774;  consuUa  by  Anza,  Dec.  7,  1774;  letters  of 
Francisco  Hijosa,  Rivera  y  Moncada;  report  of  a  juuta  de  gucrra,  Dec. 
16,  1774;  various  decrees  by  the  viceroy  for  the  same  period.) 

Report  on  the  state  of  the  missions  of  Monterrey.  Signed  by  I'Vay  Pan- 
gua.    Dec.  9,  1776.    i  f. 

Despatch  of  the  San  Carlos  and  the  Principe  with  supplies.  Correspond- 
ence of  Joseph  del  Campo  Viergol.    June,  1773. 

Request  of  the  guardian  of  the  College  of  San  Fernando,  Pangua,  for 
funds  to  repair  the  mission  of  San  Diego.    June  3,  I77''i.    6  flf. 

Request  by  Serra  for  supplies  for  the  missions  of  Monterrey ;  list  of 
goods  needed  for  the  new  mission  near  San  Francisco.     July  3, 

1775-    5ff- 
Request  of  Rivera  y  Moncada  concerning  the  finances  of  San  Diego  and 

San  Francisco.    Feb.  i,  1776.    2  ff. 
Report  by  Neve  of  the  poverty  of  the  inhabitants  of  Antigua  California. 

Dec.  30,  1775.    4ff. 
Correspondence  concerning  the  payment  of  tithes  by  the  inhabitants  of 

Californias,  according  to  the  instructions  of  the  visitor,  Galvez. 

Sept.,  1775.    8ff. 
Estado  of  the  troops  in  Nueva  and  Antigua  California.    Sept.  14.  1776. 

(The  settlers  brought  from  Sonera  to  Nueva  California  are  stated  to  be 
202  in  number,  including  28  soldiers.) 

Request  of  the  chaplains  of  the  San  Carlos  for  alms  corresponding  to 
services  performed  on  board  during  the  voyage.  Fray  Benito  de 
la  Sierra  and  Miguel  de  la  Campa.    Dec.  9,  1775.    8  1?. 

Requests  by  Juan  Joseph  de  Echeveste  and  Josef  de  Caiiizares  for  sums 
due  them.    1774.    Two  expedientes. 

Correspondence  of  the  factor,  Ramon  de  Goya,  concerning  the  prices  that 
should  be  charged  for  tools  (herramientas)  for  San  Francisco. 
Vol.  73.  Documents  concerning  expenses  for  work  on  the  battery  of  Monter- 
rey, supplies  for  Nueva  California,  criminal  causes  against  sol- 
diers of  Monterrey  and  San  Francisco,  sinodos  for  the  Domini- 
cans.   1 797- 1 799. 

Request  of  Fray  Isidro  Alonso  Sala^r  for  permission  to  retire  to  his 
province,  having  completed  his  decennial  period.     Oct.  i,  1798. 

Passport,  in  printed  form,  for  Joseph  Lonente,  by  Borica.  June  2,  1798. 
I  f. 

Despatch  of  Maria  Dominguez  to  California  as  soldier,  settler,  and  arti- 
san.   1799.    10  ff. 
Vol.74. 

Lists  of  supplies  for  the  presidios.    1795. 

Two  general  resumes  showing  the  condition  of  the  presidios  in  1796,  by 
Diego  de  Borica.    June  30.  1797. 


Calif  ornias  171 

£j/arfo  of  the  inhabitants  of  California  at  the  end  of  1796.    Borica.    June 

24,  1797. 
Reviews  (rcvistas)  of  San  Diego,  Branciforte,  Monterrey,  San  Fran- 
cisco, and  Loreto,  by  Hermenegildo  Sal.    1797.    Many  folios. 
Records  of  service  (hojas  de  scrvicio)  of  Hermenegildo  Sal,  Josef  Ray- 
niundo,  Jose  Argiiello,  Manuel  Rodriguez,  Felipe  de  Goycoechea. 
Jose  de  Arrillaga,  and  others.    Dec.  31,  1797.     i  f.  each. 
Vol.  75. 

Criminal  causes  against  Indians  of  San  Luis.    1782. 
Pious  Fund  matters.    Hacienda  de  San  Pedro  de  Ybarra.     1787.    50  ff. 
Report  by  Nicolas  Soler,  assistant-inspector   (ayndante  inspector)   of 
Californias,  to  the  commandant-general  of  the  Interior  Provinces, 
Ugarte  y  Loyola.    Jan.  8,  1787.    3  fif. 
Article  17  of  the  instruction  given  by  Felipe  Neve,  Sept.  7,  1782,  to  Lieut. 
F'edro  Fages,  for  the  government  of  California.     With  letter  by 
Fagcs,  to  the  commandant-general,  Feb.  18,  1787. 
\'ol.  76.  "  Correspondencia,  1759  a  1773."' 

Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  the  officials  of  Loreto.    1759-1765. 
Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  Portola.     1767-1770. 

Portola  to  the  viceroy,  Loreto,  Dec.  28,  1767 ;  ibid.,  Feb.  3,  1768 
(two  letters)  ;  Feb.  18,  Mar.  22,  Apr.  9  (two  letters),  Apr.  27, 
May  14,  July  9,  July  10,  Aug.  24  (three  letters),  Nov.  19,  1768. 
San  Diego,  July  4,  1769,  Monterrey,  Aug.  12,  1769,  Feb.  11,  1770, 
Apr.  17.  June  15,  San  Bias,  Aug.  i,  Guadalajara,  i\ug.  28. 
Minutes  of  replies  of  the  viceroy,  filed  with  the  above. 
Enclosures : 

Armona  to  Palou.  June  17,  1770. 
Armona  to  Serra.  Aug.  14,  1770. 
Autos  of  possession  at  ^lonterrey,  by  Portola,  Perez,  Pino,  and 

Fages.    June  3,  June  11,  1770. 
Lists  of  supplies. 
Juan  Manuel  \'iniegra  and  Miguel  Joseph  de  Azanza  to  the  viceroy. 

Ensenada  de  Serralvo,  June  19,  1768. 
Matheo  Adolpho  Falenbock  to  the  viceroy.     Santa  Ana,  Aug.  2,  1768. 
With  reply. 

(Describes  his  visit  to  Ysia  Isabelas.) 
Id.    Guadalajara,  Aug.  23,  1769. 
Charges  by  Armona  to  the  president  of  the  missions.     Santa  Ana,  Aug. 

14,  1770.     In  seven  paragraphs. 
Palou  to  .Armona.    Santa  Ana,  Aug.  14,  1770. 
Lists  of  the  crew  of  the  San  Carlos  and  of  the  soldiers  at  San  Diego  and 

Monterrey. 

Correspondence  of  Mathias  de  Armona  with  the  viceroy,  Pedro  Corbalan, 

Faustino  Ruiz,  Hijosa,  Francisco  Galindo,  Fages,  Serra,  Palou. 

Mar.,  1769-Aug.,  1770.    Some  35  or  more  letters. 

Estadosoi  the  missions  of  Californias,  by  Palou.    July,  1768,  Aug.,  1770. 

"  Noticias  de  Monterrey  sacadas  de  las  cartas  que  Recivi  el  2  de  Agosto 

de  1770."     r>v  Mathias  de  Armona. 
Map  showing  the  expeditions  to  San  Diego  and  Monterrey.     1770. 
Map  of  California,  Sonora,  and  Sinaloa. 

Diary  of  Joseph  Velasquez  from  Monterrey  to  San  Diego.    Undated. 
Lists  of  supplies  for  the  expedition.    Mar.  13,  1770-July  23,  1770. 


172  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

Correspondence  of  Armona  with  the  viceroy,  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1770,  en- 
closing correspondence  and  lists. 

(Among  the  pieces  are  letters  from  Armona  to  Croix,  Nov.  12,  Nov.  15, 
with  enclosure  of  a  communication  of  the  soldiers  of  San  Diego,  Sept.  I, 
1770,  and  one  from  Palou,  Oct.,  1770.) 

Vol.  77.  "  Cuentas.    Fondo  Piadoso."    (Administration  of  the  Pious  Fund. 

1789,  1796.) 
Vol.  78.  Correspondence  with  the  officials  of  the  marine  of  San  Bias,  con- 
cerning routine  affairs.     1786,  1791. 
Deportation  of  Indians  from  Nootka.     Correspondence  of  Bodega  y 

Quadra,  Matute,  and  the  viceroy.    1790. 
Complaints  of  "  misunderstandings  "  by  the  officials  of  the  marine,  Fran- 
cisco Eliza,  Jacinto  Caamaiio,  and  the  presbyter  Alexander  Jor- 
dan.   Mar.  9,  1791. 
Vol.79. 

Correspondence  of  Lasso,  Joseph  Maria  de  Gomez,  and  the  viceroy,  con- 
cerning the  sailing  of  supply  vessels  from  San  Bias,  lack  of  sol- 
diers for  missions,  etc.     1769. 
Administration  of  the  Pious  Fund.    1834-1835.    Several  expedientes. 
Vol.  80.  Expedientes  concerning  mission  affairs  of  Lower  California.    1731- 

1751- 
Vol.  [unnumbered].  "  1776- 1788  Presidios." 

Expedientes  concerning  supplies  for  the  missions  and  presidios.     1776, 
1783,  1785-1788. 

(Correspondence  of  the  factor  of  Guadalajara,  the  factor  of  Californias, 
the  commandant-general  of  the  Interior  Provinces,  the  commissary  of 
San  Bias,  the  governor  of  Californias,  the  factor  of  San  Bias,  the  pro- 
curator of  the  missions  of  Californias.) 

Various  complaints  of  individuals  of  Californias  against  other  indi- 
viduals, official  or  private.    1784,  1786- 1787. 

JUSTICIA. 
(justice.) 

Of  records  that  have  been  sent  from  the  Secretaria  de  Justicia  there  are 
four  separate  series,  entitled,  respectively,  "Justicia",  "Justicia:  Eclesias- 
tica  ",  "  Instruccion  Piiblica:  Justicia  ",  and  "  Justicia:  Archivo  ".  They  are 
here  grouped  under  the  one  general  head  of  "  Justicia  ".  The  documents  in 
these  series  cover  the  period  since  1821,  when  the  Secretaria  de  Justicia  was 
created,  and  most  of  them  fall  before  1887,  when  a  large  part  of  the  archive 
was  transferred.  A  brief  sketch  of  the  history  and  functions  of  the  Secre- 
taria de  Justicia  will  be  found  on  pp.  374-375. 

JUSTICIA. 
{Justice;  679  volumes.) 

Arranged  in  a  roughly  alphabetical  order.  Only  the  first  few  volumes  have 
indices. 

The  records  in  this  series  consist  mainly  of  expedientes  of  correspondence, 
of  circulars  and  department  regulations,  and  of  caiisas  and  procesos  conducted 
in  different  courts.  The  expedientes  of  documents  were  formed  in  the 
various  sections  of  the  department,  as  Seccion  Secular,  Indiferente,  etc.  They 
include  correspondence  with  judicial  and  administrative  authorities  of  all 
grades  all  over  the  Republic,  such  as  the  federal  ministries,  department  (state) 


Justicia  173 

deputations  and  legislatures,  governors,  ayuntamientos,  district  judges  {jueces 
de  distrito),  the  Supreme  Court  (Supremo  Corte  de  Justicia),  the  Secretaria 
del  Generalisimo  del  Almirante,  etc. 

The  correspondence  embraces  a  wide  range  of  subjects,  not  merely  judicial 
matters  proper,  but  political  and  economic  affairs  as  well,  especially  those  cor- 
responding^ to  the  Department  of  Interior  (see  p.  374). 

Thus,  there  is  correspondence  concerning  appointments  to  local  judicial 
offices  (applications  and  nominations  of  candidates  by  the  ayuntamientos), 
political  disturbances  (filibustering  expeditions,  revolutions,  suspicious  char- 
acters, periodical  reports  of  "  tranquillity  "),  legality  of  elections,  complaints 
against  local  oiificials,  interpretations  of  laws  and  decrees,  applications  for 
letters  of  safe-conduct  (cartas  de  segundad) ,  naturalization  papers  {cartas 
dc  naturaleza,  or  de  ciudadania),  claims  against  the  government,  etc.  Al- 
though there  is  a  separate  series  of  volumes  on  "  Justicia :  Eclesiastica  ",  it  is 
not  entirely  distinct  from  this  one,  which  contains  numerous  expedientes  con- 
cerning ecclesiastical  affairs. 

Below  are  indicated  the  principal  items  bearing  directly  on  the  United 
States  noted  in  a  fairly  careful  examination  of  some  250  volumes  of  this 
section  falling  before  1849. 

Vol.1.  1840. 

"  Events  in  Alta  California,  and  the  capture  of  47  foreigners."  1840- 
1841.    215  ff. 

(Papers  from  the  Ministerio  de  Guerra  y  Marina,  Seccion  y  Mesa  de  Opera- 
ciones.  They  concern  a  "  revohition  "  attempted  by  English  and  Amer- 
icans, their  arrest,  and  transportation  to  Mexico  in  the  Roger  Williams. 
Among  the  documents  are  correspondence  of  the  commandant-general 
of  California,  letters  of  the  English  and  American  consuls  at  Tepic,  of 
Thomas  J.  Farnham.  petition  of  English-speaking  settlers  of  California 
in  behalf  of  the  prisoners,  deposition  of  the  prisoners,  headed  by  Albert 
Morris,  correspondence  of  the  minister  of  relations  with  Pakenham,  in- 
vestigation of  Castro's  treatment  of  the  prisoners,  etc.  These  documents 
refer  to  the  disturbances  known  as  the  "  Graham  affair  ".) 
Trial  of  Carlos  Maria  Bustamante  for  attempting  to  flee  from  Vera  Cruz 

in  an  English  vessel.     1817-1818. 
Report  {Informe)  by  Dr.  D.  Antonio  Labarrieta,  curate  of  Guanajuato, 
to  the  viceroy,  against  Col.  D.  Agustin  de  Yturbide,  commandant- 
general  del  Bario.    Dated  July  8,  1816.    8  pp. 

(It  was  found  in  Bustamante's  trunk  during  his  trial,  as  mentioned  in  the 
paragraph  above.) 

Vol.2. 

Testimonio  of  the  trial  (f'roccso).  held  in  the  city  of  Mexico,  of  Jose 
Castro,  captain  of  the  presidial  company  of  Monterrey,  Alta  Cali- 
fornia, cliarged  with  ill  treatment  of  foreigners  whom  he  con- 
ducted to  Tepic.     1841.    265  ff.     (Cf.  vol.  1,  above.) 
Vol.  3.  Documents  relating  to  Nicol.is  Bravo. 

Vol.  8.  Nominations  by  the  ayuntamientos  tn  the  viceroy  of  persons  for  the 
magistracies.     1820-1821. 

(Among  the  papers  noted  were  nominations  by  the  ayuntamiento  of  Mon- 
terrey,  1820,   and  a  report  by   .-Mcjandro  de  Trevino  y  Gutierrez,  of 
Monterrey,  1821.) 
Vol.  13J.  Contains  a  great  deal  of  correspondence  of  the  clergy  with  Iturbide. 
Vol.  21.  Correspondence  of  Iturbide. 

Trial  of  P.oton  de  iMcrro,  Comanche  chief,  accused  of  "  scandalous  con- 
duct ".  Plaza  de  Silao.  1822.  Juca  fiscal.  Governor  Manuel 
Gutierrez. 


174  ,  Mexico:   Archivo  General 

Vol.  24. 

Suit  of  Senor  Sandoval,  resident  of  Soto  la  Marina,  to  recover  a  sum 

loaned  in  1824  to  the  presidial  company  of  Bexar.     1826.    5  flf. 
Application  by  Francisco  Soto  Mayor  for  a  position  in  the  custom-house 

of  Galveston.    1833.    2  ff. 
Concerning  the  bankruptcy  of  Agustin  Duran,  sub-coniisario  of  New 

Mexico.    1833. 
Complaint  by  the  political  chief  {jefe  politico')  of  New  Mexico  against 
the  district  judge  {juez  de  distrito)  for  detaining  the  mail  carrier 
(corrco).     1833. 
\-ol.  28. 

Report  by  the  captain-general  of  the  Interior  Provinces  of  the  appoint- 
ment by  the  commandant-general  of  Francisco  de  Landa  as  juez 
de  primera  instancia.     1822.    4  ff. 
Application  of  Jose  Maria  Zenea  for  a  position  as  auditor  de  guerra  in 
the  Interior  Provinces  or  as  juec  de  primera  instancia  in  Oaxaca 
or  Nuevo  Santander.     1822. 
Vol.  29.  Santa  Anna  and  Iturbide  correspondence. 
Vol.30. 

Correspondence  of  the  jefe  politico  of  New  Mexico  with  the  minister  of 
justice.    1823. 
Vol.  31.  "  Various  correspondence    (coittcstacioncs)    concerning  the  occur- 
rences in  Vera  Cruz."    1822. 

(Contains  correspondence  of  Lopez,  commandant  of  the  Interior  Provinces 
of  the  East,  denouncing  Santa  .-Knna.     1823.) 

Vol.  32.  Correspondence  of  Iturbide  concerning  conspiracies,  etc. 
Vol.  33. 

Measures  taken  in  consequence  of  disturbances  in  Monterrey,  Nuevo 

Leon.     1823. 
Concerning  the  arrest  of  the  foreigners  Juan  Barnes  and  Placido  Ibarben- 
gorstia(  ?),  conspirators  against  independence.    1825. 
Vol.37.  1 823- 1 826. 

Complaint  by  the  deputation  of  Nuevo  Leon  of  the  bad  state  of  justice  in 

the  Interior  Provinces  for  lack  of  jucccs  Ictrados. 
Nominations  of  jueces  de  letras. 
Vol.42. 

Concerning  an  imprint  entitled  La  Sobcrania  del  Altisimo,  published  by 

the  Bishop  of  Sonora.    1825. 
Communication  of  the  Congress  of  El  Estado  de  Occidente  with  regard 
to  the  conduct  of  the  Bishop  of  Sonora.    1825. 
Vol.  43. 

Report  by  the  governor  of  the  state  of  Mexico  that  a  certain  citizen  of 
that  state  has  been  sentenced  to  four  years'  public  service  in  Cali- 
fornia for  fratricide.    1825. 
Vol.  48. 

Petition  of  various  citizens  of  Sandia,  New  Mexico,  concerning  lands. 

1829.    15  ff. 
Expediente  concerning  the  administration  of  justice  in  the  territory  of 

New  Mexico.     1828.    20  ff. 
Concerning  the  criminal  trial,  in  California,  of  Jose  Fidel.     1829. 
Petition  of  Santiago  Torres,  citizen  of  New  Mexico,  concerning  land. 
1829. 


Justicia  175 

Concerning  excesses  committed  by  the  jefe  politico  of   New   Mexico 

against  Catarina  Padilla.     1829. 
Complaint  by  the  ayuntamiento  of  New  Mexico  (Santa  Fe)  against  the 
jefe  politico  of  the  territory.     1828.    5  fT. 
Vol.  49. 

Opinion  of  "  the  governor  of  Monterrey  "  with  regard  to  the  proper  des- 
tination of  persons  sentenced  to  service  in  the  presidios.    1825. 
Vol.  56. 

Communication  of  the  minister  of  hacienda  regarding  the  expenses  of 
reconnoitring  {el  reconocimicnto)  the  American  vessel  Ana  Eliza- 
bet. 
Vol.  57. 

Expediente  concerning  the  goods  taken  to  the  United  States  by  the  vessel 
Henry  Thomson,  transmitted  by  the  juec  de  distrito  of  Vera  Cruz. 
1834.    10  ff. 
Concerning  the  capture  of  the  North  American  vessel  the  Pearl  by  a 

Mexican  vessel  from  Vera  Cruz.    1834.    10  fF. 
Testimonio  of  proceeding  in  the  detention  of  goods  taken  to  Vera  Cruz 
in  the  American  vessel  Congress.     Transmitted  by  the  juez  de 
distrito  of  Vera  Cruz.     1835. 
Concerning  certain  goods  carried  in  the  .4nua  Eliza.     1837.    3  ff. 
Vol.  58. 

Concerning  the  occurrences  in  Coatzacoalcos  with  respect  to  the  Amer- 
ican packet-boat  Oriente.  from  New  Orleans.     1837.     3^  ff. 
Vol.  60. 

Concerning    the    shipwreck    of    the    American    vessel    Peter    Vroom 
in  the  port  of  Vera  Cruz.    1836.    15  flF. 
Vol.65. 

Expediente  to  the  effect  that  the  jusgado  de  distrito  of  the  city  of  Mexico 
should  have  cognizance  of  the  causa  of  Stephen  F.  Austin.    1834. 
5ff. 
Vol.  66. 

Appointment  of  Juan  Ybanez  as  interventor  of  the  Hacienda  of  Arroyo- 
zarco.  of  the  Pious  Fund  of  Californias.    1833. 
Vol.87. 

Concerning  prisoners  destined  to  Alta  California,  conformably  to  the 
decree  of  Aug.  29,  1829.    With  list  of  persons  so  destined.    "^5  IT. 
Vol.88. 

Concerning  the  sentencing  of  Gervacio  Morales  to  four  years  at  the 
presidios  of  Californias.     1830.    3  flf. 
Vol.89. 

Commutation  of  sentence  of  persons  sent  to  the  presidios  of  California. 

Concerning  the  arrival  of  presidials  of  California  at  Tepic.     1831. 
Vol.90. 

Relative  to  sentencing  to  Alta  California  certain   prisoners  at  Castle 
Perote.    1829. 
Vol.91. 

Several  expedientes  concerning  the  sentence  of  malefactors  to  ser\-ice  in 
Texas  and  California,  circulars,  correspondence,  difficulties  of 
management,  escape.     i8'50-i8y. 
Vol.104. 

Various  expedientes  concerning  the  office  of  asesor  of  Piaja  California. 

1834- 


176  Mexico:  Archive  General 

Concerning  the  appointment  of  Rafael  Gomez  as  treasurer  of  Alta  Cali- 
fornia, and  his  equipment  for  the  journey  thither.  1829.  Many 
foHos. 

Apphcations  for  the  office  of  asesor  of  Alta  California  resigned  by  Rafael 
Gomez.    1834. 

Inquiry  by  the  commandant-general  of  Alta  California  concerning  the 
law  of  Aug.  29,  1829,  regarding  the  appointment  of  ascsores.  20  ff. 

Application  by  Jose  Eleuterio  Garza  for  the  oflfice  of  asesor  of  New  Mex- 
ico.   1829.    20  ff. 

Appointment  of  Lie.  Antonio  Barreiro  as  asesor  of  New  Mexico.    1830. 
6ofT. 
Vol.  121. 

Naturalization  papers  (Carta  de  naturaleza)  for  Benjamin  R.  Milam, 
"  North  American  from  Louisville."     1824.     With  enclosures, 
8fT. 
Original  letter  by  Milam.    May  30,  1824. 
Letter  from  the  curate  of  the  parish  church,  Louisville. 

Request  for  citizenship  {carta  de  naturaleza)  by  Juan  Lucio  Woodbury, 
27  years  of  age,  and  from  New  Hampshire.     1824. 

Id.  by  Santiago  Baird,  transmitted  by  the  jcfe  politico  of  New  Mexico. 
1825. 

Id.  by  Enrique  Delano  Fitch,  North  American.     1826. 

Id.  by  Enrique  E.  Coalman,  North  American.     1827. 

Id.  by  Edward  Gritten,  of  London.    1827. 

Id.  by  Jose  Maria  Albert  Allen,  North  American.     1827. 

Id.  by  Solomon  Stone,  transmitted  by  the  jcfe  politico  of  New  Mexico. 

Id.  by  Ratcliffe  Hicks,  Anglo-American.     1826. 
Vols.  124-125. 

\'arious  persons  sentenced  to  residence  in  Alta  California  for  a  period  of 
years.     1829- 1832. 
Vol.129. 

Concerning  the  bad  state  of  all  branches  of  the  administration  of  Cali- 
fornia.   1830.    8  ff. 

Complaint  by  Miguel  Olana,  of  New  Mexico,  against  the  commandant  of 
Chihuahua.    1830.     15  flf. 

Concernin.ij  the  execution  of  the  will  of  Capt.  Juan  Alonso,  who  died 
in  New  Orleans,  and  claim  for  costs  by  the  consul  of  New  Orleans. 
1831.    10  ff. 
Vol.  130. 

Antonio  Barreiro,  Ojeada  sobre  Nuevo  Mexico,  etc.  (printed  at  Puebla, 
1832).    Cited  by  Bancroft. 

"  Reflecciones  "  of  the  commandant-general  of  Alta  California  concern- 
ing the  administration  of  justice  in  that  territory.    1831.    4  fl. 

Causa  against  the  alcalde  of  the  pueblo  of  San  Jose,  California.     1831. 

Concerning  a  murder  case  in  New  Mexico.    1833. 

Complaint  by  the  commandant  of  New  Mexico  that  the  jefe  politico, 
Francisco  Garracino,  has  mulcted  the  Spanish  ministers  in  the 
sum  of  500  pesos  to  escape  expulsion.    1833.    8  flf. 
Vol.  131. 

Concerning  events  in  California  "  in  consequence  of   an  uprising  at- 
tempted by  various  foreigners  resident  there  ".     1840.    20  ff. 
(An  expedicnte  formed  in  the  Ministerio  de  Interior.) 


Justicia  177 

Concerijii  .:  li     iianishment  of  certain  English  and  Americans  from  Cali- 
'Wnia.    1840. 
Vol.  138. 

Concerning  disorders  in  the  department  of  \ew  Mexico.     1837. 
Report  by  the  general  of  i'uebla  that  the  prefect  of  Tuxpan  has  reported 
several  Texan  vessels  near  Tecolutla.    1840. 
Vol.  142. 

Several  expedientes  concerning  persons  sentenced  to  the  presidios  of 
Texas. 
Vol.  143.  Expedientes  regarding  persons  sentenced  to  Texas.     The  whole 

volume. 
Vol.  147.  Several  expedientes  of  the  same  kind. 
Vol.  146.  Several  expedientes  of  the  same  kind.     1832-1833. 

(Provision  was  made  for  the  transportation  of   families   of  the  persons 
sentenced,  if  they  wished  to  follow.) 

\'ol.  148.  Two  expedientes  of  the  same  kind.     1834. 

\'ol.  150.  Concerning  the  causa  of  Francisco  Flores  and  Antonio  Apolategui, 

tried  for  conspiracy  in  California.     1835. 
Vol.  159J. 

Communication  from  the  jcfe  politico  of  New  Mexico  with  regard  to  the 
law  of  1 81 3  respecting  relationship  in  the  election  of  ayuntamien- 
tos.    1834. 
Cartas  de  seguridad  for  the  foreigners  Guillermo  Conall  and  Diego 

Riller,  transmitted  by  the  governor  of  Coahuila.     1837.    8  ff. 
Declarations  of  captains  of  three  vessels  from  New  Orleans.    1837.    5  flf. 
\o\.  159i. 

Report  by  the  jcfe  politico  of  Xew  Mexico  of  the  discovery  of  mineral 
deposits  in  that  department.    1840.    3  ff . 
Vols.  175,  176,  177.  Expedientes  concerning  criminals  sentenced  to  the  presi- 
dios of  California  and  Texas.    1836- 1837. 
Vol.  181. 

Report  by  the  governor  of  Coahuila  and  Te.xas  of  the  absence  of  the  vice- 
governor,  although  continuing  to  hold  his  office.    1826. 
Report  that  the  Russians  are  about  to  evacuate  Ross.    1841. 
Report  by  the  commandant-general  of  \'era  Cruz  of  the  arrival  of  Mr. 
Bee,  commissioner  from  Texas.     1839. 
(Letters  of  Bee.    About  10  ff.) 
Initiative  (iniciativo)  of  the  government  for  preserving  the  security  of 
the  state  of  Texas.     1830-183 1. 

(Instructions  of  Col.  Me.xia ;  letters  of  Sr.  Kean   (?);  informc  by  Geo. 
Curtis  and  Edward  .Mien,  translated  into  Spanish.    Feb.  2,  1831.) 

Orders  to  the  Bishop  of  California  to  distribute  the  funds  provided  for 

by  the  decree  of  Oct.  24.     1842. 
Relation  en  cxtracto  of  the  efforts  made  to  discover  the  establishments 

of  the  Russians. 
Vol.  182. 

Communications  of  the  Bishop  of  Sonora  regarding  the  revolt  of  the 

Vaquis  and  (')patas.     1823. 
Concerning  the  nullity  of  the  elections  of  the  junta  of  the  Department  of 

Coahuila  and  Texas.     1837.    30  ff. 
Documents  relating  to  "  the  uprising  in  Texas  ". 
Id.  concerning  occurrences  in  Alta  California.     1837.     15  ff. 

•3 


178  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

Report  by  Chico,  jefe  politico  of  Alta  California,  on  the  state  of  affairs 

at  San  Diego  and  Los  Angeles  on  his  arrival,  as  a  result  of  the 

sedition  headed  by  Abel  Stearns  and  others,  and  the  reasons  for 

Chico's  return  from  the  territory.     1836. 
Vol.  183. 

Request  by  the  governor  of  California  for  troops  and  money  to  restore 

order  in  the  places  in  revolt.    1838.    10  ff. 
Concerning  the  division  of  the  Californias.     1839.    25  ff. 
Report  by  Luis  del  Castillo  Xegrete,  jcfc  politico  of  Baja  California,  on 

the  state  of  affairs  in  the  territory  on  his  arrival.    1837.    Numer- 
ous folios. 
Correspondence  of  the  minister  of  the  interior  concerning  occurrences  in 

Alta  California.    Many  folios. 
Vol.  184. 

Concerning  the  arrival  at  \'era  Cruz  of  the  squadron  that  put  in  at  Sacri- 

ficios.     1837.     15  ff. 
Order  to  the  governors  of  Coahuila  and  Texas,  Nuevo  Leon,  etc.,  to 

solicit  the  merchants  to  furnish  provisions  for  the  army  of  the 

North.    5ff. 
Vol.  185. 

Expediente  relative  to  prohibiting  foreigners  from  trapping  beaver  and 

exporting  horses,  and  concerning  the  peace  adjusted  with  the 

Apaches  Pinatefios(  ?).     1837. 
Vol.  207.  Papers  of  the  Tribunal  Superior  y  Jusgados  de  Primera  Instancia. 
Relative  to  empowering  the  jueccs  de  par:  to  exercise  the  powers  of 

jucces  dc  primera  instancia.    1839.    5  ^• 
Concerning  the  bad  administration  of  justice  in  Californias.     1841.    2  ff. 
Concerning  the  danger  of  delaying  justice  in  California  for  lack  of  jueces 

letrados.     1842. 
Concerning  the  state  of  justice  in  Baja  California.    1842. 
Concerning  disorders  of  the   Department  of  Hacienda   in  California. 

1844.    3ff- 
Vol.  233. 

Concerning  the  embargo  of  the  Anglo-American  vessels  Rebecca  Eliza 

and  the  Alert.     1839. 
Concerning  the  delay,  in  the  Tribunal  Superior  of  Vera  Cruz,  of  a  matter 
relating  to  Messrs.  Welch,  and  of  a  sentence  in  favor  of  Juan 
Young,  of  the  LTnited  States.    1838. 
Vol.  234. 

Concerning  lack  of  funds  for  the  administration  in  Baja  California. 

Communication  of  the  governor  of  California  relative  to  the  organization 

of  the  department.    1839.    3  ff. 
Various  expedientes  concerning  the  administration  of  Baja  California. 

1839. 
Vol.  241. 

Sentence  of  an  individual  to  the  presidios  of  Texas  for  eight  years.   1838. 
Vol.  248. 

Communication  from  the  jefe  politico  of  Baja  California  that  the  return 

of  Capt.   Tose  Maria  Mata  will  be  danc:erous  to  that  territory. 

1840.    5  ff". 
Don  Carlos  Hernandez  Barrentia,  concerning  a  gift  of  $1000  for  the 

"  Texas  war  ".    1843. 


Justicia  179 

\'ol.  263. 

Concerning  payment  of  salary  due  Manuel  Trujillo  as  secretary  to  the 
governor  of  California.  1841.  3  fif. 
Vols.  677-678.  Correspondence  on  the  filibustering  expedition  of  Napoleon 
ZenTian(?)  and  associates  in  Baja  California,  with  the  Rebecca 
Adams  and  La  Restauradora,  one  of  them  bearing  the  U.  S  flag 
1856.  ^  ^' 

Concerning  loans  in  San  Francisco.     1855-1856. 

JUSTICIA :  ECLESIASTICA. 
(Justice:   Ecclesiastic ;  18S  volumes.) 

A  series  covering  the  period  from  1821  to  about  1861,  when  the  department 
of  Negocios  Eclesiasticos  was  suppressed  (see  p.  374).  They  are  made  up 
mainly  of  expedientes  of  correspondence  and  reports  concerning  the  ecclesias- 
tical matters  coming  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Secretariat  of  Justice  and 
Ecclesiastical  Affairs.  There  are  no  indices,  and  onlv  a  detailed  examination 
of  the  volumes  will  reveal  their  contents.  Such  an  examination  was  made  of 
the  first  thirty-one  volumes,  and  occasional  volumes  taken  at  random  later. 
Enough  was  encountered  to  show  that  the  section  has  considerable  material 
of  direct  bearing  on  the  United  States. 

.A.  great  deal  can  be  learned  from  these  documents  about  the  Spanish  ec- 
clesiastical regime,  because  in  the  correspondence  concerning  the  readjustment 
the  old  arrangements  were  often  reviewed  and  discussed. 

The  early  volumes  bear  mainly  on  the  period  1821-1830,  which  was  one  of 
important  readjustment  in  ecclesiastical  affairs.  Among  the  documents  are 
correspondence  of  the  church  authorities  with  the  minister  of  justice,  statisti- 
cal and  other  reports  of  the  provincials  of  the  Franciscan  order,  reports  of 
cof radios,  brotherhoods  (herntandades) ,  and  monasteries;  correspondence  of 
the  bishops  (notably  those  of  Sonora  and  Nuevo  Leon)  ;  trials  of  individual 
clerg\men  :  circulars,  etc.  Among  the  topics  of  most  interest  noted  are  the 
secularization  of  the  missions,  suppression  of  the  monasteries,  and  expulsion 
of  the  Spanish  clergy. 

ILLUSTRATIVE  ITEMS. 

The  following  documents  were  encountered  in  an  examination  of  the  first 
31  and  several  later  volumes. 

Vol.  1.  Documents   (correspondence,  reports  from  the  different  localities) 
concerning  the  suppression  of  monasteries  and  hospitals,  seculari- 
zation of  the  regular  clerg)'.    Circulars,  etc. 
Vols.  2,  3.  Secularization  of  the  regular  clergy.    1821-1828. 

Petitions  of  clergy,  reporting  their  service  in  the  War  of  Independence. 
Complaints  of  and  against  the  clergy. 
Trials  of  individual  members  of  the  clergy. 
Vol.  8. 

Expediente  concerning  the  payment  of  siiiodos  to  Fr.  Marcelino  Mar- 
quinez.    Alta  California.    Papers  from  the  Secretariat  of  the  vice- 
royalty.    1821.    25  ff. 
Vol.  15.  Correspondence  with  the  Extraordinary  Mission  ("  Mision  Extra- 
ordinaria")  from  Mexico  to  the  Papal  Court.     1844-1857. 
Correspondence  of  the  legation  with  the  pope. 
Statistics  of  churches  and  orders  at  the  time  of  the  confiscation. 


IbO  .\[c.vico:   Archno  General 

Reports  of  elections,  to  the  minister  of  justice. 
Reports  from  the  cof radios,  fraternities  (hcrmandadcs),  etc. 
Vol.21. 

Missions  of  Baja  California.    1825.    About  75  ff. 
Vol.25. 

Expediente  concerning  the  establishment  of  vicarias  foniiicas  in  New 
Alexico  and  Chihuahua.     1823. 

(Plan  to  establish  one  each  in  Santa  Fe,  Paso  del  Norte,  and  Chihuahua.) 
Correspondence  of  the  minister  of  justice  with  Alanian,  the  President  of 
the  Republic,  and  the  Bishop  of  Durango,  to  1826. 
Vol.  27.  Concerning  the  erection  of  a  bishopric  in  San  Luis  Potosi.    1823. 
Vol.  28. 

Concerning  payment  of  Dr.  Agustin  Fernandez  de  San  \'icente  for  ex- 
penses incurred  in  his  commission  to  California  in  1822,  "  to  form 
there  the  opinion  concerning  our  independence  ". 
\ol.  29. 

Report  by  the  provincial  of  San  Fernando  de  Mexico  to  the  minister  of 

justice  concerning  his  visitation  (z'isita)  of  his  province. 
Reports  of  other  provincials. 
Reports  of  elections  in  the  regular  orders. 
Reports  of  chapters. 
Vol.  31. 

Correspondence  with  Fr.  \'icente  Francisco  de  Sarria.  concerning  a  revolt 
of  Indians  at  the  missions  of  Santa  Inez,  la  Purisima  Concepcion, 
and  Santa  Barbara  (California). 
Report  by  the  Bishop  of  Sonora. 
Vol.43.  Reports  of  an  epidemic  of  measles  (sarampion)  all  over  the  Re- 
public.   1825. 
Vol.  74. 

E.xpulsion  of  the  Spaniards  from  the  missions. 

Circulars,  reports  of  Spanish  present  in  the  missions  in  California 
and  New  Ale.xico.    Cf.  vol.  75. 
Vol.  75.  "  Concerning  measures  for  filling  the  vacancies  resulting  in  the  mis- 
sions of  New  Mexico  from  the  law  of  expulsion  of  Dec.  .:o  of  this 
year.    1827."    About  10  fif. 
Arrangements  with  the  provincial  of  Santo  Evangelio.  the  vicar-general 
of  New  Mexico,  the  cttstodia  of  Tampico  and  New  Mexico,  and 
others.     1827- 1828. 
Concerning  the  despatch  to  the  missions  of  Aha  California  of  Fray  Juan 
Moreno  and  Fray  Antonio  Timero,  religious  of  the  College  of  San 
Fernando.     1827. 
Similar  documents  for  Sonora  and  Taraumares.     1827- 1828. 

(Whole  volume  on  changes  in  the  missions  due  to  the  revolution.    Texas 
does  not  seem  to  figure.) 

Vol.102. 

Statistical  tables  (Estados)  of  births  and  deaths  in  the  curacy  of  Ca- 

margo,  183 1,  by  the  Bishop  of  Nuevo  Leon. 
Vol.  123. 

Concerning  the  establishment  of  parish  priests  in  Alta  California.    1835. 
Numerous  documents  concerning  ecclesiastical  affairs  in  Alta  California 

and  Sonora.    1835- 1836. 


Marina  181 

INSTRUCCION  PCBLICA:  JUSTICIA. 
(Public  Instruction:  Justice;  94  volumes.) 
The  volumes  are  nuinbered,  and  have  dates  on  the  fly-leaves.  The  period 
covered  is  1S21-1857.  The  papers  are  from  different  offices  which  had  super- 
vision of  educational  matters  during  the  period,  chiefly  the  Primera  Secre- 
taria  de  Estado,  the  Ministerio  de  Justicia,  and  the  Contaduria  de  Propios. 
The  documents  consist  of  regulations  concerning  instruction,  and  correspond- 
ence with  the  heads  of  colleges  and  schools  and  with  departmental  and  state 
governments,  regarding  the  establishment  of  schools,  their  financial  support, 
etc.  The  general  regulations,  of  course,  at  times  affected  the  northern 
provinces. 

JUSTICIA:  ARCHIVO. 
(Justice:  Archive;  206  volumes.) 
Routine  correspondence,  chiefly  relating  to  the  interior  regimen  of  the  Sec- 
retaria  de  Justicia.    Apparently  of  slight  historical  value. 

MARINA. 
(marine:  200  or  more  volumes  :  sixteenth  to  nineteenth  centuries.) 

The  volumes  have  no  indices.  The  dates  and  titles  on  the  backs  or  inside 
are  the  best  gitide  to  quick  use,  but  some  oi  the  volumes  are  so  miscellaneous 
and  cover  such  long  periods  that  this  aid  often  fails.  The  volumes  were  not 
shelved  when  the  examination  was  made,  hence  it  was  difficult  and  imperfect. 

The  materials  of  the  section  are  primarily  correspondence  of  port  and 
marine  officials  with  the  superior  government  of  the  viceroy,  and,  after  the 
War  of  Independence,  with  the  Department  of  Marine.  The  documents 
touch  every  conceivable  matter  connected  \\ith  the  marine.  Matters  of  com- 
merce occupy  first  place,  such  as  reports  of  entry  and  clearance  of  vessels, 
ship  registers,  fair  and  port  regulations,  regulations  of  the  Philippine  trade, 
building  of  dockyards  and  lighthouses,  etc.  P)esides  the  regular  correspond- 
ence there  are  many  expedientes  concerning  special  cases  of  contraband  trade, 
piracy,  shipwrecks,  etc.  \\'hile  the  section  relates  primarily  to  commerce, 
documents  of  military  and  political  significance  abound.  Such,  for  example, 
are  those  relating  to  the  Armada  de  I'.arlovento.  defence  and  supplies  of  coast 
places,  reports  of  movements  of  foreign  vessels,  consular  and  diplomatic 
reports. 

Hearing  directly  on  the  history  of  the  I'nited  States  the  following  classes 
of  materials  are  especially  noteworthy :  Records  of  trade,  legitimate  and 
contraband,  with  Mexico,  in  the  eighteenth  and  nineteenth  centuries:  special 
references  to  Florida  and  Louisiana :  Pacific  coast  afl!'airs.  In  the  volumes 
entitled  "  San  Bias  ",  of  which  there  are  many  in  the  series,  there  is  much 
matter  on  the  movements  of  vessels  to  the  Philippines  (with  diaries),  up  the 
Pacific  coast.  sui)plies  for  \ueva  California,  diaries.  N'ootka  Sound  aft'airs. 
The  principal  items  of  direct  bearing  noted  are  listed.  Because  the  volumes 
are  not  numbered  the  items  are  arr;iiised  chronologically,  and  the  references, 
contrary  to  the  general  plan  of  the  (•'uidc.  are  jnit  after  the  items. 

ILLUSTR.VTIVF.  ITEMS. 

Succor  for  Florida,  1706.    \ol.  1673-1770. 

Thp  restitution  of  the  English  vessel  I'aca  dc  Latia  captured  at  Campeche. 
\ol.  1733. 


182  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

Contract  with  the  Royal  Company  of  the  Island  of  Cuba,  of  Xew  York, 

to  furnish  supplies  for  Florida.    Reports  of  a  "  junta  y  contrata  ", 

1754,  and  correspondence  to  1756.    Vol.  1756. 
Payment  of  a  sum  to  the  widow  of  Francisco  Castillo,  commandant  of 

the  six  vessels  in  the  Presidio  de  la  Florida  during  the  recent  war. 

1757.    Vol.  1757-1772. 
The  capture  of  an  English  vessel  by  a  French  corsair.    Correspondence 

from  New  Orleans.    1758.    \'ol.  1758-1762. 
Florida  affairs,  1760-1781.    Vol.  1761-1773.    Nearly  the  whole  volume. 
Investigation  of  charges  against  Alferez  Pedro  Ximeno  of  inciting 

the  Indians  against  the  Spaniards.    1761. 
Report  on  the  state  of  the  presidio  of  Pensacola,  by  Diego  Ortiz 

Parrilla.     1761. 
Report  of  an  attempted  attack  on  the  presidio  in  1760  by  the  Tala- 

puses  and  Apiscas.    1761.    A  great  deal  about  Indian  and  English 

relations. 
Consideration  of  the  above  reports  by  the  viceroy.    1762. 
Reconsideration  in  1781,  on  the  recovery  of  Florida.    Long  opinion 

by  Capt.  Benito  Pardo,  Sept.  30,  1781. 
Declarations  at  Pensacola  of  six  mariners  and  soldiers  who  had  been  in 

the  siege  of  Havana,  concerning  that  event.     Given  before  Par- 
rilla, Nov.,  1762.    Vol.  1762-1777. 
Report  on  the  garrison  at  Pensacola.    1762.    Vol.  1605-1799. 
Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  the  governor  and  the  intendant  of 

marine    (intctidcnfe  dc  marina)   of  Havana.     Circa   1767-1780. 

Vol.  1767-1801.    Nearly  the  whole  volume. 
Records  of  the  founding  of  San  Bias  as  a  base  of  operations  for  Alta 

California.    1768.    Vol.  San  Bias,  1775-1781. 

(Movement  of  vessels  up  the  Pacific  coast  and  to  the  Philippines  after 
176!?.  and  with  supplies  for  .Mta  California.  See  volumes  marked 
"San  Bias",  especially  vols.  1770-1771;  "  Historia.  Marina  de  San 
Bias,  1781  ";  1797-1806.') 

Expediente  formed  at  the  request  of  the  intendant  of  Louisiana  that  the 

province  be  given  more  attention.    1781.    Vol.  1774-1783. 
Royal  cedulas  and  correspondence  concerning  succor  for  Havana  and 

New  Orleans  during  the  war.     1779- 1783.    Vol.  1756;  vol.  1774- 

1783. 
Expediente  concerning  330  English  prisoners  sent  to  Vera  Cruz  from 

Louisiana  by  Bernardo  de  Galvez.    Vol.  1774-1783. 
Diaries  bv  Josef  Meheu  of  voyages  from  San  Bias  to  Alta  California. 

1783  and  1784.    (Originals.)    ^'ol.  1782-1783. 
Supplies  for  Nootka.    Vol.  1786-1795  (Inside,  1768)  ;  vol.  1793. 
Commission,  instructions,  and  correspondence  of  Mourelle  relative  to  the 

exploration  of  the  Strait  of  San  Juan  de  Fuca,  with  the  Me.vicana 

and  the  Sutil.    Vol.  1791-1819. 

(Nearly  half  the  volume.") 
A  license  to  engage  in  the  trade  in  beaver  skins  between  California  and 

Canton.    1793.    Vol.  1793-1795. 
Return  to  Vancouver  of  five  deserters  in  the  California  presidios.    1793. 

Vol.  1793-1795. 


Marina  183 

Report  by  the  Coiitaduria  Principal  de  Exercito  y  Real  Hacienda  of 
Louisiana  of  the  cost  of  certain  oars  collected  at  New  Orleans 
and  sent  to  Vera  Cruz  with  Capt.  McDonough.    Vol.  1795-1806. 

Regulation  of  the  situados  for  Havana,  Louisiana,  and  Florida  for  the 
first  third  of  1796,  and  for  Porto  Rico,  San  Domingo,  and  Trini- 
dad the  first  semester  of  1796.  r>y  the  Contaduria  de  Cuentas  of 
Mexico.    Dec.  16,  1795.    \ol.  1795-1796. 

Id.  for  Louisiana,  Havana,  and  Florida  for  the  last  third  of  1795.  Vol. 
1795. 

Superior  decree  of  Sept.  6,  1800,  based  on  reports  relative  to  the  English, 
with  reflections  and  the  request  that  the  Junta  Superior  give  an 
opinion  with  respect  to  sending  aid  to  Louisiana  and  the  defense 
of  the  realm.    Vol.  1799-1803. 

Sumaria  (investigation)  of  the  first  campaign  of  the  privateers,  Atrcvida 
and  Siisana;  diaries,  etc.    Cuadernos  i,  2,  3.     1800.    \'ol.  1800. 

Search  for  pirates  in  the  Gulf.    1802.    Vol.  1802-1807. 

Concerning  the  payment  of  two  drafts  on  the  cajas  of  New  Orleans  in 
favor  of  Daniel  Clark.    Vol.  1805-1808. 

Correspondence  concerning  the  movements  of  Burr  and  Wilkinson. 
1805.    Vol.  1809-1814. 

(Anonymous  letter;  order  by  Rafael  Gomez  Bonihaud  (Roubaud)  to  Juan 
Benito  Morales,  Havana,  concerning  the  movements  of  Burr,  VVilkinson, 
Clark,  and  Dcclouet.  Copy  dated  at  Havana,  July  9,  1805.  12  pp. 
Dictamen  fiscal,  advisini?  watchfulness  in  the  Interior  Provinces.) 

Correspondence  of  Jose  Vidal,  of  New  Orleans,  with  the  viceroy.  1809. 
Vol.  1809-1814. 

(Five  letters,   1S08-1809.  concerning  Wilkinson's  mission  to  Havana,  the 
attitude  of  the  United  States,  etc.) 
Correspondence  of  Onis  with  the  viceroy  concerning  the  establishment  of 
a  mail  line  from  Havana  to  Philadelphia,  affairs  of  West  Florida, 
etc.    1810.    Vol.  1809-1814. 

(These  papers  are  from  the  Secrctaria  del  Virreynato,  Ultramarine.') 
After  1798  the  most  important  class  of  materials  are  the  ships'  manifests, 
eiUry  and  clearance  papers  of  American  vessels,  expedientes  concerning  con- 
traband American  trade,  collection  of  debts  due  American  merchants,  etc. 
The  following  vessels  from  American  ports  or  from  Louisiana  are  a  few  of 
those  noted  between  1798  and  18 10. 

1798.  The  Harmony  and  the  Maria. 

1799.  The  Nancy,  the  Zenith,  the  Minerva,  the  Franklin,  the  Ana,  the 
Rosa,  the  Nuestra  Scnora  del  Carmen,  the  San  Joseph,  alias  the 
l^igilantc,  the  Maria. 

1800.  The  Pidela,  the  Josephina,  the  Diana. 

1801.  The  Defiance,  the  Richmond,  the  Felix. 

1804.  The  Felix  (loss  of). 

1805.  The  Santa  Gertrndis. 

1806.  The  Fatty,  the  Meteor,  the  Balona,  the  Aspasia. 

1807.  The  Amphxon,  the  Finilia.  the  Hornet,  the  Centurion. 

1807.  The  Hazt'k'.  alias  the  Gabilan.  the  Hound,  the  Fox.  the  Rapid,  the 
David,  the  Deene.  the  Meteor,  the  Fv.dymion,  the  Fly,  the  Susana 
(wreck  of),  the  Willinm  ll'ri.:ht. 

1808.  The  Speculation,  the  Hornet,  the  Hazvk.  the  Meteor,  the  Hamil- 
ton, the  Spencer,  the  Free  Love,  the  Guillen. 


1S4  Mexico:   Archivo  General 

OFICIO  DE  SORIA. 

(lOVOLS.      I758-182O.) 

Jose  Ygnacio  Negreiros  y  Soria  was  in  the  later  eighteenth  century  sccrc- 
tario  de  camara  y  virreynato  (see  "  Subdele.s^ados  ",  1797-1819).  These  ten 
volumes  are  a  miscellaneous  collection  of  expedientes,  said  to  be  named  from 
the  fact  of  their  having  come  from  his  office.  Three  of  the  volumes  have 
matter  bearing  on  the  I'nited  States,  as  will  appear  below. 

\ol.  1758-1762. 

Several  ciiadcntos  relative  to  the  founding  of  the  pueblo  of  San  Fernando 
de  las  Amarillas  del  Carrizal  in  the  jurisdiction  of  Paso  del  Norte. 
1757-1760. 
Autos  in  virtue  of  the  royal  order  requiring  care  to  prevent  foreigners 
from  communicating  with  the  natives  of  the  Gila  and  Colorado 
rivers.    Superior  Govierno,  1760.    Two  cuadernos. 
Review  of  militia  of  the  district  of  Paso  del  Norte.    1762. 
Vol.  1807-1818. 

Papers  from  the  Secretaria  del  \'irreynato,  Ultramarino,  concerning.: 
The  importation  of  goods  by  a  citizen  of  New  Orleans.     1807. 
Arrival  of  the  American  vessels  Ana  and  Bienvcnida  at  Tabasco, 
1809,  and  the  Diana,  1811-1812. 
(These  papers  evidently  belong  in  Seccion  de  Marina,  q.  v.) 

Vol.  1800-1819. 

Expediente  formed  in  the  intendancy  of  San  Luis  Potosi  for  the  purpose 
of  ascertaining  why  up  to  the  time  of  the  investigation  the  lands  of 
Coahuila,  Texas,  Nuevo  Leon,  and  Nuevo  Santander  had  been 
given  so  low  a  valuation.  It  throws  a  considerable  light  on  the 
land  system.     1800.    About  50  ff. 

OTHER    SECTIONS. 

Besides  the  foregoing  sections  of  the  Archivo  General  y  Publico,  which 
have  intimate  and  direct  bearing  on  the  history  of  the  United  States,  there  are 
numerous  others  (constituting  the  great  bulk  of  the  archive,  indeed,  in  mere 
quantity)  which  either  have  only  general  or  incidental  bearing  on  the  territory 
that  is  now  within  the  L'nited  States,  or  were  practically  maccessible  at  the 
time  the  investigation  was  made,  and  are  therefore  given  only  general  treat- 
ment here.  In  some  cases,  no  doubt,  further  investigation  of  these  sections 
will  reveal  important  documents  for  the  history  of  the  United  States.  The 
sections  are  listed  here  in  alphabetical  order,  with  respect  to  the  archive 
designation. 

Aduauas  (Custom-Houses).    Period  of  the  Republic.    A  large  collection. 

Records  of  the  Administracion  General  de  Aduanas.  Reports  of  the 
local  officials,  etc. 

Alcabalas  (Excises).    Colonial  Period.    A  large  collection. 

The  alcabala  was  the  most  burdensome  form  of  tax  imposed  during  the 
Spanish  regime.  The  method  of  administration  changed  several 
times  (see  Fonseca  y  Urrutia,  Historia  General  dc  Real  Hacienda, 
Tomo  II.).  These  papers  contain  records  of  the  Contaduria  Gen- 
eral de  Alcabalas,  Direccion  General  de  Hacienda,  and  other  offi- 
ces concerned  with  the  alcabalas  at  different  periods. 


Minor  Sections  185 

Alcaldes  Mayores.    Colonial  period.    A  large  section. 

Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  and  concerning  alcaldes  mayores.  '^- 

Much  of  the  correspondence  is  with  provincial  governors  and 
corregidorcs. 

Archivo  dc  Giicrra  (Archive  of  War).    Over  1200  volumes. 

The  volumes  are  numbered,  but  without  dates  and  indices.  At  the  time 
of  my  investigation  they  were  stacked  in  the  central  crib,  and  were 
in  a  large  measure  inaccessible.  They  consist  of  records  sent  from  y^ 

the  Department  of  War.  Most  of  the  numerous  volumes  ex- 
amined contain  sumarias  and  minor  causas  of  military  personages 
and  routine  correspondence  of  the  Department  of  \Var  with  the 
various  military  authorities.  They  all  seem  to  date  since  1821, 
and  extend  to  i860  or  later. 

Artillcria,  Vngenieros  y  Fortificacioncs  (.\rtillery.  Fortifications  and  Engi- 
neers).   Coionial  period.    Practically  inaccessible. 
Reports  of  government  engineers,  expedientes  concerning  various  fortifi- 
cations, correspondence  of  the  viceroy,  etc. 

Arzobispos  y  Obispos  (Archbishops  and  Bishops).    Colonial  period.     Prac- 
tically inaccessible. 
Correspondence  of  the  viceroys  with  these  officials,  and  expedientes  con- 
cerning them. 

Ayuntamicntos. 

The  volumes  examined  contain  correspondence  of  the  Department  of  the 
Interior,  of  the  Primera  Secretaria  de  Estado  (period  of  the  Re- 
public) with  and  concerning  ayuntamientos,  on  such  matters  as 
appointments,  complaints.  j)owers,  etc. 

Bandos  (Proclamations).     1571-1819.    Thirty  volumes. 

The  nature  of  the  papers  is  indicated  by  the  title  of  the  inventory  of  the 
first  twenty  volumes,  which  is  called  "  .Alphabetical  Inventory 
(Iridice  Alfabctico)  of  the  Printed  Dispositions  which  have  been 
published  by  this  Supreme  Government  in  the  whole  of  the  eight- 
eenth century,  including  the  year  1800.  There  will  be  found  in 
them  eleven  of  the  sixteenth  century  and  six  of  the  seventeenth, 
in  the  first  volume  of  the  twenty  referred  to  ".  In  this  inventory 
there  were  noted  five  references  to  Californias,  nineteen  to  Pro- 
vincias  Internas.  five  to  Misiones,  and  ten  to  Presidios.  The  col- 
lection is  of  great  value  for  the  study  of  the  general  adminis- 
tration. 

Cartas  de  Scguridad  (Letters  of  Safe  Conduct).    221  volumes. 

They  contain  passports  and  letters  of  safe  conduct  issued  by  the  federal, 
state,  and  foreign  agents  to  Mexicans  and  foreigners.  Among 
them  are  numerous  documents  relating  to  American  citizens. 

Casa  de  Moneda  (The  Mint).  The  colonial  period  and  that  of  the  Republic. 
.\  large  section. 
The  volumes  examined  contain  papers  from  the  Real  Hacienda,  expe- 
dientes formed  in  the  Secretaria  del  N'irreynato,  reports  of  the 
superintendent  of  the  Casa  de  Moneda,  correspondence  of  the 
'■  Direccion  del  Banco  de  Avio  para  Fomcnto  de  la  Industria 
Nacional  ",  etc. 

Civil.    Colonial  period.    Over  1000  volumes. 

Records  of  civil  cases  before  the  Real  .\udiencia.  There  are  also  numer- 
ous unclassified  legajos  with  the  same  designation. 


186  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

Clero  Regular  (Regular  Clergy).    Colonial  period. 

Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  and  about  the  regular  clergy  of  the 
various  orders. 
Clero  Secular  (Secular  Clergy).    Colonial  period. 

Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  and  about  the  secular  clergy,  docu- 
ments from  the  Holy  Office  concerning  the  rights  of  the  secular 
clerg}',  etc. 
Cofradias  y  Arclticofradias  (Religious  Associations).     Sixteenth  to  nine- 
teenth centuries.    19  volumes. 
The  volumes  are  numbered  and  have  dates  on  the  flyleaves.    They  con- 
tain correspondence  of  the  Secretaria  del  \^irreynato  and  the  Real 
.\udiencia  of  Mexico  concerning  the  founding  of  religious  asso- 
ciations   {cofradias,   archicof radios,   y   hcrmandadcs),   financial 
supervision  of  and  administration  of  these  institutions,  etc. 
Comisaria  General  de  Mexico  (Commissariat-General  of  Mexico) .    Period  of 
the  Republic. 
Hundreds  of  volumes.    Accounts  and  correspondence. 
Comitnidades  (Community  Property).    Colonial  Period. 

Records  of  the  Contaduria  General  de  Propios,  Arbitrios,  y  Bienes-  de 
Comunidad  de  las  Ciudades,  Villas,  y  Lugares.    Accounts,  corre- 
spondence, etc.,  relating  to  community  property  of  the  pueblos. 
Consulado  (see  "  Tribunal  del  Consulado  "). 
Correos  (Mails).    Bound  volumes,  practically  inaccessible. 
Cruzada  (Crusade).    Colonial  period. 

Expedientes  formed  in  the  Secretaria  del  X'irreynato  concerning  the 

"'^  administration  of  bulls  of  the  Santa  Cruzada.    They  contain  bulls, 

correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  the  intendants,  the  officials  of 

the  treasury,  ecclesiastical  authorities,  etc. 

Desagiie  (Drainage).    Twenty  or  more  volumes  relating  to  the  drainage  of 

the  city  of  Mexico. 
Donativos  y  Prestamos  (Gifts  and  Loans). 
Encomicudas.    Colonial  period. 

The  volumes  examined  contain  financial  records  of  the  Contaduria  Gen- 
■4-  eral  de  Tributes  relating  to  cncomiendas,  ccdulas  granting  cnco- 

miendas,  records  of  litigation,  etc.    Most  of  the  expedientes  were 
fomied  in  the  Superior  Government  of  the  viceroyalty. 
ExpoUos  (Property  left  by  prelates  at  death). 

The  only  volume  which  it  was  possible  to  get  access  to  contained  judicial 
proceedings  relative  to  "  Expolios  of  the  Bishop  of  Puebla  ",  1714. 
Expulsion  de  Espai'ioles  (Expulsion  of  Spaniards).    Period  of  the  early  Re- 
public.   65  bound  volumes. 
They  contain  general  regulations,  as  well  as  occasional  records  relating 
to  expulsions  from  the  northern  provinces  and  departments. 
Ffrrocorn'/f J  (Railroads).    In  legajos.    Later  nineteenth  century. 
"/  Papers  from  the  Secretariat  of  Fomento  concerning  concessions  to  and 

administration  of  railroads,  etc. 
Filipinos  (The  Philippines).    The  colonial  period.    About  40  volumes. 

Most  of  the  documents  relate  to  the  period  between  1716  and  1821.  They 
consist  of  miscellaneous  expedientes  formed  in  the  Secretaria  del 
Virreynato  regarding  the  administration  of  the  Philippines.  Many 
of  the  documents  have  high  historical  value.  (See  Robertson, 
Bibliography  of  the  Philippine  Islands,  for  a  more  extended  notice 
prepared  by  the  present  writer.) 


Minor  Sections  187 

Fomento.  Period  of  the  Republic.  Several  hundred  volumes.  Part  of  them 
have  indices. 
Records  from  the  archive  of  the  Secretaria  de  Fomento.  The  principal 
classes  are  paved  roads  (calzadas),  roads  {caininos),  accounts 
{cucnlas),  and  bridges  (puentes).  They  consist  of  correspond- 
ence and  special  expedientes. 
Guerra  (War).    1821-1863.    About  50  legajos. 

Mainly  circulars  and  decrees  of  the  Department  of  War.    The  following 
documents  in  legajo  1835-1836  illustrate  the  nature  of  the  contents 
of  the  collection : 
Armed  citizens  coming  from  the  United  States.    Dec.  30,  1835. 
Division  of  the  Comandancia  General  of  the  Interior  States  of  the        "^ 

East.    Jan.  13,  1836. 
Arming  of  Mexican  merchant  vessels  during  the  Texas  war.    Feb.  3, 

1836. 
Closure  of  the  ports  of  Matagorda,  La  Vaca,  San  Luis,  Galveston, 

Brazoria,  Harrisburg.  Anahuac,  Copano,  etc.    Feb.  9,  1836. 
Authority  to  confiscate  goods  of  insurgents  in  Texas  to  indemnity 

for  the  war.    Apr.  9,  1836. 
Pardon  for  rebels  in  Texas.    Apr.  14,  1836. 

(Legajos  for  other  critical  periods  contain  equally  valuable  documents.) 
General  de  Parte.    Colonial  period.    About  100  volumes. 
/»«/'cn'o  (the  Empire).    186J-1867.    145  volumes. 

Mainly  papers  of  the  various  departments  of  the  Republican  government 

during  the  period  of  the  Empire  and  relating  to  the  intervention.  "^ 

Some  of  the  papers  are  from  the  "  Gabinete  del  Emperador  ". 
There  are  records  of  the  departments  of  Justicia,  Fomento,  Gober- 
nacion,  correspondence  with  the  prefects  of  police,  records  of 
courts-martial  at  San  Luis  Potosi  (1864),  etc. 
Impresos  Oficiales  {Official  Impnnts).     1573-1856.    62  volumes. 

Regular  series,  1631-1821,  44  vols. ;  "  Appendice  ",  1573-1821,  16  vols. ; 
supplementary,  1829-1856,  2  vols.  Each  volume  has  a  good  in- 
ventory, and  besides,  there  is  a  general  "  Yndice  Alfabetico  " 
downstairs  at  the  desk  of  the  Oficial  Primcro.  The  volumes  con- 
tain printed  royal  ci'dulas,  proclamations  (bandos).  treaties,  regu- 
tions  of  the  Philippine  trade  and  of  the  Jalapa  Fair  (Feria  de 
Jalapa),  historical  relations,  etc.  There  are  numerous  documents 
having  direct  or  indirect  bearing  on  the  L^nited  States. 
Indies  (Indians).    95  volumes.    Circa  1574-1819. 

The  volumes  are  numbered  and  bear  dates  on  the  backs.  One  is  disap- 
pointed to  find  that  the  section  contains  little  of  direct  bearing  on 
territory  that  is  now  within  the  I'nited  States.  The  materials  do. 
however,  contain  a  great  deal  that  is  of  value  for  the  study  of  the 
general  Indian  policy  in  Xew  .Spain.  The  subjects  dealt  with  are 
such  as  the  collection  of  contributions  from  Indians,  the  adminis- 
tration of  native  pueblos,  investigation  of  complaints  by  Indians, 
troubles  with  the  natives  in  the  missions,  etc.  The  materials  are 
mainly  in  the  form  of  expedientes  compiled  in  the  .Secretaria  del 
Virreynato,  and  emanate  chiefly  from  the  offices  of  the  Real 
Hacienda,  the  Contaduria  de  Proijios,  the  Treasury,  and  the  local 
authorities. 


188  Mexico:   Archk'o  General 

Indiferente  dc  Guerra  (War,  Miscellaneous). 

Several  hundred  volumes  of  miscellaneous  materials  for  the  period  of 
the  viceroys  and  of  the  Republic.  The  section  was  too  miscel- 
laneous and  too  large  to  admit  of  detailed  examination  and  de- 
scription. Enough  was  done,  however,  to  learn  that  it  contains 
at  least  occasional  documents  of  considerable  importance.  For 
example,  volume  524  of  the  section  of  History  was  recently  trans- 
ferred from  this  section.  The  volumes  comprise  miscellaneous 
military  corres]X)ndence  of  the  central  government.  Subjects 
noted  were  appointments,  causas.  hojas  dc  scrvkios,  discharges, 
pardons,  desertion,  pensions,  muster  rolls,  etc. 

Informes  (Reports)  of  I'onscca  y  I'rrutia.    25  volumes. 

This  series  consists  of  a  manuscript  copy  of  Fonseca  y  Urrutia's  Historia 
General  dc  Real  Hacienda,  w-ritten  in  1791-1792  in  the  form  of  a 
report  to  the  viceroy,  Revilla  Gigedo.  and  printed  in  Mexico  in 
1853.    It  is  shelved  with  the  Correspondence  of  the  Viceroys. 

Infidencias  (Cases  of  treason).  Many  volumes.  Period  of  the  War  of 
Independence. 
Cases  before  the  Sala  del  Crimen  of  the  Real  Audiencia  de  Mexico.  There 
should  be  valuable  documents  bearing  on  the  northern  provinces. 
For  one  such  coming  from  this  section,  see  Secretaria  de  Kela- 
ciones  Exteriores,  Caja  1817-1824.  Some  of  the  documents  in  (lar- 
cia's  Documentos  Historicos  Mc.vicanos  are  also  from  this  section. 

Inquisicion  (Inquisition).  More  than  1000  volumes.  Sixteenth  to  nine- 
teenth centuries. 
These  volumes  are  general  records  of  the  Inquisition.  They  consist 
mainly  of  causas.  or  trials,  before  the  Holy  Office,  for  various 
ofTenses,  such  as  bigamy,  heresy,  records  of  the  financial  adminis- 
tration of  the  Holy  Office,  apiiointments,  etc.  There  is  no  inven- 
tory, but  a  help  to  ascertaining  the  contents  bearing  on  the  terri- 
tory of  the  United  States  is  the  "  Certificacion  de  los  Secretarios 
del  Secreto  del  Sto.  Oficio  de  la  Inquisicion  ",  found  in  Historia, 
vol.  301.  This  consists  of  a  list  made  in  1807  of  certified  cases  in 
which  the  Inquisition  exercised  jurisdiction  in  Xew  Mexico, 
Texas,  Florida,  and  Louisiana  before  the  date  of  the  report.  This 
list  gives  extracts  of  cases  affecting  Xew  Mexico  for  1661,  1662, 
1663,  1667,  1668.  1669.  1670.  1688,  1689,  1695.  1699,  1720,  1731  ; 
Florida.  1700.  1701,  1702,  1703,  1705:  Texas,  1737,  1751,  1800, 
1807.  The  report  was  made  in  connection  with  the  Louisiana 
boundary  question. 

(See  the  London  Times.  October  10.  1912,  for  important  materials  regard- 
ing Francis  Drake  discovered  in  this  collection  by  Mrs.  Zelia  Nuttall, 
and  to  be  published  in  a  volume  by  the  Hakluyt  Society.) 

A  selection  of  about  seventy  volumes  from  this  archive  is  in  the  Museo 
Nacior.al  (q.  v.). 
Intendencias  (Intendancies).    Colonial  period,  apparently  1786-1 821. 

The  section  is  not  large.    The  documents  consist  of  correspondence  with 
and  concerning  intendants,  appointments,  financial  reports,  etc. 
Intestados  (Intestates). 
Judicial.     Colonial  period. 

Records  of  the  Real  Audiencia  of  ^^lexico.  The  voluines  examined  con- 
tain civil  and  criminal  cases  before  the  audiencia,  opinions  of  the 
civil  and  the  criminal  fiscals  (  fiscalcs  de  lo  civil  y  de  lo  criminal), 
and  of  the  asesor  general  of  the  viceroy,  etc. 


Minor  Sections  189 

Matrimonios  (Nuptials).    Colonial  period. 

Proofs  of  marriages,  before  notaries,  for  the  purpose  of  establishing 
legitimacy  and  hereditary  rights.     They  seem  to  refer  mainly  to 
Indians  and  mestizoes. 
Media  .liiata.    Bound  volumes,  practically  inaccessible. 
Mineria  (Department  of  Mines).    Colonial  period.    218  volumes. 

Organization  of  the  Mineria,  regulations  of  mines,  titles,  taxes,  reports, 
complaints  concerning  Indian  labor,  etc. 
Obras  Fnblieas  (  Public  Works).    Colonial  ])eriod.    40  volumes. 

No  inventories.  The  volumes  are  dated,  but  not  arranged  in  a  chrono- 
logical order.  They  contain  e.xpedientes  formed  in  the  Superior 
Government  concerning  the  construction  or  improvement  of  public 
buildings,  bridges,  fortifications,  etc.  With  the  e.xception  of  the 
item  noted  below,  no  documents  bearing  directly  on  the  United 
States  were  encountered. 
Vol.  1.  Exjjediente  i.  Request  by  Governor  Pages  for  the  aid  of  sol- 
diers to  help  build  the  presidio,  church,  etc.,  at  Santa  Barbara, 
correspondence,  diagram  of  the  presidio,  etc.  1778-1797.  About 
20  ff. 
Orrf?noH.sa.r  (Ordinances).    1666-1786.     13  volumes. 

One  volume  contains  the  printed  ordinance  of  1786  regulating  the  inten- 

dancies.  The  rest  are  all  maiuiscri[)t  copies,  or  "  libros  de  asiento  ".  V 

The  dates  on  the  volumes  arc  :     1666,  1686-1698,  1695-1703,  171 1- 
1722,  1723-1763,   1726-1733,   1734,   1758,   1764,  1767,   1768-1775. 
1 776- 1 779,  1786. 
Padron  (Census).    Administration  of  the  second  Revilla  Gigedo.    21  volumes. 
A  census  taken  by  this  viceroy.     It  is  very  valuable  for  the  history  of 
interior  Mexico,  but  it  does  not  touch  the  present  United  States. 
Peages  (Tolls).    Colonial  period. 

The  volumes  examined  contain  annual  accounts  sent  to  the  Real  Tribunal 
de  la  Contaduria  Mayor  y  .\udiencia  de  Cuentas. 
Polvara  (Powder). 

Designated  either  as  "  Renta  de  Polvora  ",  or  as  "  Fabrica  de  Polvora  ". 
Colonial  period.  Expedientes  formed  in  the  Secretaria  del  Virrey- 
nato  regarding  this  branch  of  revenue,  comprising  reports  of  the 
Director  General  of  the  Renta  del  Polvora,  correspondence,  ac- 
counts, etc. 
Prrjirfian'oj  (  Presidials).    Colonial  period. 

Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  concerning  the  presidial  soldiers,  licenses 
to  marry,  desertion,  enlistment,  etc. 
Real  Acuerdo  (Royal  Tribunal).    Colonial  period.    Only  four  volumes  were 
found. 
Expedientes  formed  in  the  Secretaria  del  \'irreynatn,  division  "  .Audien- 
cias  ".    They  concern  the  prerogatives  of  audiencias,  appointment 
of  oidorcs,  etc. 
Real  .Iniiada  (Royal  Fleet).    Colonial  period.    Practically  inaccessible. 

Corrcspiindence  of  the  viceroy  concerning  the  fleets. 
Real  .i ltd ieiieia  (Royal  .\udiencia). 

The  viilumcs  examined  contain  correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  the 
Re;d  .\udiencia  on  various  subjects. 


190  Mexico:  Archivo  General 

Real  Caja  ( Royal  Chest) .    Colonial  period. 

The  volumes  examined  contain  reports  of  the  provincial  cajas  rcalcs  to 
the  general  officers  of  the  Real  Hacienda  (miiiistios  (jcncralcs  de 
exercito  y  de  real  hacienda  dc  Mexieo).  A  volume  labeled  "  Chi- 
huahua, 1803  ",  contains  reports  by  Governor  Chacon,  of  New 
Mexico,  of  finances  of  that  province,  sent  to  the  commandant- 
general  of  the  Interior  Provinces,  by  him  to  Rafael  de  Alui- 
mada,  viiiiistro  oficial  real  honoraria  y  tesorero  de  la  real  caja  de 
Chihuahua,  and  by  him  to  the  caja  general  at  Mexico.  1803. 
/?fa/Fi.yco  (The  Royal  Fisc).    CiVco  1 525-1821.    i20volumes. 

The  volumes  are  unindexed  and  unnumbered.  Most  of  the  papers  exam- 
ined seem  to  be  from  the  branch  of  the  Inquisition  which  had 
supervision  of  the  royal  fisc  and  before  which  the  ministers  of  the 
Real  Hacienda  held  their  regular  meetings.  They  consist  of 
reports  of  these  routine  meetings,  correspondence  of  the  abogado 
del  real  fisco  of  the  Holy  Office,  the  receptor  dc  la  iiiqiiisicion  de 
hacienda,  with  the  officials  of  the  Real  Hacienda  and  others  con- 
cerning revenues  due  the  royal  fisc,  confiscation  of  goods  of  debt- 
ors or  persons  fined,  etc. 
Real  Hacienda  (Royal  Estate).  A  large  collection. 
Registro  de  Fianzas,  Depositos,  y  Obligaciones.    Colonial  period. 

Records  before  royal  notaries  {escrivanos  de  su  Magestad)  and  before 
the  Camara  of  the  Real  Audiencia,  of  pledges,  bonds,  sureties,  etc. 
Private  matters. 
Relaciones  (Relations).    52  legajos.    C/'rca  1820- 1865. 

Records  from  the  departments  of  Interior  and  Foreign  Relations  which, 
during  the  period,  were  variously  organized.  The  documents  are 
very  largely  circulars  and  decrees.  They  relate  to  such  matters  as 
elections,  powers  of  dci)utations,  admission  of  foreigners,  coloni- 
zation, execution  of  treaties,  etc.  The  legajos  are  unindexed,  but 
are  arranged  by  dates.  They  are  being  formed  into  volumes  for 
binding.  The  following  items  relating  to  territory  that  is  now 
within  the  United  States,  chosen  at  important  periods,  are  illustra- 
tive of  the  collection: 
Decree  concerning  colonization.  1823. 
Decree  creating  a  deputation  from  Nuevo  Leon  and  Coahuila  and 

Texas.    Feb.  25.  1823. 
Stipulations  between  the  plenipotentiaries  of  Mexico  and  the  United 
States  intended  to  facilitate  the  execution  of  the  boundary  treaty 
of  1827. 
Decree  declaring  the  rights  of  delegates   from  California  to  the 

national  congress.    Oct.  26,  1835. 
Decree  against  certain  provisions  of  the  constitution  of  Coahuila 

and  Texas.    Mar.,  1835. 
Copy  of  the  treaty  with  Great  Britain  concerning  the  slave  trade. 

1843- 
Circular  concerning  the  conduct  of  the  war  with  the  United  States. 

Apr.  20,  1847. 
Id.  concerning  the  emigration  of  Mexican  families  from  the  territory 

ceded  to  the  United  States.    Aug.  19,  1848. 
Copies  of  the  treaty  of  Guadalupe  Hidalgo.    1848. 


Minor  Sections  191 

Salinas  (Salines).    Colonial  period. 

Records  of  this  branch  of  the  Real  Hacienda. 
Subdelegados  (Subdelegates)  of  the  Real  Hacienda.    Colonial  period. 

Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  and  concerning  the  subdelegates. 
Appointments,  duties,  complaints,  reports,  etc. 
Tabaco  (Tobacco).     Colonial  period  and  period  of  the  Republic.     Several 
hundred  volumes. 

Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  the  Direccion  General  del  Tabaco, 
reports  of  the  factors  of  the  different  provinces,  accounts  of  cost 
of  freight  on  tobacco  carried  from  the  local  factories,  etc.  For  the 
period  of  the  Republic  there  are  reports  of  the  local  adminis- 
trators or  directors  to  the  Direccion  General,  correspondence  of 
the  latter,  etc. 
Temples  y  Coinmtos  (Churches  and  Monasteries).  Circa  1 575-1821.  30 
volumes. 

The  volumes  are  numbered,  with  dates  on  the  backs  or  on  the  flyleaves. 
The  documents  consist  mainly  of  expedientes  formed  in  the  Supe- 
rior Government  {Gobicrno  Superior)  and  the  General  Tribunal 
of  Natives  {Juzgado  General  de  Naturalcs).  They  contain  cor- 
respondence of  the  viceroy  with  the  fiscal  of  the  Real  Hacienda, 
the  fiscal  protector  general  dc  Indios,  local  protectors,  local  church 
officials,  bishops,  abbots,  etc.  The  subjects  treated  are  the  building 
and  repair  of  churches  and  monasteries,  the  custody  of  church 
property,  complaints  by  Indians  to  the  viceroy  regarding  the  bur- 
dens of  church  building,  etc.  The  section  overlaps  as  to  subject 
matter  with  that  of  "  Indios  ".  A  few  references  to  the  frontier 
provinces,  especially  Nuevo  Leon,  were  noted. 
Temporalidades  (Temporalities) . 

Records  of  the  Direccion  General  de  Temporalidades. 
Tesoreria  (Treasury).    Several  hundred  bound  volumes,  practically  inacces- 
sible. 

The  volumes  examined  contain  accounts  kept  by  the  ministers  of  the 
tesoreria  general  de  exercito  y  real  hacienda. 
Tesoreria  del  Congreso  de  la  Union  (Treasury  of  the  Federal  Congress). 
Expedientes,  manuscript  and  printed.    Recent  dates.    About  lOO 
legajos. 
Tierras  (Lands).    Over  3000  volumes. 

This  section,  which  at  present  is  the  best  organized  and  managed  depart- 
ment of  the  archive,  is  not  open  to  investigators,  and  the  following 
facts  concerning  its  contents  were  given  me  by  the  Director  of  the 
archive,  Senor  Dr.  Justino  Rubio.  The  manuscripts  are  chiefly 
autos  of  grants,  litigation  concerning  titles,  the  founding  of  pueb- 
los and  missions.  They  came  mainly  from  the  audicncia  and  the 
Sujierior  Government  of  the  Viceroyalty,  few  being  from  the 
local  jurisdictions.  The  Director  of  the  .\rchivo  General  y  Pub- 
lico says  that  the  number  of  expedientes  relating  directly  to  grants 
in  the  United  States  is  small.  To  utilize  the  papers  of  the  section 
it  is  necessary  to  make  a  written  request  to  the  Director  that  a 
given  document  be  sought.  For  this  search  a  certain  sum  is  paid 
in  advance.  When  the  papers  are  found  certified  copies  are  fur- 
nished upon  payment  of  the  fees  and  price  of  work  fixed  by  law. 


192  Mexico:   Arclih'o  General 

Tribunal  de  la  Acordada.    Colonial  period.     Numerous  volumes. 

The  Tribunal  de  la  Acordada  was  in  effect  a  vi<jilance  committee.  It 
developed  from  the  Santa  Hermandad,  which  had  arisen  in  Spain 
as  a  private  association  and  then  was  recog^nized  by  law  and  g^iven 
privileges.  The  Santa  Hermandad  was  established  in  New  Spain 
in  1553  as  a  means  of  protecting  the  roads  against  highwaymen. 
Early  in  the  eighteenth  century  the  Tribunal  de  la  Acordada  was 
established  as  an  independent  court  with  extensive  police  and 
judicial  powers.  At  one  time  it  had  over  two  thousand  men  in  its 
employ.  Later  in  the  century  its  authority  was  extended  to  the 
frontier  provinces,  where  it  did  effective  work.  The  volumes  in 
this  section  of  the  archive  consist  of  cxpedientes  formed  in  the 
Secrctaria  del  \'irreynato,  section  "  Acordada  ". 

Tribunal  del  Consiilado  (Tribunal  of  the  Consulado).     Many  volumes.     Co- 
lonial period. 
Records  of  the  central  and  local  tribunals ;  reports  of  the  tribunals  to 

the  central  government,  etc. 
The  Consulado  was  a  corporation  of  merchants  with  judicial  powers  over 
commercial  affairs.  I'.ut,  while  the  protection  and  direction  of 
commerce  was  the  central  object  of  the  institution,  its  functions 
were  much  wider  than  this.  It  also  performed  the  functions  of  a 
bank,  a  charitable  institution,  a  contractor,  a  chamber  of  com- 
merce, and  a  trading  corporation.  Its  records  should  be  in- 
valuable for  the  study  of  the  development  of  commerce  in  New 
Spain.  See  Ordenancas  del  Consulado  de  la  Universidad  de  los 
Mercaderes  de  esia  Xueva  Rspana  (Mexico,  1772),  and  Kecopi- 
lacion  de  Leyes  de  los  Rcynos  de  las  Indias,  libro  ix,  titulo  xxxvi, 
ley  xxviii. 

MISCELLANEOUS  MANUSCRIPTS;  unbound. 

On  the  second  floor  in  the  south  room  is  a  mass  of  miscellaneous  papers 
having  little  bearing  on  the  United  States.    The  principal  classes  discoverable 
by  such  an  examination  as  was  possible  while  they  are  in  their  present  state 
are  the  following : 
Fiscal  Matters. 

Custom-houses  (Aduanas),  about  25  legajos.    Circa  1830-1850. 
Royal  Hacienda,  several  legajos.     Miscellaneous  papers  of  the  ac- 
countant (contador)  and  treasurer  of  the  Royal  Hacienda  during 
the  eighteenth  century ;  reports  of  collection  of  tithes  and  alca- 
balas. 
Reports  of  the  Director  Fiel  de  Moneda  on  gold  and  silver.    Several 

legajos. 
Monte  Pio.    Several  legajos. 

Books  of  coin  and  bars  (Ciaallas)  delivered  by  the  superintendents 
(capataces).    Circa  1680- 1700. 
Military  Aft'airs. 

Registers  (filiacion)  of  soldiers  of  lower  ranks  {bajas).    1830-1850. 

About  25  legajos. 
Military  reviews  (rez'istas).    Same  period. 
Service  records  (hojas  de  scrvicios).    Same  period. 


Printed  Matter  193 

Miscellaneous  correspondence  of  the  viceroys. 

With  the  commandant-general  of  the  Interior  Provinces,  on  fiscal 

matters.    1797. 
With  the  intendants,  including  the  intendant  of  San  Luis  Potosi. 
1 794- 1 796. 
Petitions,  1830.    i  legajo. 

Royal  orders  (rcales  ordencs)  concerning  private  matters.    1791-1793. 
Tomo  I. 

PRINTED    MATTER. 

The  archive  regularly  receives  imprints  from  the  various  Secretariats,  the 
Diario  Oficial,  several  daily  newspapers,  session  laws,  constitutions,  political 
pamphlets,  etc.,  and  from  the  Department  of  Public  Instruction:  (i)  all 
works  copyrighted  in  Mexico,  and  (2)  works  on  literature  and  art.  There 
are  valuable  but  incomplete  files  of  old  newspapers. 


14 


THE  MUSEO  NACIONAL. 
(The  National  Museum.) 

The  Museo  Nacional  is  located  in  the  Palacio  Nacional,  and  is  reached 
through  the  main  north  entrance.  It  is  under  the  general  jurisdiction  of  tlie 
Federal  Secretariat  of  Public  Instruction  and  Fine  Arts.  The  Library  (Ilib- 
lioteca),  where  the  manuscripts  are  kept,  is  open  from  9:  30  to  12:  30  in  the 
forenoon  and  from  3:  30  to  6  in  the  afternoon.  Consultation  of  the  books 
and  manuscripts  is  free  to  the  public,  but  to  copy  manuscripts  special  permis- 
sion, requested  in  writing  and  specifying  the  document  desired,  must  be  ob- 
tained from  the  Director.  As  yet  there  is  no  catalogue  of  the  manuscripts,  but 
a  card  index  is  being  formed.  There  is,  besides,  a  typewritten  inventory  of  the 
Biblioteca,  made  in  1906,  which  gives  the  general  titles  of  the  manuscript  col- 
lections, without  specifying  their  contents. 

The  principal  groups  of  manuscripts  of  value  for  the  history  of  the  United 
States  are  indicated  below.  These  collections  are  not  kept  altogether  distinct 
in  the  shelving. 

PAPELES  DE  LANCASTER-JONES  (THE  LANCASTER-JONES  COLLECTION). 

These  manuscripts  were  secured  about  1905  from  the  estate  of  the  late  Lie. 
Alfonso  Lancaster-Jones,  formerly  Mexican  representative  in  England.  A 
considerable  portion  of  the  documents  clearly  came  from  the  archive  of  the 
Franciscan  College  of  San  Fernando,  of  the  city  of  Mexico. 

I.  "  DOCUMENTOS  RELATIVOS  A  LAS  MISIONES  DE  CALIFORNIAS." 

(Two  series,  one  of  four  volumes,  small  folio,  and  one  of  two  volumes, 
octavo.  It  will  be  seen  below  that  the  range  of  materials  in  these  vol- 
umes is  much  broader  than  the  title  indicates.  The  small  folio  series 
contains  mainly  original  documents ;  those  of  the  other  series  are  mainly 
copies.    The  octavo  series  has  a  table  of  contents,  the  other  has  not.) 

Sm.\ll  Folio  Series. 

The  documents  are  here  listed  for  convenience  in  chronological  order,  in- 
stead of  that  in  which  they  occur  in  the  volumes. 

Vol.  I. 
Californias. 

Francisco  Palou  to  Joseph  Garcia,  guardian  of  the  College  of  San  Fer- 
nando.   Hospicio  of  Santa  Cruz  de  Tepic,  Oct.  12,  1767.    2  flf. 

(Discusses  mission  affairs  of  Sonora  and  Xalisco.  Asks  for  missionaries 
for  California.) 

Missionaries  of  the  College  of  San  Fernando,  to  the  guardian  and  dis- 
cretorio,  asking  that  they  be  sent  to  California  instead  of  to 
Sonora.    Hospicio  of  Santa  Cruz  de  Tepic,  Oct.  12,  1767.    i  f. 

(Signed  by  friars  Juan  Moran,  Miguel  Campa,  Juan  Sancho,  Andres  Villa- 
umbrales,  Antonio  Martinez,  Juan  Ramos  de  Lora,  Joseph  Antonio 
Murguia,  Juan  Crespi,  Juan  Ygnacio  Castoii,  Fernando  Parron,  Fran- 
cisco Gomez,  Fermin  Francisco  de  Lasuen.) 

I5H 


Lancaster-Jones  Collection  195 

Junipero  Serra  to  the  g^uardian  of  San  Fernando.    Tepic,  Oct.  17,  1767. 

Francisco  Palou  and  Miguel  Campa  to  the  guardian  of  the  College  of 
San  Fernando.    Guadalajara.  Oct.  25,  1767.    2  ff. 

Manuel  Nnxera  to  the  guardian,  asking  for  a  list  of  missions  and  mis- 
sionaries.   Feb.  10.  1768.    2  fF. 

Joseph  de  Giilvez  to  Palou,  asking  him  to  be  patient.    IMexico,  Feb.  13, 
1768.    I  f. 
( Marked  on  the  back  :  "  First  letter  which  I  received  at  Compostela  ".) 

Decree  ordering  reports  of  the  missions.    By  Joseph  de  Galvez.     Santa 

Ana,  July  12,  1768. 
Galvez  to  Serra,  transmitting  copies  of  the  foregoing.    Santa  Ana,  July 

12,  1768.    I  f. 
Joseph  de  Galvez  to  Serra.    Santa  Ana.  July  22,  1768. 
Same  to  same.    Santa  Ana,  July  26,  1768. 

Same  to  Palou  (directed  to  San  Xavier).    Santa  Ana,  July  26,  1768. 
Same  to  same  (directed  to  San  Xavier").    Aug.  12,  1768. 

(Enclosing  an  undated  note  proposing  line  of  missions  to  Monterrey.) 
Same  to  Serra.    Santa  Ana,  Aug.  13,  17G8.     r  f. 

(A  copy  is  filed  with  the  original.) 
Same  to  same.    "  Confidential."    Santa  Ana,  Aug.  13,  1768.    i  f. 
Same  to  same.    Santa  Ana,  Aug.  18,  1768.    2  ff. 
Same  to  same.    Santa  Ana,  Sept.  15,  1768. 
Same  to  Palou,  enclosing  inventory  of  goods  of  the  mission  of  San 

Xavier.    Santa  Ana,  Oct.  6,  1768. 
Same  to  Serra.    Santa  Ana,  Oct.  7,  1768.    3  ff. 
Same  to  same.    Santa  Ana,  Oct.  7,  1768.    i  f. 
Same  to  same.    Santa  Ana,  Oct.  10,  1768.    2  ff. 
Same  to  same.    Santa  Ana,  Oct.  11,  1768.    i  f. 
Serra  to  the  guardian  of  .San  Fernando.    Tepic,  Oct.  17,  1768. 
Joseph  de  Galvez  to  Serra.    Santa  Ana,  Oct.  22,  1768. 
Same  to  same.    Santa  Ana,  Oct.  26,  1768. 
Same  to  Palou,  at  San  Xavier.    Santa  Ana,  Oct.  31,  1768.    3  ff. 
Same  to  Serra.    Puerto  de  la  Paz,  Nov.  12,  1768.    i  f. 
Same  to  Palou.    Puerto  de  la  Paz,  Nov.  17,  176S. 
Request  for  $7650  for  the  missions.    Joseph  de  Galvez.    La  Paz,  Nov.  19, 

1768.    if. 
Order  of  Galvez  for  the  singing  of  the  Litany  during  the  expedition  to 

California.    La  paz,  Nov.  21,  1768.    i  f. 
Galvez  to  Palou.    La  Paz,  Nov.  20,  1768. 

(Enclosing  order  regarding  instruction  of  the  Indians  in  the  cochineal 
industry.) 

Decree  of  Galvez,  giving  instructions  for  moving  of  families  from  the 

missions.    La  Paz,  Nov.  23,  176S. 
Galvez  to  Fray  Dionisio  Bastcrra  (directed  to  Santa  Gertrudis).     La 

Paz,  Nov.  23,  1768.    4  ff. 
Same  to  Palou.    La  Paz,  Dec.  24,  1768  . 

(Concerns  the  moving  of  mission  San  Xavier  to  Santa  Rosalia.) 
Same  to  same,  regarding  cattle.    La  Paz,  Dec.  24,  1768. 
Same  to  Serra,  telling  of  the  careening  of  the  San  Carlos.    La  Paz,  Dec. 

28,  1768.    2  flf. 


196  Museo  Nacional 

Same  to  Palou,  telling  of  the  sailing  of  the  San  Carlos.    La  Paz,  Jan.  9. 

1769.    I  f. 
Galvez  to  Serra,  telling  of  movements  of  the  San  Carlos.    Cabo  de  San 

Lucas,  Jan.  26,  1769. 
Same  to  Palou,  telling  of  sailing  of  the  San  Antonio.    Feb.  20,  1769. 
Same  to  Serra,  telling  of  sailing  of  the  San  Antonio.    San  Lucas,  Feb.  22, 

1769.    2ff. 
Same  to  same,  telling  of  disposition  of  three  new  missionaries.     San 

Lucas,  Feb.  22,  1769. 
Same  to  same,  regarding  relations  with  Dominicans,  and  the  advisability 

of  Palou 's  residing  at  Loreto.    La  Paz,  !\Iar.  28,  1769.    2  ff. 
Same  to  same,  concerning  Fathers  Escudero  and  Sierra.    La  Paz,  Mar. 

28,  1769. 
Same  to  Palou,  concerning  mules  and  drivers.    La  Paz,  Mar.  28,  1769. 
Same  to  same,  telling  of  the  writer's  intended  departure.     La  Paz,  Apr. 

10,  1769. 
Same  to  same,  reporting  the  writer's  readiness  for  departure.    La  Paz, 

Apr.  13,  1769.    I  f. 
Order  of  Galvez  to  give  funds  for  the  church  of  Loreto.    Loreto,  Apr. 

25,  1769. 
Galvez  to  Palou,  describing  the  writer's  trip  to  Loreto.    Loreto,  May  9, 

1769.    2  ff. 
Same  to  same.    Loreto,  May  14,  1769. 

Same  to  same  (directed  to  Loreto).    Los  Alamos,  May  23,  1769. 
Same  to  Fray  Juan  Andres,  guardian  of  San  Fernando.    Los  Alamos, 

June  8,  1769.    I  f. 
Same  to  the  viceroy,  concerning  the  work  of  Father  Yriarte  and  the  state 

of  the  missions.    Los  Alamos,  June  10,  1769    3  ff. 
Same  to  Palou.    Alamos,  June  19,  1769. 
Fray  Juan  Crespi  to  the  guardian.  Fray  Juan  Andres,  describing  his 

journey  from  Purisima  to  Villacata  and  to  San  Diego.  San  Diego, 

June  22,  1769.    2  ff. 
Galvez  to  Palou,  telling  of  writer's  illness.    Los  Alamos,  Sept.  3.  1769. 

2ff. 

Galvez  to  Palou,  in  answer  to  letter  of  Sept.  9.    Pitic.  Oct.  7,  1769.    i  f. 

"  Ynforme  del  Sr.  Reyes  antes  de  ser  obispo  sobre  el  Govno.    Temporal 

y  Espiritual  de  las  Misiones  de  la  Sonora.    Ano  de  1772."    This 

is  an  expediente  containing  the  following  documents : 

"  Noticia  y  Estado  "  of  the  missions  administered  by  the  College  of 

Santa  Cruz  in  Sonora.    By  Reyes.    1772.    22  ff. 
Letter  transmitting  the  foregoing  to  the  viceroy.    July  6,  1772. 
Fray  Antonio  Canales  to  the  guardian  of  the  College  of  Santa  Cruz. 

July  31,  1772. 
The  viceroy  to  same.    Sept.  2,  1772. 
Letter  from  some  one  of  the  College  of  San  Fernando  to  the  commissary- 
general  of  the  Indies.    May  27,  1772.    2  ff. 
Estado  of  the  missions  of  Nueva  California.    Dec.  31,  1804.    i  f. 

(Shows   distances  between  the  missions,   latitudes,  baptisms,  marriages, 
ages  of  Indians,  deaths,  stock,  fields,  etc.) 

Nuevo  Leon  and  Sierra  Gorda.    Correspondence  of  Jose  de  Escandon 
and  of  missionaries  at  the  missions  of  Cadereyta.  Ziinampan,  and 
San  Joseph  de  \'izarr6n.    1732-1742,  1751,  1764. 
(Some  15  letters  in  all.^ 


Lancaster-Jones  Collection  197 

Texas  and  Seno  Mexicano. 

Correspondence  of  the  procurator  of  tlie  College  of  Guadalupe  de  Zaca- 
tecas,  the  discretorios  of  the  colleges  of  Santa  Cruz  and  San 
Fernando,  and  opinions  of  the  royal  fiscal,  concerning  the  transfer 
of  certain  missions  of  Seno  Alexicano  to  the  College  of  San  Fer- 
nando. 1743. 
Patents  of  various  guardians  of  the  College  of  Santa  Cruz  de  Queretaro. 

Correspondence.    1744,  1756. 
"  Consulta  de  el  Presidio  de  Nra.  Senora  de  el  Pilar  de  los  Adays  ",  Feb. 
12,  1746.    With  accompanying  letter  of  May  25,  1746.    Both  by 
Fray  Joseph  Ortiz  de  Velasco. 

(The  letter  shows  that  the  consulta  was  a  product  of  the  deliberations  of 
several  missionaries.    It  contains  109  paragraphs,  and  discusses  eight 
"  difficulties  "  of  presidial  administration  at  Los  Adaes.    This  manuscript 
is  the  original.    A  copy  is  indicated  elsewhere.    The  copy  possessed  by 
the  University  of  Texas  lacks  the  marginal  references.) 
Royal  ccditla  authorizing  the  establishment  of  three  missions  and  a  hos- 
pital on  the  San  Xavier  (San  Gabriel)  River,  Texas.     Apr.  16, 
1748.    Printed. 

Vol.  II. 
Californias. 

About  150  documents,  mainly  original,  concerning  the  missions  of  the 
College  of  San  Fernando  in  California.  1770-1783. 
(The  collection  contains  letters  of  different  missionaries  to  the  college,  to 
the  governor  of  California,  to  Joseph  de  Galvez,  and  to  each  other ; 
replies  of  the  governor  and  of  Galvez;  orders  of  the  governor  to  the 
missionaries ;  correspondence  of  the  viceroy  and  of  the  commissary- 
general  of  the  Indies  with  the  guardian  of  San  Fernando,  etc.    A  con- 
siderable portion  of  the  collection  consists  of  correspondence  between 
Palou  and  Governor  Armona.) 
The  following  documents  of  the  collection  were  noted  as  of  especial 
interest : 
Fray  Juan  Crespi  to  the  guardian,  telling  of  the  expedition  to  Mon- 
terrey.   San  Diego,  Feb.  8,  1770.    2  flf. 
The  discretorio  of  the  College  of  San  Fernando  to  the  viceroy,  con- 
cerning the  reformation  of  various  alYairs  of  the  missions.    July 
26,  1 770.    6  fT. 
Joseph  de  Galvez  to  Palou,  ordering  search  for  pearls.     Mexico, 

Nov.  9,  1770.    I  f. 
Same  to  same,  extending  congratulations  for  the  discovery  of  Mon- 
terrey.   Nov.  12,  1770.    I  f. 
Order  of  the  viceroy  that  ten  new  missions  be  founded.    Nov.  12, 

1770.    I  f. 
The  viceroy  to  Palou,  giving  report  of  appropriations  for  missions. 

Nov.  12,  1770.    I  f. 
Fray  Manuel  de  la  Vega,  commissary  general  of  the  Indies,  to  the 

guardian.    Madrid,  Dec.  20,  1770.    i  f. 
Joseph  de  Galvez,  in  Mexico,  to  Palou,  at  Loreto.  Sept.  15,  1770.  i  f. 
Dictameit  fiscal,  by  Areche,  to  the  viceroy,  concerning  the  new 
method  of  government  proposed  for  the  missions.    Julv  13,  1772. 

Fray  Pablo  Mugartegui,  to .    San  Juan  Capistrano,  Mar.  15, 

1773.    2  ff. 


198  Museo  Nacional 

Palou,  at  Monterrey,  to  the  guardian,  Verger,  reporting  his  arrival 
at  San  Carlos  on  the  14th,  with  news  of  new  conversions.  Nov. 
21,  1773.    If. 

Same  to  same,  telling  of  need  of  supplies.  Monterrey,  Nov.  21 
(26?).  1773.    3flf. 

Same  to  Serra,  telling  of  his  trip  to  Monterrey.    Nov.  26,  1773.    6  ff. 

Palou  to  the  College  of  San  P'ernando,  commending  the  operations 
of  Juan  Bautista  de  Anza.    Monterrey,  Apr.  22,  1774.    3  ff. 

Fray  Fermin  Francisco  de  Lasuen,  at  San  Gabriel,  to  Fray  Fran- 
cisco Pangua,  expressing  desire  to  return  to  Mexico.    Apr.  23, 

1774- 
Lasuen  to  the  guardian,  asking  leave  to  return  to  his  college  after 

ten  years'  service.    2  ft. 
Lasuen  to  his  college,  telling  of  his  personal  needs.     May  2,  1774. 

I  f. 
Serra  to  the  viceroy.    Monterrey,  Jan.  2,  1775.    i  f. 
Neve  to  Serra.    Loreto,  Apr.  8,  1775.    if. 
Lasuen,  at  Monterrey,  to  Pangua,  regarding  the  founding  of  the 

mission  of  San  Buenaventura.    Aug.  17,  1775.    2  fif. 
Palou  to  Pangua,  telling  of  the  lack  of  soldiers.    Sept.  14,  1775.  2  flF. 
Fray  Miguel  Carmelo  to  the  guardian,  Francisco   Pangua.     Car- 

melo,  Oct.  12,  1775.    2  flf. 
Fray  Vicente  Fuster  to  Serra,  telling  of  the  Indian  attack  on  San 

Diego,  and  of  the  death  of  Fray  Luis  Jayme.    San  Diego,  Nov.  28, 

1775.    4flF. 
Fray  Benito  de  la  Sierra  to  the  guardian.    Tepic,  Dec.  22,  1775.    i  f. 
Lasuen  to  Fray  Juan  Prestaniero,  telling  of  attack  on  San  Diego. 

San  Diego,  Jan.  28,  1776.     i  f. 
Rivera  y  Moncada  to  Fray  \''icente  Fuster,  telling  of  attack  on  San 

Diego.    San  Diego,  Mar.  27,  1776.    2  flf. 
Fray   Vicente  Fuster  to  the  guardian,   Pangua,  telling  of   Indian 

troubles  at  San  Diego.    San  Diego,  Apr.  3,  1776.    3  ff. 
Rivera  y  Moncada  to  Fray  Vicente  Fuster,  telling  of  Indian  troubles. 

May  13,  1776. 
Fray  Vicente  Maria  to  the  guardian,  telling  of  his  arrival  at  Mon- 
terrey and  other  matters.     Mission  San  Gabriel,  Sept.  29,  1776. 

3ff-        . 

Serra  to  Rivera  y  Moncada,  concerning  the  punishment  of  the  In- 
dians.   San  Diego,  Oct.  5,  1776.    2  ff. 

Lasuen  to  the  guardian,  Pangua,  renewing  request  to  return  to  the 
college,  and  telling  of  the  unwillingness  of  the  soldiers  to  work  on 
the  mission  of  San  Juan  Capistrano.    San  Diego,  Oct.  7,  1776. 

2ff. 

Lasuen  to  Serra.    San  Gabriel,  Oct.  24,  1776.    i  f. 

Lasuen  and  Fray  Juan  Figuer,  concerning  elections  at  mission  of 
San  Diego.  Disagreement  of  authorities  on  this  matter.  San 
Diego,  Jan.  25,  1779.    2  ff. 

Fray  Pablo  Mugartegui  to  Pangua,  from  San  Juan  Capistrano,  tell- 
ing of  affairs  there.    Mar.  i,  1779.    2  ff. 

Representation  of  the  College  of  San  Fernando  concerning  difficul- 
ties with  regard  to  supplies.    Jan.  5,  1780.    2  ff. 

The  viceroy  to  the  College  of  San  Fernando,  concerning  the  same 
matter.    Alar.  29,  1780.    i  f. 


Lancaster- J  ones  Collection  199 

Lasuen  to  Pangua,  discussing  the  question  of  having  two  friars  at 

each  mission.    San  Diego,  July  8,  1782.    4  flf. 
Mugartegui  to  the  guardian,  Pangua.    San  Juan  Capistrano,  Sept. 
1(5,  1782.    3  f. 
Texas. 

Regulation  by  the  viceroy  concerning  the  trade  and  prices  of  supplies  at 
the  presidios  of  Texas.    Apr.  29,  1729. 
(Important  for  administration  and  Indian  trade.) 
"  Razon  de  las  Misiones  de  Coaguila  y  Texas." 

(A  description  of  the  missions  written  by  some  one  for  the  guardian.    It 
is  undated,  but  from  evidence  indicated  below,  it  seems  to  have  been  as 
late  as  1771.) 
Rough  map  of  Texas  and  Coahuila,  undated. 

(From  internal  evidence  it  appears  to  be  as  late  as  1771.    This  is  the  orig- 
inal of  which  a  copy  is  in  the  octavo  series,  vol.  I.) 
Sonora. 

Report  on  the  missions  of  Sonora,  by  Reyes.    Apr.  20,  1772. 

^^^ ^^— ^  Vol.  in. 

Calif  orniasv 

More  than  100  documents  of  a  nature  similar  to  those  of  the  preceding 
volume,  for  the  period  1770- 1807.  All  but  a  verj'  few,  however, 
fall  after  1779.  Of  the  (Zalifornia  documents  of  this  volume,  the 
following  were  noted : 

Antonio  Ventura  de  Taranco  to  the  guardian,  disapproving  of  three 
missions  at  the  Canal  of  Santa  Barbara.  Madrid,  Feb.  12,  1784. 
I  f. 

Palou  to  Joseph  de  Galvez,  telling  of  the  death  of  Serra.  Monterrey, 
Sept.  6,  1784.    2  ff. 

Palou  to  the  guardian.  Fray  Juan  Sancho,  on  the  same  subject. 
Sept.  7,  1784. 

Same  to  same,  continuing  the  same  subject.    Sept.  13,  1784.    4  ff. 

Same  to  same,  continuing  the  same  subject.    Nov.  9,  1784.    4  ff. 

The  guardian.  Fray  Juan  Sancho,  to  Palou,  telling  of  Lasuen's  elec- 
tion in  Serra's  place.    Feb.  6,  1785.    3  ff. 

The  viceroy  to  the  guardian  of  San  Fernando,  urging  missions  at 
Santa  Barbara.    Oct.  11,  1785.    i  f. 

The  king  to  Palou.    July  i,  1786.    if. 

Pedro  Fages  to  Palou,  congratulating  him  on  his  election  as  guardian. 
Mission  San  Gabriel,  Jan.  2,  1787.    4  ft'. 

Order  of  the  royal  audiencia  that  the  troubles  between  the  mission- 
aries and  the  governor  be  stopped.    Jan.  12,  1787.    3  ff. 

The  guardian  to .    Jan.  20,  1787.    2  ff. 

The  guardian  to  the  commissary-general.  Fray  Manuel  Maria  Tru- 
jillo,  concerning  the  difficulties  with  Fages.    Jan.  28,  1787.    3  ff. 

The  audiencia  to  Palou,  concernins,'  trouble  with  Fages.  Mar.  2, 
1787.    If. 

Alonzo,  archbishop  of  Mexico,  to  Palou.    May  21,  1787.    i  f. 

Fray  Lucas  de  Cordoba  (Trujillo)  to  the  guardian,  giving  congratu- 
lations for  the  missions  of  California.  Madrid,  June  22,  1787. 
If. 

Fray  Pedro  Benito  Cambon  to  Palou.  di.^cussing  trade  in  otter  skins. 
Mission  San  Francisco.    Feb.  29,  1788.    2  ff. 


200  Museo  Nacional 

Malaspina  to  Lasuen,  giving  list  of  goods  taken  to  San  Carlos  on 
vessels  Descubicrta  and  Atrcvida.  On  board  the  Descubierta, 
Sept.  21,  1791.    2  ff. 

Lasuen  to  Malaspina.    Reply  to  the  foregoing.    Sept.  23,  1791.    if. 

Pedro  de  Nava  to  the  guardian.    Oct.  11,  1791.    9  ff. 

The  viceroy  to  the  guardian.    Feb.  18,  1792. 

The  viceroy  to  the  procurator  of  missions.    Oct.  5,  1795.    i  f. 

The  viceroy  to  the  guardian.    Nov.  7,  1795.    i  f. 

The  viceroy  to  the  guardian.    Nogueira,  May  13,  1796.    i  f. 

Same  to  same.    Order  to  found  five  new  missions.    Aug.  19,  1796. 

2fT. 

The  guardian  to  the  viceroy.    Sept.  27,  1796.    2  ff. 

The  viceroy  to  the  guardian.    Oct.  24,  1796.    i  f. 

The  viceroy  to  President  Fray  Pedro  Calleja.    Nov.  14,  1796.    i  f. 

Same  to  same.    Nov.  16,  1796.    i  f. 

The  viceroy  to  the  president  of  the  College  of  San  Fernando.    Jan. 

25,  1797.    I  f. 
Same  to  same.    Feb.  3,  1797.    i  f. 
Fray  Pedro  Calleja  to  the  viceroy.    San  Fernando,  Oct.  23.  1797. 

The  College  of  Santa  Cruz  to  the  viceroy,  transmittmg  a  map  of 

Sonora.    The  map  is  present. 
The  guardian  to  the  dean  and  cabildo  of  the  archbishopric  of  Mexico. 

Aug.  21,  1800.    4  ff. 
Fray  Pasqual  del  Pilar  to  the  dean  and  cabildo.    Pachuca,  Aug.  23, 

(^Map  of  Calif.QJ»i»>with  the  foregoing  letter.    Colored.    About  10 
5\'  15  mches. 
Report  concerning  the  missions  of  Alta  and  Baja  California.     By 
Fray  Ignacio  Gentil.    Convento  de  Santo  Domingo,  Sept.  8,  1800. 
Lasuen  to  the  guardian.    Santa  Clara,  June  16,  1802.    2  ff. 
Texas. 

A  report  by  the  College  of  Guadalupe  de  Zacatecas  to  the  effect  that 
Texas  would  not  be  a  good  place  in  which  to  expend  the  fortune 
of  Senor  Zuniga  in  establishing  missions.    Aug.  22,  1800. 

Vol.  IV. 

(This  volume,  which  also  bears  the  title  "  Manuscritos  Varies  ",  has  been 
transferred  from  the  Fischer  Collection,  q.  v.,  p.  202.) 

California  and  Sonora. 

Copies  of  four  letters  of  Fray  Juan  Maria  Salvatierra.  Nov.  26,  27,  28, 
1697. 

(They  are  the  same  as  those  noted  in  the  Archive  General  y  Publico, 
Historia,  vol.  1.) 

Relation  of  California  and  its  missions,  by  Father  Manuel  de  la  Vega. 
1531-1762.     (Copy.)    About  100  ff. 
(Made  up  largely  of  extracts  from  letters  of  missionaries.) 
"  Noticias  y  descubrimientos  en  la  Sonora  por  los  Jesuitas,  y  el  Capitan 
Mange."    1693-1721. 

(This  is  a  copy  of  Libro  II.  of  the  precious  relation  by  Mange  called  "  Li'iz 
de  Tierra  Incognita".  Six  chapters.  There  is  a  note  to  the  effect  that 
when  the  Jesuits  were  about  to  print  the  Noticias  de  la  California  in 
I7S7  they  could  not  find  a  copy  of  this  manuscript  in  America.) 


Lancaster-Jones  Collection  201 

"  Xoticias  del  Puerto  de  Monterrey;  y  Diario  historico  de  los  viages 
hechos  al  norte  de  California  ",  by  Pedro  Fages.    Nov.  20,  1775. 

(The  heading  calls  this  a  continuation  and  supplement  of  two  prints,  one 
of  Aug.  16,  1770,  entitled  Extracto  de  las  Noticias  del  Puerto  de  Mon- 
terrey, the  other  of  Oct.  24,  1770,  entitled  Diario  Historico  de  los  Stages 
de  Mar  y  Tierra.  hechos  al  Norte  de  Calif ornias.  The  present  relation 
was  made  at  the  order  of  the  viceroy.  It  gives  a  separate  account  of 
each  mission,  and  descriptions  of  the  customs  of  the  different  groups  of 
Indians  and  of  the  fauna  and  flora.  It  is  a  fundamental  document  for 
California  ethnolog}'.) 

"  Dcrrotcro  (Itinerary),  6  Diario  de  D.  Juan  Perez."    From  San  Bias  to 

California.    Jan.  24  to  Nov.  3,  1774.    50  flf. 
Regulation  of  prices  of  provisions  in  Alta  California.    IMonterrey,  Jan.  i, 

1781.    I  f. 

Octavo  Series. 

As  has  been  stated  before,  these  documents  are  all  copies.  The  two  volumes 
contain  97  documents,  which  are  indicated  in  the  inventory  at  the  beginning 
of  volume  1.  This  inventory  contains  the  press-mark  of  each  document  with 
respect  to  the  archives  from  which  it  was  copied,  but  there  is  no  indication  as 
to  who  the  copyist  was  or  what  the  circumstances  of  copying. 

Mission  affairs  in  general.    1691-1788. 

Various  correspondence  of  the  higher  authorities,  consisting  mainly  of 
general  regulations,  ccdulas,  and  bulls,  governing  missions  and 
missionaries,  such  as  rules  for  coming  of  the  missionaries  from 
Spain  and  returning  thither,  the  admission  of  strangers  into  the 
orders,  privileges  of  religious,  transfer  of  missionaries  from  one 
house  to  another,  treatment  of  natives,  patents  of  the  guardians 
of  the  various  colleges,  etc.  These  documents  relate  to  different 
Franciscan  organizations,  including  the  colleges  of  San  Fernando, 
Zacatecas,  Santa  Cruz,  and  the  province  of  Michoacan.  Special 
topics  treated  are  indicated  below  : 

Vol.  I. 
California.    1771-1796. 

About  fifty-five  documents  for  the  period  indicated,  of  a  nature  similar 
to  those  of  the  small  folio  series.  But  this  series  consists  less  of 
correspondence  of  the  missionaries  in  the  field,  and  more  of  cor- 
respondence and  regulations  of  the  viceroy,  and  of  higher  mission 
authorities. 
Texas  and  Coahuila. 

Royal  cedilla  ordering  the  establishment  of  missions  and  a  hospital  on 

the  San  Xavicr  River.  Texas.    Apr.  16,  1748. 
Descrif)tion  of  the  missions  of  Coahuila  and  Texas.    With  map. 

(The  originals  of  all  of  these  documents  are  in  the  small  folio  series.) 

Vol.  n. 

Calif  ornias.    1770- 1797. 

About  forty  documents  for  the  period  indicated,  of  a  nature  similar  to 
those  of  the  small  folio  series.  Notable  documents  are  the  letters 
of  Serra  and  Palou. 


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2.  MISCELLANEOUS  VOLUMES. 

These  volumes  have  only  a  small  amount  of  matter  bearing  directly  on 
the  United  States. 

"  Manuscritos  Varios."  Five  volumes,  numbered  I.,  II.,  III.,  IV.,  VI. 
Circa  1567-1819.  A  collection  of  materials,  mainly  original,  gath- 
ered from  the  ecclesiastical  archives,  notably  the  archbishop's. 
They  are  very  miscellaneous  in  character,  but  deal  largely  with 
ecclesiastical  matters,  touching  Mexico,  South  America,  the  Phil- 
ippines, the  different  orders,  the  clergy  in  the  revolution,  etc.  Vol. 
V.  has  been  transferred  to  the  series  "  Documentos  Relatives  a  las 
Misiones  de  Californias  ",  small  folio,  of  which  it  is  vol.  IV. 

"  Providencias  Varias."     Two  volumes.     Vol.  I.,  1767-1823;  vol.  II., 

1 823- 1 847. 

(Proclamations,  orders,  and  miscellaneous  manuscripts,  evidently  from  the 
College  of  San  Fernando.    Originals.) 

"  Documentos  Relatives  a  la  Independencia."    Two  volumes,  covering 

the  period  of  the  Revolution.     (Mainly  originals.) 
"  Reales  Cedulas."    One  volume.    CjVco  1773- 1822. 

(Royal  cedulas,  viceroy's  decrees,  decrees  of  Iturbide,  etc.  Mainly  decrees 
of  the  secular  authorities  directed  to  the  archbishop,  and  evidently  from 
the  archibishop's  archive.) 

"Varias  Cedulas."    Two  voluines."    Vol.  I.,  1655-1727;  vol.  II.,  1726- 

1765- 

(A  very  full  collection  of  royal  cedulas  directed  to  the  Archbishop  of 
Mexico.    Evidently  from  the  archive  of  the  archbishopric.) 

PAPELES  DEL  PADRE  FISCHER  (THE  FISCHER  COLLECTION). 

These  papers  caine  from  the  library  of  Father  Fischer. 

"  Documentos  Historicos  Mexicanos."    Nine  volumes,  small  folio.    Sev- 
enteenth, eighteenth,  and  nineteenth  centuries.    The  numbers  of 
the  volumes  here  given  are  those  of  the  library  from  which  they 
came. 
415,  427.  "  Jesuitas." 
417.  "  Palafox  y  Jesuitas." 
419-422.  "  Inquisicion  Mexicana." 
423.  ••  Orden  de  San  Diego." 

(These  volumes  constitute  a  very  valuable  collection  of  documents,  mainly 
original,  on  the  history  of  the  orders  and  of  the  Inquisition  in  America. 
The  references  to  the  United  States  are  mainly  incidental.) 

"  Coleccion  y  Trasuntos  de  Varios  Escritos,  Alegatos,  Ynformes,  Memo- 
riales,  y  Cartas,  que  el  R.  P.  Fr.  Rafael  Verger,  Predic°^  Ap"* 
Mtro.  en  Artes  ....  Guardian  Actual  de  este  Ap™  Colegio  de  el 
Sefic  S"  Fern''"  de  Megico,  hizo  en  su  defensa,  en  los  tiempos  que 
fue  su  Discrete,  y  Prelado,  con  grande  honor  del  sob''*  dho  Cole- 
gio ;  progresos  de  las  Misiones  de  Monterrey ;  y  credito  del  Ynsti- 
tuto  Ap™."  Compiled,  while  Verger  was  guardian,  by  Fr.  Fran- 
cisco Xavier  Castro,  of  the  college,  and  evidently  from  the  college 
archive.    One  vol.    295  ff. 

(This  is  a  rare  collection,  and  supplements  in  an  important  way  the  "  Docu- 
mentos Relativos  a  las  Misiones  de  Californias".  On  the  Californias 
there  are  about  forty  documents  for  the  period  1770-1773.) 


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MANUSCRITOS  DE  RAMIREZ  (RAMIREZ  MANUSCRIPTS). 
A  collection  of  manuscripts  written  or  gathered  by  the  noted  scholar,  Jose 
Fernando  Ramirez,  while  he  was  curator  of  the  National  Museum  and  in 
private  life.    The  volumes  in  the  Museum,  which  are  only  a  portion  of  his 
collection,  came  from  the  library  of  the  late  Alfredo  Chavero. 

1.  "  Opuscules  Historicos."     17  volumes. 

The  volumes  have  tables  of  contents.  Most  of  the  manuscripts  are  orig- 
inals in  the  hand  of  Ramirez.  The  majority  of  them  deal  with 
ancient  Mexico,  especially  native  races  and  languages,  where  his 
interest  lay.  The  following  items  have  a  direct  bearing  on  the 
United  States: 

Vol.  1.,  pp.  400-443.    "  Estudio  sobre  la  Nacion  Comanche." 

Vol.  10.  "  Documentos  sobre  Caspar  de  Villagra." 

(A  whole  volume  of  documents  concerning  the  personal  affairs  of  the 

author  of  the  metrical  history  of  New  Mexico,  several  of  them  being 

originals  signed  by  Onate.  conqueror  of  New  Mexico.    A  printed  copy 

of  Villagra's  history  is  in  the  collection.) 

Vol.13,  pp.  123-157.    "  Noticias  del  MS.  1588  de  Biblioteca  de  Paris, 

'  Relation  de  Philippines  '." 
Vols.  14  and  15  contain  lists  of  Boturini  Papers,  with  some  of  the  papers. 

2.  "  Extractos  y  Noticias  de  Manuscritos  relacionados  con  la  Historia  de 

Mexico."    Three  volumes. 
Vol.  III.  contains  several  documents  on  the  history  of  New  Mexico, 
including: 
"  Mercuric  Volante,  con  la  Noticia  de  la  Restauracion  de  la  Pro- 
vincia  del  Nuevo  Mexico."    fif.  357-441. 

(Evidently  a  copy,  but  an  old  one.  for  it  is  dated  at  Villa  de  Llerena  y 
Real  de  Sombrcrete,  Mar.  29,  1761.) 

"  Carta  de  Fr.  Alonso  de  Denavides  en  que  se  da  noticia  de  las  pre- 
dicaciones  que  la  Madre  Agreda  hacia  en  espiritu  a  los  infieles  del 
Nuevo  Mexico  (1631),  y  fragmentos  de  la  critica  que  un  Jesuita 
hizo  de  esta  narracion."    pp.  453  ct  seq. 

(The  carta  is  printed  with  illustrated  title-page,  16  pp.,  16  mo.  The  critique 
by  the  Jesuit  is  apparently  original,  and  is  entitled:  "  Suplica  del  P. 
Miguel  G[u]errcro  de  la  Compa  de  Jhs.  a  M  Rs  Ps  de  S  Fran':''".  5  pp. 
Only  a  fragment.  The  author  scouts  the  idea  of  kings  among  the  tribes.) 
Extracts  from  the  history  of  the  Jesuits  in  New  Spain  by  Venegas. 
(A  note  says  that  these  extracts  were  copied  from  the  original,  which 
existed  in  the  library  of  Dr.  D.  Basilio  .Arrillaga,  prelate  superior  of  the 
Jesuits  resident  in  Mexico;  and  that  he  took  it  from  the  University 
library,  where  it  had  been  preserved  since  the  previous  century.) 

3.  "  Papclcs  Varios,  Recogidos  por  Veitia."    One  volume. 

(The  inside  title  is  "  Papeles  Curiosos  Recogidos  por  Don  Mariano  Fernz. 
de  Echeverria  y  Veitia,  Cavallero  del  Orn.  de  Santiago.  Ano  de  1760. 
Tomo  I."  One  of  the  subtitles  is  "  Ncgociacioncs  Politicas  de  las  Cortes 
de  Europa.  y  Caracter  de  sus  verdaderos  interescs  distribuido  en  dos 
epocas,  a  saber,  desde  la  Paz  de  .Xquisgran  hasta  la  Guerra  Ultima, 
quedada  oy  en  Alemania  y  America  ". 

4.  "  Anales  de  Mexico."    Three  volumes. 

DOCUMENTOS  PARA  LA  HISTORIA  DE  LA  INQUISICION. 
(DOCUMENTS  FOR  THE  HISTORY  OF  THE  INQUISITION;  68  volumes.) 

Manuscripts  from  the  .\rcliive  of  the  Inquisition,  purchased  from  the 
library  of  Vicente  Riva  Palacio.  Seiior  Don  Luis  Gonzalez  Obregon,  who 
has  studied  them  extensively,  says  that  tlicsc  manuscripts  constitute  the  most 


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valuable  part  of  the  Inquisition  archive,  some  1300  volumes  of  which  are  in 
the  Archive  General  y  Publico  (see  page  188).  An  inventory  of  the  manu- 
scripts in  the  Museo,  prepared  by  Seiior  Obregon,  is  preserved  with  the 
collection. 

The  records  consist  of  documents  concerning  the  establishment  of  the 
Inquisition  in  Mexico,  aiitos  de  fc,  papal  briefs,  royal  ccdulas,  correspondence 
with  the  viceroys  and  other  officials,  constitutions  and  regulations  of  the  Holy 
Office,  instructions  to  officials,  and  especially  caiisas,  or  trials.  There  are  also 
documents  concerning  the  Jesuits  in  the  Philippines  from  1684  to  1688  (vol. 
45,  no.  8),  and  concerning  the  expulsion  of  the  Jesuits  from  New  Spain. 

MISCELLANEOUS  MANUSCRIPTS. 
BOUND  VOLUMES. 
"  Reales  Cedulas  y  Ordenes."    One  volume. 

The  title  page  is  "  Extracto  de  Reales  Cedulas,  y  Ordenes  expedidas  por 
su  Magestad  en  distintos  tiempos  sobre  varios  puntos  de  Rl. 
Hacienda,  de  Justicia,  Patronata  Real,  Guerra,  Politica,  y  .Xrmada, 
e  Yslas  de  Barlovento  ",  etc. 
A  valuable  collection  of  extracts  from  royal  cedulas  and  orders  relating 
to  the  administration  of  New  Spain,  especially  of  commerce.  In 
some  instances  very  valuable  summaries  are  given,  with  citations 
of  the  te.xt  of  the  orders.  Among  the  titles  treated  are  Californias, 
Filipinas,  missions.  Chihuahua.  Coahuila,  Florida,  Louisiana,  West 
Indies,  Interior  Provinces,  trade  regulations,  etc.  The  work  is 
divided  into  two  sections,  alphabetically  arranged.  It  came  to  the 
Museo  from  Dr.  Penafiel,  but  the  author,  who  evidently  wrote  in 
the  later  eighteenth  century,  is  not  identified. 
"  Libro  de  Religiosos  Difunctos  ",  etc.    Two  volumes. 

(Contains  lists  of  deceased  inembers  of  the  monastery  of  San  Francisco, 
Mexico,  1762-1799.) 

"  Relacion  de  las  Operaciones  del  Arzobispo  de  Manila  "  during  the  siege  of 
that  city  by  the  English.    Dated  at  Manila,  Sept.  7,  1763. 
(Has  an  introduction  of  6  paragraphs,  and  is  divided  into  two  parts,  of  3g 
and  94  paragraphs  each.) 

"  Norte  de  Principes,  \'^irreyes,  Presidentes,  Congresos,  Governadores,  y 
adverttimienttos  politticos,  y  partticulares  de  una  Monarchia  ", 
etc.,  by  Anttonio  Perez.  Dedicated  to  the  Duke  of  Lerma,  first 
minister  of  the  king,  Philip  III.  of  Spain.  About  300  fif.  The 
book  closes  with  a  rubric,  but  has  no  other  signature. 

"  Ordenes  de  Nuestros  PP.  Generales."    1662.    One  volume. 

Consisting  of  three  parts :  I.  Orders  of  the  generals  bearing  on  Jesuit 
polity;  II.  Visitations  approved  by  the  generals;  III.  Answers  by 
the  generals  to  doubts  on  special  points  raised  by  the  colleges  and 
provinces. 

A  collection  of  Jesuit  sermons. 

A  copy  of  Villagra's  History  of  New  Mexico. 

UNBOUND  MANUSCRIPTS. 
"  Papeles  Varios."    Seven  legajos.    Items  of  interest  noted  are  the  following: 
Legajo  1. 

"  Resumen  de  los  procedimientos  de  los  Yngleses  Contra  los  Castillos  y 
Ciudad  de  la  Havana  desde  el  6  de  Junio  de  1762."  12  pp. 
Unsigned. 


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Account  of  the  siege  of  Manila  by  tlie  English,  by  Manuel  Antonio,  arch- 
bishop of  Manila.    Dated  Dec.  23,  1762.    Contains  rubric. 

Account  of  the  death  and  funeral  honors  of  the  above  archbishop.  About 
1763- 

"  Apuntes  sobre  la  Historia  dc  la  Comp"  de  Jesus  de  Yndias."    About  20 
ff.    Unsigned. 

Letter  by  Jose  de  Escandon,  concerning  the  missions  of  the  College  of 
Guadalupe  de  Zacatecas.    1756. 
Legajo  2. 

Letters  to  the  provincial  of  the  College  of  San  Fernando,  Fray  Garcia 
Figueroa.    1 790-1 791. 
(Some  of  them  relate  to  the  missions  of  New  Mexico.") 

Fragments  of  a  report  on  the  condition  of  New  Spain,  evidently  an 
"instruction"  by  a  viceroy    (evidently  Revilla  Gigedo)    to  his 
successor.    Dated  at  Mexico,  June  30,  1794.    In  1422  paragraphs. 
(Cf.  Revilla  Gigedo's  Inslruccion  Reservada,  Mexico,  1831.) 
Legajo  3. 

Fragments  of  Aztec  manuscripts  and  anthropological  papers  relating  to 
ancient  Mexico. 

Decree  of  the  viceroy  concerning  the  temporalities  of  Nuevo  Santander. 
1790.     From  the  monastery  of  Tampico. 

Letters  to  Lorenzo  Boturini  Benaduci.    1742. 
Legajo  4. 

Original  documents  concerning  the  career  of  Morelos. 

MANUSCRITOS  DE  LOS  CONVENTOS. 
(PAPERS  FROM  VARIOUS  RELIGIOUS  HOUSES.) 

The  inventory  of  the  library  states  that  the  collection  contains  167  legajos 
and  220  bound  volumes.  The  manuscripts  are  of  the  same  general  nature  as 
the  collection  of  "  Papeles  \'arios  "  just  listed,  but  they  are  numbered  sep- 
arately, and  are  considered  as  a  distinct  collection.  The  papers  have  come  in 
various  ways  from  different  monastic  archives.  They  are  extremely  mis- 
cellaneous and  unclassified,  but  they  contain  a  large  amount  of  valuable  mate- 
rial for  the  history  of  the  religious  orders  of  Mexico.  The  numbering  of  the 
legajos  is  altogether  accidental.  It  is  the  intention  of  the  Museo  authorities 
to  have  the  papers  classified. 

UNBOUND  MANUSCRIPTS. 
The  most  distinctive  parts  of  the  collection  are  the  papers  of  the  Franciscan 
commissaries-general  of  the  Indies,  the  province  of  Santo  Evangelio,  and 
the  Hospital  Real  de  Indios  of  Mexico.  There  is  correspondence  from  the 
provinces  of  San  Agustin  de  la  Florida,  San  Gregorio  de  Filipinas,  San 
Pedro  y  San  Pablo  de  Michoacan,  Jalisco,  San  Diego,  the  custodia  of  Nuevo 
Mexico  y  Tampico,  the  colleges  of  Santa  Cruz  de  Queretaro  and  Guadalupe 
de  Zacatecas,  and  the  monasteries  of  San  Francisco  de  Mexico,  San  Francisco 
de  Zacatecas,  Santa  Clara  de  Mexico,  Santa  Clara  de  Queretaro,  and  N.  S.  de 
la  Asumpcion  de  Xochimilco,  etc. 

ItEiMS  Notex>. 

Legajos  1  and  2.  Correspondence  of  the  custodia  of  Nuevo  Mexico  y  Tam- 
pico. 
Letters  from  the  commissary-general  to  Joaquin  de  Oyarzabal,  custodian. 
1803  and  other  dates. 


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Legajo  3.  List  (nomina)  of  the  religious  of  the  province  of  Santo  Evangelio. 
Apr.  ID,  1766. 

(A  cuaderno  of  20  folios.    The  list  includes  580  names.) 
Licenses  for  indulgences.     Many  from  the  archive  of  the  province  of 

Santo  Evangelio. 
A  document  witnessed  in  Havana  before  the  guardian  of  the  monastery 

of  San  Agustin  de  la  Florida,  Fray  Jacinto  de  Barreda.    1672. 
List  of  the  monasteries  and  convents  belonging  to  the  province  of  Santo 
Evangelio.     1787. 
Legajo  4.  Report  of  the  College  of  San  Gregorio  de  Filipinas  to  the  commis- 
sarv-£;eneral,    telling  of    difficulties   in    the   Philippine    Islands. 

[16?]  73. 
Legajo  6.  Correspondence  of  the  commissary-general,  Manuel  de  Naxera, 
especially  with  the  authorities  of  the  Philippines.    1764-1765. 
(Among  the  papers  is  a  twelve-page  letter  to  the  commiss.Try  from  Dilao, 

May  26,  1764,  by  Fray  Roque  de  la  Purificacion,  discussing  in  detail  the 

affairs  of  the  English  war.) 

Capitular  tables  {tablas  capitularcs),  acknowledgments  of  patents,  lists 
of  missionaries  in  the  Philippines.     1764-1765. 
Legajo  7.  Reports  of  the  chapter  held  at  San  Gregorio  de  Filipinas,  Mav  i, 
1768. 
"  Compendio  de  las  noticias  "  of  the  kingdoms  of  Ciam.  Pegu,  Bracma, 
Cochin  China,  Junkin,  and  "  this  empire  of  China",  1768.     Un- 
signed.   8  pp. 
"  Judicial   instruments  "  pertaining  to   the  province  of   San   Gregorio. 

1761. 
"  Resolucion  Practica  [da]  sobre  el  estado  actual  y  futuro  de  la  Pro- 
vincia  de  Philipinas."    Unsigned  and  undated.    In  eight  parts  and 
103  paragraphs,  making  about  40  pages. 
Legajo  8.  Miscellaneous  papers  of  the  province  of  Santo  Evangelio.     1655, 

1659,  1689,  1728-1738. 
Legajo  9.  Communications   from   Father  Dominguez  y  Galfarsoso  to  the 
provincial  "  sobre  espolios  de  Nuebo  Megico  ".     1789  and  other 
dates. 
Papers  from  the  province  of  Santo  Evangelio.     1721-1726. 
Legajo  11.  Constitutions  of  the  province  of  San  Gregorio  de  Filipina,s.  Drawn 
up  in  the  chapter  held  in  the  monastery  of  N.  S.  de  los  Angeles  de 
Manila,  June  14.  1625.     18  octavo  sheets. 
Legajo  15.  Documents  relating  to  the  custodia  of  Nuevo  Mexico  and  Tam- 

pico. 
Legajos  16,  20-23,  72,  85.  Miscellaneous  documents  relating  to  tlic  province 

of  Santo  Evangelio. 
Legajo  25.  List  of  goods  needed  at  the  mission  of  Santa  Barbara.    No  date. 
Estados  of  the  missions  of  Nuevo  Santander.    1789. 
Correspondence  of  the  College  of  Santa  Cruz  with  the  commissary-gen- 
eral.   1750-1752. 
Report  of  the  murder  of  Father  Ganzabal  at  San  Xavier,  Texas. 

July  I.  1752. 
List  of  missionaries  brought  from  Spain  for  the  College  of  Santa 
Cruz  by  Juan  Bautista  Soler(?). 

(Among  them  were  Fray  Joseph  Pinilla.  28  years  old,  a  native  of  Brea; 
Miguel  Pinilla,  29  years  old,  a  native  of  Embid  de  Santos;  Fray  Joachim 
Bancs,  35  years  old,  a  native  of  Naxera  en  la  Rioxa.) 


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Letter  urging  a  mission  for  the  Apaches  in  Texas.    1751. 
Letter  complaining  of  the  bad  state  of  affairs  at  San  Xavier,  Texas, 
because  of  the  conduct  of  the  commandant.    June  3,  1752. 
Miscellaneous  letters  to  the  provincial  of  Santo  Evangelic.    1777. 
Legajo  26.  Reports  of  chapters  of  the  province  of  Santo  Evangelic.     1731, 

1760,  1765. 
Legajo  28.  Lists  of  religious  of  the  province  of  Santo  Evangelio  and  other 

provinces.    Various  dates. 
Legajo  32.  Information  (Infonnacioncs)  concerning  novices  of  the  province 

of  Santo  Evangelio.     1799-1802. 
Legajo  33.  Patents  of  the  prelates  of  the  College  of  Santa  Cruz  and  other 

similar  organizations. 
Legajo  36.  Nuevo  Santander  papers.     1768. 

Letters  from  the  College  of  Guadalupe  de  Zacatecas  to  the  commissary. 
1764.  1770. 
Legajo  37.  Documents  concerning  the  province  of  San  Gregorio  de  Nica- 
ragua. 
Legajo  43.  Documents  concerning  the  province  of  Yucatan. 

Communications  from  the  College  of  Santa  Cruz  to  the  commissary- 
general.     1743. 
Id.  from  the  College  of  Guadalupe  de  Zacatecas.    1734. 
Jd.  from  San  Agustin  de  la  Florida.    1734. 
Id.  from  Dilao,  Philippine  Islands.    1741. 
Legajo  45.  Papers  concerning  the  32  houses  of  the  province  of  Santo  Evan- 
gelio.    1690-1705.    The  whole  legajo. 
Legajo  51.  Odd  files  of  the  Cazeta  dc  Madrid.    1799-1800. 
Id.  of  the  Gaceta  de  Mexico.    1733- 1738. 
Id.  of  the  Diario  de  Mexico.    1808. 
Legajo  57.  Letters  from  various  friars  in  New  Mexico  to  the  provincial  of 
Santo  E\angelio  reporting  the  publication  of  certain  edicts  of  the 
Holy  Office.    1721. 

(There  are  letters  from  the  missions  of  Guadalupe  del  Paso.  San  Lorenzo 
de  los  Picurics,  San  Felipe  y  Puerto  de  N.  P.  San  Francisco  de  Berna- 
lillo, and  from  Albuquerque,  Acoma.  and  other  places.) 

Miscellaneous  documents  concerning  the  royal  patronage. 
Letters  to  the  commissary-general  and  the  Definitorio  of  the  province  of 
Santo  Evangelio.    1758-1759,  17^3.  1775. 
Legajo  59.  Memoranda  of  the  papers  found  in  the  cell  of  the  deceased  guar- 
dian, Fray  Agustin  Alorfi,  and  delivered  to  Fray  Manuel  Lejarza, 
to  be  placed  in  the  archive  of  the  province. 

(Among  them  are  listed:  Six  legajos  concerning  New  Mexico;  concern- 
ing Texas,  one ;  Nuevo  Leon  y  Seno  Mexicano,  one ;  Coahuil.i,  one ;  Cali- 
fornia, one;  Nueva  California,  one;  San  Gregorio  de  Filipinas,  one; 
"  Misiones  ".  one;  letters  of  clergymen  and  missionaries,  one;  diary  of 
the  Seiior  Comandante  (Croix),  one.  There  are  also  listed  letters  of 
Salvaiierra.  "Historia  de  Tejas  de  Ictra  de  dicho  R  P"  casiinodiada  ". 
"  rough  draft  of  the  same  History  with  two  cuadernos  of  addition  ",  and 
three  diaries.  Receipted  for  by  Fray  Francisco  de  Lejarsa.  arclwero, 
Dec.  .-^T,  1783.) 
Legajo  62.  Patents  of  superior  prelates. 

Legajo  63.  Printed  decrees  of  the  Inquisition,  from  the  library  of  the  monas- 
tery of  San  Diego. 
Decrees  of  the  Archbishop  of  Mexico ;  eighteenth  century  pamphlets. 
Legajo  66.  Letters  to  the  commissary-general,  Juan  Figucroa,  from  the  Col- 
lege of  Guadalupe  de  Zacatecas.     1744- 1746. 


208  Museo  Nacional 

Letter  from  the  Marques  de  San  Miguel  de  Aguayo  to  Margil  de  Jesus, 

telling  of  Texas  affairs.    July  4,  1724. 
Letter  of  Fray  Pedro  Perez  de  Mesquia,  of  Santa  Cruz,  to  the  commis- 
sary-general, accompanying  the  above  letter.    Jan.  25,  1726. 
Reports  from  San  Gregorio  de  Filipinas.     1672,  1673,  1689,  1717,  1759- 
(A  large  bundle  of  valuable  Philippine  matter  consisting  of  correspondence 
of  missionaries  in  the  Philippine  Islands  with  the  commissary-general. 
Various  dates  between  1673  and  1760.     Perhaps  100  original  letters,  giv- 
ing a  great  deal  of  political,  geographical,  and  ecclesiastical  information 
concerning  the  East.) 

Correspondence  from  the  province  of  Guatemala.    1755. 
Legajo  67.  Papers  concerning  the  province  of  Santo  Evangelio. 

Letter  by  the  commissary-general,  Velasco,  to  the  provincial  of  Santa 

Helena  de  la  Florida.    Sept.  23,  1743. 
Petition  by  the  Bishop  at  San  Agustin  de  la  Florida  concerning  the  form 

of  holding  a  chapter,  in  view  of  the  hostilities  of  the  English  and 

the  Indians.    July  10,  1709. 
Various  papers  concerning  the  province  of  Santa  Helena  de  la  Florida. 

.  .  ^738. 
Opinion  concerning  Fray  Hermenegildo's  book  on  Margil  de  Jesus.  By 
Pablo  Antonio  Perez,  directed  to  the  commissary-general.  Apr. 
^5.  1762. 
Legajo  68.  Autos  concerning  the  suspension  of  the  functions  of  the  province 
of  Santa  Helena,  including  a  petition  to  the  commissary-general 
by  Joseph  Crespo  of  the  province  of  Santa  Helena.     1745.    About 

Letter  of  Caballero  de  Croix  to  the  provincial  of  Santo  Evangelio  asking 
that  Father  Morfi  might  accompany  him  to  the  Interior  Provinces, 
with  reply.    Mexico,  July  24,  1777. 

Certificate  by  Antonio  Victoria  Rubin  de  Zelis,  captain  of  the  presidio  of 
N.  S.  del  Pilar  y  Senor  San  Joseph  del  Paso  del  Rio  del  Norte, 
to  the  commissary-general  and  the  provincial  of  Santo  Evangelio 
in  favor  of  Fray  Joseph  Blanco.    Mar.  12,  1748. 

Petition  of  Fray  Joseph  Spinola  for  permission  to  leave  New  Mexico. 
Apr.  22,  1694. 

Report  of  the  destruction  of  San  Saba,  to  the  missionaries  of  the  Kio 
Grande.    1758.    Four  pages,  incomplete. 

Reports  of  chapters  held  at  the  College  of  Guadalupe  de  Zacatecas.  Aug. 
22,  1750,  and  Aug.  25,  1753. 

(A  list  is  giveii  of  all  the  members  of  the  college,  June  3,  1751.  In  the  five 
Texas  missions  there  were  Fray  Joseph  Calahorra,  Fray  Francisco 
Vallejo,  Fray  Miguel  Nunez,  Fray  Juan  Gonzales,  Fray  Dimas  Chacon, 
Fray  Joseph  Garcia,  Fray  Pedro  Ramirez,  Fray  Francisco  Caro,  Fray 
Marcos  Salazar,  Fray  Roque  Ximenez.  The  college  then  had  thirteen 
missions  in  Seno  Mexicano.  Fray  Manuel  Silva,  later  founder  of  Mis- 
sion Refugio,  was  then  at  the  hospital  of  Boca  de  Leones.) 

Legajo  71.  Reports  of  the  chapter  of  the  comisaria  (commissary's  office)  of 
missions  of  the  College  of  Santa  Cruz.    1746. 
List  of  religious  of  the  province  of  Santa  Helena  de  la  Florida. 
Objections  by  the  College  of  Santiago  to  the  building  of  a  hospital  for 
the  missions  of  New  Mexico.     Rough  draft.     Undated.     About 
20  pages. 
Legajo  73.  Investigation  of  the  charges  against  the  province  of  San  Gregorio 
of  the  Philippines.    1703.    20  ff. 


Papers  from  Religious  Houses  209 

Legajo  75.  The  viceroy  to  the  commissary-general,  requesting  that  the  mis- 
sifjnaries  killed  at  San  Saba  be  replaced  by  others.  San  Angel, 
July  19,  1758. 
The  viceroy  to  the  commissary-general,  with  an  opinion  of  the  fiscal  to 
the  effect  that  the  missionaries  at  San  Antonio  must  confine  them- 
selves to  certain  assigned  limits. 
Collection  of  letters  concerning  the  bad  treatment  of  the  Apaches  by  the 

missionaries. 
Commission  to  Fray  Maria  Ano  de  los  Dolores  to  visit  all  the  missions  of 

Santa  Cruz,  with  letters  concerning  the  same  matter. 
Elections  in  the  province  of  Santa  Helena  de  la  Florida.    1745. 
A  document  concerning  the  missions  of  Alta  California.    1826. 
Legajo  76.  Recommendation  by  the  minister  of  justice  to  the  College  of  San 
Fernando  to  send  twelve  or  fifteen  missionaries  to  Alta  California. 
Apr.  12,  i826(?). 
Reply  to  same  by  the  discrctorio  of  the  college.    Apr.  13.    Minute. 
Legajo  77.  Petition  by  the  citizens  of  San  Fernando  de  Bexar  to  the  viceroy 
concerning  the  building  of  a  church,  with  the  fiscal's  opinion. 
1740.    4  pp. 
Legajo  80.  Correspondence  concerning  the  missions  of  Santa  Fe,  Paso  del 
Norte,  and  Santa  Cruz  de  la  Canada.    1798. 
Letter  of  Fray  Francisco  de  Horio  to  the  definitor.    Santa  Fe,  Mar.  27, 
1800. 
Legajo  81.  Correspondence  of  the  colleges  of  San  Fernando  and  Santa  Cruz 
with  the  commissary-general.    1750. 
Lists  of  members  of  various  colleges  and  provinces. 

Correspondence  relating  to  the  missions  of  Junta  de  los  Rios,  with  de- 
scription of  missions.    No  date. 
Id.  concerning  the  missions  of  the  province  of  Navajo. 
Id.  concerning  the  custodia  of  New  Mexico.     1757. 
Miscellaneous  correspondence  concerning  the  missions  of  the  provinces 
of  Santo  Evangelic  and  Jalisco,  and  the  custodia  of  New  Mexico. 
Legajo  83.  A  bundle  of  printed  papal  briefs. 

Legajo  86.  Letters  to  the  provincial,  Martin  Francisco  Cruz  Alaegui,  touch- 
ing affairs  of  Chihuahua  and  New  Mexico. 
Legajo  87.  Decree  of  the  dcHnitorio  of  the  province  of  Santa  Helena  de  la 

Florida,  concerning  the  syndic,  Tomas  Calderon.    1728. 
Legajo  89.  Documents  concerning  the  Franciscans  of  Guatemala. 

BOUND  VOLUMES. 
Books  of  reports  (informaciones)  concerning  novices,  directories,  account 
books,  etc. 


15 


THE  BIBLIOTECA  NACIONAL. 
(The  National  Library.) 

The  Biblioteca  Nacional  is  located  in  the  old  Colegio  de  los  Santos  on  the 
corner  of  Calles  de  San  Agustin  y  San  Agustin.  It  is  open  to  the  public  regu- 
larly from  9  a.  m.  to  5  p.  m.  There  is  also  a  night  reading  room,  open  from 
6  p.  m.  to  9  p.  m. 

Tlie  nucleus  of  the  library  consisted  of  the  libraries  of  the  Colegio  de  los 
Santos  and  of  the  Royal  University  of  Mexico,  but  it  is  evident  that  many 
things  once  in  the  library  of  tlie  University  are  not  now  in  the  Biblioteca 
Nacional.  The  number  of  manuscripts  preserved  there  bearing  directly  on 
the  liistor\'  of  the  United  States  is  small,  but  some  of  them  are  important. 
Most  of  them  are  kxpt  in  the  private  office  of  the  Director,  and  are  available 
only  when  this  official  is  present.  A  few  of  tlie  manuscripts  are  listed  in  the 
History  Division  of  the  library's  catalogue  (Novena  Division),  and  others 
will  be  included  in  the  forthcoming  Division  of  Jurisprudence. 

Prixcipal  Items. 

The  following  items  of  interest  were  noted : 

"  Firmas  Autografas."  2  vols.  Original  signatures  of  persons  prominent 
in  the  history  of  New  Spain  from  the  time  of  Cortes  to  the  nine- 
teenth century.  To  procure  them  valuable  manuscripts  have 
doubtless  been  mutiliated. 

"  Papeles  Varios  Tocantes  al  Real  Patronato."  Vol.  4.  Royal  cedulas  and 
other  documents,  beginning  in  1580.    i  vol. 

Autos  executed  on  the  occasion  of  commending  the  natives  of  the  pueblo  of 
Vigan,  province  of  Ylocos,  to  General  Francisco  Garcia  del 
Fresno.    1669.    i  vol.    755  flf.    (Official  copy.) 

"  Libro  4°  de  Titulos  de  los  Ministros  del  Distrito  de  esta  Inqq°"  de  Mexico. 
Afio  de  1700."     (Original.)     i  vol. 

"  Luz  de  Tierra  Incognita",  Libro  I.,  by  Mange.  1720.  (Copy.)  i  vol., 
octavo. 

(This  work  covers  the  history  of  discovery  in  the  northwestern  part  of 
New  Spain  and  particularly  in  Pimeria  Alta.  It  contains  at  the  end  a 
copy  of  Kino's  diary  of  1698,  dated  at  N.  S.  de  los  Dolores.  Dec.  8,  169S. 
This  volume  has  been  copied  for  the  Peabodv  Museum.  For  Book  II., 
see  p.  54.) 

"  Coleccion  de  Reales  Cedulas  y  6rdenes  Sobre  Jesuitas."    Libro  III.,  1774- 

1794;  Libro  IV..  "  Appendice  ",  1784-1796. 

(For  Libros  I.  and  II.  see  p.  19.) 
"  Cartas  Escritas  al  Ex"'°  S"''  Conde  Aranda  "  by  the  viceroy  concerning  the 

expulsion  of  the  Jesuits.    Libro  I.,  1767-1768;  Libro  II.,  1768- 

1771 ;  Libro  III.,  1768-1771. 
Nicolas  La  Fora,  "  Relacion  "  of  his  expedition  to  the  northern  provinces  in 

company  with  the  Marques  de  Rubi.    1766-1767.    About  100  fif. 

(Some  vandal  has  cut  out  folios  80-89.) 
"  Documentos  Para  la  Historia  de  Me.xico."     A  composite  series  of  manu- 
scripts, listed  in  the  catalogue,  History  Division. 


Biblioteca  Nacional  211 

Tomo  30.    Xumerous  documents  of  the  later  eighteenth  century  and  of 
the  period  of  the  War  of  Independence. 
"  Proclamation  by  an  American.    J.  A.  M.    1824." 
"  Reconocimiento  de  los  Quatro  establecimientos  que  el  Ymperio  Ruso  ha  for- 
mado  al  Norte  de  la  California."     1788.     i  vol.    276  ff.,  besides 
the  maps.    Compiled  by  .Antonio  Bonilla.     (Originals.) 
(The  title  page  states  that  "This  Book  contains  the  essential  Documents 
of  the  exploration  of  the  year  1788,  which  was  disposed  by  Royal  Order, 
from  the  Port  of  San  Bias  in  Frigate  Princesa  and  the  Packetboat  San 
Carlos  under  the  command  of  the  alfcrez  de  Xaiio  graduado  Dn.  Este- 
van  Jph.  Martinez;  the  reports,  diaries,  and  maps  of  the  voyage,  pro- 
visions for  the  occupation  of  the  Port  of  Nuca,  and  the  Sovereign  ap- 
proval by  His  Majesty  of  all  those   [provisions]    issued  by  the  Most 
Excellent  Sefior  Viceroy,  Don  Manuel  Antonio  Florez  ".    It  contains  an 
Indian  vocabulary  by  Camacho.  a  diary  by  pilot  .Antonio  Servantes,  of 
the  San  Carlos,  and  one  by  Antonio  Palacins,  of  the  Princesa.) 
A  collection  of  royal  cedulas,  statutes,  reports,  etc.,  relative  to  the  Real 
Hacienda.    About  35  vols.    They  are  bound  in  pigskin  and  bear 
the  library  mark  "  Ya  ".     They  are  evidently  fragments  of  sets 
from  some  office  connected  with  the  administration  of  the  Real 
Hacienda.    The  documents  are  mainly  of  the  later  eighteenth  cen- 
tury.   Several  volumes  of  the  same  series,  in  the  original,  are  in 
the  Bancroft  Collection.    The  principal  subjects  embraced  in  the 
volumes  are  the  following: 
Administration  of  pulque  and  prohibited  drinks.    Tomos  13,  15,  18. 
Id.  of  theatres.    Tomos  32,  34,  35,  41. 
Petition  (Suplica)  of  the  viceroy,  Miguel  Jose  Azanza,  before  the  Real 

Audiencia.     1783-1804. 
Autos  concerning  the  deficit  in  the  custom-house  {adua7ia)  of  Puebla 
during  the  administration  of  Joaquin  de  Cosio.    Tomos,  1,  2,  5. 
Circa  1790- 1794. 

(Papers  from  the  Contaduria  Mayor  y  Audiencia  de  Cuentas.) 
Expedientes  concerning  measures  to   increase  the   royal   revenue   and 
diminish  the  expenses,  1727-1730,  1744.    Tomo  31. 
(Royal  cedulas,  reports  of  juntas  de  real  hacienda,  correspondence,  etc.) 
"  Reports  (Informes)  concerning  the  decadence  or  prosperity  which  free 
trade  may  have  occasioned,  both  to  trade  in  general  and  to  agri- 
culture, settlement,  and  the  various  branches  of  the  Real  Hacienda 
of  New  Spain."    Tomo  28.    1791. 
(The  reports  cover  conditions  since  1778.) 
Establishment  of  the  Monte  Pio  in  New  Spain.    Tomos  1-6. 
Statutes  of  the  Real  Monte  de  Piedad  of  New  Spain. 
Orders  and  expedientes  from  the  Dirccciun  General  de  la  Renta  del  Ta- 
baco  of  New  Spain.    Tomos  1,  13,  46.    Later  eighteenth  centur}-. 
Reserved  reports  {informes  rcscrvadas)  by  the  Direccion  General  del 

Tabaco  to  the  Superior  Government.    Tomo  1. 
"  Royal  Cedulas,  Provisions  of  Government,  and  Pedimentos  Fiscalcs 
(instances  of  the  fiscals)  Concerning  \'arious  Matters  Relative  to 
the  Americas."    Tomos  1,  2,  3,  9,  U,  22.  27,  29,  36,  38,  40,  46. 
Tomo  1  contains  a  table  of  contents.    Eighteenth  century. 
Orders  and  circulars  concerning  the  regulation  of  aduaiias  foriincas. 
1 777- 1 784.     Tomo  30. 
"  Fragamentos  de  la  Historia  de  Filipinas  del  P.  F.  Juan  de  la  Concepcion 
y  copia  de  la  de  China  del  P*  Jesuita  Guzman."    i  vol. 


212  Mexico:  Biblioteca  Nacional 

MS.  copy  of  Sahagun's  Historia  General  of  New  Spain.    3  vols. 
"  Proyectos  Monarquicos  e  Yntervencionistas  sobre  Mexico,  y  Obras  Con- 
sultados."    Anonymous  MS.    i  vol. 

(It  consists  of  chapter  headings  and  references.  The  latter  may  be  of 
some  value.  Among  the  topics  for  treatment  are  Philip  Nolan,  Lalle- 
mand,  Poinsett,  the  Texas  Revolution,  and  Scott's  invasion.) 

"  Documentos  Historicos  Manuscritos,  1821-1835."    i  vol.    This  contains: 
Secret  correspondence  of  the  Mexican  legation  in  Washington  concern- 
ing the  annexation  of  Texas.    1829-1843.    (Copies.) 
"  Acusacion  del  Gral.  Sta.  Ana,  por  la  Batalla  de  la  Angostura." 
Investigation  {Stimaria  informacion)  of  the  events  preceding  the  battle 

of  San  Jacinto. 
"  Manifiesto  "  of  Col.  Alcerreca  concerning  the  Texas  campaign,  1835- 
1836,  with  observations  by  Filisola  concerning  the  retreat  of  the 
army. 
Notes  (Apimtaciones)  concerning  the  American  Invasion. 

(Extracts  from  speeches  in  the  U.  S.  Congress,  maps  of  Saltillo_  and  Mon- 
terrey; "  Plan  de  la  Defensa  de  la  Ciudad",  original,  by  Ordoiiez,  Mon- 
terrey, July  27,  1846;  original  maps,  letters,  and  notes  by  Ordonez.) 

"  Second  Act  Last  event  in  the  operations  of  the  army  of  the  United 
States  of  the  North,  in  and  about  the  City  of  Mexico  up  to  the 
17th  of  September,  1847." 

(An  account,  in  English,  of  events  from  Aug.  9,  by  an  eyewritness  from  the 
Mexican  side.    See  next  item  below.) 

"  Military  Ethics  ",  by  Ckn.  D.  J.  Gomez  de  la  Cortina. 

(This  document  is  in  pencil  in  the  same  hand  and  on  the  same  paper  as  the 
foregoing.    Both  seem  to  be  accusations  of  Santa  Ana.) 

Declarations  made  in  1847  at  Santa  Fe  concerning  the  American  in- 
vasion.    (Copies.) 

"  Sistema  de  Operaciones  Militares  contra  los  Estados  Unidos."  By 
Nemesio  Yberri.    Mexico,  Aug.  i,  1847.    (Original.) 

Documents  relative  to  the  independence  of  Tamaulipas.     1847. 

Original  trial  (Causa  original)  of  Valencia,  commander  of  the  army  of 
the  North  at  the  battle  of  Contreras  y  Padierna.    1847. 

Letters  to  Noriega  by  Anast.  Torrejon,  Francisco  Perez,  Miguel  Men- 
doza,  and  others  concerning  the  war.    Sept.-Nov.,  1847.     (Orig- 
inals.) 
"  Documentos  Para  la  Historia  de  Mexico."    4  vols. 

(Originals  and  copies,  collected  by  Jose  Maria  Lafragua  about  the  middle 
of  the  nineteenth  century.    Vols.  1-3  deal  with  the  War  of  Independ- 
ence.) 
Vol.  4.  No.  7.  Draft  of  law  concerning  the  administration  of  the  Pious 
Fund  of  Californias.     1825.     (Original.) 
8.  Report  (informe)  to  the  government  "  concerning  the  port 
of  Bodega,  occupied  by  persons  of  the  Russian  Nation  ". 
1827.     (Original.)     About  50  ff. 

(Evidently  from  the  national  Chamber  of  Deputies.  It  includes 
copies  of  related  documents  from  the  "  Archivo  General  de  la 
Federacion  ".) 

10.  "  Apuntes  Sobre  Texas."  Copy  of  a  review  of  the  his- 
tory of  Texas  from  the  time  of  Moses  Austin  to  1837, 
taken  from  the  Imparcial,  June  16,  1837. 


Biblioteca  Nacional  213 

"  Crimenes  de  los  Generales  Santa  Ana  y  Corona,  Comprobados  por  los 

Mismos."    2  vols. 
Autograph  letters  of  Santa  Anna  to  Corona,  with  minutes  of  replies.  Jan., 

1853-Aug.,  1855. 
Proclamation  by  President  Pierce  concerning  a  rumored  invasion  of 

Mexico  from  California.    Jan.  18,  1854. 
Letters  by  J.  N.  Almonte  to  Corona,  from  Washington.    A  mission  to 

the  United  States  in  the  Orizaba  for  military  supplies  is  men- 
tioned. 
Ramon  Vato(?),  of  New  Orleans,  to  Corona,  concerning  filibusters  at 

Brownsville.    May  3,  1855. 
Theological  books.    There  are  numerous  books  on  theological  subjects  from 

the  different  monasteries.    They  are  principally  sermons,  copies 

of  prayer  books,  etc. 


ARCHIVO  DEL  AYUNTAMIENTO  DE  LA  CIUDAD  DE  MEXICO. 
(Archive  of  the  Ayuntamiento  of  the  City  of  Mexico.) 

Admission  to  the  archive  is  secured  through  the  Honorable  President  of 
the  Ayuntamiento.    It  is  regularly  open  from  9  a.  m.  to  i  p.  m. 

While  the  documents  in  the  archive  bearing  on  the  history  of  the  United 
States  are  not  numerous,  yet  there  are  a  few  of  considerable  interest,  direct  or 
indirect.  It  may  be  noted  here  that  a  fire  which  occurred  in  the  archive  on 
June  8,  1692,  destroyed  most  of  the  records  except  the  bound  volumes  of  acts 
of  the  Cabildo.  The  principal  items  of  interest  encountered  are  noted  below 
in  chronological  order. 

Acts  (Adas)  of  the  Cabildo  of  Mexico.    1724-1816.    Many  volumes. 

Royal  <rcd«/aj  referring  to  the  city.    1527-1858.    i  vol.    (Copies.) 

Earthquakes  in  the  city.     1768-1858.     i  vol. 

Documents  relating  to  the  founding  of  various  churches.    1719-1858.    3  vols. 

Residencias  oi  viceroys.    1724-1816.    i  vol. 

The  Inspection  (Visita)  of  Galvez.    1766  ct  seq.    i  vol. 

Residencia  of  Revilla  Gigedo.    1795-1797.    5  vols. 

Revolutions.    1832-1868.    3  vols. 

War  with  France.    1833- 1868.    2  vols. 

"  Guerra  con  los  Estados  Unidos."    3  vols.,  in  "  Ramo  de  Historia  ". 

(This  is  a  collection  of  manuscripts,  pamphlets,  newspaper-clippings,  cir- 
culars, etc.,  bound  in  1903.) 

Vol.  L  Jan.,  1843-July,  1847. 

Proceedings  and  correspondence  of  the  Ayuntamiento  concerning 
the  raising  of  revenue  for  the  war. 

Plans  for  raising  militia. 

Remonstrances  of  various  ayuntamientos  and  of  the  Cabildo  Metro- 
politano  against  war  revenue  measures. 

Appointment  by  the  Ayuntamiento  of  a  special  war  committee. 

Proclamations  concerning  war  prices. 

Order  that  all  Americans  must  leave  the  city.    June  i,  1847. 
Vol.  IL  Aug.,  1847. 

Acts  and  correspondence  of  the  Ayuntamiento  concerning  supply  of 
timber  for  fortifications,  provisions  for  the  army  and  the  city, 
bell  metal  from  the  churches  for  ammunition,  disorders  caused 
by  the  Mexican  soldiery,  cleaning  the  city,  expulsion  of  Amer- 
ican.=  .  water  supply,  etc. ;  census  of  the  city  to  ascertain  the  num- 
ber of  men  fit  for  ser\'ice;  files  of  newspapers  containing  official 
orders  ;  proclamation  of  the  armistice  of  Aug.  22. 
Vol.  in.  Sept.,  1847-Jan.,  1855. 

Reports  of  the  Comision  de  Comerciantes  concerning  supplies. 

Acts  and  correspondence  of  the  Ayuntamiento  concerning  the  re- 
moval of  cattle  eastward  of  the  city  under  protection  of  the  forti- 
fications, succor  for  families  of  Mexican  soldiers  who  fell  in 
battle,  provision  of  bread  for  the  army. 

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Proclamation  to  prevent  citizens  from  molesting  the  American 
soldiers. 

Id.  promising  honors  for  those  who  fell  in  battle  near  the  city. 

Protest  of  the  Ayuntamiento  against  military  government  of  the 
city.    Sept.  13. 

Complaints  presented  to  the  Ayuntamiento  of  outrages  committed 
by  the  American  soldiery. 

Proclamation  of  General  Scott,  demanding  a  contribution  of 
$150,000.    Sept.  17.    Another  Sept.  22. 

Correspondence  with  the  American  officials  concerning  care  of 
Mexican  prisoners  (letters  of  Hitchcock,  Levi,  and  Quitman). 

Correspondence  and  acts  concerning  aid  for  prisoners,  aid  for  fami- 
lies, formation  of  an  Aid  Society,  destruction  of  the  fortifications 
because  they  obstructed  traffic,  quarters  for  the  American  soldiers. 

Proclamation  by  Quitman  to  prevent  altercations  between  the  police 
and  the  American  soldiers. 

Several  numbers  of  The  Daily  American  Star,  printed  in  English 
and  Spanish,  containing  official  orders  and  correspondence.  1847- 
1848. 

Proclamation  by  the  Ayuntamiento  requiring  order  during  the  evac- 
uation of  the  city  by  the  American  army. 

Correspondence  concerning  the  return  of  the  Federal  Government  to 
the  city.    June,  1848. 

Claims  for  damages  suffered  during  the  American  occupation.   1849- 

1855- 


THE  CATHEDRAL. 
ARCHIVO    DE    LA    SECRETARIA    DEL    ARZOBISPADO  DE  MEXICO. 

(archive  of  the  secretariat  of  the  archbishopric  of  MEXICO.) 

This  archive  is  in  the  northwest  wing  of  the  Cathedral,  and  is  reached  by 
entering  the  door  next  the  Mercado  de  Flores.  The  collection  is  small  and 
fragmentary  for  the  period  before  1866,  previous  to  which  date  most  of  the 
archive  was  taken  charge  of  by  the  civil  government.  A  large  portion  of  what 
is  left  of  the  old  archive  is  comprised  in  the  collections  now  in  the  Secretaria  de 
Hacienda  and  the  Museo  Nacional  (q.  v.).  The  whole  collection  for  the 
earlier  period  remaining  here  contains  no  more  than  some  two  hundred 
legajos  and  a  few  bound  volumes.  Besides  miscellaneous  volumes  and 
legajos,  the  following  classes  of  documents  are  represented  by  incomplete 
files : 

OLD  RECORDS. 

Libros  de  Gobierno  (registers  of  official  acts  of  government) . 

As  the  secretariat  was  organized  in  the  eighteenth  century  the  acts  of  gov- 
ernment were  classified  into  five  main  groups,  and  the  archive  presumably  con- 
tained corresponding  groups  of  documents.  The  "  Libro  de  Govierno  "  for 
1749.  whose  divisions  are  essentially  the  same  as  those  of  the  books  still 
extant  for  several  other  years  of  the  eighteenth  century,  gives  the  following 
classes : 

Division  i*.  Autos  de  Govierno  ordinario,  civiles  y  criminales,  domi- 
cilios  y  residencias,  Colocaciones  de  Prebendas,  Capitulos.  y  Pro- 
vision de  Curatos  (ordinarj'  acts  of  government,  civil  and  crim- 
inal ;  domicils  and  residences ;  collocation  of  prebends,  chapters, 
and  provision  of  curates). 
Division  2".  Autos  de  Ingressos  y  Professiones  en  los  Conventos  de 
Religiosos,  Declaraciones  de  las  Novicias  de  los  Regxilares,  y 
Elecciones  de  Prelados  (Autos  of  entries  into  and  professions  in 
the  convents  affiliated  with  the  Cathedral,  declarations  of  the 
novitiates  of  regulars,  and  elections  of  prelates). 
Division  3*.  Autos  de  Dispensas  de  Proclamas,  de  Parentescos,  Casa- 
mientos  de  Vagos,  y  Natales  (Autos  of  dispensations  of  banns, 
kinship,  marriage  of  vagrants,  and  of  births). 
Division  4*.  Autos  de  Censos  y  Depositos,  Exhibiciones,  Redempciones 
y  Moratorias  de  los  Principales  de  los  Conventos,  Licencias  para 
el  reedificio  de  Casas  de  ellos  y  demas  perteneciente  a  sus  intereses 
(Autos  of  censos  and  deposits,  exhibitions,  redemption,  and  de- 
lays of  the  funds  of  the  affiliated  convents,  licenses  for  the  rebuild- 
ing and  repair  of  the  houses  of  these  convents,  or  others  in  which 
they  have  an  interest.) 
Division  5".  Autos  de  Presentaciones  de  Curas  Ministros  de  Doctrinas, 
Permutas,  y  Renuncias  de  Otros  (Autos  of  presentation  of  minis- 
ters of  doctrinas,  changes,  and  renunciations  of  the  same). 

(It  will  be  noted  that  few  of  these  functions  have  any  important  bearing 
outside  the  immediate  territory  of  the  diocese.) 

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Financial  records  of  the  diocese,  from  the  Contadtiria  and  Haceduria. 

Records  of  the  building  and  repair  of  the  Cathedral  and  of  the  church  of 

Guadalupe,  etc. 
Titles  to  properties  of  the  diocese. 

Letters  of  the  collectors  of  the  various  rents  to  the  Contaduria. 
Blotters   (Borradores)   of  the  correspondence  of  the  steward's  office 

(Haceduria)  for  various  years  of  the  nineteenth  century. 
Padrones.  or  censuses,  of  various  towns  in  Mexico  and  Querctaro  for 
various  years  of  the  eighteenth  century.    These  are  perhaps  the 
most  valuable  historical  records,  as  a  class,  in  the  collection. 
Records  of  trials,  criminal  and  otherwise,  that  came  before  the  jusgados 
(tribunals)  of  the  archbishopric  at  Mexico  and  at  Toluca.    The 
larger  part  of  them  are  from  Toluca. 
Appeals  to  the  Notaria  of  the  Archbishopric. 
Books  of  examinations  of  candidates  for  benefices. 
Requests  for  orders  of  different  grades. 
Indulgences. 

Matrimonial  records  (Matritnoniales) . 
Printed  circulars  and  dispositions  received  and  issued. 

Special  Items. 

Of  pieces  having  special  interest  or  direct  bearing  only  the  following  were 
noted : 

A  legajo  relating  to  the  purchase,  liberation,  and  sale  of  slaves  of  the 
convent  of  La  Encarnacion.     Seventeenth  and  eighteenth  cen- 
turies. 
Books  of  account  of  the  tithe  on  Indians  of  the  diocese. 
A  book  entitled  "  Representaciones  Yarios  ".    These  are  mainly  copies 
of  representations  of  the  provincial  councils  to  the  viceroy  or  to 
the  pope.    Among  the  items  are: 
Dissertation  concerning  ecclesiastical  immunity.     No  date,  but  ap- 
parently a  memorial  of  the  Council  of  1761. 
"  Representation   Concerning  Immunity  "   to  the  viceroy,  by  the 

Council  of  1761.    About  15  pp. 
"Carta  Latina  al  Sumo  Pontifice  sobre  Jesuitas."    Oct.  23,  1771. 

About  20  pp. 
Letter  (in  Spanish)  of  the  council  to  the  king  concerning  Jesuits. 
Oct.  26,  1 77 1.    It  summarizes  the  history  of  the  Jesuit  order  and 
its  present  decadence.    23  flf. 
Memorial  of  the  Council  of  1771  to  the  viceroy  concerning  the  erec- 
tion of  more  bishoprics  and  concerning  the  system  of  rcpartimkn- 
tos.    It  gives  a  good  summary  of  many  phases  of  ecclesistical  and 
mission  history  in  the  northern  provinces.    Oct.  24,  1771. 
Process  (Proceso)  of  Fray  .\ntonio  Margil  de  Jesus. 

(Twelve  or  more  cuadernos  relating  to  the  canonization  of  this  inissionary. 
The  first  cuaderno  covers  the  acts  of  1760-1761 ;  no.  12,  those  of  1778.  The 
original  legajo  on  the  shelf  lacks  soine  of  the  cuadernos,  but  in  a  box 
ready  for  shipment  to  Rome  there  is,  it  is  supposed,  a  complete  copy  of 
the  t>roceso.  The  most  important  part  of  the  proceso,  perhaps,  is  the 
biography  of  Margil,  given  in  the  ninth  cuaderno.) 


218  Mexico:    The  Cathedral 

RECENT  RECORDS. 
For  the  period  since  1866  there  are  libros  de  gobicnto,  expedientes  of  cor- 
respondence, and  miscellaneous  bound  volumes  of  fiscal  records.     Of  the 
expedientes  of  correspondence  there  are  some  100  legajos. 

ARCHIVE    OF    THE    CABILDO    OF    THE    ARCHBISHOPRIC    OF    MEXICO. 

Presumably  the  most  important  archive  at  the  Cathedral  is  that  of  the 
Cabildo  (chapter).  Permission  to  examine  it  was  kindly  given  by  the  authori- 
ties, but  a  combination  of  circumstances  made  ineffectual  several  attempts  to 
take  advantage  of  the  permission. 


THE  CONVENTO  DE  SANTO  DOMINGO. 
(The  Church  of  Santo  Domingo.) 

The  church  of  Santo  Domingo  (on  Calle  dc  Santo  Domingo,  two  blocks 
north  of  the  Cathedral)  was  the  mother  of  the  Dominican  missions  in  Lower 
California.  The  old  archives  seem  to  have  nearly  disappeared  from  the 
church,  yet  there  are  a  few  documents  of  interest,  primarily  for  data  regard- 
ing Lower  California.  At  one  time  the  archive  of  the  Secretaria  del  Vir- 
reynato  was  lodged  in  this  church,  and  this  fact  seems  to  account  for  the 
presence  in  the  archive  of  some  of  the  papers  noted  below. 

Admission  to  the  archive  and  to  the  library,  the  latter  of  which  is  quite 
extensive,  can  be  obtained  by  presenting  a  note  from  the  Apostolic  Delegate 
to  the  Father  Provincial,  or  by  means  of  a  letter  from  any  other  ecclesiastic 
of  rank. 

Principal  Items. 

In  a  carpcta  marked  "  Californias  "  there  are  the  following  documents: 

Brief  Instruction  ("  Breve  Instruccion)  concerning  the  province  of  Baja 
California,  by  the  provincial,  Father  Troncoso.  Sept.  i8,  1824. 
II  ff. 

(It  contains  a  description  of  all  the  missions  of  Lower  California  and  dis- 
cusses secularization.) 

Representation  to  the  provincial,  with  accompanying  documents,  with 

respect  to  changing  the  procurator's  headquarters   (la  Procura- 

cion  ")  "  to  Pitic  or  Tepic  ".    7  ff. 

(Contains  copies  of  letters  of  different  missionaries  and  officials  for  the 
period  1822- 1826.) 

Testimonio  of  the  despatch  and  license  given  by  the  viceroy  to  Father 
Salvatierra  for  his  entrada  into  Californias.  Feb.  6,  1697.  The 
testimonio  is  dated  1722. 

Letters  of  various  missionaries  and  officials  of  the  province  of  Santo 
Domingo  relative  to  the  missions  of  Lower  California.    1826-1S29. 

(Mainly  copies.) 

Expediente  relative  to  a  request  of  the  president  of  the  missions  of  Lower 
California  for  annual  s'modos  from  the  royal  treasurj'  and  for 
repairs  for  the  church  of  Loreto.    26  fT. 

(Contains  original  reports  on  the  subjects  treated  and  the  action  of  the 
government  relative  thereto.  It  came  from  the  Secretaria  del  Virrey- 
nato.) 

Royal  cedula  concerning  missions  of  Lower  California.    Aug.  12,  1805. 

Oficio  of  the  minister  of  relations  to  the  provincial.    Oct.  ?,  1826.    Min- 
ute of  reply. 
There  arc  a  few  Icgajos  of  correspondence,  but  the  Father  Provincial  asserted 
that  they  contain  nothing  relative  to  the  northern  provinces.     .\ 
detailed  examination,  however,  might  reveal  important  documents. 


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THE  CONGREGACION  DE  SAN  FELIPE  NERI. 

(The  Congregation  of  San  Felipe  Neri.) 

The  remains  of  the  archives  of  the  Congregation  of  San  Felipe  Neri,  which 
was  headquarters  for  much  of  the  missionary  work  done  by  the  Jesuits  in  the 
northern  provinces,  are  at  the  Congregation,  on  Calle  de  Cinco  de  Mayo,  back 
of  the  Church  of  La  Profesa.  Permission  to  use  the  hbrary,  where  the  old 
papers  are  preserved,  is  obtained  through  the  Provost  (Preposito)  of  the 
Congregation. 

The  archive  contains  at  present  little  or  nothing  of  direct  bearing  on  the 
United  States,  but  there  are  manuscripts  of  great  value  for  the  internal  his- 
tory of  the  Congregation,  which  may  contain  incidental  items  of  interest.  The 
principal  classes  of  papers  of  historical  value  are: 

Books  of  elections  of  provosts  and  deputies  of  the  Congregation. 

Books  of  acts  of  the  congregations,  from  1659. 

Records  of  testaments,  gifts,  and  loans  in  favor  of  the  Congregation. 

Accounts  of  the  administration  of  haciendas  belonging  to  the  Congrega- 
tion. 

(Among  the  loans  recorded  is  one  by  Nicolas  de  la  Fora,  1787,  apparently 
the  maker  of  the  remarkable  map  of  the  Interior  Provinces  noted 
elsewhere.) 

Correspondence  of  Dn.  Mathias  Monte  Agudo,  from  Baltimore  and 
other  parts  of  the  United  States. 
The  most  interesting  collection  in  the  library  is  that  consisting  of  the  papers 
of  Leonardo  Baroni,  castellan  of  Aseoli.  The  greater  number  of  these  are 
letters  from  his  uncle,  the  noted  Cardinal  Caesar  Baronius,  friend  of  Felipe 
Neri,  and  one  of  the  fathers  of  church  history.  His  letters  cover  the  period 
1 560-1606.  Among  the  papers  there  are  also  papal  licenses,  letters  from  the 
King  of  France,  and  a  manuscript  life  of  Caesar  Baronius.  This  appears  to  be 
a  copy,  but  the  rest  of  the  papers  are  originals. 


THE  COLEGIO  DE  SAN  FERNANDO  DE  MEXICO. 

(The  College  of  San  Fernando  de  Mexico.) 

This  missionary  college  was  the  mother  of  the  missions  of  Alta  California, 
and  took  part  in  the  founding  of  Apache  missions  in  Texas.  An  examination 
of  the  librar}'  shrws  that  not  a  scrap  of  historical  records  remains.  Fortu- 
nately some  of  the  most  important  ones  are  preserved  in  the  Museo  Nacional, 
but  familiarity  with  the  archives  of  the  sister  colleges  of  Santa  Cruz  and 
Guadalupe  de  Zacatecas  makes  it  evident  that  the  papers  in  the  Museo  repre- 
sent only  a  small  fraction  of  the  papers  that  once  were  in  the  college.  Records 
from  this  archive  may  be  at  the  Church  of  La  Encarnacion,  where  the  last 
guardian  of  the  college  resided,  or  in  the  hands  of  the  recently  appointed 
provincial. 

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THE  STATE  DEPARTMENTS. 

SECRETARIA  DE  RELACIONES  EXTERIORES. 

(Secretariat  of  Foreign  Relations.) 

INTRODUCTORY. 

Historical  Sketch. 

This  department  dates  from  1821,  when  the  Ministry  of  Foreign  and 
Interior  Relations  was  estabhshed  by  the  Regency  as  one  of  the  four  minis- 
tries of  state.  Since  that  time  it  has  undergone  numerous  changes  of  title  and 
function.  In  1837  it  became  the  Ministry  of  Foreign  Relations,  its  duties 
as  the  interior  department  being  assigned  to  the  Ministry  of  the  Interior,  which, 
at  the  same  time,  was  created  out  of  the  old  Ministry  of  Justice  and  Ecclesias- 
tical Affairs.  In  1841  it  received  the  new  title  of  Ministry  of  Foreign  Rela- 
tions and  of  Government,  with  essentially  the  same  functions  as  those  which 
it  had  at  first  exercised.  The  chief  charges  at  this  time  specified  as  those  of 
its  Government  branch  were:  assemblies,  departmental  juntas,  the  national 
census,  colonization,  the  national  congress,  division  of  territory,  foreigners, 
naturalization,  department  governors,  and  boundaries.  In  1853,  when  a  sep- 
arate Secretariat  of  Government  was  created,  the  department  became  the 
Secretariat  of  Foreign  Relations.  In  1861  the  departments  of  Foreign  Rela- 
tions and  Government  were  again  united,  but  in  1867  they  were  separated, 
and  have  remained  so  ever  since.'  Some  of  the  functions  formerly  exercised 
by  the  Ministry  of  Foreign  Relations  and  of  Government  have  passed  to  the 
Secretariat  of  Fomento.' 

At  each  extension  or  delimitation  of  the  functions  of  the  department,  cer- 
tain classes  of  documents  have  been  sent,  naturally,  to  or  from  its  archives. 
The  result  is  that  many  papers  foreign  to  the  present  business  of  the  secre- 
tariat are  now  found  in  the  archive,  while  some  that  logically  belong  to  it 
have  been  taken  to  other  departments,  as  those  of  Government  and  Fomento. 

Present  Functions. 

As  it  is  now  organized,  the  principal  functions  of  this  secretariat  and  their 
distribution  are  as  follows : 

/.  Departamento  Politico    (Political  Department). 

a.  Section  of  North,  Central,  and  South  America,  (i)  All  matters  relative 
to  the  making,  ratification,  and  fulfillment  of  treaties,  (2)  boundaries,  (3) 
uncivilized  Indians,  (4)  extradition,  (5)  reclamations,  public  or  private,  (6) 
reception  and  retirement  of,  and  correspondence  with,  the  diplomatic  agents 
of  the  countries  named,  (7)  appointment,  change,  and  retirement  of  consular, 
diplomatic,  and  secret  agents  in  the  countries  named,  and  correspondence  with 
them  concerning  the  affairs  pertaining  to  this  section. 

b.  Section  of  Europe,  Asia,  and  Africa.  This  section  has  functions  in  all 
respects  parallel  to  those  of  the  foregoing. 

'  Dublin  y  Lozano,  LegislaciSn  Mexicaua.  IX.  129,  235,  337;  X.  166. 

'Ibid..  I.  554-559;  III-  259:  IV-  38-39;  VI.  401. 

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222  Mexico:  Relacioiics  Extcriorcs 

II.  Departamcnto  Comcrcial  (Commercial  Department). 
Commerce  and  its  protection  abroad,  navigation,  opinions  concerning  com- 
mercial and  postal  conventions,  correspondence  with  foreign  agents  concern- 
ing commerce  and  colonization,  reception  and  transmission  of  commissions 
of.  issue  of  exequaturs  to,  and  retirement  of  foreign  consular  and  commercial 
agents,  similar  functions  relative  to  Mexican  commercial  agents  abroad, 
preparation  of  statistics  of  commerce,  and  the  consideration  of  such  matters 
concerning  canals,  railroads,  telegraphs,  and  telephones  as  may  come  before 
the  secretariat. 

///.  Departamcnto  de  Cancilleria   (Chancellery  Department). 

a.  Chancellery  Section.  Issuance  of  credentials  and  instructions  to  agents 
abroad,  promulgation  of  decrees,  preservation  of  autograph  copies  of  laws, 
decrees,  treaties,  and  conventions,  all  matters  relative  to  the  great  seal  and  the 
national  coat  of  arms,  ceremonial  of  the  Palace,  registration  of  Mexicans 
abroad,  of  foreigners  in  Mexico,  and  of  real  estate  acquired  by  foreigners  in 
Mexico,  passports,  naturalization,  expulsion  of  objectionable  foreigners,  and 
the  Archivo  General  y  Publico. 

b.  Section  of  the  Archives  and  the  Library.  The  business  of  this  section  is 
to  receive  and  care  for  documents  sent  from  the  other  sections  and  to  form 
and  care  for  a  library  of  a  specified  kind,  to  which,  among  other  things,  shall 
belong  the  "  geographical  maps,  plans,  and  documents  relative  to  boundaries 
of  the  Republic  ".' 

Each  department  has  its  special  archive  where  papers  in  active  use  are  kept, 
and  from  which  papers  no  longer  in  active  use  (expedieutes  concluidos)  are 
periodically  sent  to  the  Archivo  General.  The  following  description  concerns 
only  the  latter  archive. 

Arrangement  of  the  Archivo  General. 

The  above  paragraphs  will  serve  to  indicate  the  general  classes  of  materials 
which  one  may  expect  to  find  in  the  archive  of  this  secretariat.  It  is  to  be 
noted,  however,  that  the  arrangement  of  the  materials  in  the  archive,  except- 
ing the  more  recent  ones  (since  1882),  bears  very  little  relation  to  the  organi- 
zation of  the  secretariat.  The  reasons  for  this  are  partly  historical  and  partly 
the  attempt  to  reclassify  documents  on  a  subject  basis. 

The  papers  of  the  archive  are  kept  in  boxes  (cajas),  each  one  capable  of 
holding  perhaps  a  thousand  sheets  of  paper.  These  cajas  are  grouped  into 
legajos  (not  mere  bundles,  but  divisions),  which,  in  turn,  are  grouped  into 
three  alphabetically  arranged  serie?,  distinguished,  it  is  stated,  according  to 
the  closeness  of  the  relation  of  the  contents  of  the  series  to  the  present  busi- 
ness of  the  secretariat.  Within  the  cajas  the  expedientes  are  filed  in  carpctas, 
which  are  sometimes  numbered,  and  which  generally  indicate  the  subject  of 
the  expedientes  and  the  section  of  the  department  from  which  they  came. 
However,  among  the  older  papers  there  is  a  good  deal  of  confusion,  and  the 
designations  and  dates  on  the  carpctas  are  often  misleading. 

A  partial  reorganization  of  the  archive  is  being  effected,  which  may  result 
in  a  transfer  of  some  documents  to  other  cajas  than  those  cited  in  this  Guide. 
In  such  cases  the  date  and  the  description  of  a  given  document  will  furnish  a 
clue  to  its  new  location.    (See  Limites,  p.  244.) 

' Reglamento  para  el  Regimen  Interior  de  la  Secretaiia  de  Relaciones  Exteriores, 
Feb.  II,  1883.    Printed  by  the  department  in  1905. 


Serie  Priinera:  Asuntos  Internacionales  223 

Each  section  has  a  special  indice  of  the  expedientes  formed  in  it.  Thus, 
there  are  separate  indices  for  "  The  United  States  ",  "  England  ",  "  France  ", 
etc.  These  inventories  do  not  cite  the  cajas,  and  give  only  general  descriptions 
of  the  documents.  The  notes  given  below  are  based  on  an  examination  of  the 
cajas  themselves.  A  new  indice  by  subjects  (ramos)  is  being  formed.  This 
cites  the  cajas. 

No  restriction  was  placed  on  the  writer  as  to  chronological  limits  in  the 
taking  of  notes,  but  he  judged  it  proper  to  confine  them  to  the  period  prior  to 
about  1870.  Owing  to  the  condition  of  the  files  and  the  great  bulk  of  the 
expedientes,  it  is  not  feasible,  as  a  rule,  to  indicate  the  length  of  the  documents. 
When  the  subject  is  merely  indicated,  it  is  to  be  understood  that  ordinarily 
there  is  more  or  less  correspondence  concerning  it.  When  not  otherwise 
stated,  the  correspondence  noted  is  that  of  the  Minister  of  Foreign  Relations. 
In  a  large  majority  of  cases  it  is  with  the  minister  of  the  United  States  in 
Mexico  ,  the  Alexican  legation  in  Washington,  or  Mexican  consulates  in  the 
United  States. 

serie  primera. 

(first  series.) 

Asuntos  internacionales. 

{International  Affairs  lSl7(o6)-l8<>3;  thirty-six  boxes,  or  cajas.) 

Caja  1817-1824. 

"  Sria.  del  Vireynato.  Ano  de  1817.  Infidencia,  1675."  -'^  report  sent  by 
"  John  Williams  "  from  New  Orleans  to  the  captain-general  of 
Havana,  telling  of  designs  of  Americans  to  occupy  all  of  the 
Southwest.  With  related  correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  the 
commandant-general  of  the  Interior  Provinces.     1817. 

(A  copy  of  this  report  is  in  Asuntos  Varios,  q.  v.,  p.  268.  For  the  identity 
of  "John  Williams",  cf.  p.  65.) 

"  Concerning  the  invasion  of  the  Presidio  of  La  Bahia  by  the  Anglo- 
Americans  commanded  by  the  General  Long ;  imprisonment  of 
him  and  the  individuals  accompanying  him."     182 1.    About  60  fif. 

(A  complete  file  of  correspondence  of  the  commandant-general  of  the 
Interior  States  of  the  East,  the  viceroy,  the  captain  at  Bahia,  declaration 
of  Long  and  others  at  Bexar,  confiscated  papers,  etc.) 

Expediente  formed  in  the  First  Secretariat  of  State  concerning  tlie 
migration  of  Americans  into  Mexican  territory  :  reports  on  the 
matter  by  the  commandant-general,  and  related  correspondence, 
discussion  of  boundaries,  etc.     1822. 

"  Concerning  fears  of  aggression  against  the  national  territory  by  the 
United  States  of  the  North."    1823.    About  50  flf. 

(Correspondence  from  Bexar,  Natchitoches,  and  Monterrey,  concerning 
Americans  and  Indians  on  the  frontier.) 

Various  expedientes  dealing  with  relations  with  European  countries. 
Recognition  of  Mexican  Independence.    Correspondence  with  Mexican 

agents  in  Spain,  England,  and  France,  and  with  the  agents  of  these 

countries  in  Mexico.    1821-1835. 
Concerning  the  establishment  of  the  boundary  between  the  United  States 

and  Mexico  in  accordance  with  the  treaty  of  Feb.  22,  i8iq. 
Correspondence  with  Jose  A.  Torrens,  of  Philadelphia.    1824. 


224  Mexico:  Relaciones  Exteriores 

■••.:^ 

Id.  with  Pablo  Obregon,  minister  to  the  United  States,  in  cipher. 
1825-1826. 

"  Reflexiones  "  of  Azcarate  on  the  "  Views  of  Poinsett  "  concerning 
the  boundary,  addressed  to  President  Victoria. 

Correspondence  with  officials  of  different  archives  relative  to  the 
collection  of  documents  for  the  determination  of  the  correct 
boundary.    1826. 

Organization  and  proceedings  of  the  Junta  de  Limites  (Boundary 
Commission),  opinions  of  the  members,  etc.    1824,  1827. 

"  Concerning  the  search  for  and  delivery  to  the  Boundary  Commis- 
sion of  the  documents  which  were  taken  from  the  Traveller 
Paike  "  in  1807.    1827- 1828. 

Nineteen  of  the  21  documents  taken  from  Pike  at  Chihuahua  in  1807. 
(See  American  Historical  Review,  XIII.  798-827.) 
"  Protocol  of  the  13  conferences  held  between  the  Plenipotentiaries  of 
both  countries  for  the  negotiation  of  the  treaty."  Full  reports  of 
the  conferences,  correspondence  of  Poinsett  and  Alaman,  etc. 
1825. 
Ca/a  1825-1828. 

Recognition  of  the  independence  of  Mexico.    Correspondence  of  Poin- 
sett, Alaman,  and  Camacho ;  copies  of  correspondence  of  Middle- 
ton,  at  St.  Petersburg,  with  Count  Nesselrode  and  with  Henr\- 
Clay.    1825. 
Efforts  of  the  United  States  to  dislodge  pirates  from  Cuba.    Correspond- 
ence with  Pablo  Obregon,  at  Washington.    1825. 
Mission  of  Simon  Escudero,  commissioner  from  New  jNIexico  to  Wash- 
ington to  get  aid  in  stopping  Indian  troubles.     Correspondence 
with  the  Mexican  legation  in  Washington  and  with  the  governor 
of  New  Mexico.    A  copy  of  the  United  States  treaty  with  the 
Kansas  Indians  and  of  correspondence  of  the  superintendent  of 
Indian  affairs  at  St.  Louis  are  enclosed.    1825. 
The  Texas-Louisiana  Boundary. 

Organization  of  the  commission,  and  collection  of  documents  for  its 
use.    1826. 

Report  on  boundaries  by  the  governor  of  New  Mexico.  Santa  Fe, 
Apr.  30,  1826. 

Minutes  of  the  meetings  of  the  Junta  de  Limites,  its  correspondence, 
and  the  preparation  of  the  Teran  expedition.    1826-1828. 

Correspondence  of  Teran,  from  Nacogdoches,  with  the  minister  of 
relations  concerning  Indians  and  the  boundary.    1828. 

A  package  containing  the  original  treaty  of  Jan.  12,  1828,  with  the 
United  States,  the  protocol  of  the  two  conferences  of  the  commis- 
sioners, and  related  correspondence.    Jan.,  1828. 

Unprinted  map  by  Teran  entitled  "  Limites  de  la  f  rontera  que  se 
proponen  al  Supremo  Gobierno  como  los  mas  probables  para  cum- 
plir  con  la  reserva  de  20  leguas  que  manda  hacer  la  ley."  Shows 
rivers,  roads,  Indian  tribes,  etc.    Circa  1828. 

"  Texas.     Expediente  sre.     Ocurrencias   de  la  f  rontera  hasta  la 
retirada  a  Natchitoches  del  Exto.  Americano.    1806."    Copies  of 
correspondence  of  Wilkinson,  Cordero,  Salcedo,  and  Herrera. 
concerning  the  neutral  ground.    1806. 
(Copies  of  this  expediente  are  noted  on  pp.  277,  400.) 


Serie  Primera:  Asuntos  Internacionales  225 

Report  of  attack  on  Gonzales,  Texas,  by  Tahuacanas,  July,  1826. 

Disturbances  at  Nacogdoches.  Correspondence  with  Poinsett  and 
the  minister  of  war  concerning  the  proceedings  of  Edwards,  Hun- 
ter, and  Fields.     1827-1828. 

(The  accompanjMng  documents  include  copies  of  correspondence  of  Sal- 
cedo  with  Austin ;  of  Henry  Clay  with  J.  W.  Smith,  attorney  for  the 
Eastern  District  of  Louisiana;  correspondence  of  other  Texas  officials, 
1826;  the  proclamation  of  Edwards,  Hunter,  and  Fields,  Dec.  21,  1826, 
etc.) 

Complaints  by  Mexico  against  the  supplying  of  anns  to  the  Com- 
anche tribe.    1826-1827. 

Id.  of  damages  done  by  the  Pananas,  of  the  United  States  territory. 
1828. 

Id.  of  breach  of  neutrality  through  the  establishment  of  a  fort  four 
days  beyond  Lake  Tunpanagos  [Tinpanogos]  for  the  beaver  trade 
and  through  entry  into  California.    1828. 

Correspondence  with  Poinsett  concerning  Everett's  alleged  speech 
on  his  presentation  at  the  court  of  Spain.    1826. 

Caja  1829-1835. 

Rumors  of  invasion  by  the  United  States. 

Correspondence  with  the  minister  of  war,  the  consul  at  New  Orleans, 

and  Poinsett.    1829. 
Denial  of  the  truth  of  the  rumors,  bv  the  vice-consul  at  New  Orleans. 

1830. 
Report  from  Havana  of  an  expedition  in  preparation.    1833. 
A  new  rumor ;  correspondence  with  Butler  ;  report  by  the  jefe  poli- 
tico of  New  Mexico  of  Americans  on  that  frontier.    1834-1835. 
The  Texas-Louisiana  boundary. 

Reports  by  Teran,  of  the  commission ;  correspondence  with  Teran. 
Erasmo  Seguin,  and  Tornel :  requests  of  the  commission  for  docu- 
inents ;  protest  by  the  L^nited  States  against  the  despatch  of  troops 
to  the  Arkansas  frontier.     1830-1831. 
Indian  affairs. 

Correspondence  of  Tornel  and  Van  Buren  concerning  the  inigration 

of  the  Creeks.    1830. 
Id.  of  the  consul  at  New  Orleans  with  the  commandant  at  Nacog- 
doches.   1833. 
Request  of  the  Caddos  for  land  in  Mexico.    1835. 
Disturbances  in  Texas. 

Custom-house  troubles  at  Galveston  ;  report  by  Teran.    1831. 
Opinions  by  Ramos  .Xrispe  and  the  House  of  Deputies  concerning 

the  defense  of  Texas.    1831. 
Request  that  the  administrator  of  customs  at  Galveston  go  to  Mexico 
to  report  on  the  affairs  of  Texas.    1832. 
Marititne  difficulties. 

Correspondence  concerning  difficulties  involving  the  Mocteaunta.  the 

Grampus,  the  Paragon,  the  Tampico,  the  Perla,  and  the  Ingham. 

Recognition  of  the  Independence  of  Mexico.    Correspondence  with  the 

charge  d'affaires  of  the  United  States  concerning  the  good  offices 

of  that  government.    1834-1837. 

16 


226  ^  Mexico:  Rclacioncs  Exteriorcs 

Caja  1835. 

"  Impressment  of  the  Mexican  schooner  Correo  Mexicano  by  the  schooner 
San  Felipe,  and  the  rebeUion  of  the  colonists  in  Texas." 

(About  1,000  sheets  covering  all  phases  of  Texas  affairs,  from  June,  1835, 
to  August,  1836.  Correspondence  of  the  consul  at  New  Orleans,  the 
Mexican  legation  in  Washington,  Santa  Anna,  the  ministers  of  war  and 
hacienda,  the  governors  of  Coahuila  and  Te.xas  and  of  Chihuahua,  and 
John  Forsj'th;  declaration  of  officers  of  the  Sail  Felipe.) 

"  Diario  de  Alex''  Le  Grand  en  Texas." 

(An  undated  original  diary  of  a  survej'  of  the  Red,  Arkansas,  and  Cana- 
dian rivers,  in  English.) 

Ca/a  1836-1837(9). 

Maritime  difficulties  with  the  United  States. 

Capture  of  the  Anna  Elisabeth  by  the  General  Bravo.     1836. 
Exclusion  of  the  Jefferson  from  Tampico.    1836. 
Discussion  of  a  message  of  the  President  of  the  United  States  con- 
cerning reprisals. 
The  capture  of  the  Champion  and  the  JtiHiis  Caesar. 
An  American  squadron  at  \'era  Cruz. 

(Correspondence  of  the  minister  of  war,  the  U.  S.  legation,  and  reports  of 
officers  of  vessels.) 

The  Texas  Revolution. 

Correspondence  with  the  minister  of  war  and  the  northern  officials 

concerning  the  armistice  of  May  14;  copy  of  the  armistice.    1836. 
Id.  with  Butler  concerning  insults  offered  Santa  Anna  in  the  theatres 

of  New  Orleans.     1836. 
Damage  done  bv  the  Texan  vessels  the  Brutus  and  the  Invincible. 

1837- 
The  advance  of  General  Gaines  to  Nacogdoches.     Reports  of  the 
advance  ;  protests  ;  correspondence  with  Butler,  Powhatan  Ellis. 
Gorostiza;  interview  with   Butler,  May   14;  correspondence  of 
Gorostiza  with  Forsyth.     1836. 
Recognition  of  the  independence  of  Texas.     Correspondence  with  the 
legation  in  the  United  States,  the  consul  at  New  Orleans,  Paken- 
ham,  Forsyth,  and  the  minister  of  war.    1837-1839. 
Reclamations  (Reclamcioncs).    Cuaderno  no.  i  of  documents  relative  to 
the  arbitration  of  joint  claims,  in  fulfillment  of  the  law  of  May  20, 
1837.    About  100  fT. 
Caja  1837-1838. 
Texas  affairs. 

Protest  against  recognition  by  the  United  States.    1837. 
"  The  proposal  of  Adams  "  ;  military  affairs  in  Texas.    Correspond- 
ence with  the  minister  of  war  and  the  consul  at  New  Orleans. 
1838. 
Fears  of  American  aggression.     1837-1838. 

Reports  of  adventurers  in  California,  New  Mexico,  and  Chihuahua. 
Protest  against  trade  with  the  Apaches  in  Chihuahua. 

(Correspondence  with  the  ministers  of  war  and  hacienda,  the  consul  at 
New  Orleans,  and  the  U.  S.  legation.) 

Alaritime  difficulties.     1838. 
The  firing  on  the  Columbia. 
Trouble  with  the  Notches  at  Matamoros. 


Serie  Primera:  Asuntos  Internacionalcs  227 

Protest  against  aid  to  French  blockaders  at  Vera  Cruz. 
Trouble  concerning  the  Urrea. 

(Correspondence  with  other  ministers,  the  U.  S.  legation,  the  U.  S.  consul- 
general,  and  the  Mexican  consul  at  New  Orleans.) 

Reclamations.     Cuaderno  no.  2,  relative  to  arbitration  of  joint  claims, 
pursuant  to  the  law  of  May  20,  1837.    Cf.  p.  226. 
Caja  1838. 

French  intervention.     Correspondence  with  the  different  foreign  lega- 
tions, including  that  of  the  United  States,  relative  thereto. 
Caja  1839-1842. 

Reclamations.  Cuadernos  3,  4,  5,  concerning  the  arbitration  of  joint 
claims;  the  convention  of  Apr.  11,  1839;  the  appointment  and 
work  of  the  joint  commissioners ;  correspondence  with  the  U.  S. 
legation,  the  commissioners,  and  the  Mexican  legation  in  Wash- 
ington.    1839-1842. 

Recognition  of  the  independence  of  Texas.  The  mission  of  Barnard  E. 
Bee  to  Mexico  ;  correspondence  of  Bee  and  Gorostiza.    1839. 

The  Texas-Santa  Fe  Expedition.  Correspondence  with  the  U.  S.  and 
British  legations  concerning  the  liberation  of  prisoners ;  petitions 
by  prisoners  to  Waddy  Thompson.     1842.    About  150  flf. 

Circulars  concerning  American  adventurers  in  California  and  the  at- 
tempts of  Russia  to  sell  ports  Ross  and  Bodega. 
Caja  1843-1847. 

Reclamations  by  Mexico.  1843.  Concerning  the  conduct  of  the  Freed- 
land  at  Campcche.  Concerning  the  acts  of  Commodore  Jones  at 
Monterrey. 

(Correspondence   with  the  U.   S.  minister  and  the  Mexican  legation  at 
Washington.) 

Fears  of  American  adventurers.  Reports  of  threatened  invasion  of 
Sonora  by  Apaches  and  American  hunters ;  of  an  expedition  by 
sea  to  the  Mexican  coast  under  Francisco  Sentmanat ;  of  one 
from  Fort  Smith  to  join  the  Texans  and  the  Comanches  in  an 
attack  on  New  Mexico.    1844. 

(Correspondence  with  the  consul  at  New  Orleans  and  the  governor  of 
Puebla.) 

The  Santa  Fe  Expedition.    Efforts  of  the  French  minister  to  secure  the 
release  of  prisoners ;  protest  against  a  new  expedition  that  is 
rumored.     1843. 
Texas  and  the  war  with  the  United  States. 

Circulars  relative  to  Houston's  decree  concerning  an  armistice.   1843. 

Correspondence  with  the  agent  of  the  Hanse  cities  concerning  recog- 
nition of  Texas.    1845-1846. 

Withdrawal  by  Texas  of  letters  of  reprisal.    1845. 

Circulars  concerning  the  annexation  of  Texas  to  the  United  States. 
1845-1846. 

Reports  of  frontier  authorities  of  the  advance  of  the  U.  S.  army. 
1 845- 1 847. 

The  Slidell  mission.    1845-1846.    About  100  ff.,  badly  mixed. 

Circulars  and  correspondence  concerning  the  declaration  of  war. 

1845. 
The  blockade  of  Vera  Cruz  ;  dismissal  of  U.  S.  agents.    1846. 


228  Mexico:  Relaciones  Extcriores 

Reports  by  Armijo,  of  New  Mexico,  enclosing  his  correspondence 
with  Kearny.    1846. 

Case  of  the  Carmdita  and  the  Unica.    1847. 

Peace  proposals ;  records  of  the  sittings  of  the  peace  commissioners ; 
draft  of  a  treaty.    1847. 
Caja  1847-1850. 

Circular  to  the  legations  and  consular  agents  abroad  reviewing  the  events 

of  the  war.    July  28,  1847. 
The  treaty  of  Guadalupe-Hidalgo.     1847-1848.    Several  hundred  ff. 

Cuaderno  i.  Copy  of  Trist's  commission  from  President  Polk  ;  cor- 
respondence of  Trist,  Luis  de  la  Rosa,  Edward  Thornton.  Sept.- 
Oct.,  1847. 

Cuaderno  2.  Appointment  of  the  Mexican  commissioners ;  instruc- 
tions to  them ;  correspondence  of  the  President,  the  minister  of 
relations,  the  commissioners,  and  Edward  Thornton.    Nov. -Dec, 

1847. 

Cuaderno  3.  Conferences  of  the  commissioners,  proposals,  corre- 
spondence ;  original  official  draft  of  the  treaty  of  Feb.  2  (one  of 
the  five).    Jan.-Feb.,  1848. 

Cuaderno  4.  Commissions  of  Sevier  and  Clifford  from  Polk ;  cor- 
respondence relative  to  amendments  to  and  ratification  of  the 
treaty;  protocol  of  the  ratification,  May  26,  1848;  proceedings  of 
the  A'lexican  senate,  Oueretaro,  May  21.    Mar.-May,  1848. 

Cuaderno  5.  Further  correspondence  connected  with  the  ratification  ; 
circular  announcing  it ;  payment  of  the  $3,000,000 ;  reports  of  the 
departure  of  the  American  army.    May-June,  1848. 

Cuaderno  6.  Circular  announcing  the  signing  of  the  treaty ;  opinion 
of  the  Supreme  Court  as  to  its  validity ;  expenses  of  the  negotia- 
tion ;  correspondence  concerning  the  appointment  of  a  commission 
in  conformity  with  article  9  of  the  treaty.    Feb.-Sept.,  1848. 
Caja  1848-1850. 

The  Boundary  Commission.  Appointment ;  correspondence  of  the  com- 
mission with  the  minister  of  relations,  the  Mexican  legation  in 
Washington,  authorities  in  California,  Chihuahua,  etc. ;  original 
books  of  record  of  the  transactions  (actas)  of  the  commission 
sitting  at  El  Paso.    (In  Spanish  and  English.)     1849-1851. 

(In  February,  1908,  a  part  of  the  contents  of  this  caja  was  set  aside  for 
the  use  of  the  present  boundary  commission,  and  put  in  a  separate  caja.^ 

Report  of  the  government  of  Tamaulipas,  transmitted  to  the  legation  at 
Washington,  to  the  effect  that  American  steamboats  were  entering 
Rio  San  Juan  with  flags  flying.    Oct.,  1850. 
Complaints  of  frontier  diflSculties.    1848-1849. 

Comanche  invasion  of  Chihuahua,  and  fear  of  revolutionizing  that 
state  as  a  consequence.  Correspondence  with  Jose  Urrea.  Oct., 
1848. 

Occupation  of  Ysleta,  Socorro,  and  San  Elizario  by  Americans. 
1849.    About  50  ff. 

Damages  done  by  Americans  at  Guaymas.  Complaint  by  the  gov- 
ernor of  Sonora.    Sept.,  1848. 


Scrie  Primera:  Asuntos  Internacionales  229 

Dissatisfaction  over  customs  duties.    Complaint  of  the  governor  of 

Chihuahua.     1848. 
"  Concerning  the  transmission  to  the  Minister  of  Relations  of  the 
correspondence  (/o)  relative  to  the  Secret  Mission  Abroad."  1848. 
Caja  1851-1852. 

Complaints  of  Indian  depredations  on  Mexican  soil. 

Report  of  the  minister  of  war  on  depredations  since  the  treaty.    Feb. 

I,  185 1. 
Communication  of  the  governor  of  Chihuahua  concerning  damages. 

1851. 
Id.  of  the  governor  of  Tamaulipas.    1851. 
Correspondence  with   minister    Doyle   relative    to   securing   damages 

through  British  agency.     185 1. 
Invasion  of  Baja  California  planned  by  "  North  American  Adventurers  ". 
Correspondence  with  Buckingham  Smith  and  the  governor  of 
Jalisco.     1851. 
Contraband  trade  on  the  Rio  Grande.    Recommendation  to  the  Mexican 
representative  at  Washington,  Rosa,  to  demand  indemnity,  and 
further  correspondence  on  the  same  subject.     1851. 
Numerous  carpetas  of  correspondence  concerning  rumors  of  invasion  by 

Americans.    1851. 
Correspondence  concerning  right  of  the  Mexican  army  to  pursue  Indians 

across  the  boundary.    1851. 
"  United  States.    1851.    Complaints.    Complaint  is  made  to  the  Govern- 
ment of  the  United  States  of  the  revolution  on  the  northern  fron- 
tier and  the  invasion  of  Mexico  by  the  North  American  adven- 
turers, instigated  by  Jose  M.  Caravajal."    1851-1855. 

(About  600  folios  of  correspondence  and  documents  concerning  disturb- 
ances on  the  lower  Rio  Grande.  The  correspondence  is  with  the  local 
authorities,  the  American  minister  to  Mexico.  General  Kearny,  of  the 
.^rmy  of  the  Rio  Grande,  the  Mexican  consuls  at  Brownsville  and  New 
Orleans,  and  others.) 

Correspondence  concerning  the  survey  of  the  boundary  and  land  conces- 
sions in  Texas.    1852. 
Caja  1853. 

Complaint  by  the  consul  at  Brownsville  of  the  bad  conduct  of  the  Amer- 
ican boundary  commission  toward  the  Mexican  towns.     1853. 

The  expeditions  of  Raousset  de  Boulbon  and  Walker  to  Sonora.    1853- 

1854. 

(About  200  folios  of  correspondence  with  local  authorities,  the  legation  in 
Washington,  the  minister  of  war,  the  Mexican  consul  in  San  Francisco, 
the  American  and  the  French  ministers  in  Mexico,  etc.) 

Controversy  over  the  ownership  of  "  Valle  de  Mesilla  ",  on  the  frontiers 

of  Chihuahua  and  New  -Mexico.     1853. 

(About  100  folios  of  correspondence  with  diplomatic,  consular,  and  local 
authorities.) 

Circular  to  the  Mexican  diplomatic  agents  abroad  with  respect  to  secur- 
ing the  aid  of  England,  France,  and  Spain  "  to  restrain  the  ambi- 
tious designs  "  of  the  United  States ;  replies.    1853.    About  50  fT. 
Caja  1854-1855. 

The  Raousset  and  Walker  expeditions.    Legajo  2.    1854. 

(About  300  folios  of  correspondence  and  documents  similar  to  those 
described  above.) 


230  Mexico:  Relaciones  Exteriores 

Circular  to  the  diplomatic  agents  abroad  instructing  them  to  secure  aid, 
direct  or  indirect,  for  Mexico  in  case  of  hostilities  with  the  United 
States.    Jan.  20,  1854. 
Permit  to  H.  Watson  to  enter  Mexican  territory  with  stock  and  with 

armed  men  for  his  defense.    Apr.  18, 1854. 
"  Mexican  Complaints."    Correspondence  with  diplomatic  and  consular 
agents  concerning: 

Illegal  gatherings  of  expelled  Mexicans  and  strangers  on  the  fron- 
tier.   Note  to  Gadsden,  June  30.  1854. 

Anned  gathering  between  Brownsville  and  Davis.  Note  to  Gadsden, 
Sept.  4,  1854. 

Procedure  of  Americans  at  Mesilla.    Id.,  Dec.  26,  1854. 

Passage  of  armed  persons  over  the  Rio  Grande.    Id.,  Oct.  20,  1854. 

The  sending  of  aid  from  New  Orleans  to  the  insurrectionists  at 
Acapulco.  Notes  to  the  minister  at  Washington  and  the  consul  at 
New  Orleans.    May  11,  1855. 

The  occupation  of  Mesilla  by  forces  of  the  United  States,  Jan.  5, 

1855- 
Contraband  trade  and  Indian  depredations.    Report  by  the  governor 

of  Chihuahua.    Sept.  4,  1855. 
Adventurers  in  Mexico ;  Texans  at  Piedras  Negras.     Reports  of 

Santiago  \^idaurri.    Oct.  6  and  24,  1855. 
Gadsden  to  the  minister  of  relations,  transmitting  a  note  to  the  Presi- 
dent relative  to  American  aggressions  and  means  to  prevent  them. 
Dec.  10,  1855. 

Complaints  by  the  United  States.  Gadsden  to  the  minister  of  relations 
relative  to  depredations  by  Seminoles  and  Lipans  in  Texas,  insti- 
gated by  Mexican  authorities.    Oct.  25,  1855. 

Boundaries.    Report  of  the  progress  of  the  Mexican  and  the  U.  S.  com- 
missioners.    Tune  22,  1855. 
Caja  1856-1860. 

"  Filibustering."  An  envelope  of  clippings  on  this  subject  from  U.  S. 
newspapers.    1856. 

Americans  in  the  district  of  Altar.  Communication  of  the  governor  of 
Sonora ;  correspondence  with  other  local  authorities  and  with 
Gadsden.    1855-1856. 

Differences  between  the  pueblos  of  Senecii  and  Ysleta.  Oficio  of  the 
governor  of  Chihuahua,  transmitted  by  the  minister  of  govern- 
ment.   Mar.  5,  1856. 

"  Confederation  and  league  of  the  Spanish-American  States."  Corre- 
spondence with  the  legation  in  Washington,  discussing  the  Walker 
expedition.    1856.    About  20  fF. 

Complaints  of  Lipan  disturbances  in  Nuevo  Leon.    Apr.,  1856. 

Id.,  by  the  governor  of  Chihuahua,  of  violation  of  Mexican  territory. 
Feb.,  1857. 

Report  of  Yanez  of  a  filibustering  project  against  Sonora,  headed  by 
Henry  A.  Crabb.  Feb.  20,  1857.  Correspondence  with  U.  S. 
minister  John  Forsyth.    1857. 

Permit  to  American  soldiers  to  cross  Mexican  territory  in  the  Gila 
country.    1857. 


Scrie  Prinicra:  Asuntos  Internacionales  231 

Boundaries.     Forsyth,  envoy  extraordinary,  to  the  minister  of  foreign 
relations,  proposing  a  new  boundary.  Mar.  22,  1857;  related  cor- 
respondence. 
Report  by  the  consul  in  Brownsville  that  it  is  necessary  to  fix  the 
boundary  because  of  the  frequent  changes  of  the  Rio  Bravo.    Aug. 
10,  1857. 
Claims  against  the  United   States  for  the  attempt  of  Pagoffin  to 
change  the  course  of  the  Rio  Bravo.    Sept.,  1857. 
Rumors  of  American  invasions.     Report  of  the  Mexican  minister  in 
Washington  (Mar.  5,  1858),  and  related  correspondence. 
Report  by  the  consul  at  New  Orleans  of  a  new  Walker  expedition  in 

preparation  (Mar.  24,  1858),  and  related  correspondence. 
Report  by  the  governor  of  Sinaloa  of  the  menace  of  American  forces 

(Dec.  21,  1858),  and  related  correspondence. 
Report  by  the  consul  at  New  Orleans  that  Capt.  Carlos  Stone  has 
entered  Sonora  with  200  troops.    Nov.  30,  1858.    Related  corre- 
spondence. 
Report  by  the  legation  in  Washington  of  a  proposition  in  the  U.  S.  Senate 
to  establish  a  protectorate  over  Mexico.    Apr.  21,  1858.    Corre- 
spondence. 
Complaints  of  minor  disturbances  on  the  frontier.     1858-1860. 
Caja  1861-1867. 

Mission  of  Don  Matlas  Romero  to  President-elect  Lincoln  to  cultivate 
with  him  the  friendly  relations  already  established.     1861. 

(Correspondence  between  Romero  and  Lincoln,  Romero  and  the  minister 
of  relations,  concerninK  the  termination  of  civil  war  in  Me.xico;  "proj- 
ects" of  parties  in  the  United  States  with  respect  to  Mexico;  the  sus- 
pension of  conventions;  the  coalition  of  Europe  against  Mexico;  inter- 
views with  Blair  and  Seward.) 

Circular  regarding  foreign  relations  of  Me.xico.     Feb.,  1861.     Related 

correspondence. 
Proposal  by  the  commander  of  Fort  Bliss  to  the  governor  of  Chihuahua 

for  mutual  permission  to  soldiers  to  pursue  Indians.     Sept.  19, 

1861. 
Complaint  by  the  governors  of  Xuevo  Leon  and  Chihuahua  of  armed 

Americans  crossing  the  Rio  Bravo.    Dec,  1861. 
Communicati(Mi  froin  the  agent  of  the  minister  of  Fomento  at  Mina- 

titlan  concerning  an  American  vessel  under  the  Confederate  flag ; 

order  to  admit  Confederate  vessels.    May  i,  1861. 
Reports  relative  to  projects  of  European  intervention  in  Mexico.    Mar., 

1861. 
Offers  by  citizens  of  the  United  States  of  armament  and  personal  service 

in  Mexico  to  oppose  intervention  ;  correspondence  with  the  consul 

in  New  York. 
Request  to  Mr.  Convin  that  the  U.  S.  consul  in  Matamoros  be  instructed 

not  to  compromise  the  neutrality  of  Mexico  with  respect  to  the 

parties  in  the  Civil  War  in  the  I'liitcd  States.    June  2,  1862. 
Complaint  of  the  conduct  of  Commodore  Charles  II.  Bell  on  the  occasion 

of  the  entry  of  the  French  vessel  Bayoiiiiaisc  into  the  port  of 

Acapulco.    Sept.  30,  1862. 
Instructions  to  the  frontier  governors  with  respect  to  a  report  published 

in  the  United  States  of  expeditions  being  organized  in  Mexico  to 

invade  the  U.  S.  territory.    Dec.  10,  1862. 


232  Mexico:  Relaciones  Exteriores 

Proposal  of  the  president  of  the  supreme  tribunal  of  Jalisco  to  form  a 
confederation  of  all  the  American  republics,  including  the  United 
States.    June,  1862. 

Reply  to  Deputj-  Olaquibel,  who  reports  that  the  Mexican  Congress  is 
favorable  to  the  above  proposal.    Nov.  20.  1862. 

Complaint  by  the  governor  of  Coahuila  of  pillaging  by  adventurers  on  the 
Rio  Bravo  border.    July  30,  1862. 

Correspondence  between  Romero  and  the  minister  of  relations  relative 
to  a  conference  between  Napoleon  and  Maximilian.    May,  1866. 

Romero,  at  \\'ashington,  to  the  Mexican  consuls,  instructing  them  to  look 
out  for  invaders  from  Texas.  Feb.  22,  1861.  Related  corre- 
spondence concerning  the  Texas  frontier. 

Expediente  relative  to  an  invasion  of  Baja  California  from  San  Fran- 
cisco.   Mar.,  1861. 

Id.  relative  to  mission  of  John  F.  Pickett,  appointed  by  President  Davis 
(Montgomery,  May  17,  1861)  as  confidential  agent  in  Mexico. 
Correspondence  of  Pickett  with  the  minister  of  relations.    July- Aug. 
About  50  flF. 

(Pickett  proposes  an  alliance;  protests  against  permitting  U.  S.  troops  to 
cross  Mexican  territory.) 

Expediente  concerning  a  Spanish-American  alliance.    1862. 

Correspondence  with  the  governors  of  Sonora  and  Chihuahua  and  with 
the  U.  S.  minister  relative  to  the  mission  of  Col.  Reilly  (commis- 
sioned by  General  Sibley,  of  the  Confederate  army).    Jan.,  1862. 

(This  concerns  the  passage  of  U.  S.  troops  into  Mexico  in  pursuit  of 
Indians.) 

\"iolation  of  the  sovereignty  of  Mexico  by  Commodore  Wilkes,  of  the 
.\merican  na\y,  in  the  case  of  the  slave-ship  "  Xoc-Daquy  "  ;  cap- 
ture of  the  Confederate  vessel  I  'irginia  ;  blockade  running ;  corre- 
spondence of  ^^'ilkes  and  the  Secretarj'  of  the  Xavy.    Feb.,  1863. 
Disturbances  on  the  Rio  Bravo  frontier. 

Correspondence  with  General  Bee,  of  Fort  Brown.    Aug.,  1863. 
Attack  by  American  adventurers  on  the  village  opposite  Presidio  del 

Norte.    Jan.,  1865. 
Rumors  of  a  filibustering  expedition.    July,  1867. 
"  Conferences  of  the  Minister  [in  Washington]  with  the  Secretary  and 
sub-secretary  of  State  of  the  United  States,     ist  Part.     1867- 
1S84."    Reports  of  these  conferences,  with  indices. 
Co/a  1862-1867.    "  Yntervencion  Francesa  (Resenas)." 

French  inten-ention  in  Mexico.  Correspondence  with  the  legation  in 
Washington,  and  the  U.  S.  minister  in  Mexico.  1862-1864.  Nearly 
the  whole  box. 
Complaint  against  the  U.  S.  government  for  permitting  the  introduction 
of  munitions  of  war  by  the  French  while  denying  the  same  privi- 
lege to  Mexico.  Correspondence  with  the  legation  in  Washington. 
Oct.,  1862. 
Caja  1864-1866.    "  Intervencion  Francesa  (Reseiias)." 

"  Reports  relative  to  the  projects  of  European  intervention  in  Mexico." 
Correspondence  with  the  Mexican  legation  in  Washington,  the 
Mexican  consul,  (jodov,  in  San  Francisco,  the  U.  S.  minister  in 


Serie  Primer  a:  Asuntos  Internacionales 

Mexico ;  many  clippings  from  newspapers  in  the  United  States. 
1 864- 1 866.    .About  250  ff . 
Cfl/o  1865.    "  Intervencion  Francesa  (Resenas)."    .As  above.    Reports  from 

the  legation  in  Washington. 
Ca;a  1866-1867.    "  Inten'encion  Francesa  (Resenas)."    As  above. 
Caja  1868-1872. 

Reports  and  rumors  of  filibustering  expeditions  against  Mexico. 

Reports  of  expeditions  forming  in  Texas  and  New  Orleans.    1868. 
"  Expedition  of  adventurers  which  by  order  of  General  Santa  Anna 

is  being  directed  to  the  Republic."    July,  1867. 
Occupation  of  Margarita  and  Cedros  Islands  by  Americans.    1869. 
Invasion  of  Coahuila  by  Col.  McKenzie.     Correspondence,  1869- 

1874. 
Report  by  the  Mexican  consul  in  San  Francisco  of  the  steamer  For- 

ivard,  and  of  rumored  filibustering  expeditions.     1870. 
Report  by  La  Asociacion,  a  paper  of  Guaymas,  of  filibusters  of 

Arizona.    1871. 
Occupation  of  Las  Salinas  de  Ojo  de  Liebre.    1872. 
Interviews  of  the  Mexican  minister  in  Washington  with  General  Grant. 

Report  of  minister  Romero.    June  22,  1868. 
Complaint  by  the  United  States  of  violation  of  neutrality  by  Mexico  dur- 
ing the  Civil  War  in  the  United  States.    Part  i,  1865-1869;  Part 
2,  1870-1885  ;  Part  3,  1870-1881. 
Frontier  difficulties. 

Obstructions  formed  in  the  Rio  Bravo  opposite  Matamoros.    Aug., 

1869. 
Dispute  between  San  Elizario  and  Guadalupe  relative  to  the  use  of 

timber.    Mar.,  1869. 
Cattle  stealing  by  Americans  on  the  Bravo.    1869. 
Passage  of  American  troops  over  the  Rio  Colorado  en  route  to  Arizona. 

1870. 
Removal  of  the  Kickapoo  Indians  to  their  reserv-ation  in  the  United 
States. 
Caja  1869-1872. 

Frontier  difficulties. 

Trade  between  Paso  del  Norte  and  Franklin. 

Disturbance  in  .Arizona  by  persons  from  Sonora.    Mar.,  1872. 

Organization  in  Brownsville  of  a  party  to  invade  the  ranches  of 

Texas.    May,  1871. 
Injuries  suflfered  by  Texans  at  the  hands  of  the  Mexican  authorities. 
Correspondence  with  the  Mexican  consul  in  Brownsville.    1872. 
"  The  -American  Press.     The  Question  between  Cuba  and  the  United 

States  on  account  of  the  steamer  Viri:^imus."    1870- 1873. 
Resolution  of  the  U.  S.  House  of  Representatives  regarding  the  acquisi- 
tion of  Baja  California.     1871. 
C«/a  1873-1875. 

Correspondence  of  the  legation  in  Washington  and  the  consul  at  New 

Orleans.    1873  and  1875. 
Rumors  of  an  expedition  from  Silver  City.    1873. 
Extradition  of  the  Kickapoos.  Letter  of  Tomas  Guilgan  to  Julian  Quir- 

oga.    1873. 
Extension  to  Kickapoos  of  rights  to  reser\'ations  in  the  United  States. 

1873- 


234  Mexico:  Relaciones  Exteriores 

Invasion  of  Sonora  by  Indians  from  the  United  States.     1873-1883. 
Parts  I  and  2.    About  200  flf. 

Correspondence  concerning  Comanche,  Kiowa,  Cheyenne,  and  other  fron- 
tier tribes.    1874. 

Removal  of  the  remainder  of  the  Kickapoo  tribe  to  the  United  States. 
1874.    About  IOC  ff. 

Trade  between  Brownsville  and  Matamoros.    1873. 

American  cattle  thieves  in  Mexico.    1874-1875. 

Boundary  troubles  due  to  the  changing  of  the  course  of  the  Rio  Bravo. 
1874. 
Caja  1875-1877.  Some  20  expedientes  of  correspondence  relative  to  depreda- 
tions on  the  frontier  by  "  Savage  Indians  "  and  "  Tejanos  "  (Tex- 
ans).  The  latter  topic  refers  chiefly  to  cattle  stealing. 
Caja  1877.  Some  20  expedientes  similar  to  those  noted  above :  Indians,  fili- 
busters, frontier  disorders,  boundaries. 

(From  this  point  to  1893  there  are  11  more  cajas,  containing  full  files  of 
correspondence  relative  to  relations  with  the  United  States.  The  sub- 
jects are  largely  those  indicated  in  the  last  few  cajas  described  above.) 

EST.\D0S  UXIDOS,  LiillTES. 

{United  States  Boundary;  4  cajas.) 
Under  this  head,  a  subdivision  of  Asuntos  Internacionales,  are  filed  the 
report  of  Father  Jose  Antonio  Pichardo  on  the  Texas-Louisiana  boundary,  a 
part  of  the  documents  collected  by  himself  and  Talamantes,  and  some  papers 
of  the  Teran  boundary  commission  (1827-1828).  In  1807  Father  Pichardo 
was  appointed  to  succeed  Father  Talamantes  on  the  commission  to  determine 
through  historical  study  the  correct  boundary  between  Texas  and  Louisiana. 
After  five  years  of  labor  he  submitted  to  the  viceroy,  in  February,  181 2,  a  pon- 
derous study  of  nearly  all  phases  of  the  history  of  Texas  and  of  many  phases 
of  that  of  New  Mexico  and  Louisiana.  Though  this  report  has  been  sought, 
it  is  doubted  if  it  has  been  consulted  since  it  was  used  by  the  boundary  com- 
mission in  1828.  It  fills  more  than  4000  small  folio  pages.  The  original  map 
made  to  accompany  the  report  is  in  the  cartography  department  of  the  Secre- 
taria  de  Fomento.  The  principal  documents  of  the  collection,  without  distinc- 
tion as  to  caja,  since  they  are  somewhat  mixed,  are  as  follows : 

Pichardo's  Report. 

"  Introduccion  a  la  Obra.  Apuntes  Sacados  de  los  Documentos  y  Noticias 
historicas  y  geograficas  colectadas  p*  la  averiguacion  de  los  Limi- 
tes  ",  etc.    42  ff. 

"  Primera  Parte  de  la  obra  del  P"  D''  D°  Jose  Antonio  Pichardo.  S"''^  averiguar 
los  verdaderas  limites  occidentales  de  las  Provincias  de  la  Luisiana 
y  Texas.  Contiene  el  unico  y  absoluto  dominio  de  la  Espaiia  de 
todo  el  territorio  en  que  fundaban  los  Franceses  la  Luisiana." 
225  ff. 

"Segunda  Parte :  En  que  se  hace  una  descripcion  de  los  Llanos  de  Cibola,  y 
se  prueba  que  en  ellos  esta  la  famosa  Quivira  que  descubrio  Fran- 
cisco Vasquez  Coronado,  y  que  por  ellos  andubo  tambien  Her- 
nando de  Soto  con  su  Exercito."    782  ff. 

"  Tercera  Parte.  En  que  se  explica  lo  que  se  tomaron  los  Franceses  en  los 
Llanos  de  Cibola  y  que  la  piedad  del  Rey  Catolico  por  evitar  guer- 
ras  y  efusion  de  sangre  humana  los  permitio  (bien  que  con  dolor 


Serie  Priinera:    Asitiitos  Internacionales  235 

de  su  corazon)  conservaran  y  en  consequencia  se  estableiscen  los 
liiiiites  del  terreno  usurpado  por  la  Francia  y  que  se  le  dexo  por 
permision  del  Rey  de  Espafia."  765  ff. 
"  Quarta  Parte.  En  que  se  desvanecen  las  objeciones  que  se  ponen  para  no 
admitir  los  limitcs  propuestos  con  la  Linea  de  D'Arelle  ",  etc. 
230  ff.    (Total,  2044.) 

(Of  this  work  the  bo.\cs  contain  one  complete  copy  and  parts  of  another 
copy.  In  1842  there  was  in  the  hydrographic  department  of  the  Secre- 
taria  de  Govierno  of  Spain  a  copy  of  the  report  and  accompanying  docu- 
ments, together  filling  fifteen  volumes.  See  this  archive,  Seccion  de 
Mexico,  caja  1842-1844.) 

Accompanying  Documents. 

With  the  formal  report  by  Pichardo,  there  are  bundles  of  his  notes  and  cor- 
respondence relative  to  his  commission,  besides  copies  of  several  documents 
on  which  he  based  his  report.  The  latter  are  parts  of  the  Talamantes- 
Pichardo  collection  of  which  other  portions  are  in  Historia,  vols.  43,  298,  299, 
etc.,  of  the  Archivo  General  y  Ptiblico. 

Expediente  of  the  report  made  by  Father  Talamantes. 

Report  (infonne)  by  Pichardo.    Apr.  24,  1807.    About  50  ff. 

Correspondence  and  notes  of  Pichardo  relative  to  his  commission.    1807- 

l8l2. 

List  of  documents  returned  by  Dr.  Sanchez,  of  the  Teran  boundary  com- 
mission.   1828. 

"  Route  (derrota)  of  Hernando  de  Soto  through  the  Llanos  de  Cibola." 
102  ff. 

Relation  by  Zarate-Salmeron.    1538- 1626. 

Diary  of  Onate's  expedition  to  New  Mexico. 

Report  (informe)  by  Father  Posadas.    Aug.  2,  1685.    [Sic.'] 

Letter  of  Alanzanet  (Massanct)  to  Sigiienza  y  Gongora.  Circa  1690. 
Two  copies. 

Diary  by  De  Leon  of  his  expedition  of  1690.  Copied  from  the  archive  of 
the  College  of  Santa  Cruz  de  Queretaro. 

Royal  cedillas  relative  to  Texas.    1689-1691. 

A  diary  by  Father  Eusebio  Kino,  with  comments  by  Pichardo  or  Tala- 
mantes. 

Expediente  relative  to  the  reoccupation  of  Texas.     1716. 

(Essentially  the  same  as  the  documents  in  Historia,  vol,  27.) 

Derrotero  of  the  Aguayo  expedition.     1721-1722. 

"  Diario  de  Indios  ",  by  Father  Morfi.    1778. 

Evia  papers  relative  to  the  exploration  of  the  Gulf  coast.    1786. 

"  Report  (yn forme)  on  the  coast  north  of  San  Bias  "  by  Revilla  Gigedo 
to  the  Duque  de  Alcudia.    .Apr.  12,  1793.    69  ff. 
(A  rough  draft  with  the  viceroy's  rubric.) 

Journey  (I'iagc)  of  St.  Maxent  and  Fortier  from  Vera  Cruz  to  New 
Orleans    1801. 

Report  by  Fr.  Jose  Maria  de  Jesiis  Puelles.  guardian  of  the  College  of 
Guadalupe  de  Zacatecas.    Nov.  28,  1827.    15  fF.    (Original.) 

(This  is  a  chronological  summary  of  the  history  of  Texas  to  the  end  of 
the  eighteenth  century.) 

"  Extracts  from  the  work  of  Father  Pichardo  ....  and  from  other 
notices  relative  to  Baton  Rouge."  Papers  of  the  Junta  de  Limites. 
1827.    About  40  flF. 


236  Mexico:  Relacioncs  Exteriores 

Extracts  from  Villagra's  history  of  New  Mexico,  the  Eitsayo  Cronoloyico 
on  the  history  of  Florida,  and  the  writings  of  Hennepin,  Mar- 
quette, and  Le  Clerc. 

Ausentes  e  ignorados. 

(Absent  and  Unkiiowii.     1SSO-1S89.     i  caja.) 

Miscellaneous  correspondence  of  the  foreign  department  with  Mexican 

agents  abroad  and  with  foreign  agents  in  Mexico  relative  to  the  whereabouts 

of  Mexicans  in  foreign  countries  and  of  foreigners  in  Mexico.    Among  the 

papers  are  several  inquiries  concerning  citizens  of  the  United  States. 

Bienes    Raices. 
(Landed  Property.    1823-1878.    2  cajas.) 

Correspondence  relative  to  the  acquisition  of  landed  property  in  the  Re- 
public of  Mexico  ;  regulations  whereby  it  may  be  done  ;  inquiries  by  foreigners 
relative  to  concessions,  begun  through  the  foreign  department ;  correspond- 
ence of  this  department  with  that  of  Fomento  and  other  appropriate  authori- 
ties, etc. 

iLLUSTItfVTIVE    ItEMS. 

Caja  1823-1876. 

Petition  of  Daniel  Thovar  for  lands  in  Texas.    1823. 

Decree  of  the  legislature  of  Vera  Cruz  prescribing  the  method  of  acquir- 
ing real  estate  by  foreigners.    1827. 

Correspondence  with  the  British  charge  d'affaires  relative  to  a  law  of 

Coahuila  and  Texas  affecting  the  marquisate  of  Aguavo.    1834. 

(The  point  was  that  the  law  entailed  a  loss  of  British  capital  invested  there, 
against  which  protest  was  made.) 

Federal  law  concerning  the  acquisition  of  landed  property.    1842. 

Inquiries  by  various  citizens  of  the  United  States  as  to  how  to  acquire 

landed  property.    1843. 
Denunciation  of  lands  in  Baja  California  by  George  Stuart  Cunningham 

and  others.    1871. 

Cartas  de  Seguridad. 
(Letters  of  Safe-conduct.    1833-1893.    J  caja.) 
Papers  dealing  with  the  subject  indicated  by  the  title. 

Centenario  de  Colon. 
(Columbian  Centennial.    1883-1893.    i  caja.) 
Invitation  by  the  Spanish  government  to  take  part  in  the  Columbian  cele- 
bration ;  correspondence  with  various  departments  of  government  relative  to 
preparation  for  the  participation. 

Similar  correspondence  relative  to  participation  in  the  Ninth  Congress  of 
Americanists  at  the  convent  of  La  Rabida  in  Oct.,  1892. 

Condecoraciones. 
(Decorations.    1822-1882.    i  caja.) 
Correspondence  relative  to  the  granting  of  medals  and  other  honors  by  the 
Mexican  government  to  foreigners. 


Serie  Primera  237 

Ciudadania. 
{Citizenship.     1826-1870.     I  caja.) 
Petitions  of  individuals  for  citizenship  in  Mexico  and  correspondence  rela- 
tive to  conditions  of  doing  so.    There  are  perhaps  not  more  than  a  score  of 
documents  bearing  on  the  United  States. 

Colonizacion. 
{Colonization.    1824-1882.    4  cajas.) 
Caja  1824-1859. 

Colonization  law  of  Coahuila  and  Texas.    1825. 

Contract  of  Thomas  Roper  Curzon  and  James  Henry  Deacon,  of  London, 
to  settle  400  families  in  California,  Xew  Mexico,  Texas,  or  Coa- 
liuila;  oriijinal  contract  in  both  languages.  Mar.  21,  1825;  related 
correspondence. 

"  Plan  of  Colonization  of  the  Californias  presented  by  Colonel  Torrens." 
1826. 

Petition  of  Robert  Owen  [the  noted  socialist]  for  permission  to  establish 
colonies  and  introduce  his  social  system  into  Texas.  Sept.,  1828. 
Original  memorial  by  Owen.    9  pp. 

Correspondence  of  Tadeo  Ortiz  and  Lucas  Alaman  (minister  of  rela- 
tions) relative  to  new  colonies  (evidently  of  non-Americans)  on 
the  frontier  of  Texas.    1830. 

Two  memorials  by  Gorostiza  relative  to  colonization,  dated  in  London. 
1830. 

\'arious  petitions  for  concessions.    1830-1832. 

Petition  of  Mr.  Rosset  for  permission  to  establish  a  colony  in  Texas. 

Id.  of  the  "  Society  for  the  Colonization  of  Oregon  "  for  permission  to 
pass  through  Mexican  territory  without  paying  duties  on  goods. 
1832. 

Petition  of  Baron  Johan  de  Backnitz,  of  the  Netherlands,  for  lands  in 
Texas.    1832. 

Report  of  a  plan  to  divert  emigration  from  Liberia  to  Texas.    1833. 

Migration  of  Indians  from  the  United  States  to  Mexico. 

Petition  of  John  Ross,  Cherokee  chief,  to  migrate  with  his  tribe  to  Mex- 
ican territory.    1835. 

Inquiry  of  Francisco  Frank,  James  A.  Robertson,  and  Julio  Boehmer.  of 
Lancaster,  Pennsylvania,  relative  to  conditions  of  colonization  in 
Mexico.    Circa  1835. 

Correspondence  with  the  legation  in  Washington  relative  to  emigration 
from  the  United  States  to  Oregon  and  California.    1843-1844. 

Proposal  of  a  German  citizen  to  colonize  the  northern  frontier  of  Mexico 
with  Europeans.     1843. 

Appointment  of  Tadeo  Ortiz  as  commissioner  to  New  Mexico  to  transfer 
Mexican  families  to  Mexican  territory.    1848. 

Petition  of  a  citizen  of  the  United  States  concerning  the  colonization  of 
Isla  de  Guadalupe.    1849. 

Discussion  of  the  formation  of  a  colony  of  Americans  on  the  frontier  of 
Baja  California  as  a  stopping  place  for  emigrants  to  .\lta  Cali- 
fornia ("forty-niners").  Correspondence  with  the  consul  at 
New  Orleans.    1849. 


238  Mexico:  Rclacioncs  Extcriores 

Contract  to  remove  Mexican  families  from  Alta  California.    1849. 

Removal  of  families  from  Xew  Mexico.  Correspondence  with  the  gov- 
ernor of  Chihuahua.    1849. 

Proposal  of  Mora,  a  Mexican  consul  in  England,  to  colonize  the  northern 
frontier  with  pure  Spaniards  from  Spain,  to  prevent  American 
encroachment.    1849. 

Removal  of  Mexican  families  froin  Texas.    1850. 

Report  of  a  plan  to  send  a  large  number  of  negroes  to  Mexico.    1851. 

Necessity  for  the  protection  of  Mexican  families  in  California,  New 
Mexico,  and  Te.xas,  and  their  removal  to  Mexico.  Correspond- 
ence with  the  legation  in  the  United  States.    1852. 

Removal  of  families  from  New  Mexico.  Correspondence  with  the  gov- 
ernor of  Chihuahua.     1853. 

Report  by  the  legation  in  Washington  that  many  Germans  have  left  San 
Francisco  to  settle  at  Guaymas.    1854. 

Ill  treatment  of  Mexicans  in  California  and  their  desire  to  emigrate. 
Report  of  the  legation  in  Washington.    1855. 

Petition  of  a  number  of  Irish  families,  through  the  consul  at  New  Or- 
leans, to  settle  in  Mexico.    1856. 

Proposals  of  a  Mr.  Samson,  of  New  York,  to  settle  10,000  Germans  in 
Mexico.    1857. 

Report  by  the  legation  in  Washington  that  the  Mormons  would  emigrate 
from  the  United  States  to  Sonora.    1857. 
Caja  1861-1877. 

Encouragement  of  German  immigration  from  Texas  to  Tamaulipas. 
Correspondence  concerning  this  with  the  consul  at  Brownsville, 
and  the  legation  in  Washington.    1861. 

Colonization  of  the  negroes  of  the  United  States  in  Central  and  South 
.\merica.    Correspondence.    1862. 

Contract  of  Francisco  Federico  Miller  to  take  5000  colonists  from  the 
United  States  to  Sonora,  Jalisco,  and  Nuevo  Leon.    1864. 

Emigration  of  Mexicans  from  California.    1865. 

Colonization  laws  of  Maximilian  looking  to  the  introduction  of  negro 
slaves  into  Mexico  from  the  Confederate  States  of  America,  and 
thus  reestablishing  slavery  in  ]\Iexico.  Correspondence  concern- 
ing this  with  Romero,  minister  in  Washington. 

Project  of  Leese  to  colonize  Lower  California.    1865. 

Complaint  of  the  "  Compafiia  de  California  ".    A  long  expediente.    1S67. 

(Documents  similar  to  the  above  continue  to  18S2,  especially  inquiries 
about  land,  from  all  over  the  United  States  and  Europe.  Schemes  for 
the  colonization  of  negroes  of  the  United  States  are  found  as  late  as 
1877.) 

Congresos  Intemacionales. 

{International  Congresses.    1823  to  date.    5  cajas.) 
Caja  1823-1843. 

Invitation  to  the  government  of  Mexico  by  that  of  Peru  to  a  general  con- 
gress of  all  the  American  nations.  Feb.  i,  1823. 
Circular  "  in  which  the  votes  of  the  Liberator  Bolivar  are  consigned  to 
the  general  American  assembly  ".  Dec.  i,  1824.  Transmitted  by 
the  minister  of  foreign  relations  of  Peru. 
First  replies  and  opinions  regarding  the  meeting  of  such  an  assembly. 
1824. 


Seric  Primera 

Appointment  of  ministers  plenipotentiary  to  the  Panama  Congress ;  their 
instructions.    1825. 

Desires  of  the  government  of  Colombia  that  the  Panama  Congress  shall 
consider  "  matters  relative  to  the  conduct  of  Buenos  Ayres  and 
that  of  the  United  States  ".    1826. 

Treaties  and  concert  fomied  in  the  Panama  Congress  sent  for  the  ap- 
proval of  the  Mexican  Congress.    1826-1827. 

Protocols  of  various  agreements  of  the  Panama  Congress.    1826-1827. 

Arrival  of  the  delegates  from  the  Low  Countries  and  the  United  States. 
1826. 

The  question  whether  Mexico  shall  aid  the  Central  American  government 
in  resisting  the  aggressions  of  San  Salvador.    1827. 

Memorandum  of  the  interview  of  Nov.  25,  1826,  with  the  minister  pleni- 
potentiary to  the  Congress  from  the  United  States. 

Request  by  the  minister  plenipotentiary  from  Colombia  for  a  loan  of 
$1500  for  his  expenses.    1828. 

Indice  of  the  papers  of  the  Panama  Congress. 

Correspondence  with  various  governments  concerning  reassembling  the 
general  Congress.    1831-1836. 

Protocol  of  the  conference  between  the  minister  of  relations  of  the  Fed- 
eral Republic  of  Central  America  and  Bonilla,  the  Mexican  rep- 
resentative at  the  Congress.    1831. 

Treaty  of  July  15,  1826 ;  vote  of  the  Mexican  representatives. 

Protocol  of  the  second  verbal  conference  between  various  representatives 
at  the  Congress.    July  23,  1826. 

Correspondence  with  various  governments  concerning  a  new  meeting  of 
the  general  asscmblv.     1842-1843. 
Caja  1847-1881. 

Correspondence  relative  to  a  new  general  congress.    1847. 

Treaty  of  Mexico  with  Peru.    Correspondence,  1848. 

Correspondence  relative  to  a  "  Grand  American  Assembly  " ;  invitations 
to  various  republics.     1853. 

Id.  1856. 

"  Reserved  Memoir  concerning  the  necessity  of  a  Congress  of  plenipo- 
tentiaries of  the  different  Hispano-American  States  ",  by  S.  Nepo- 
muceno  Pereda,  of  Guatemala.    Mar.  27,  1857.    48  pp. 

Correspondence  of  the  different  legations  in  Mexico  relative  to  the  Decla- 
ration of  Paris  of  Apr.  16,  1856. 

Project  of  a  general  American  congress  to  provide  against  foreign  aggres- 
sion.   Correspondence.    1862. 

Congress  of  American  Jurists,  at  Peru,  1877.  Correspondence  relative  to 
invitation,  appointment  of  delegates,  opening  of  the  congress,  etc. 
1 875- 1 877. 

Entry  of  the  Danish  West  Indies  into  the  general  postal  union.    1877. 

Invitation  to  International  Medical  Congress  at  Geneva.    1877. 

Conference  of  the  minister  in  Washington  relative  to  the  printing  of  an 
international  code.    1878. 

Id.  of  the  minister  at  Rome  over  fixing  the  value  of  gold  and  silver.    1878. 

International  Congress  of  Commercial  Geography.    1878. 

Reports  of  Gabino  Barreda,  representative  at  tiic  Penitentiary  Confer- 
ence at  Stockholm.    1878.    Bound  copy. 

Meeting  for  the  reform  t>f  international  law.  in  London.    1879. 


240  Mexico:  Relaciones  Exteriores 

Congress  at  Madrid  to  define  (liiitilar)  consular  jurisdiction.    i88o-i88i. 

International  Sanitary  Conference  in  Washington.    1880-1881. 

International  Congress  of  Electricians  and  Paris  Exposition.    1881. 

International  Monetary  Conference  at  Paris.    1881. 

International  Penitentiary  Conference  to  meet  in  Paris.    1880. 
Caja  1881-1884. 

International  Congress  of  Americanists.     1881. 

International  Peace  Conference  at  Washington.    1882. 

Pedagogical  Congress  at  Madrid.    1882. 

Diplomatic  conference  to  arrange  questions  of  international  law  relative 
to  submarine  telegraphs.    1882-1888.    About  500  flf. 

International  Congress  of  Hygiene  and  Demography  at  Geneva.    1882. 

Congress  of  International  Law.    Turin.     1882. 

Congress  for  the  Protection  of  Infants.    1883. 

International  Penitentiary  Congress  at  Rome.    1883. 

Conference  of  the  International  Geodesy  Association  relative  to  the  unity 
of  longitudes  and  the  universality  of  the  hour,  by  means  of  the 
choice  of  a  common  meridian.     1883. 

Conference  for  the  betterment  of  the  lot  of  deaf-mutes,  at  Brussels.  1884. 

Postal  Congress  at  Lisbon.    1884. 

Conference  at  Berne  for  the  protection  of  literary  and  artistic  proprietor- 
ship.   1884. 

International  Association  at  Milan  for  the  reform  and  codification  of  the 
rights  of  nations  ((7t?n/(?j) .    1884. 

Medical  Conference  at  Copenhagen.    1884. 

International  Conference  of  Commercial  Law.    1885. 

Institute  of  International  Law,  Rome.    1885. 

International  Congress  of  Hydrology  and  Climatolog}'  at  Biarritz.    1886. 

International  Astronomical  Congress,  at  Paris.    1887. 

International  Congress  of  Viniculturists  in  Spain.    1888. 

Congress  of  Americanists.    Berlin.  1888. 

Congreso  Juridico,  in  Lisbon.    1888. 

Antislavery  Congress  at  Brussels.    1889. 

International  Congress  of  Photography.    Paris,  1889. 

Consules  Estrangeros. 

(Foreign  Consuls.    1822-1881.    10  cajas.) 

Correspondence  relative  to  the  personnel  of  the  consular  service ;  presenta- 
tion of  commissions ;  notices  of  the  issuance  of  exequaturs,  etc. 

Consules  Mexicanos. 
(Mexican  Consuls.    1824-1882.    12  cajas.) 

The  same  as  the  above,  with  respect  to  the  Mexican  consular  service  abroad. 

Numerous  boxes  of  consular  correspondence  dating  since  1882  have  re- 
cently been  sent  to  the  Archivo  General  of  the  secretariat.  It  is  classified 
geographically  according  to  countries  and  cities.  Thus  the  caja.s  for  the 
United  States  are  classified  alphabetically  under:  Albuquerque,  Baltimore 
Boston,  Brownsville,  Corpus  Christi,  etc. 


Serie  Priinera  2-11 

Epidemias. 
(Epidemics.    1825-1881.    i  caja.) 
Correspondence  of  the  secretariat  relative  to  quarantine,  prevention  of 
ingress  of  foreign  diseases,  discussion  of  vaccination  as  a  matter  of  public 
policy,  etc.,  mainly  with  the  diplomatic  corps,  in  Mexico  and  abroad. 

Items  Noted. 

Reports  of  cholera  in  New  York.    1848. 

Quarantine  against  yellow  fever  in  Brownsville.     Correspondence  with 
the  consul  at  Brownsville.    1870. 

Estado  Civil  de  Estrangeros. 
(C«t;i7  Status  of  Foreigners.    1871-1S78.     i  caja.) 
Only  two  reports : 

Lists  (padrones)  of  foreigners  in  the  different  states,  called  the  "  re- 

gistro  civil  de  estrangeros  ".    1871. 
Id.  for  1878.    With  correspondence  with  the  local  authorities. 

Estranjeros. 
(Foreigners.    1823-1893.    49  cajas.) 
This  section  contains  very  miscellaneous  matter  relative  to  individual  for- 
eigners in  Mexico  and  relations  of  Mexico  with  individual  foreigners,  such  as 
complaints  of  or  against  individuals,  requests  for  their  arrest,  offers  of  ser- 
vices to  the  Me.xican  government,  etc. 

Caja  1821-1826. 

"  1821.     Various  American  prisoners  in  this  Capital.    Concerning  their 
liberation."    This  relates  to  the  liberation  of  General  James  Long 
and  his  men.    1821-1822.    About  40  pp. 
Long  to  Herrera,  reciting  his  proceedings  and  policy.     Monterrey, 

N.  L.,Dec.  21,  1821. 
Long  to  Iturbide,  asking  for  liberation,  and  explaining  his  proceed- 
ings, Monterrey,  Dec.  10,  1821. 
List  of  Long's  men. 
Correspondence  of  J-'oinsett. 
Other  papers  relating  to  the  same  matter. 
Letter  introducing  Poinsett  to  Iturbide,  by  Henry  Clay.     Washington, 

Mar.  23,  i(S22. 
Offer  of  William  Duane  to  serve  Iturbide.    1822. 
Similar  offers  of  others.    1822-1823. 
Correspondence  of  Baron  von  Humboldt  with  the  minister  of  foreign 

relations.    1824. 
Id.  with  Thomas  Murphy. 
Humboldt's  diploma  declaring  him  "  Benemerito  de  la  Patria  ",  signed  by 

Juarez. 
Offer  of  Commodore  Porter  to  enter  the  Mexican  naval  service.    Corre- 
spondence of  Pfirtcr  with  the  Mexican  minister  in  Washington 
and  of  the  latter  with  the  minister  of  foreign  relations  ;  newspaper 
clippings  relative  to  the  matter.    1825. 

(Porter  demands  to  be  put  on  the  same  footing  as  Lord  Cochrane  in  the 
Chilian  navy,  upon  the  Rranting  of  which  demand  he  will  at  once  resign 
his  place  in  the  U.  S.  navy.) 
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242  Mexico:  Relacioues  Exteriores 

Similar  oflfers  of  others.    1825. 

Complaints  of  Americans  against  customs  officers.    1825. 

List  of  Americans  in  New  Mexico.    1825. 

Information  relative  to  English  trading  vessels.  Correspondence  with 
the  minister  of  war.    1826. 

Complaint  of  an  English  ship-captain  against  the  officers  at  Mazatlan. 
1826. 

"  England.  Complaints."  Several  expedientes  of  complaints  of  and 
against  individual  Englishmen ;  correspondence  with  various  de- 
partments.    1826. 

"  Notices  of  Foreigners  ",  sent  regularl)',  almost  monthly,  by  the  various 
local  authorities.    1826. 

(The  reports  include  estados  of  persons  entering  the  Republic  from  the 
United  States,  with  names  and  places  from  which  they  came.  Most  of 
them  are  given  as  merchants.    Important  especially  for  Santa  Fe.) 

Caja  1827-1828. 

Complaints  of  Americans. 

Sttmaria  of  Joaquin  Young  at  Santa  Fe ;  complaint  of  his  arrest,  by  the 

U.  S.  minister  in  Me.xico.    1827. 
Petitions  of  various  Americans  for  permission  to  enter  Mexico. 
Complaints  of  .A.merican  merchants  in  Mexican  ports,  presented  through 

the  U.  S.  minister. 
Caja  1828-1829. 

A  great  many  complaints  by  Americans  with  reference  to  commerce  and 

navigation. 
Reports  of  undesirable  foreigners  in  Mexico. 
Monthly  "  notices  of  foreigners  ". 

(Those  in  New  Mexico  are  largely  traders  from  Missouri  and  are  bound 
for  Chihuahua.) 
Caja  1831-1832. 

Correspondence  of  the  jefe  politico  of  New  Mexico  as  to  whether  he 

should  cut  ofif  the  annual  caravan,  according  to  the  law  of  Apr.  6, 

1830. 
Appearance  of  Americans  at  Taos,  New  Mexico,  without  passports. 
Lists  of  foreigners  in  Coahuila  and  Texas.    1831. 
]\Ionthly  ■'  advices  "  relative  to  foreigners.    1832. 

Proposition  of  Peter  H.  Estes,  of  Liberty,  Missouri,  to  serve  as  a  Mex- 
ican spy  with  reference  to  the  Santa  Fe  trade,  for  a  consideration. 

Correspondence.    1831-1832. 
Caja  1841-1842. 

Correspondence  relative  to  prisoners  from  the  Santa  Fe  expedition. 
Lists  of  foreigners  in  Mexico. 

Exhortos. 

{Requisitions.    1827-1^82.   3  cajas.) 

Mutual  requests  between  Mexico  and  other  nations  that  certain  judicial 
inquiries  be  undertaken:  service  of  notices,  warrants,  etc.,  through  the  con- 
sulates and  the  legations. 

Expulsiones. 
(Expulsions.    1823-1881.    2  cajas.) 
Correspondence  relative  to  the  expulsion  of  undesirable  persons.    Arranged 
by  years  in  separate  carpctas. 


Serie  Primera  243 

Items  Noted. 
Caja  1823-1 849. 

Execution  of  the  laws  respecting  the  expulsion  of  the  Spaniards.     1827- 

Exemption  of  individuals  from  this  law. 

Expulsion  of  individual  Americans. 

"  Project  of  invasion  of  Mexico  by  the  expelled  Mexicans  resident  in 
New  Orleans."  Correspondence  of  the  Mexican  minister  in  Phila- 
delphia, telling  of  the  arrival  of  Lorenzo  de  Zavala  in  Philadel- 
phia, Jan.  20,  1834;  other  arrivals  later;  reports  of  their  plan  to 
revolutionize  Texas ;  admonition  of  the  local  authorities  to  keep 
watch  of  them. 

Expulsion  of  consul  John  Black.    Correspondence  with  Black.    1848. 

Eztradiciones. 
(Extraditions.    1825-1893.    3  cajas.) 
Requests  of  foreign  agents  in  Mexico  to  the  secretary  of  foreign  relations 
or  to  the  president  for  the  extradition  of  criminals,  and  vice  versa. 
Caja  1825-1880. 

Request  by  Poinsett  for  the  surrender  of  Ben.  F.  and  Ben.  U.  Williams 
and  Augustine  B.  Hardin,  who  (it  is  stated)  had  committed  an 
atrocious  murder  in  Tennessee  and  fled  to  Texas,  and  were  living 
at  Nacogdoches.    June  3,  1828. 
(Numerous  similar  requests.) 

Gobierno  de  los  Estados. 
(Government  of  the  States;  3  cajas.) 
Correspondence  with  the  governors  and  other  local  authorities  of  the  Re- 
public relative  to  appointments,  retirement  of  officers,  and  other  routine 
affairs  of  interior  administration.    These  documents  evidently  relate  to  mat- 
ters now  discharged  by  the  Secretaria  de  Gobernacion. 

Legaciones  Estrangeros. 
(Foreign  Legations.    1822-1893.    7  cajas.) 
The  personnel  of  foreign  legations;  credentials;  arrival;  reception  cere- 
monies, dismissal,  etc. 

Legaciones  Mezicanos. 
(Mexican  Legations.    1822-1893.    16  cajas.) 
Similar  correspondence  relative  to  Mexican  legations  abroad. 

Legalizaciones. 
(Legalisations.    1828-1879.    2  cajas.) 
Legalization  of  signatures  in  the  secretariat. 

Legislaci6n. 
(Legislation.     1829-1892.) 

Files  of  manuscript  and  printed  laws  and  regulations  affecting  the  organiza- 
tion and  the  transaction  of  business  in  the  secretariat. 


244:  Mexico:  Relacioncs  Exteriores 

Matricula. 
{Matriculation.     iS^s-iSyg.) 
Certificates  of  issuance  of  cartas  de  scguridad,  passports,  etc.,  to  Mexicans 
abroad. 

Limites. 
{Boundaries.    1S93  to  date.) 
In  the  department  of  the  secretariat  devoted  to  boundaries  there  are  numer- 
ous maps  deahng  with  that  subject  since  1853,  but  none  earher,  according  to 
the  director.    Papers  from  this  section  dating  since  1B93  have  recently  been 
sent  to  the  Archivo  General. 

(Since  writing  the  foregoing  some  of  the  documents  from  the  Archivo 
General  have  been  returned  to  the  Secion  de  Limites.) 

Mezicanos  en  el  Exterior. 
{Mexicans  Abroad.     1834-1893.     11  cajas.) 
Correspondence  with  Mexican  legations  abroad  and  foreign  legations  in 
Mexico  regarding  Mexicans  abroad,  passports,  complaints  of  and  against, 
pecuniary  aid,  petitions  to  return  to  Mexico,  etc. 

Mision  Especial  en  Londres. 
{Special  Mission  in  London.     1883.     i  caja.) 
Records  of  the  special  mission  indicated  by  the  title. 

Mexico.    Asuntos  Politicos. 
{Mexico.    Political  Affairs.     1821-1882.     14  cajas.) 
Caja  1821-1824. 

Correspondence  of  Iturbide,  and  documents  relating  to  his  empire.  Cor- 
respondence with  the  "  Gran  Almirante  Ingles  "  ;  with  the  different 
secretaries  of  state ;  letters  of  congratulation  on  the  independence 
of  Mexico  (including  an  original  letter  from  Simon  Bolivar). 
1821-1822. 
"  Aid  given  by  citizens  of  North  America  "  to  the  troops  who  fought  for 
independence.  1822. 
Letter  from  James  Wilkinson  to  Herrera,  minister  of  relations,  in 

French.    Dec.  22,  1822. 
"  Reflections  touching  sundry  claims  against  the  Mexican  Govern- 
ment ",  set  forth  by  sundry  citizens  of  the  United  States  of  .Amer- 
ica for  advances  made  to  Gen.  Mina  and  other  persons  during  the 
late  Civil  War.    By  Wilkinson.    Enclosed  with  the  above  letter. 
Correspondence  of  the  Mexican  legation  in  London  with  Iturbide's  gov- 
ernment and  concerning  Iturbide  after  his  abdication,  and  concern- 
ing his  children.    1822-1826.    Extensive. 
Petition  of  Iturbide's  wife  for  a  pension. 

Purchase  of  arms  in  the  L^nited  States  and  Great  Britain.    Correspond- 
ence  with    the    Mexican   legations ;    Obregon's   mission    to   the 
United  States.    1823-1824. 
Recognition  of  Mexican  independence.     Correspondence  with  foreign 
legations.    1823. 
Caja  1825-1834. 

Celebration  of  the  recognition  by  England  of  Mexico's  independence. 
1825. 


Serie  Primera  245 

Purchase  of  arms  in  England  and  the  United  States.  1825- 1826.  Cor- 
respondence with  the  legation  in  Washington  and  with  Poinsett  in 
Mexico.    1825-1826. 

Texas  affairs.    1828-1830. 

Rumors  in  London  that  Mexico  has  sold  Texas  for  $^0000000 
1828.  vo  .       .       • 

Correspondence  with  .Mier  y  Teran  and  the  minister  of  war  relative 
to  the  houiidary  and  lack  of  protection.    1830. 

(This  belongs  with  the  correspondence  noted  in  Asuntos  Internacionales. 
caja  1829-1835.) 

Id.  relative  to  defense  for  Nacogdoches  and  Natchitoches.    1833. 

Counterfeiting  in  Missouri.    Correspondence.    1832. 

Caja  1835-1841. 

Extraordinary  legation  from  Mexico  to  the  republics  of  South  America 

and  to  the  Empire  of  Tirazil.     1835. 
Vessels  with  munitions  being  sent  to  Texas.    Correspondence  with  the 

legation  in  Washington  ;  clipping  with  a  letter  by  Sam  Houston 

relative  to  the  Texas  situation,  Kov.  23,  1835. 
Counterfeiting  in  the  United  States  for  circulation  in  Mexico.     Report 

from  the  legation  in  Washington,  Apr.,  1835. 
Observations  relative  to  the  decree  ordering  the  ports  of  Texas  closed. 

Apr.  8,  1835. 
Statistics  concerning  P.aja  California. 
Circular  to  foreign  agents  in  Mexico  relative  to  the  blockade  of  Mata- 

nioros.    Sept.  ig,  1836. 
Id.  to  Mexican  agents  abroad  announcing  the  blockade  of  Matamoros. 

Sept.  22.  1836. 
Id.  ordering  published  a  protest  against  alienation  of  land  by  the  insurrec- 
tionists in  Texas.     Sept.  22,  1836. 
"  Latest  news  of  the  war  in  Texas  ",  sent  to  governors.    June  15,  1836. 
Circular  reporting  the  victories  of  the  army  in  Texas.     Apr.  13,  1836. 

With  replies. 
id.  asking  help  to  continue  the  war  and  liberate  Santa  .\nna.     Tune  i, 

1836. 
Id.  to  agents  abroad,  announcing  a  blockade  of  Texas  ports.     May  11, 

1837.    Another,  May  iS. 
Proposal  of  a  "  citizen  of  Ohio  "  of  means  to  pacify  Texas  and  make  war 

on  the  United  States.    Aug.  18,  1837. 
Blockade  of  MazatlAn.    The  U.  S.  consul  in  Mexico  to  the  minister  of 

relations.    May  17,  1838. 
Request  of  the  U.  S.  minister  for  pennission  to  deliver  a  personal  letter 

of  congratulations  from  \'an  P.uren  to  Santa  Anna.    July  29.  1830. 
"  Concerning  the  petition  of  various  American  citizens  to  open  a  road 

from  New  Mexico  to  the  United  States."    Mar.,  1839. 
Recognition  of  the  independence  of  Texas  by  Great  Britain.     Corre- 
spondence with  the  British  minister  in  Mexico.    Mar.,  1841. 
Circular  to  Mexican  agents  abroad  relative  to  the  disapproval  of  General 

.Arista's  reception  of  the  Texas  commissioners  and  concerning  the 

recognition  of  Texan  independence.    Aug.  12,  1841. 
The  detention  of  the  Atrcvida  and  the  Jovcn  Rosario  en  route  to  Cam- 

peche.    Correspondence  with  the  legation  in  Washington. 


246  Mexico:  Relaciones  Exteriores 

Caja  1842-1844. 

General  nature  of  contents:    Notes  and  circulars  to  foreign  agents  in  Mex- 
ico and  to  Mexican  agents  abroad  relative  to  the  political  affairs  of  Mexico. 
Blockade  of  Yucatan.    Circular.    1842. 
Blockade  of  Texas  ports.    Circular,  Apr.  16,  1842. 

Documents  in  Spanish  archives  relative  to  the  United  States.  1842-1843. 
(Report  by  the  legation  in  Spain  that  in  the  Deposito  Hidrografico  de  la 
Corte  de  Espana  there  were  many  documents  relative  to  the  history  of 
California;  maps  of  various  Mexican  provinces,  and  documents  bearing 
on  the  ascertainment  of  the  Te.xas-Louisiana  boundary.  Further  cor- 
respondence showed  that  the  documents  relative  to  the  Texas-Louisiana 
boundary  consisted  of  a  copy  of  the  Pichardo  Papers  (g.  v.),  in  fifteen 
volumes,  and  existed  in  the  "  Gabincte  topografico  of  the  archive  of  the 
secretariat  mentioned  "  ;  that  the  California  documents  in  the  "  De- 
posito Hidrografico"  were  two  volumes  relating  to  the  voyage  of 
Bodega  y  Quadra  to  the  northwest  coast  in  1775 ;  that  an  extract  of  them 
had  been  inserted  in  Navarrete's  Sutil  y  Mexicaita,  1792.) 

Blockade  of  Mexican  ports  by  Texas.  Correspondence  of  U.  S.  consul 
with  the  U.  S.  minister,  transmitted  to  the  minister  of  relations. 
1842. 

Invitation  by  the  minister  of  relations  to  Powhatan  Ellis  and  others  to  a 
conference.    Oct.,  1843. 

Counterfeiting  in  the  United  States  for  circulation  in  Mexico.  Corre- 
spondence with  the  consul  in  New  Orleans.    1843. 

Protest  by  the  minister  of  relations  to  the  U.  S.  minister  concerning  the 
annexation  of  Texas,  "  which  act  will  be  cause  for  the  declaration 
of  war  ".    Jan.  25,  1S43. 

Correspondence  with  Almonte,  at  Washington,  and  the  U.  S.  minister  in 
Mexico  concerning  the  Texas  question.  Jan.-Dec,  1844.  About 
200  flf. 

Id.  concerning  a  second  Santa  Fe  expedition.    1844. 

Secret  correspondence  of  the  minister  of  relations  with  the  Mexican  lega- 
tion in  Paris  relative  to  the  occupation  of  Texas  and  California 
by  the  United  States.    Dec,  1844-Aug.,  1846.    About  50  fT. 

Id.  with  the  legation  in  London.    Dec.  1844-Aug.,  1846.    About  50  ff. 

Circular  to  the  governors  of  the  frontier  states  to  beware  of  American 
aggressions.    Oct.  16,  1844. 

Id.  to  the  people  concerning  affairs  in  Texas  and  calling  for  help  against 
the  United  States.    Aug.  27,  1844. 

Demand  by  the  minister  of  relations  of  Ben.  E.  Green,  charge  of  the  U.  S. 
ad  uttcrhn,  for  an  explanation  of  newspaper  reports  to  the  effect 
that  the  United  States  will  prevent  the  reoccupation  of  Texas. 
Correspondence.    June,  1844. 

Protest  by  the  U.  S.  envoy  extraordinary.  Nelson  G.  Shannon,  against  the 
attempt  to  reoccupy  Texas  while  the  question  of  annexation  is 
pending.    Correspondence.    June-Oct.,  1844.    About  100  pp. 

Another  cuadcrno  of  correspondence  concerning  the  annexation  of  Texas. 
With  the  legation  in  Washington,  the  consul  in  New  Orleans,  and 
the  U.  S.  minister  in  Mexico.    Feb.,  1844.    About  100  ff. 
(Many  newspaper  clippings  and  copies  of  transmitted  correspondence.) 
Caja  1845-1846. 

Circulars  from  the  Secretariat  of  Relations.    With  replies : 

Reporting  that  Congress  has  approved  annexation  of  Texas  and  dis- 
cussing the  probability  of  war  with  the  United  States.  Mar.  22, 
1845. 


Serie  Primer  a  247 

To  the  diplomatic  corps,  protesting  against  the  action  of  the  U.  S. 
Congress  with  respect  to  the  annexation  of  Texas.    Mar.  28,  1845. 

Id.  to  the  officials  of  Mexico.    Mar.  29,  1845. 

Setting  forth  the  past  policy  of  the  Mexican  government,  especially 
with  respect  to  Texas.    May  6,  1845. 

Announcing  that  Texas  has  decided  to  accept  annexation,  and  order- 
ing that  the  decree  of  June  4  with  respect  to  defense  be  fulfilled. 
July  16,  1845. 

To  the  frontier  officials,  urging  that  efforts  be  made  to  prevent  the 
enemy  from  destroying  stock  and  crops.    Aug.  21,  1845. 

Announcing  war  with  the  United  States.    Mar.  24,  1846. 

(The  above  circulars  are  scattered  through  the  caja  in  almost  the  exact 
reverse  of  the  chronological  order.) 

Circular  of  the  Secretariat  of  Hacienda  to  the  departments  setting  forth 

the  almost  complete  lack  of  funds  for  the  prosecution  of  the  war. 
Decree  of  the  Mexican  Congress  in  consequence  of  the  acts  of  the  U.  S. 

Congress  with  respect  to  the  annexation  of  Texas.    May  30,  1845. 
Correspondence  of  the  minister  of  relations  with  the  governors  and  other 

local  officials  with  respect  to  the  Texas  question.    Mar.-Dec,  1845. 
The  governor  of  Vera  Cruz  reports  information  regarding  annexa- 
tion brought  by  the  Fanny.    Mar.  18,  1845. 
Similar  report  by  the  governor  of  Yucatan.    Mar.  25,  1845. 
"  Act  "  drawn  by  the  prefect  of  Los  Llanos  concerning  annexation. 

Apr.  6,  1845. 
Report  by  the  governor  of  Vera  Cruz  of  four  U.  S.  war  vessels  at 

Sacrificios.    Apr.  18,  1845. 
Statement  by  the  governor  of  Coahuila  of  the  injury  suffered  by 

Mexico  through  the  annexation  of  Texas.    June  26,  1845. 
Order  to  the  governors  of  Guanajuato,  San  Luis  Potosi,  Jalisco,  and 

Zacatecas  to  furnish  all  the  pecuniary  aid  possible.    July  20,  1845. 
The  governor  of  Coahuila.  transmitting  a  communication  of  the 

prefect  of  Monclova  relative  to  the  proceedings  of  some  Texans 

on  the  Rio  Frio.    Aug.  18,  1845. 
Decree  of  the  government  of  Chihuahua  promising  aid  in  reoccupy- 

ing  Texas.    Oct.  4.  1845. 
The  governor  of  Chihuahua,  requesting  that  the  special  interests  of 

his  department  be  kept  in  mind  in  the  Texas  question.    Dec.  6, 

1845. 
Report  by  the  governor  of  Tamaulipas  of  illicit  trade  between  citi- 
zens of  the  frontier  and  the  American  army  at  Corpus  Christi. 

Dec.  II,  1845. 
"  Notices  "  relative  to  the  invasion,  sent  by  the  governor  of  Nuevo 

Leon.    1 845- 1 846. 
Communications  from  the  minister  of  war  relative  to  Texas. 

Transmitting  reports  by  the  governor  of  \'era  Cruz  concerning 

Oregon  and  the  annexation  of  Texas.    Feb.  4,  1845. 
Stating  the  conduct  which  the  commander-in-chief  of  the  army  of 

the  North  should  observe  with  respect  to  the  Texans.     Feb.  25, 

1845. 
Reporting  that  the  U.  S.  Senate  approved  annexation  on  Feb.  27. 

.•\pr.  18.  1845. 


24S  Mexico:  Relaciones  Exteriores 

Transmitting  bis  instructions  to  the  consul  at  New  Orleans.    June  3. 

Transmitting  an  oiicio  of  the  general  of  the  Fourth  Division  con- 
taining news  brought  from  Bexar  by  Juan  Monte  in  April  of  the 
preceding  year.    June  17,  1845. 

Transmitting  the  opinion  of  the  consul  in  New  Orleans  that  the 
negotiations  begfun  with  the  government  of  Texas  will  not  have 
the  result  which  the  superior  government  desires.    June  17,  1845. 

Plan  of  the  minister  of  war  for  the  defense  of  Islas  Marias  against 
capture  by  the  United  States.    Mar.  30,  1846. 
Protest  of  President  Santa  Anna  against  the  conduct  of  the  Texans.  Oct. 

4,  1845- 
Correspondence  of  the  minister  of  relations  with  John  Black,  U.  S.  con- 
sul in  Mexico,  and  of  Black  with  D.  Conner,  of  the  Falmouth,  off 

Sacrificios.     1845-1847. 
Donations  of  individuals  and  local  governments  for  the  war.    1845-1846. 
Authorization  by  the  Mexican  Congress  of  whatever  treaty  seems  best 

with  respect  to  Texas.    Apr.,  1845. 
Correspondence  with  the  consul  in  New  Orleans.    Jan. -June,  1845. 
Ca/a  1846-1847. 

Circulars  from  the  Secretariat  of  Relations. 

Reporting  the  battles  of  May  8  and  May  9.    May.  20,  1846. 
Appealing  to  the  public  spirit  for  resistance  to  the  Americans.    Aug. 

18,  1846. 
Communications  from  the  minister  of  war. 

Announcing  that  Nicolas  Bravo  is  to  take  command  of  the  Division 

of  the  East.    Apr.  8,  1846. 
Transmitting  the  order  to  the  commandant  of  Soto  la  Marina  to  go 

to  Victoria.    Aug.  21,  1846. 
Circular  calling  for  aid  in  the  war.    Sept.  22,  1846. 
Transmitting  news  from  New  Orleans  relative  to  the  forces  and 

movements  of  the  enemy.    Oct.  16,  1846. 
Transmitting  news  from  Baja  California  concerning  the  U.  S.  vessel 

Cyane.    Nov.  7,  1846. 
Correspondence  of  the  minister  of   relations  with  the  governors  and 

other  local  officials  relative  to  the  war. 
Reports  of  the  movements  of  the  invaders,  by  the  governor  of 

Puebla.    May  20,  1845. 
Id.  by  the  governor  of  Vera  Cruz.    June  29,  1846. 
Order  to  the  governor  of  Mexico  to  publish  the  decree  of  the  extra- 
ordinary session  of  Congress  empowering  the  government  to  repel 

the  invader.    July  6,  1846. 
Reports  of  the  movement  of  the  American  troops,  by  the  governor 

of  Chihuahua.    July-Aug.,  1846. 
Id.  by  the  governor  of  California.    Sept.,  1846-Aug.  1848. 
Id.  by  the  governor  of  Mexico.    May-Dec,  1846. 
The  governor  of  Chihuahua,  asking  whether  Americans  coming 

from  New  Mexico  to  Chihuahua  should  be  disarmed.    Nov.,  1846. 
The  governor  of  Sinaloa  relative  to  the  blockade  of  Mazatlan.    Sept. 

26,  1846. 
Order  to  the  jefes  politicos  and  governors  to  take  note  (para  que 

lleven  cuenta)  of  the  causes  of  the  war  with  the  United  States. 

Oct.  7,  1846. 


Serie  Primera  249 

Appeal  to  the  governors  for  aid  in  the  war.    Oct.  7,  1846. 

Order  to  the  governors  to  prohibit  the  settlement  of  citizens  of  the 

United  Stales  in  their  departments.    Jan.  i,  1847. 
Id.  regarding  the  confiscation  of  the  goods  of  the  clergy.    Jan.  12, 
1847. 
Correspondence  concerning  "  new  negotiations  solicited  by  the  govern- 
ment of  the  United  States  "  relative  to  Texas.    July-Oct.,  1846. 
Translation  of  a  clipping  from  the  London  Times  regarding  the  war  with 

the  United  States.    July  15,  1848. 
Correspondence  with  the  legation  in  Spain  and  the  consulate  of  Cadiz 

concerning  the  war.    1847. 
Commission  to  Senores  Castillo  y  Lanzas  and  Larramirar  to  write  a  his- 
tory of  the  Te.xas  question.    Jan.  11,  1847. 
Order  to  the  consul  in  Havana  to  purchase  arms  in  England.    Jan.  6, 

1847. 
Caja  1847. 

Circulars  from  the  Secretariat  of  Relations.    With  replies. 

Transmitting  Santa  Anna's  report  of  the  battle  of  La  Angostura. 

Mar.  I,  1847. 
Asking  for  reports  of  the  forces  of  the  national  guard.    Feb.  7,  1847. 
Correspondence  with  the  governors  and  other  local  authorities  relative  to 
the  conduct  of  the  war. 
^^'ith  the  governor  of  Chihuahua.    Mar. -Apr.,  1847. 
With  the  governor  of  Zacatecas.    Feb. -June,  1847. 
With  the  governor  of  Jalisco.    Feb.,  1847-Feb.,  1848. 
W'ith  the  governor  of  Mexico.    Feb.,  1847-Mar.,  1848. 
With  the  governor  of  Nuevo  Leon.    Jan.,  1847-Aug.,  1848. 
With  the  governor  of  \'era  Cruz.    Jan.-Oct.,  1848. 
With  the  governor  of  San  Luis  Potosi.     1847-1848. 
W'hh  the  governor  of  Tamaulipas.    1847-1848. 
Communications  from  the  minister  of  war,  transmitting  reports  of  the 

war.    1 847- 1 848. 
Report  by  General  Anastacio  Bustamante  that  a  commissioner  from 

California  has  come  to  Tepic.    Feb.,  1847. 
"  1847.    Various  dispositions  of  the  Government  of  the  District,  of  the 
ministers  of  war  and  hacienda,  and  of  other  authorities  relative  to 
the  war  with  the  United  States."    Extensive  files. 
Caja  1847-1848. 

Circulars  to  the  state  authorities  giving  news  of  the  war  and  asking  aid  in 

supplies  and  men.    With  replies.     1847-1848. 
Id.  to  foreign  agents  in  Mexico  and  Mexican  agents  abroad.    With  re- 
plies.   1847-1848. 
Expedientes  of  correspondence  with  the  governments  of  Chiapas,  .Aguas 
Calientes,  Tabasco,   Sonora,  Queretaro,  Tlaxcala,  Colima,  and 
Coahuila.    During  most  of  1847. 
Treaties.    Exposition  by  the  legislatures  of  the  states  requiring  that  any 
treaty  of  peace  shall  be  ratified  by  a  majority  of  the  state  legisla- 
tures.   Aug.,  1847. 
Complaints  against  the  tinited  States  or  citizens  thereof,  transmitted  by 

the  governors.     1848. 
Purchase  of  armament  in  France  by  Ignacio  Valdivielso  and  Luis  Maney- 
ero.    .About  100  IT.  of  correspondence.    1848. 


250  Mexico:  Relaciones  Exteriores 

The  delivery  of  the  custom-houses  of  Vera  Cruz,  Mazatlan,  Guaymas, 

Matamoros,  and  Tampico  by  the  Americans  to  the  government  of 

the  Repubhc,  and  receipts  accrued  in  them  since  the  treaty  of 

peace.    Correspondence  with  the  minister  of  hacienda.     1848. 

Prisoners  of  war.    Correspondence  of  the  minister  of  relations,  the  U.  S. 

minister  to  Mexico,  and  American  military  officers.    1848. 
Armistice  with  the  Americans.     Correspondence  with  the  minister  of 

war.    Feb.,  1848. 
Report  by  the  consul  at  Havana  that  the  United  States  is  planning  to 
annex  Tamaulipas.    Related  correspondence.    Nov.,  1848. 
Caja  1849-1853. 

Contract  presented  by  Salvador  Iturbide.  the  secretary  of  the  legation  in 
Washington,  for  the  purchase  of  arms  for  the  military  colonies 
and  frontier  states.    Feb.,  1849.    Other  correspondence,  1852. 
Correspondence  with  the  governors  and  other  local  authorities. 

Report  by  the  governor  of  Tamaulipas  of  guerrillas  who  joined  the 

Americans.    Nov.,  1849. 
Request  by  the  governor  of  Chihuahua  that  the  boundary  be  settled. 

Apr.  12,  1850. 
Purchase  of  arms  in  New  York  for  the  use  of  the  governor  of  Nuevo 

Leon.    Oct.,  1850. 
Report  by  the  governor  of  Jalisco  of  hostilities  between  Americans 

and  natives  at  San  Bias.    Jan.,  1851. 
Report  by  the  governor  of  Chihuahua  that  it  is  rumored  that  the 
United  States  intends  to  "alienate"  Sonora,  Sinaloa,  and  Baja 
California.    Aug.,  185 1. 
The  reestablishment  of  a  custom-house  at  Eagle  Pass. 
Report  by  the  consul  at  Brownsville  to  the  effect  that  funds  are  lack- 
ing to  pay  for  arms  bought  in  New  York.    Nov.,  1852. 
Id.  to  the  effect  that  forces  are  being  organized  in  Texas  to  patrol 

the  Rio  Grande. 
The  vice-consul  at  Franklin  relative  to  the  custom-house. 
Complaint  of  outrages  committed  by  Americans  at  \'illa  del  Paso. 
Nov.,  1853. 
Proposal  of  Jecker,  Corra,  and  Co.  to  explore  and  colonize  vacant  lands 
in  Tehuantepec  and  Sonora.    1853-1865. 

(In  order  to  prevent  a  preponderance  of  American  influence  on  the  fron- 
tier, it  was  proposed  that  part  of  the  colonists  should  be  Europeans.) 

Caja  1854-1856. 

Commission  of  Rafael  de  Rafael  to  purchase  arms  in  the  United  States. 
Correspondence  of  Rafael  with  the  minister  of  relations.    1854. 

Order  for  the  purchase  of  vaccine  in  the  United  States  for  use  at  V^era 
Cruz. 

Complaint  concerning  the  blockade  of  Acapulco  by  the  Dido.  Corre- 
spondence witli  the  minister  of  war.    1854. 

Protest  against  the  annulment  of  the  concession  of  land  in  Alta  Califor- 
nia to  the  family  of  the  liberator  Iturbide.  Correspondence  with 
the  different  departments  and  with  the  legation  in  Washington. 

1855- 
Report  by  Mexican  agents  in  the  United  States  of  arms  introduced  ille- 
gally across  the  border.    1856. 


Serie  Primer  a  251 

Caja  1857-1861. 

Correspondence  relative  to  the  purchase  of  arms  in  the  United  States. 

Note  from  the  Mexican  minister  in  Washington  to  the  Secretary  of  State, 
with  respect  to  an  item  published  in  New  York  relative  to  the 
enlistment  of  men  in  New  York  in  the  service  of  Mexico.    1857. 

Trial  {Causa)  of  the  ministers  of  Santa  .\nna's  administration  ;  clipping 
containing  answer  by  Gen.  Scott  to  the  charges  of  Gen.  Pillow. 
June,  1857. 

Designs  of  some  expelled  Americans  to  appropriate  a  part  of  California. 
1856. 

Commission  of  Jose  Maria  Mata  to  secure  the  recognition  of  the  Juarez 
government  and  to  establish  friendly  relations.    Mar.,  1858. 

Protest  against  the  exploitation  of  the  guano  beds  on  the  Isla  de  Arenas 
by  an  American  vessel.    Dec,  185Q. 

Protest  against  the  recognition  by  the  United  States  of  the  Juarez  govern- 
ment.   Apr.,  1859. 

Circular  to  agents  in  America  ordering  them  to  prevent  General  Tomas 
Marin  from  getting  supplies,     i860. 

Capture  of  the  vessels  of  Tomas  Marin  by  the  Santiago.    Feb.,  i860. 
Caja  1862-1867. 

Various  expedientes  belonging  to  the  archive  of  Gobernacion. 

Circulars  to  the  diplomatic  and  consular  corps. 

Purchase  of  arms  in  the  United  States  :  contract  of  John  L.  Green,  1863  ; 
contract  of  J.  L.  Wallace,  1864 ;  commission  of  Gen.  Placida  Vega, 
1864  ;  and  other  contracts. 

Celebration  of  the  anniversary  of  Mexican  independence  in  New  York. 
1864. 

Protest  against  a  rumored  plan  of  the  United  States  to  buy  Mexican  ter- 
ritory.   Correspondence  with  the  U.  S.  legation  in  Mexico.    1864- 

Id.  against  the  recognition  of  Maximilian  by  the  United  States.    1864. 

Location  of  Puerto  de  Libertad.  Correspondence  with  the  consul  in  San 
Francisco.     1866. 

Proposal  of  a  coaling  station  at  Manzanillo  for  the  United  States.    Corre- 
spondence with  the  legation  in  Washington.    1866. 
Caja  1868-1871. 

Purchase  of  armament  in  the  United  States. 

Correspondence  with  the  legation  in  Washington  and  with  various 
consuls. 

Letters  of  Felix  de  Zuloaga  concerning  revolutionary  plans  against  Mex- 
ico ;  also  correspondence  with  the  consul  in  New  Orleans.     1869. 

Revolution  headed  by  Fernando  Canales.  Correspondence  with  the  con- 
sul at  Brownsville.    1869. 

Proposal  of  James  S.  Hoyt,  in  the  name  of  Benjamin  W.  Hartshome, 
relative  to  construction  of  improvements  at  the  mouth  of  the  Rio 
Colorado.  Correspondence  with  the  L^  -S.  legation  in  Mexico.  1870. 

Closure  of  the  port  of  Bahia  de  Magdalena.    Correspondence  of  the  con- 
sul at  San  Francisco.    1871. 
Caja  1868-1877. 

Commerce  in  the  ports  of  the  Pacific.  Correspondence  with  the  consul  at 
San  Francisco.    1872. 

American  invasion  in  1866  at  Rosa  del  Rio.    Correspondence  in  1873. 


f?52  Mexico:  Relacioncs  E.vtcrioics 

Establishment  of  a  U.  S.  commercial  agency  at  Isla  de  Cozumel.  Coni- 
mimication  from  Secretary  Fish.     1874. 

Communication  of  the  jcfc  politico  of  Baja  California  relative  to  bound- 
ary and  to  his  visit  to  the  Rio  Colorado.    Sept.,  1874. 

Attempt  to  recover  documents  carried  ofl  from  the  archives  of  Mexico 
during  the  war  of  1846- 1847.  Copies  of  the  correspondence  of 
Rosa  in  1850  and  renewed  correspondence,  1871-1874.    No  result. 

Rumors  of  plans  to  annex  Mexican  tcrriton,'  on  the  frontier  of  New 
Mexico  to  the  United  States.  Correspondence  with  the  consul  at 
San  Francisco.     1875. 

Closure  of  the  port  of  Camarg'o.  Request  by  the  U.  S  minister  that  it  be 
not  done.    Correspondence,  1876- 1878. 

Disturbances  on  the  frontier  of  Baja  California.  Correspondence  of  the 
consul  at  San  Francisco.    1876. 

Debates  in  the  U.  S.  Congress  concerning  the  Mexican  frontier.  Corre- 
spondence with  the  legation  in  Washington,  copies  of  the  speeches, 
etc.    1877. 

Conference  between  the  confidential  agent  of  Mexico  in  the  United  States 
and  Senator  Maxey  and  Generals  Ord  and  Banning,  concerning 
the  political  situation.    1877. 
Caja  1878-1882. 

Incident  in  the  Teatro  Nacional  on  the  occasion  of  the  festivities  of  the 
i6th  of  September.    Letter  from  John  W.  Foster.    Sept.  20,  1878. 

"  Indispensable  expenses  for  the  labors  in  regard  to  the  opinion  in  the 
United  States  in  favor  of  Mexico."    1878. 

Purchase  of  arms  in  the  United  States.    Various  documents. 

Proposal  by  Americans  to  drain  the  \'alley  of  Mexico.     1878-1879. 

Suggestion  by  the  U.  S.  legation  that  the  port  of  San  Jose  or  of  Cab)  de 
San  Lucas  be  opened  to  foreign  commerce.    Mar.,  1879. 

Counterfeiting  Mexican  coins  in  Arizona.  Report  of  the  consul  at  Tuc- 
son.   1879. 

Exportation  of  an  aerolite  from  Chihuahua  to  the  United  States.     1S81. 

Honors  paid  to  the  memory  of  General  Fernando  Canales  at  forts  Clark 
and  Brown.     1881. 

Naciones:   Estados  Unidos. 
(Nations:     The  United  States.) 
Caja  1829-1879. 

Appreciations  of  the  Linited  States  and  her  policy.  Duplicate  of  a  note 
dated  in  Washington,  1822. 

Dn.  Alfonso  M.  Moctezuma  to  the  President  of  the  United  States  relative 
to  the  use  of  a  part  of  the  army  for  the  protection  of  the  "  estab- 
lishments of  the  West  ".     1830. 

Damages  by  a  hurricane  at  New  Orleans.  Report  by  the  consul  at  New 
Orleans  to  the  minister  of  relations.     1831. 

The  seizure  of  the  schooner  Lady  by  the  Texans.  Correspondence  of  the 
ministers  of  hacienda  and  relations.    1838. 

News  of  the  election  of  Harrison.  From  the  legation  in  Washington. 
1840. 

Id.  of  the  death  of  Harrison.    1841. 

Report  on  the  naval  forces  of  the  United  States,  by  the  legation  in  Wash- 
ington.   1843. 


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Hurricane  victims  in  Matamoros.    Communication  of  the  consul  in  New 

Orleans.    1844. 
Report  by  the  governor  of  Coahuila  that  the  United  States  has  begun  to 

colonize  the  frontier  opposite  Paso  de  Pachula.     1849. 
News  of  the  death  of  President  Taylor.     Report  by  the  vice-consul  at 

New  Orleans.    1850. 
News  of  the  Mexican  vessel  Keptune  at  Brazos  de  Santiago  with  war 

supplies.    Report  by  the  consul  at  Brownsville.     1852. 
Recognition  of  negroes  in  Mexico  as  citizens  of  the  United  States.    Com- 
munication of  the  minister  of  the  United  States  in  Mexico.    1854. 
The  death  of  Daniel  Webster  announced  by  the  American  minister.   1852. 
Establishment  of  an  American  fort  at  Tucson.    Communication  from  the 
consul  at  Franklin,  transmitted  by  the  Mexican  legation  in  Wash- 
ington.   1856. 
Fire  in  Brownsville.    Report  by  the  consul.    1S57. 
Political  situation  in  the  United  States.    Communication  from  the  U.  S. 

minister  in  Mexico  to  the  minister  of  relations. 
Observation  of  Washington's  birthdav.     Several  communications  from 

the  U.  S.  minister.    1858-1868. ' 
Death  of  Lincoln.     Correspondence  with  the  legation  in  Washington. 

1865. 
The  opening  of  Brownsville  to  commerce.  Correspondence  with  the  lega- 
tion in  Washington.     1865. 
Hurricane  in  Brownsville.    Communication  of  the  consul.     1869. 
The  national  cemetery  at  Gettysburg.    Invitation  to  the  Mexican  legation 

to  participate  in  laying  the  cornerstone.  1865. 
Mail  line  between  New  Orleans  and  Mexican  ports ;  change  of  port  of 
entry  to  Texas.  Correspondence  with  the  legation  in  Washington. 
1871. 
Mission  of  Rufus  C.  Hopkins  to  Mexico  to  examine  official  records  of 
land  grants  within  the  United  States  under  the  Mexican  regime. 
1 873- 1 874. 

(Resolution  of  the  U.  S.  Senate.  Feb.  3,  1873.  Nelson,  the  U.  S.  minister, 
introduced  Hopkins,  who  was  sent  to  the  Archivo  General  y  Publico. 
On  Mar.  22,  1S73,  F.  P.  de  Urquide.  director  of  the  archive,  reported  that 
he  had  examined  in  detail  the  section  of  Provincias  Internas.  and  the  in- 
dices of  the  sections  "  Tierras  ",  "  Mercedes  ",  etc.,  but  had  found  nothing 
relating  to  land  grants  in  the  United  States.  He  added  that  since  all 
of  the  country  north  of  Zacatecas  depended  in  "  lo  judicial"  on  the 
.\udiencia  of  Guadalajara,  the  documents  desired  should  be  found 
there,  unless  destroyed  by  the  fire  of  185S.  In  1874  inquiry  was  made  at 
Guadalajara.  The  notary  iescribano)  in  charge  of  the  Oficio  de  Hipote- 
cas  reported  (May  20)  that  in  the  archive  of  the  extinguished  Juzgado 
Privado  de  Tierras  he  had  found  nothing  on  the  subject,  but  that  he 
had  found  titles  for  Sonora  and  Sinaloa,  which  probably  included  some 
for  Arizona  and  New  Mexico.  The  archivero  of  the  Supreme  Tribunal 
of  Justice  reported  (July  l)  that  he  had  been  unable  to  find  anything, 
although  he  had  examined  all  the  records  with  care.) 

Collection  of  U.  S.  government  publications  remitted  by  the  legation  in 

Washington.    1874-1879. 
Caja  1879-1883. 

Boiiiul.irics  of  Texas.    Correspondence  with  the  consul  in  San  .\ntonio. 

1879. 
Emigration  to  Arizona  from  the  United  States.    Correspondence  with  the 

legation  in  Washington  and  the  consul  at  San  Antonio.    1879. 


254  Mexico:  Relaciones  Exteriores 

Seminole  Indians.    Report  on,  by  the  legation  in  Washington.    1879. 

Erection  of  a  fort  at  El  Paso,  Texas.  Communication  of  a  special  agent 
in  Mexico  to  the  minister  of  war.    1879. 

Catholic  population  in  the  United  States.  Report  of  the  legation  in  Wash- 
ington.   1879. 

Senator  Mitchell's  project  of  erecting  a  port  between  San  Francisco  and 
"  la  Columbia  Inglesa".  Report  by  the  legation  at  Washing- 
ton.   1879. 

Report  on  the  New  York  election.    1879. 

Opening  of  "  Wilmington  "  for  commerce.  The  consul  in  San  Francisco 
to  the  minister  of  hacienda.     1880. 

Visit  of  American  newspaper  reporters  to  Mexico.    1881. 

Prison  reform  in  California.    1881. 

Disorders  in  El  Paso.    Report  of  the  consul.    1881. 

Yellow  fever  in  Texas.    Report  of  the  legation  in  Washington.    1882. 

Preservation  of  forests  in  the  United  States.  Communication  of  the 
legation  in  Washington.    1882. 

Irrigation  of  the  California  Desert ;  scheme  of  O.  M.  Wozencraft.    1882. 

Cowboy  disturbances  in  Arizona.    18S2. 

Numerous  U.  S.  government  prints  for  this  period. 

Naturalizacion. 
(Naturalhalion.     1826-1879.     11  cajas.) 
Correspondence  of  the  Secretariat  of  Relations  with  the  authorities  within 
whose  jurisdiction  this  subject  fell ;  petitions  for  and  concessions  of  citizenship 
to  foreigners  in  Mexico.     1826-1879. 

(Arranged    chronologically.     Numerous    citizens    of   the    United    States 
sought  and  were  granted  citizenship  in  Mexico  within  the  period.) 

Neutralidad. 
(Neutrality.    1868-1875.    2  cajas.) 
Certificates  of  neutrality  of  foreigners  in  Mexico,  and  correspondence  rela- 
tive to  such  individuals.    Arranged  alphabetically. 

Pasaportes. 

(Passports.     1824-1879.) 

Regulations  concerning  passports   for  foreigners ;   records  of   passports 

issued  and  denied  by  the  state  and  federal  authorities  in  Mexico  and  by  the 

legations  abroad  ;  correspondence  of  the  legations  abroad  with  the  Minister  of 

Relations. 

Pensionados. 
(Pensionaries.     1825-1873.) 
Correspondence  with  Mexican  agents  abroad,  foreign  agents  in  Mexico,  and 
the  fiscal  authorities  concerning  pensions  for  foreigners. 

Prerogatives. 
(Privileges.    1822-1893.    9  cajas.) 
Extension  of  privileges,  such  as  exemption  from  import  duties  and  other 
taxes,  to  foreign  agents  in  Mexico.    Various  correspondence. 


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Presidentes  de  la  Republica. 
(Presidents  of  the  Republic.    1S24-1877.    2  cajas.) 
Personal  matters  relative  to  the  presidents,  such  as  congratulations  by  for- 
eign agents,  reports  to  the  diplomatic  corps  concerning  elections.    Also  various 
correspondence  of  the  minister  of  relations  directly  with  the  presidents. 

Reclamaciones. 
iCoinplaiiils.) 
Reclamaciones  Varias.    Complaints  of  and  to  various  countries. 
1 822- 1 872.    24  cajas. 

1870-1893.    Another  series  of  the  same  nature. 
Estados  Unidos.    Reclamaciones  Americanas.     Nos.  1-1017.     1872  (with 
some  of  earlier  date)  to  1893.    American  complaints  to  the  Mexican  govern- 
ment.   Arranged  by  numbers. 

Estados  Unidos.     Reclamaciones  Mexicanas.     Complaints  by  Mexicans 
against  the  United  States.    Nos.  1-910.    8  cajas.    1872  to  recent  times. 

Reclamaciones  Unidas.     Complaints  of  and  to  various  countries.     1828- 
1875.    6  cajas. 

Archive  of  the  "  Comision  Mexicana  de  Reclamaciones  entre  Mexico  y  los 
Estados  Unidos  del  Norte  ".    Nos.  1-30.    i8<;i9-i872.    26  cajas. 

Id.  of  the  "  Comision  Pesquisadora  en  la  Frontera  del  Noroeste  ".    1872- 
1873.    5  cajas. 

Id.  of  the  "  Comision  Pesquisidora  en  la  Frontera  del  Norte  ".    1873-1875. 
5  cajas. 

(The  last  two  items  are  shelved  under  Scries  Three,  but  they  belong  here. 
Cf.  p.  267,  where  the  items  are  rei)eated.) 

Secretaiios  de  Estado. 
(Secretaries  of  State.) 
Personal  data  regarding  appointment,  dismissal,  etc.,  of  the  ministers  of 
relations.    Various  correspondence.    1821-1879.    4  cajas. 

Sueldos  y  Gastos. 
(Salaries  and  Expenses.     1822-1894.    About  40  cajas.) 
Correspondence  with  the  Department  of  Hacienda,  members  of  the  diplo- 
matic corps,  etc.,  concerning  the  expenses  of  the  department,  pay  of  its  em- 
ployees, etc. 

Testamentarios. 
(Testamentary  Executions.     1832-1882.     I  caja.) 
Correspondence  relative  to  the  disposition  of  property  of  foreigners  dying 
in  Mexico. 

Tratados. 
(Treaties.  1S22-18S0.  17  cajas.) 
This  section  contains  correspondence  relative  to  treaties  between  Mexico 
and  various  countries,  instructions  to  Alexican  plenipotentiaries,  commissions 
of  plenipotentiaries  of  other  countries,  protocols  of  conferences  held  incident 
to  treaty  negotiations,  preliminary  drafts,  official  manuscript  drafts,  and 
printed  copies  of  treaties  entered  into,  correspondence  relative  to  ratification 
of  treaties,  etc.  The  corres])ondence  is  largely  between  the  minister  of  foreign 
relations,  Mexican  legations  abroad,  and  forei.i^^n  legations  in  Mexico,  and 
between  the  plenipotentiaries.     In  addition,  there  are  copies  of  numerous 


256  Mexico:  Relaciones  Exteriores 

treaties  between  other  countries  transmitted,  with  comments,  by  the  Mexican 
agents  abroad.  Though  many  of  these  are  treaties  of  the  United  States  with 
other  countries,  they  have  not  been  noted  here. 

In  the  following  outline  only  the  barest  mention  of  the  subjects  treated  is 
made.  The  correspondence  relative  to  each  is  voluminous,  but  is  so  disar- 
ranged that  only  this  general  description  can  be  given  here  with  profit.  Unless 
otherwise  specified  it  is  to  be  understood  that  each  treaty  or  convention  men- 
tioned is  between  the  United  States  and  Mexico,  and  that  the  correspondence 
is  that  of  the  foreign  departments  and  plenipotentiaries. 
Caja  1823-1826. 

Correspondence  of  Major  Benjamin  O'Fallon  and  the  commandant  at 
Santa  Fe  relative  to  Pawnee  depredations  and  to  a  conference  with 
the  Pawnee  Indians  at  Council  Bluffs.  1823-1824. 
Unsigned  letter  addressed  to  officials  of  New  Mexico  relative  to  the 
advantages  of  encouraging  trade  between  Franklin  and  Santa  Fe. 
St.  Charles,  May  12,  1824. 
Caja  1826-1827. 

Negotiation  of  the  treaty  of  July  10,  1826. 

Demand  by  the  governor  of  Tennessee  for  the  extradition  of  certain 
criminals  at  Nacogdoches.    1827. 
Caja  1828-1831. 

Negotiation  of  the  treaty  of  Feb.  14,  1828. 

Proclamation  by  President  Jackson  announcing  a  treaty  with  Brazil. 

Mar.  18,  1829. 
Negotiation  of  treaty  of  Apr.  5, 183 1,  supplementary  to  that  of  1828. 
Caja  1831-1834. 

Expediente  of  correspondence  relative  to  the  treatv  of  Apr.  5,  1831.  Apr. 

5,  1831-Jan.  14,  1832. 
Id.  relative  to  appointment  of  a  commission,  pursuant  to  article  3  of  the 
treatv  of  1832,  to  fix  a  new  boundary.     1834. 
Co/o  1833-1836.' 

Article  supplementary  to  the  treatv  of  1832.     Correspondence.     1834- 

1835. 
Caja  1836-1842. 

Supplementary  boundary  treaty  of  Apr.  25,  1836. 

Circulars  relative  to  an  armistice  with  Texas.    June  25  and  June  30,  1836. 

Claims  convention.    Sept.  10,  1838. 

Treaty  of  commerce  between  Texas  and  France.    1839. 

Claims  convention.    Apr.  11,  1839. 

Treaty  of  commerce  between  the  United  States  and  "  the  so-called  Re- 
public of  Texas  ".    1840. 
Caja  1839-1849. 

Treaty  negotiations  with  the  United  States.     1842-1844. 

Convention  of  Jan.  30,  1843,  for  carrying  into  effect  that  of  Apr.  11, 
1839.    Correspondence.    1842-1843. 

Discussion  of  a  new  claims  convention,  pursuant  to  that  of  Jan.  30,  1843. 

Treaty  of  Guadalupe  Hidalgo,  1848.  Original  and  other  drafts ;  corre- 
spondence with  the  Mexican  Senate  and  the  U.  S.  minister ;  circu- 
lars announcing  ratification,  with  replies.     1848-1849. 

Correspondence  relative  to  a  new  treaty  of  commerce.    1848. 

Memorials  from  Coahuila,  Chihuahua,  and  Tamaulipas  asking  for  an 
extradition  treaty  with  the  United  States.    1849. 


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"  Antecedents  "  of  the  treaty  of  Mesilla.    1852. 

Objections  by  James  Gadsden,  U.  S.  minister,  to  article  11  of  the  treaty 
of  Guadalupe  Hidalgo.    Nov.,  1852. 

Complaints  to  Gad.sdcn  of  Indian  depredations  on  the  frontier.    1853. 

Negotiation  of  tlie  Gadsden  treaty  of  Dec.  30,  1853. 
Caja  1850. 

Extradition  treaty.  July  20,  1850.  Correspondence  with  the  frontier 
authorities  concerning  it.     1848-1850. 

Correspondence  concerning  a  treaty   relative  to  a   canal   through  the 
Isthmus  of  Tehuantepec.    1850-1852.    About  600  ff. 
Caja  1851-1854. 

Correspondence  concerning  the  execution  of  article  32  of  the  treaty  of 
commerce.    1851. 

Negotiation  of  a  consular  convention.    1853. 

Confidential  note  by  Gadsden  proposing  a  new  cession  of  territory,  with 
correspondence.    1854-1855. 

Correspondence  relative  to  the  proposition  "  free  ships  make  free  goods  ". 
1854-1855. 

Circular  transmitting  the  Gadsden  treatv  of  Dec.  30,  i8;3.     Aug.  18, 
1854. 
Caja  1854-1858. 

Commission  to  .Vlmonte  to  negotiate  a  treaty  with  the  United  States. 
July  26,  1853. 

Modification  of  the  treaty  of  Dec.  30,  1853,  by  the  president  and  Senate 
of  the  United  States.    1854. 

Negotiation  of  a  postal  convention.     1856. 

Proposal  by  the  Ignited  States  of  a  postal  convention  between  Mexico  and 
Prussia.    1S56. 

Proposal  of  a  new  treaty  of  commerce.     1856. 

Discussion  of  the  extradition  treaty.     1856. 

Id.  of  the  settlement  of  joint  claims.    1856. 

Projects  for  a  treaty  relative  to  the  northern  frontier,  transmitted  by 
Forsyth.    Sept.,  1857. 

Id.  of  a  treaty  relative  to  the  Isthmus  of  Tehuantepec.    Sept.,  1857. 

Negotiations  concerning  a  general  convention  and  four  treaties,  concern- 
ing (i)  settlement  of  mutual  claims;  (2)  loans  and  duties;  (3) 
postal  regulations  ;  (4)  mutual  free  trade  on  the  frontier;  conven- 
tion of  Feb.  10,  1857. 
Co;a  1859-1869. 

Correspondence  with  the  minister  in  Washington  and  the  consuls  at 
Brownsville  and  New  Orleans  relative  to  the  necessity  for  a  treaty 
for  mutual  protection  and  of  extradition,  in  view  of  the  disturb- 
ances at  I'.rownsville.    Oct. -Dec,  1859. 

Convention  of  Dec.  14,  1859,  relative  to  carrying  out  treaty  stipulations 
and  the  security  of  territory  of  the  United  States  and  Mexico. 
Juarez's  commission  to  Ocampo,  negotiations,  etc. 

Id.  of  Dec.  14,  1859,  relative  to  the  transit  of  the  Isthmus  of  Tehuantepec. 

Protest  against  the  agreement  between  the  U.  S.  agent  at  \'era  Cruz  and 
the  Tuarez  government.  Correspondence  with  the  minister  from 
Ecuador,  newspaper  clippings,  etc.    Dec.  1859. 

Correspondence  of  the  Mexican  consul  in  New  York  relative  to  the  above 

treaties.    1859-1860. 
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258  Mexico:  Relaciones  Exteriores 

Negotiation  of  a  loan  of  $11,000,000  from  the  United  States,  1861-1862 ; 
copy  of  the  convention  of  April  6. 

Correspondence  relative  to  a  new  treaty  of  friendship  and  a  guarantee  of 
religious  freedom.     1861. 

Treaty  of  Dec.  1 1,  1861.    Copy  and  correspondence. 

"  Demands  of  the  American  Government  concerning  exemption  of  forced 
loans  " ;  interview  with  Seward,  Mar.  28,  1867. 

Negotiation  of  claims  conventions.    1869-1873. 

Consular  convention.    July  10,  1868. 
Caja  1870-1879. 

Note  by  Cushing  relative  to  new  treaties.    Correspondence  with  the  lega- 
tion in  Washington.    1871. 

Proposals  of  Simon  Stevens  concerning  a  treaty  of  neutrality  with  re- 
spect to  transit  across  the  Isthmus  of  Tehuantepec ;  memoranda 
of  interviews  between  Stevens  and  the  Alexican  representative. 
May,  1877. 
Caja  1878.    Convention  relative  to  a  universal  postal  union.    The  whole  caja. 
Caja  1880-1881. 

Proposal  of  Senator  Vest  in  the  U.  S.  Senate  to  ask  the  executive  for 
documents  relative  to  the  McLane  treaty  ;  correspondence  relative 
thereto,  with  the  legation  in  Washington.    Mar.-Apr.,  1881. 
Ca/fl  1882-1884. 

International  convention  relative  to  prevention  of  collisions  of  vessels  on 
the  high  sea.    Correspondence.    1882-1885. 

Commercial  treaty  between  Mexico  and  the  United  States.    Correspond- 
ence.   Jan.-Sept.,  1883. 

Varios  Asuntos. 

(Various  Matters.     1822-1880.    s  cajas.) 
Caja  1822-1838. 

Expediente  relative  to  the  necessity  of  attention  to  boundaries  with  the 
United  States  and  to  New  Mexico.    Newspaper  clippings  on  over- 
land trade  from  Missouri  (the  Santa  Fe  trade)  ;  speech  of  Thomas 
H.  Benton,  Jan.,  1825 ;  correspondence  with  the  governor  of  Chi- 
huahua and  the  Mexican  minister  in  Washington.    1825-1826. 
Id.    Relative  to  the  act  of  Congress  authorizing  the  President  to  open  a 
road  from  Missouri  to  New  Mexico.    1825-1826. 
(Appointment  of  the  U.  S.  commissioners ;  correspondence  of  the  Secre- 
tary of  State  of  the  United  States  with  Commissioner  G.  C.  Sibley;  of 
the  governor  of  New  Mexico  with  Sibley  and  with  Alaman;  of  Poinsett 
with  Alaman.) 
Caja  1842-1880. 

Resolutions  adopted  by  the  "  Club  Mexicano  "  of  New  York.    Sept.  15, 

1865. 
Project  of  the  American  William  S.  Rosecrans  to  establish  a  national 
bank  and  construct  railroads  in  Mexico.    1869-1872. 
(Correspondence  of  Rosecrans  with  the  minister  of  foreign  relations,  the 
Mexican  minister  in  Washington,  the  minister  of  fomento,  the  govern- 
ors of  Chihuahua,  Durango,  Zacatecas,  San  Luis   Potosi  and  Guana- 
juato.) 
Disturbances  by  Americans  in  Baja  California. 

(Report  of  disorders  on  the  Rio  Colorado,  transmitted  by  the  minister  of 
government.  Mar.,  1871 ;  reasons  for  disorders  stated  by  the  jefe 
politico  of  Baja  California;  report  of  disturbances  at  "Los  Algo- 
dones  ",  1S71 ;  correspondence  of  various  authorities,  1871-1872.) 


Serie  Segunda  259 

Requests  for  the  extradition  of  Mexican  citizens  in  the  United  States. 

1871. 
Claims  (rcclatnaciones)  of  American  citizens  enhsted  in  the  Mexican 

army.     1872. 

(Correspondence  of  the  Mexican  consul  in  Brownsville,  the  legation  in 
Washington,  Thomas  H.  Nelson,  the  United  States  minister  in  Mexico, 
and  the  United  States  consul  in  Monterrey.) 
United  States  claims  concerning  forced  loans.     1877. 
Recognition  of  President  Diaz.    Correspondence.    1877-1878. 
Contraband  on  the  northern  frontier.    Correspondence.     1879. 
Depreciation  of  Mexican  currency  of  the  northern  frontier.    Correspond- 
ence.   1879. 

Vias  de  Comunicacidn. 

(Routes  of  Communication.     1822-1880.    7  cajas.) 

Correspondence  relative  to  the  establishment  of  mail  routes,  roads,  a  canal 
across  the  Isthmus,  etc. 

Miscellaneous  Items. 

Correspondence  with  the  legations  abroad  (bound  volumes  in  the  cup- 
boards below  the  shelves). 

Commercial  agencies  in  different  places.    Recent. 

"  Agencia  Comercial  Privada  de  Mexico"  in  Liverpool.  1S73.  (Orig- 
inals.) 

Legation  in  Berlin.    1878.    (Copies.) 

Legation  in  Spain.    1873-1875. 

Legation  in  Washington.    Press  copies  of  letters  sent  to  Mexico.    1878. 

Indice  of  correspondence  with  the  legation  in  Washington.    1854. 

Legation  in  Italy.    1878. 

SERIE  SEGUNDA. 
(second  series.) 
Archive  General  y  Publico  de  la  Nacion. 
{General  and  Public  Archive  of  the  Nation,  1823-1879;  7  cajas.) 
The  Archivo  General  y  Pi'iblico  de  la  Nacion  is  dependent  on  the  Secretariat 
of  Foreign  Relations,  as  has  already  been  indicated,  and  this  section  is  devoted 
to  correspondence  relative  to  the  administration  of  the  archive,  regulations 
for  it,  the  furnishing  of  documents  from  it  for  other  departments,  etc.  Numer- 
ous valuable  reports  on  the  condition  of  the  archive  at  different  periods  are 
found  here.    In  short,  this  section  is  the  best  single  source  for  the  history  of 
the  Archivo  General  y  Publico.    Valuable  information  relative  to  particular 
documents  of  interest  is  occasionally  found. 

Asuntos  Varies. 
(Various  Matters.) 
Caja  1822-1829. 

Guatemala ;  the  "  Cokran  Squadron  ".    1822. 

Note  of  Alaman  deprecating  the  publication  in  Mexico  of  a  pamphlet 
entitled,  O  matan  a  los  Inghscs  6  cl  Gobicrno  los  protcjc.  and  ask- 
ing that  efforts  be  made  to  dispel  any  bad  effects  it  might  have  in 
the  United  States.    1825. 


2 CO  Mexico:  Relacioncs  Exterior es 

Secularization  of  Mexican  regular  clergy.    1827. 

(The  U.  S.  minister  transmits  a  copy  of  a  letter  from  the  U.  S.  C'usul 
in  Rome  to  the  Secretary  of  State  referring  to  costs  of  secularization 
of  the  clergy  who  had  applied  to  the  Pope  through  the  agency  of  the 
United  States.) 
Register  of  foreign  agents  in  Mexico  and  of  Mexican  agents  abroad. 
1828. 
Caja  1830-1834. 

Circulars  to  tlie  diplomatic  corps  in  Mexico  and  to  Mexican  agents  abroad 

regarding  commercial  matters. 
Movement  of  trading  vessels  to  Mexican  ports,  and  the  attempt  to  arrest 
the  Hello  at  Puerto  de  Rio  Grande.  Reports  by  the  consul  at  New 
Orleans.    July,  1830. 
The  Santa  Fe  trade.    1831-1832. 

Request  by  Butler,  the  U.  S.  charge,  for  permission  to  send  an  escort 
with  the  annual  caravan  as  far  as  the  Colorado  River,  because  of 
the  danger  froin  Indians  between  Santa  Fe  and  the  Arkansas. 
Note  on  the  route,  enclosed  by  Butler. 
Correspondence  of  Butler  with  Alainan. 
Report  of  an  attack  on  the  caravan  of  "  Dewheats  "  in  1831. 
Copy  of  a  letter  by  Austin  Smith  to  his  brother,  from  Walnut  Creek, 
on  the  Arkansas,  Sept.  24,  1S31,  reporting  the  death  of  another 
brother,  Jedediah,  at  the  hands  of  the  Comanches. 
Reports  by  the  consul  at  New  Orleans  of  the  Santa  Fe  trade.    1832. 
United  States  troops  on  the  frontier.    1S31. 

(Report  by  the  minister  in  Washington  of  the  movement  of  U.  S.  troops 
at  Fort  Jessup  and  other  points,  and  sounding  a  note  of  warning.) 
Fur  traders  in  tlie  Rocky  Mountain  country. 

Report  on  their  activities  by  the  consul  at  New  Orleans.    1832. 
Printed  contract  of  Wilson  Williams  to  assist  J.  S.  Smith  in  trade  to 
New  Mexico  for  a  term  of  six  months  at  $13  per  month. 
Texas  affairs.    1830-1833. 

Report  by  the  minister  in  Washington  that  the  consul  at  New  Orleans 
informs  him  that  migration  to  Texas  via  New  Orleans,  as  well  as 
contraband  trade  at  Galveston,  is  increasing.  About  50  pp.  of 
correspondence. 
George  Fisher,  administrator  of  customs  at  Galveston,  to  Andres 
Mauricio  \'oss,  \'era  Cruz,  concerning  the  cotton  trade  and  smug- 
gling. San  Felipe,  July  21,  1830. 
Id.  to  Fred  Holdsworth,  regarding  his  own  conduct  and  his  relations 

with  De  Zavala.    July  21,  1830. 
Communication  of  Manuel  Mier  y  Teran  to  the  minister  of  relations. 

1830. 
Communications  by  George  Fisher,  from  Matamoros,  to  the  minister 
of  relations,  relative  to  his  own  fate  (suertc)  and  to  conditions  in 
Texas.    Documents  enclosed.    1831. 
Correspondence  of  George  B.  McKinstry.  a  trader  at  Brazos  San- 
tiago, with  Fisher,  concerning  trade  in  Texas.    1831. 
(The  chief  topic  is  the  price  of  cotton.) 
Order  to  keep  the  Mexican  flag  flying  at  tlie  consulate  at  Matamoros. 

1831. 
Correspondence  with  the  consulate  at  New  Orleans  regarding  the 
introduction  of  slaves,  custom-house  troubles,  and  bad  political 
situation.    1832. 


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Id.  of  the  consul  at  New  Orleans  with  Bradburn,  at  Anahuac,  con- 
cerning excesses  committed  in  the  Brazos  River  by  the  schooners 
Nelson,  Tyson,  and  Sabine. 
(Several  letters  transmitted  by  the  consul.) 
The  Texas-Louisiana  boundary.     1833. 

Copies  of  reports  by  the  commandant-general,  transmitted  by  the 
minister  of  war,  of  the  work  of  Mier  y  Teran ;  requests   for 
Teran's  memoir  and  for  related  documents.    1833. 
Difficulties  with  American  traders  at  Tabasco.    1832. 
Caja  1835-1838. 

Search  for  the  Teran-Sanchez-Berlandier  papers.    1836-1837. 

(Inquiry  being  made  for  them  by  the  minister  of  war,  they  were  found 
at  Matamoros,  Mar.,  1836,  where  they  had  been  left  in  charge  of  Luis 
Berlandier,  botanist  of  the  boundary  commission  after  the  death  of 
Sanchez.  A  list  by  Berlandier,  dated  at  Matamoros,  Oct.  20,  1835,  in- 
cludes 9  diaries  by  Berlandier  and  Chovell,  14  maps  (filanos),  the  diary 
of  Amangual  from  New  Mexico  to  Bexar,  letter  by  Massanet.  Teran's 
diaries  and  correspondence,  1827-1831,  Berlandier's  botanical  collec- 
tions, etc.) 
Caja  1839-1842.  Nothing  noteworthy. 
Caja  1843-1845. 

Circulars  to  the  diplomatic  corps  and  agents  abroad. 
Extensive  correspondence  relative  to  British  commercial  relations. 
Note  from  Waddy  Thompson  to  the  minister  of  relations,  thanking  him 
for  courtesies,  etc.    Jan.  27,  1844. 
Caja  1846-1851. 

Fremont  in  California.    1846. 

Thomas  O.  Larkin,  U.  S.  consul  at  Monterrey,  to  the  U.  S.  minister 
in  Mexico,  stating  that  there  is  no  danger  of  California  being 
invaded  by  Americans;  that  Fremont  is  still  in  California,  either 
surveying  or  resting  his  horses ;  and  that  about  400  emigrants 
arrived  in  California  in  1845.  Monterrey,  Apr.  3, 1846. 
Same  to  same,  giving  his  view  of  "  what  they  call  driving  Captain 

J.  C.  Fremont  out  of  the  country  ".    Mar.  27,  1846. 
Larkin  to  the  U.  S.  Secretary  of  State.    Mar.,  1846. 

(Copies  of  letters  transmitted  with  the  above.) 
I'remont  to  Larkin,  Mar.  5,  1846,  transmitted  with  the  above. 
Mutual  complaints  of  Mexicans  and  Americans,  of  private  character. 
1848,  185 1. 
The  slave  trade.    Note  from  the  British  minister  to  Mexico  relative  to  the 
vessels  provided  by  his  government  to  help  suppress  the  trade, 
according  to  the  treaty  of  Feb.  4,  1841. 
Related  correspondence. 
Expenses  of  the  Mexican  boundary  commission — salaries,  escorts,  in- 
struments, etc.    1849. 
Correspondence  with  the  legation  at  Washington  with  a  view  to  "  recover 
the  various  expcdientcs  and  paj^ers  extracted  from  the  Archives 
of  Mexico  by  General  .Scott,  and  which  passed  (pasan)  to  the 
Secretariat  of  State  of  the  United  States  ". 

(Original  letters  by  Rosa,  nos.  19  and  58,  referred  to  in  another  section.) 
Caja  1852-1854. 

Ransom  of  Mexican  captives  held  by  the  Lipan  Indians  of  Texas.    1852. 

(Correspondence  of  the  legation  in  Washington  and  of  George  Howard, 
U.  S.  Indian  agent  at  San  Antonio;  claim  for  indemnity;  accounts,  etc.) 


262  Mexico:  Rdaciones  Exteriores 

Cases  of  the  vessels  Mansanillo  and  Grijalva.    1852-1853. 

The  boundary  commission.     Death  of  Garcia  Conde.  member  of  the 

commission;  reports  of  progress;  correspondence,    1852,   1854; 

organization  of  the  commission  provided  for  in  the  treaty  of  1853. 

1854. 

Correspondence  relative  to  the  charge  that  the  Mexican  government  was 
protecting  the  slave  trade.    1853. 
Caja  1852-1867. 

Charge  that  the  British  vessel  Laura  is  implicated  in  the  slave  trade. 
Correspondence  with  the  minister  of  justice.    Oct.,  1859. 

Routine  correspondence  with  the  U.  S.  consul  in  Mexico.    1859. 

Sale  of  Mexican  lottery  tickets  in  New  York.  Correspondence  with  the 
legation  in  Washington,     i860. 

Concessions  of  land  in  Chihuahua  to  American  citizens.  Correspondence 
with  the  minister  of  fomento.    i860. 

Charge  that  false  coins  are  being  made  in  Pittsburg,  Missouri,  for  circu- 
lation in  Chihuahua.  Correspondence  with  the  legation  in  Wash- 
ington.    i860. 

Slave  trade ;  suspicion  of  the  American  vessel  St.  John.  Correspondence 
with  the  legation  in  Washington.    1861. 

Nullification  of  grant  of  lands  of  the  Mission  Santa  Catarina,  Baja  Cali- 
fornia.   Correspondence  with  the  consul  in  San  Francisco.    1861. 

Suppression  of  trade  between  New  Orleans  and  Matamoros,  by  decree  of 
the  United  States.  Correspondence  with  the  legation  in  Washing- 
ton and  the  U.  S.  Secretary  of  State.    1864.    About  40  pp. 

Report  that  a  company  has  gone  to  Havana  to  make  false  coins  to  circu- 
late in  Mexico.  Correspondence  with  the  consul  in  New  York. 
1865. 

Seizure  of  goods  of  "  Drage,  Ockling,  and  Co."  at  Boca  del  Rio.    Corre- 
spondence with  the  legation  in  Washington.    1866. 
Co/fl  1868-1876. 

Invitation  of  William  H.  Seward  to  a  dinner  in  his  own  honor  at 
Chapultepec,  Nov.  27,  1869.  "  Autographs  of  persons  of  that 
epoch."    Letters  of  acceptance,  etc. 

"  Interesting  notices  concerning  the  policy  of  the  American  Government 
relative  to  the  complaints  (reclamactones)  of  foreigners.  Reports 
by  M.  Romero,  from  New  York  and  Philadelphia.    1868. 

Correspondence  with  the  minister  of  hacienda  relative  to  lands  in  Texas. 
1870. 

Refusal  of  the  U.  S.  authorities  to  furnish  to  the  Mexican  consul  in 
Brownsville  the  statistics  of  trade  relations  between  the  two  coun- 
tries.   1872. 

Various  proposals  of  industrial  establishments  by  American  citizens. 
187.^. 

(Correspondence  similar  to  the  foregoing  continues  to  1893.) 
Caja  1879-1880  (reaches  to  1887). 

\'arious  correspondence  with  the  consuls  at  San  Antonio,  Galveston,  and 
San  Francisco. 

Embargo  at  San  Diego  of  the  custom-house  receipts  of  Tijuana.     1881. 

No.  55.     Search, for  a  Spanish  grant  made  in  Arizona  in  1812  to  Don 
Agustin  (Drtiz  of  a  ranch  called  "  Aribac  ".    1880. 
(This  correspondence  shows  that  in  1833  land  titles  for  1812  in  Arizona 
were  registered  in  the  office  of  the  Comisario  de  Hacienda  at  .\rispe.) 


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Death  of  five  American  bandits  at  Bavispe.    1881. 

Complaints  of  irregularities  in  the  American  administration  of  customs 

at  El  Paso,  San  Saba  (Tucson)  and  Piedras  Negras.    1881. 

(Correspondence  similar  to  the  foregoing  continues  to  1893.) 

Ciencias  y  Artes,  etc. 
(Sciences  and  Arts,  etc.    1S24-1884.    3  cajas.) 
Caja  1824-1868. 

'■  Material  Improvements."  Requests  by  foreigners  for  patents,  indus- 
trial monopolies,  and  concessions.  Such  items  are  included  as 
schemes  for  paper  factories,  pearl  fisheries,  silk  culture,  mints, 
building  of  steam  engines,  discovery  of  lost  treasures  at  sea,  work- 
ing of  old  mines,  etc. 

Search  for  lost  treasures  of  art ;  expositions  ;  scientific  expeditions. 

The  carrying  off  from  Jalapa  of  plans  and  maps  of  the  Drainage  {De- 
sagiie)  of  Huehuetoca  made  by  General  Rincon,  by  American  sol- 
diers who  occupied  his  house.    Correspondence.    1848. 

Recovery  of  70  plans  or  maps  of  the  state  of  Mexico  taken  by  General 
Cadwallader  from  Toluca.    Correspondence.    1848-1906. 
Caja  1870-1879. 

Collection  of  birds. 

Seventeen  maps  of  the  period  of  the  Empire,  sent  to  the  Secretariat  of 
War.    Correspondence.    1876. 

Coast  surveys,  maps  made  by  U.  S.  vessels,  formation  of  a  collection  of 
maps  in  the  Secretariat  of  Fomento.    Correspondence.  1876-1877. 

Concessions  to  Americans.    Correspondence  with  various  consulates. 

Comercio. 

{Commerce.    1825-1882.    7  cajas.) 
Caja  1825-1849. 

General :  Correspondence  with  the  legation  in  the  United  States,  the 
consuls  in  the  United  States,  and  the  U.  S.  minister  in  Mexico  con- 
cerning commercial  matters ;  movement  of  U.  S.  vessels,  invoices 
(facturas)  sent  by  the  consuls,  especially  from  New  Orleans  ;  cir- 
culars relative  to  these  matters. 

Principal  Items. 

Reports  of  American  contraband  trade  in  Mexican  ports.  1826,  1830, 
1835,  1836,  1849  (on  the  Rio  Bravo). 

"  Drawbacks."  Correspondence  of  the  legation  in  Washington  with  the 
U.  S.  Secretary  of  .State.     183 1. 

Santa  Fe  trade.  Petitions  by  citizens  of  the  United  States  for  permission 
to  open  trade  with  Chihuahua  by  way  of  the  Pecos  and  El  Sacra- 
mento.   1 83 1. 

Smuggling  at  \'era  Cruz.  Described  in  a  letter  by  J.  Malcolmson  to  Lucas 
Alaman.    183 1. 

American  traders  in  Chihuahua  and  Sonora.  Correspondence  with  offi- 
cials in  Santa  Fe,  Tucson,  Chihuahua,  etc.,  1837. 

Report  by  the  commandant  of  New  Mexico  to  the  effect  that  Carlos  Bent, 
of  Fort  Bent,  had  reported  that  the  United  States  was  about  to 
establish  a  line  of  forts  from  the  Napestle  to  the  Chato  and  other 
points,  to  mark  the  boundary.    1843. 


2G4  Mexico:  Rclacioncs  Extcriorcs 

Correspondence  with  the  U.  S.  minister  in  Mexico  and  Consul  Larkin,  at 
Monterrey,  relative  to  purchasing  supplies  for  California  from 
whaling  vessels.    1844. 
Caja  1850-1868. 

General,  as  indicated  for  the  above  caja. 

Illustrative  item :  Consular  reports  of  a  contraband  trading  expedition 
being  fitted  in  Boston  for  Tabasco.    1852. 

Correspondencia.    Varias. 
(Corresfioiideiicc.     Miscellaneous.     1822-181)3.     35  cajas.) 
Keys  to  correspondence  in  cipher,  indices,  or  registers,  of  the  correspond- 
ence of  the  department,  and  some  files  of  secret  correspondence. 
Caja  1822-1828. 

Keys  and  indices,  as  indicated  above. 

Secret  correspondence,  in  cipher,  with  key,  with  Pablo  Obregon,  at  Wash- 
ington, concerning  the  revolutions  in  Cuba  and  South  America. 

.    1825. 

Petition  to  the  President  of  Mexico  for  a  grant  of  a  million  acres,  prefer- 
ably in  Texas,  for  a  colony,  by  Francisco  Louis  Guyot,  a  citizen  of 
Geneva.    Paris,  July  25,  1826. 

Correspondence  with  Torrens,  at  Washington,  concerning  plans  for  col- 
onization.   1824. 

Complaint  against  certain  American  vessels  in  regard  to  the  carrying  of 
mail  to  Mexico.     1825. 

Secret  correspondence  of  Torrens  from  Bogota,  in  cipher.    1825-1826. 
(In  the  cajas  that  follow  there  are  similar  files  to  1893.) 

Deuda  Publica. 
{Public  Debt.     1822-1893.    6  cajas.) 
Correspondence  relative  to  the  raising  of  loans  in  foreign  countries ;  com- 
missions to  various  individuals  to  negotiate  loans,  etc. 
Caja  1829-1840.    Correspondence  relative  to  loans  in  England. 
Caja  1856-1864(71). 

Commission  to  General  Caspar  Sanchez  Ochoa  concerning  loans  in  the 
United  States ;  bonds  issued  in  the  United  States,  their  manage- 
ment and  liquidation.     1864-1871.    About  200  pp.  of  correspond- 
ence. 
Caja  1865-1877(88). 

Authorization  of  the  minister  in  Washington  to  raise  a  loan  in  the  United 

States.    1865. 
Commission  of  Daniel  Woodhouse  to  raise  a  loan ;  his  contract  with  the 
house  of  Corlies  and  Co.    1865-1876.  Two  legajos.  About  400  pp. 
Project  of  a  loan  in  the  United  States  by  General  Gaines,  Gomez,  and 

Cuesta.    1876. 
"  Estados  Unidos.     1867-1889."     11  legajos.     Payinent  of  Corlies  and 
Co.;  J.  Y.  Hanley  asks  for  reports;  the  Carabajal  loan;  opinions 
of  Perry  and  Tift  relative  to  bonds. 
"  Various  Matters.    1870-1888."    Proposal  of  Woodhouse  and  Son  and 
other  persons  to  sell  bonds ;  sale  of  bonds  in  the  United  States. 
About  300  ff. 
Caja  1877-1880. 

Circulars  to  foreign  agents  concerning  the  public  credit.  Donations  for 
the  payment  of  the  American  debt.    1877. 


Scric  Segunda  265 

Facturas  consulares. 
Consular  Invoices.    iS36-iS~4.    i  caja.) 
Instructions  to  consuls  abroad  as  to  their  reports  of  commercial  movements  ; 
certificates  of  vessels  issued  by  consuls  for  Mexican  ports,  manifests  (ntani- 
fiestos)  and  invoices  (facturas)  of  cargoes,  correspondence  with  consuls  con- 
cerning the  promotion  of  commerce  and  its  regulation. 

Impresos. 
(hnprinls.     1822-1892.     15  cajas.) 
Correspondence  concerning  the  transmission  of  government  publications, 
newspapers,  pamphlets,  etc.,  to  and  by  foreign  agents.  Mainly  letters  of  trans- 
mittal.   Some  of  the  imprints  are  filed  in  the  boxes. 

Marina. 
{Marine.    1822-1882.    5  cajas.) 

Miscellaneous  correspondence  of  the  Secretariat  regarding  marine  affairs, 
such  as  the  purchase  of  vessels  abroad,  issuance  of  patentcs  de  navegacion 
to  foreigners,  permitting  them  to  sail  under  the  Mexican  flag,  nationalization 
of  foreign  vessels,  patrol  of  the  coasts,  establishment  of  lighthouses,  inter- 
national rules  regarding  navigation,  etc.  There  are  many  documents  of  these 
classes  relating  to  the  United  States. 

Movimiento  Comercial  y  Maritime. 
{Commercial  and  Maritime  Movements.    i822-i8()3.    5  cajas.) 
Regular  monthly  reports  of  Mexican  consuls,  commercial  agents,  and  lega- 
tions with  respect  to  the  movements  of  commerce,  invoices  (facturas)  of  ves- 
sels cleared  for  Mexican  ports,  correspondence  relative  to  commercial  regula- 
tions, etc. 

(Extensive  correspondence  from  New  Orleans,  San  Francisco,  Philadel- 
phia, and  New  York.) 

Kesenas  Politicas. 
(Political  and  Commercial  Reviews.    1822-1879.    31  cajas.) 

This  is  one  of  the  most  important  sections  of  the  archive  for  following  the 
political  news  received  from  abroad  by  the  Department  of  Foreign  Relations. 
One  finds  here  documents  of  a  nature  similar  to  those  in  "  Asuntos  Interna- 
cionales  ",  "  Nacionales  ",  "  Mexico  ",  etc.  The  principal  classes  of  corre- 
spondence in  this  section  are  the  reports,  more  or  less  regular,  by  the  Mexican 
consulates  and  legations,  of  political  and  commercial  news  of  international 
bearing,  and  circulars  by  the  Minister  of  Foreign  Affairs  to  Mexican  agents 
abroad  imparling  news  of  similar  kind.  There  are  also  occasional  "  noticias  " 
by  the  frontier  governors.  A  good  many  of  the  rcsciias  politicas  are  secret 
correspondence,  in  cipher. 

The  two  classes  of  rcsci'ias,  political  and  commercial,  are  being  separated 
into  subdivisions  of  the  section.  As  this  work  proceeds,  the  ditTcrent  classes 
of  reports  will  have  to  be  sought  in  their  respective  subdivisions,  following  the 
chronological  order. 

For  the  United  States  there  are  extensive  reports,  of  political  news  espe- 
cially, arranged  year  by  year,  beginning  in  1824,  from  the  legation  in  Wash- 
ington and  the  most  important  consulates.  Of  the  consular  rcjwrts  the  most 
important  for  early  years  are  those  from  New  Orleans,  Philadel]ihia,  and  New 
York.    Later  those  from  Brownsville  and  San  Francisco  become  important. 


266  Mexico:  Relaciones  Exterior es 

Illustrative  Items  Noted. 
Caja  1822-1830. 

"  Political  notices  "  by  the  governor  of  Californias.    1824. 
Id.  by  Minister  Torrens  in  Washington.    1824. 

Relations  of  the  United  States  with  the  Cherokees. 
Designs  of  the  United  States  on  the  Rio  Columbia. 
Departure  of  Iturbide  from  Mexico,  and  the  probability  that  he  would  go 

to  the  United  States. 
Secret  correspondence  of  Obregon,  in  Washington,  in  cipher. 
The  recognition  of  Mexican  independence. 
Affairs  in  Cuba. 
Political  notices  by  the  minister  in  Washington.    1827. 
Recognition  of  the  independence  of  Mexico. 

Russia's  attitude  in  this  matter ;  a  long  discussion  by  the  minister ; 
correspondence  (transmitted)  of  Henry  Clay  with  Middleton,  at 
Moscow. 
Report  of  operations  of  the  Mexican  squadron  under  Porter. 
Circulars  relative  to  Santa  Anna's  prominciamiento.    1828. 
Reports  by  the  minister  in  Washington.    1829. 

Rumors  of  an  expedition  from  Cuba  against  Mexico. 
Designs  of  the  United  States  on  Texas. 
Caja  1836-1839. 

Circular  announcing  the  capture  of  Santa  Anna.    May  26,  1836. 
Id.  reporting  Mexican  victories  in  Texas.    Apr.  20,  1836. 
Id.  reporting  subsequent  events  in  Texas.    June  18,  1836. 
Id.  announcing  Santa  Anna's  arrival  in  Vera  Cruz.    Feb.  25,  1837. 
(This  circular  is  to  be  transferred  to  "  Presidentes  ".) 
Ca/o  1841-1843. 

"  Reviews  {reseiias)  and  notices  relative  to  Texas,  Californias,  and  New 
Mexico,  communicated  by  the  consul  of  New  Orleans."    A  bundle 
of  some  200  ff. 
Circular  to  Mexican  agents  abroad  announcing  the  victory  over  the  Tex- 
ans  at  Mier.    Jan.  23,  1843.    With  replies. 

SERIE  TERCERA. 

(third  series.) 

Ajeno. 

{Extraneous.     1821-1884.    9  cajas.) 
In  general :    Miscellaneous  documents  pertaining  to  the  business  of  other 
secretariats.    There  are  numerous,  though  occasional,  documents  of  impor- 
tance. 

Items  Noted. 

Caja  1822  contains  numerous  important  documents  relative  to  the  career  of 

Iturbide. 
Caja  1835-1842. 

Approval  by  the  Senate  of  additions  to  the  treaty  of  Jan.,  1828,  with  the 

United  States.     1828. 
A  bundle  of  miscellaneous  papers  consisting  of  historical  data  regarding 
"  Antiquities,  Musuems,  Academies  ",  etc. 


Serie  Tercera  267 

Caja  1845-1848.    "  Archivo  del  Consulado  de  Nueva  Orleans."    Papers  of  the 
consulate,  here  on  deposit. 

ArchiTOs  de  Legaciones. 
{Archives  of  Legations.    1825-1838.    7  cajas.) 

The  legation  in  Rome.    1825-1858.    4  cajas. 

The  legation  in  London,    i  caja. 

"  Of  the  Mexican  Mission  in  the  American  Assembly  (the  Panama  Con- 
gress)."    1826-1827.    I  caja. 

The  legations  in  Brussels  and  Chile,    i  caja. 
Archives  of  the  commission  created  according  to  the  convention  of  Apr.  11, 
1839,  and  of  other  similar  commissions. 

No.  I.  "  Actas  de  los  Procedimientos  de  la  Comision  Mixta."  Records 
of  the  daily  sittings.  1840-1842.  Three  bound  volumes.  (In  both 
Spanish  and  English.) 

No.  2.  Archive  of  the  Mexican  commission  at  the  U.  S.  Centennial, 
1876. 

Nos.  3-30.  Archive  of  the  joint  claims  commission  appointed  according 
to  treaty  of  July  4,  1868,  sitting  in  1870  and  1871.  Original  evi- 
dence with  respect  to  claims,  proceedings,  correspondence  of  the 
commission,  etc. 
Archive  of  the  "  Comision  Pesquisadora  en  la  Frontera  del  Noroeste  ".  1872- 
1873.    sccjas.    (Cf.  p.  255.) 

(Important  historical  data  regarding  frontier  affairs  from  1845  forward.) 
Archive  of  the  "  Comision  Pesquisadora  en  la  Frontera  del  Norte  ".     1873- 
1875-    5  cajas.     {Cf.  id.) 
(Important  data  regarding  the  frontier  from  1845  forward.) 

Documentos  Sueltos. 
(Separate  Documents.    5  cajas.) 
(Note:    It  is  intended  to  distribute  these  papers  in  other  sections.) 

Caja  "  Documentos  Antiguos.    En  IV." 

■■  Texas.    History.    Concerning  Invasion  of  the  North  Americans  and 
the  Usurpation  of  Texas  and  California."    (Mimeograph  copies.) 
A  memorial  regarding  American  occupation  of  Texas  by  Americans. 
Campeche.     By  Felix  Moreno,  to  Brig.  Juan  Jose  Leon,  com- 
mandant of  Campeche.    Campeche,  Aug.  16,  1822.    Transmitted 
from  Merida. 
Translation  of  the  "  very  exaggerated  "  report  by  the  U.  S.  commis- 
sion appointed  to  report  to  the  U.  S.  Congress  on  the  Rus- 
sians on  the  Pacific  coast.    Jan.,  1821.    Sent  from  Merida,  1822. 
Correspondence  of  officials  of   Natchitoches,   Nacogdoches,   and 

Bexar  relative  to  Americans.    1822.    (Copies.) 
Report  of  a  secret  mission  to  Natchitoches.     1822. 
Correspondence  relative  to  the  Texas-Louisiana  boundary.     1830. 
Id.  concerning  relations  of  Spain  and  Mexico.     1835-1838. 
"  Reports  relative  to  commerce  [of  San  Francisco]  and  the  condition  of 
California  at  the  end  of  1864."    By  W.  S.  [or  W.  L.  ?],  San  Fran- 
cisco, Feb.  I,  1865. 
Various  documents  relative  to  Iturbide.    1822-1823.    (Original.) 


268  Mexico:  Relaciones  Exteriores 

Iturbide  to  Negrete  concerning  his  voyage  from  Mexico.    Tulancingo, 

Apr.  13,  1823. 
The  Iturbide  revolution  in  Cahfornia,  1822-1823. 

Statement  of  funds  suppHed  Iturbide  for  his  private  expenses.  1822- 

Conspiracies  against  Iturbide.    1822. 
"  Secretaria  del  Vireynato.  Atio  de  1817.  Ynfidencias.  No.  1675.  Papel 

de  John  Williams  ",  etc.     88  mimeograph  pages.     See  Asuntos 

Internacionales,  p.  223. 

(In  this  expediente  there  are  documents  referring  to  Robinson,  filibuster.) 
Establishment  of  Iturbide's  authority  in  New  Mexico.    Correspondence 

with  the  commandant.    1823-1834.     (Original.) 
Caja  "  Documentos  Sueltos.    1821-1830." 

■'  Commission  to  the  Antilles  Entrusted  to  the  Sehor  D.  Fran™  Pizarro 

Martinez."     His  commission,  reports,  correspondence  with  the 

minister  of  foreign  relations,  the  President,  etc.    1826-1829. 
Reserved  correspondence  of   Francisco  Pizarro   Martinez,   from   New 

Orleans,  and  Sebastian  Camacho.    Part  in  cipher.     1826. 

(It  discusses  the  affairs  of  Cuba,  the  Panama  Congress,  the  revolution 
in  Mexico,  etc.) 
Correspondence  of  the  minister  of  foreign  relations  with  the  minister  of 

hacienda  and  the  legation  in  Washington  relative  to  Texas.    1830- 

1834. 
Miscellaneous  correspondence  concerning  the  annexation  of  Texas.  1844- 

1845. 
Caja  "  Documentos  Sueltos.     1831-1845." 

Miscellaneous  correspondence  with  the  consul  in  New  Orleans  and  the 

legation  in  Washington. 
A  bundle  for  1837  marked  "  Texas  ".    Correspondence  with  the  Mexican 
legations  in  France  and  the  United  States. 

Centre  Americano.  Varies  Asuntos. 
{Central  American.     J'arious  Hatters.    2  cajas.) 
Documents  relating  to  the  subject  indicated  by  the  title. 

ARCHIVO  DEL  IMPERIO. 

(archive  of  the  empire.) 

In  a  separate  room  adjacent  to  the  general  archive  of  the  Secretariat  of 
Foreign  Relations  there  is  housed  a  large  collection  of  records  of  the  govern- 
ment of  Maximilian.  It  contains  over  sixty  large  legajos  of  loose  papers  and 
numerous  bound  volumes  of  indices  and  books  of  account.  Though  very 
important,  the  collection  is  altogether  unclassified,  and  it  is  impossible  to  give 
anything  but  a  general  idea  of  its  contents. 

The  papers  seem  to  be  largely  from  the  Department  of  Foreign  Relations 
of  the  Imperial  government,  but  there  are  also  papers  from  his  Private  Secre- 
tariat, personal  correspondence  of  the  empress,  etc. 

There  are  indices  or  registers  of  correspondence  of  the  Ministerio  de  Gober- 
nacion,  of  the  Secretaria  de  Estado  y  de  Negocios  Extrangeros,  of  the  "  Cabi- 
net of  His  Excellency  the  Marshal  of  France,  Sefior  Bazaine  ",  of  the  "  Civil 
Cabinet  of  the  Emperor  ",  of  the  Emperor's  correspondence,  etc. 


SECRETARIA  DE  GUERRA  Y  DE  MARINA. 
(Secretariat  of  War  and  Marine.) 

The  Secretaria  de  Guerra  y  de  Marina  has  existed  as  such  without  funda- 
mental change  in  function  since  1821.  As  now  organized,  it  has  charge  of 
the  following  branches  of  administration:  the  regular  army,  the  navy  and  the 
merchant  marine,  the  national  guard  in  the  Federal  service,  military  legisla- 
tion, military  justice,  military  pardons,  letters  of  marque,  military  schools, 
naval  schools,  military  hospitals,  fortifications,  quarters,  construction  estab- 
lishments, manufacture  of  arms  and  munitions,  arsenals,  dockyards,  Federal 
military  deposits  and  stores,  rebellious  Indians,  military  colonies,  seacoasts 
with  reference  to  navigation,  and,  in  general,  all  things  necessary  for  the 
defense  of  the  national  territory. 

The  Secretariat  comprises  nine  branches  called  Departments,  and  four  that 
go  under  other  names.  The  Departments  are:  Infantry  (Infanteria),  Cav- 
alry (Cavalleria),  Artillery  (.'^rtilleria).  Engineers  (Ingenieros),  Marine 
(Marina),  Sanitary  Service  (Servicio  Sanitario),  Justice  (Justicia),  Archive 
and  Library  (Archivo  y  Biblioteca),  and  Accounts  and  Administration 
(Cuentas  y  Administracion)  of  the  .Army.  The  other  branches  are  the  Staflf 
(Estado  Mayor),  the  Private  Secretariat  (Secretaria  Particular)  of  the  Sec- 
retary of  War  and  Marine,  the  Distribution  Office  f Oficialia  de  Partes),  and 
the  Telegraph  Department  (Mesa  del  Servicio  Telegrafico). 

So  far  as  the  present  writer  was  able  to  ascertain,  the  principal  archives  of 
importance  for  the  history  of  the  United  States  are  the  General  .Archive 
(Archivo  General)  of  the  Secretariat,  the  .Archive  of  the  Library  (Archivo 
de  la  Biblioteca),  and  the  archive  of  the  Estado  Mayor.  Most  of  the  depart- 
ments have  individual  archives,  but  as  a  rule  the  records  for  all  but  recent 
dates  have  been  sent  to  the  .Archivo  General.  However,  more  detailed  search 
than  was  possible  might  bring  to  light  valuable  material  in  some  of  the  depart- 
ment archives.  Excepting  the  considerable  collection  in  the  Archivo  de  la 
Biblioteca,  where  older  documents  are  found,  most  of  the  records  of  the  Sec- 
retariat are  for  the  period  subsequent  to  1821. 

THE  ARCHIVO  GENERAL. 

(T1U-:  GENER.\L  ARCHIVE.) 

The  Archivo  General  of  the  Secretariat  of  War  and  Marine  is  located  in 
the  Palacio  Nacional,  being  reached  by  passing  through  the  main  patio.  Ad- 
mission is  secured  through  the  minister  of  war  and  marine.  The  archive  is 
open  in  the  morning  from  9:00  until  i  :  00,  and  arrangements  can  usually  be 
made  lo  work  in  the  afternoon. 

The  collection  is  an  enormous  one,  containing,  perhaps,  a  greater  bulk  of 
documents  than  the  .\rchivo  General  y  Publico  de  la  Xacion.  Must  of  the 
records  are  grouped  into  ten  fraccioncs  (divisions),  which,  in  turn,  are 
arranged  in  legajos  bearing  mcmbretcs,  or  tickets  which  indicate  in  a  general 
way  the  contents.    For  each  fraccion  there  is  an  iitdice  kept  in  book  fonn. 

B-,  far  the  most  important  divisions  of  the  archive  for  historical  purposes 
are  Fraccioncs  Primcra  and  Segimda,  which  contain,  res|iectivoly,  records  of 
military  operations,  and  personal  data  regarding  the  higher  officers.  The 
nature  of  the  other  divisions  is  indicated  on  i)ages  304-305. 

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Mexico:  Guerra  v  Marina 


FRACCI6N  PRIMERA.  OPERACIONES  MILITARES 
(First  Division.  Military  Operations.) 
This  division  covers  the  period  from  1821  to  1867,  and  contains  perhaps 
1000  legajos,  of  from  500  to  1000  folios  each.  The  legajos  are  numbered  in 
separate  series  for  each  year  or  group  of  years.  Down  to  1856  each  legajo 
bears  a  metnbrcte,  or  ticket,  showing  the  division  (fraccion),  legajo  number, 
dates  embraced,  and  principal  subjects  treated  by  the  documents  within.  For 
the  period  after  1856  the  documents  are  arranged  in  legajos  on  an  alphabetical 
basis.  The  mcmbretcs  of  these  latter  legajos  do  not  show  the  contents,  but 
this  is  indicated  in  a  general  inventory  (iitdice)  kept  in  book  form. 

Sample  Mcmbretc. 


Fraccion  i.  Legajo  Num.  7. 

Operaciones  Militares. 

1829-1833. 

Sucesos  de  la  Alta  California. 

Establecimientos  Rusos  en  el  puerto  de  Bodega  y  Ross. 


Most  of  the  expedientes  contained  in  the  legajos  are  enclosed  in  carpctas 
bearing  the  cardtulas,  or  titles  of  the  expedientes.     (See  pp.  301-303.) 


Principal  Items. 

1822-1827.  Legajos  no.  1  and  no.  2.  "  Revolucion  de  los  Yndios  Yaquis,  Opa- 
tas,  y  Mayos  en  Sonora.  Tratado  de  Paz  con  dichos."  Corre- 
spondence of  the  minister  of  war  with  various  local  and  federal 
authorities  concerning: 

Uprising  of  the  Yaqui,  Opata,  Mayo,  and  Apache  Indians  in  Sonora  and 
Sinaloa. 

Expedition  against  the  Indians  of  the  Rio  Colorado. 

Hostilities  of  the  Comanche  in  Chihuahua. 

Treaty  of  peace  with  the  Navajo. 
1824-1826.    Legajo  no.  4.    "  Ynvasion  de  los  Yndios  Comanches  en  los  Esta- 
dos  Fronterizos  del  Norte."    Five  cuadernos  of  about  200  ff.  each. 

(Correspondence  of  the  minister  of  war  with  the  ministers  of  relations 
and  hacienda,  and  with  local  authorities  in  Texas,  Tamaulipas,  and  other 
frontier  districts,  concerning  Comanche  depredations.  Reports  and 
diaries  of  campaigns  by  local  officials,  Request  for  more  troops  for 
Bexar.) 

1827.  Legajo  no.  6.  "  Revolucion  contra  expulsion  de  espaiioles.  Yndios 
barbaros.  Comandancia  de  Occidente.  Mai  estado  en  que  se 
encuentra." 

(Correspondence  of  the  minister  of  war  with  Anastacio  Bustamante, 
Piedras,  and  others.) 


Archivo  General  271 

Difficulties  concerning  the  expulsion  of  Spaniards  in  various  localities. 
Movements  of  Anglo-.'Vmericans  on  the  Texas-Louisiana  frontier. 
Report  by  the  commandant-general  of  the  States  of  the  East  that  twenty 

vessels  have  been  sighted  "  in  Nacogdoches  and  Galveston  ". 
Measures  which  he  has  taken  in  consequence. 

(From  1821  forward  there  are  various  bundles  of  pronunciamientos,  which 
are  not  listed  here.) 

1829-1833.  Legajo  no.  7.  "  Sucesos  de  la  Alta  California.  Establecimientos 
Rusos  en  el  puerto  de  Bodega  y  Ross."  Several  large  biuidles  of 
correspondence  of  the  war  department,  of  which  the  following 
are  some  of  the  most  notable  items : 
"  1832  and  r833.  Six  cuadernos  relating  to  the  march  of  the  Sefior  General 
Jose  Figueroa  to  Alta  California  and  to  the  condition  in  which  he 
found  that  Territory  on  his  arrival."  Some  200  fF.  of  correspond- 
ence of  the  minister  of  war  with  the  military  authorities  of  Cali- 
fornia.   With  cxtractos. 

Account  by  Figtieroa  of  Zamorano's  efforts  to  put  down  the  disturb- 
ances.   Mar.  26,  1833. 

Jose  Maria  de  Echeandia  to  the  commandant  of  Monterrey,  telling 
of  events  at  San  Diego.    Dec.  9,  183 1. 

Report  by  Zamorano  to  Juan  ]\Iaria  Ybarra  of  a  meeting  held  in 
Alonterrey  to  discuss  conditions.    Dec.  16,  1831. 

Id.  of  a  meeting  held  at  Monterrey.    June  24,  1832. 

Other  correspondence  of  Figueroa,  Zamorano,  Jose  de  la  Cuesta, 
and  others. 
Unlabelled  bundle  containing: 

Report  by  "  Guillermo  Ant''  Richason  "  to  Bustamante  telling  of 
opposition  to  \'ictoria  in  San  Diego,  headed  by  Carrillo,  Pio  Pico, 
Bandini,  Portillo,  and  others.    Cabo  de  San  Lucas,  Dec.  23,  1831. 

Report  of  the  death  of  Pacheco  in  the  battle  near  Los  Angeles. 

Letters  by  Carrillo,  Fray  Narciso  Duran  ( president  of  the  missions) , 
Juan  Bandini,  and  others  to  President  Bustamante,  concerning 
events  in  California.    May,  1830-Jan.,  1832. 

Proclamation  by  Victoria  to  the  citizens  of  Monterrey.     Sept.  21, 

Proclamation  by  Carrillo  against  Victoria.    Nov.  29,  183 1. 

Account  of  attack  on  Monterrey,  by  Echeandia,  Pio  Pico,  Juan  Ban- 
dini. Pabln  de  la  Portillo,  and  others.  Dec.  i,  1831. 
"  183 1  and  1832."  Three  cuadernos  concerning  the  events  which  tran- 
spired in  California  in  1831  and  1832  relative  to  the  revolution 
which  broke  out  on  Nov.  29  of  the  first  named  year  against  the 
commandant-general,  Lieut. -Col.  Don  Manuel  Victoria.  Corre- 
spondence of  the  minister  of  war  with  various  authorities.  With 
ex  tract  OS. 

Cuadenio   i. 

Pio  Pico,  in  reply  to  Xictoria's  address  of  Sept.  21.  Nov.  7.  1831. 

Guillermo  Antonio  Richason,  from  Guadalupe,  giving  "  noticias  "  of 
affairs  in  California.    Jan.  i,  1832. 

Jose  ALnria  de  Echeandia  to  the  President  of  the  Republic,  giving  his 
view  of  events.    Jan.  15,  1832. 

Report  by  Victoria  to  the  President. 


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Report  by  Pedro  de  la  Mora,  San  Bias,  of  the  arrival  of  the  Amer- 
ican vessel  Pocahontas,  from  San  Diego. 

Various  letters  by  Pedro  de  la  Mora,  Victoria,  Zamorano,  Ramon 
Morales,  and  Bandini.    1831-1832. 

Cuadcrno  2. 
Report  by  Zamorano  of  his  expedition  to  Monterrey.    8  flf. 
Letter  by  Figueroa.    June  19,  1833. 

Cuadcrno  3. 

Letter  of  Jose  Maria  de  Echeandia.    Jan.  13,  1833. 

Letters  of  Pico  and  Alvarado.    1833. 
"  1829  and  1830.    Some  documents  relating  to  the  Revolution  led  by  the 
banished  Joaquin  Solis  against  ....  Jose  Maria  Echeandia,  and 
the  despatch  of  the  principal  leaders  to  San  Bias." 

Correspondence  of  Barragan,  Alaman,  Guillermo  A.  Wyse,  Echean- 
dia, De  la  Parra. 

List  of  prisoners  sent  to  San  Bias  in  the  American  vessel. 
"  Tranquility  of  California."    A  paper  dated  Aug.  24.  1839. 
"  Revolution  in  Calif ornias.    3'°'  Cuadcrno. "    An  expediente  bearing  the 
date  1838. 

Command  assumed  by  Pablo  de  la  Portillo,  who  asks  for  more 
troops. 

Letters  by  Romero,  Zamorano,  and  others. 

"  Relacion  "  by  Zamorano,  captain  of  the  company  of  San  Diego,  of 
events  in  California,  to  the  Supreme  Government.    July  31,  1838. 

Address  by  Alvarado  to  the  people.    July  31. 

Miscellaneous  correspondence  of  the  minister  of  war  concerning 
California.    1838-1839. 
"Russians  Established  North  of  la  .Mta  California."     Some  50  ff..  in- 
cluding: 

A  summary  of  Russian  relations  from  1819.  Unsigned.  Based  on 
documents  in  the  "  Archivo  General  ". 

Correspondence  concerning  the  establishment  of  a  fort  near  the  San 
Rafael  mission.    1833-1834. 

Extractos  of  documents  in  the  "  Archivo  General  de  la  Federacion  " 
relative  to  Russian  relations.  Sent  to  the  minister  of  war  by  the 
archivcro,  Ignacio  Cubas.    Aug.  2,  1833.    Three  cuademos  : 

Cuadcrno  i.  Establishment  of  Russians  at  Puerto  de  Bodega  in 
1813. 

(The  commandant  of  Nueva  Galicia  to  Goycoechea,  May  26,  1813,  telling 
of  proceedings  of  the  brig  Bostones  at  Bodega;  order  to  the  governor 
of  Alta  California  to  watch  the  Russians ;  report  by  Arrillaga  to  the 
viceroy,  telling  of  the  Russian  establishment.  Feb.  4.  1813 ;  printed  cir- 
cu'ar  by  the  viceroy,  July  13,  1813,  telling  of  friendship  with  the  Rus- 
sians :  Jose  Carenecia,  reportinc;  Russian  relations.  July  30.  1814 :  com- 
munications from  the  court  of  St.  Petersburg,  in  Russian,  1812-1815.) 

Cuadcrno  2.  Imprisonment  of  various  Russians  of  Puerto  de 
Bodega,  belonging  to  the  vessel /Zmenm,  or  Erwfnfa.  1815.  About 
8ff. 

(Letters  of  Pablo  Vicente  de  Sola  to  the  viceroy;  Jose  de  Guerra  y 
Noriega  to  Sola;  list  of  goods  confiscated;  list  of  soldiers  with  Carrillo 
in  the  expedition  to  Ensenada  Cojo;  account  by  Juan  Elliot  de  Castro, 
one  of  the  prisoners,  of  his  trip  from  Sitka  and  of  his  imprisonment.) 


Archk'o  General  273 

Cuaderno  3.    Arrival  at  San  Francisco  of  the  Russian  vessel  Sowa- 
roff.    1815-1816. 

(Clearance  papers  of  the   vessel,   St.    Petersburg,   Sept.  3,   1813;   corre- 
spondence of  Luis  Arguello  and  Sola.    1815-1816.) 

Latest  reports  and  provisions  concerning  the  Russian  establishment 
near  Puerto  de  Bodega.    181 6. 

(Reports  of  Juan  Elliot  de  Castro,  and  others,  to  the  commandant  of 
marine,  on  the  Russian  establishment.) 

Concerning  the  disposition  of  the  Russian  prisoner  Boris  Tarasoff. 
1816.    10  ff. 

(Correspondence  of  the  prisoner  with  the  authorities.) 
Russian  aggressions  in  Puerto  de  Bodega.    1831-1832.    12  ff. 

Order  that  ayudante  inspector  Jose  Maria  Padres  reconnoitre  the 
place. 

Correspondence  of  Manuel  Victoria,  Jose  Maria  Padres,  Jose  Figu- 
eroa,  Ignacio  Martinez,  and  Rafael  Garcia  with  the  authorities  in 
Mexico  and  each  other.     1831-1832. 
1830.    Legajo  no.  14.    "  Principio  de  la  Revolucion  de  Tejas." 

Seven  cuadcrnos,  of  some  100  folios  each,  comprising,  mainly,  corre- 
spondence of  General  Mier  y  Teran  and  other  officials  of  the 
Interior  Provinces  with  the  minister  of  war  concerning  conditions 
in  Texas,  migration  of  Indians  toward  the  Texas  frontier,  immi- 
gration of  Anglo-Americans,  etc. 
1834.  Legajo  no.  1.  "  Prision  de  D.  Jose  F.  .\ustin.  Correspondencia  con 
las  comand'  g'rales  y  otros  asuntos." 
Seven  carpctas,  of  some  200  pages  each,  containing  correspondence  of  the 
Seccion  Central,  Mesa  i",  of  the  Secretariat  of  War  and  Marine, 
concerning  the  imprisonment  of  Stephen  F.  Austin  in  Mexico  and 
affairs  in  Texas  in  general.    Among  the  items  are  the  following: 

Safe  conduct  for  Austin. 

Circular  order  for  the  arrest  of  Austin.    Dec.  21,  1833. 

Notice  of  his  arrival  in  Mexico. 

His  imprisonment  in  the  Inquisition  Building. 

Assignment  of  his  causa  to  the  commandancy-general. 

His  causa. 

Appointment  of  Almonte  and  Noriega  as  commissioners  to  Texas. 

Correspondence  of  Francisco  Duclor  with  Santa  Anna. 

Danger  of  a  revolt  in  Te.xas. 

Arrival  of  Americans  at  San  Felipe  and  Brazoria ;  custom-house 
affairs  there. 

"  Tranquilidad  de  Matamoros  de  Tamaulipas  y  renuncia  del  Gral. 
Cos."     Correspondence  of   Cos   with  the  minister  of   war  and 
marine. 
Representation  of  Cos  to  the  minister  of  war  concerning  his  own  conduct. 

Aug.  24,  1835. 
Exposition  of  the  ayuntamiento  of  Victoria  concerning  Cos.     Aug.  8, 

1835. 
1834.  Legajo  no.  2.    "  Pronunciamiento  por  el  plan  de  Cuernavaca.    Causa 
contra  los  sublevados  de  Matamoros.     Revolucion  de  Puebla  y 
otros  Estados.    Acciones  de  Guerra." 
No.  241.    "  Pronouncement  of  July  23  of  Coahuila  and  Tejas." 
(A  report  printed  in  the  TeUgrafo.) 
19 


274-  Mexico:  Giierra  y  Marina 

No.  269.    Pronouncement  of  July  2"/,  1834,  at  Monclova. 

(A  report  printed  in  the  Telegrafo.) 
Numerous  other  pronouncements  in  different  parts  of  Mexico. 
Causa  Criminal  against  the  leaders  of  the  disturbances  of  June  19,  1833, 

at  Matamoros.    Before  the  Juez  Fiscal,  Barragan,  3''  chief  of  the 

Light  Battalion  of  San  Luis  Potosi. 

1834.  Legajo  no.  3.    "  Ocurrencias  politicas  de  Sinaloa.    Movimientos  del 

Gral.  Canalizo  y  otros  varios  Asuntos." 

(Correspondence  of  the  local  commanders  and  civil  authorities  with  the 
minister  of  war.) 

1835.  Legajo  no.  1.    "  Guerra  de  Tejas  y  otros  Asuntos." 

Ten  carpetas  (here  called  legajos),  consisting  mainly  of  correspondence 
of  Cos,  commandant-general  of  the  Interior  States  of  the  East, 
from  Dec.  22,  1834,  to  Oct.,  1835.  Each  month's  correspondence 
constitutes  a  separate  carpeta.  The  following  are  some  of  the  chief 
items : 

Report  by  Cos  concerning  danger  from  the  Taovayas  and  Comanche. 
June  9,  1835. 

Reports  by  Cos  of  conditions  in  Texas.    July,  1835. 

Report  of  the  death  of  Tenorio. 

Articles  in  the  Diario  concerning  "  The  Revolution  in  Tejas  ". 

The  capture  of  the  Corrco. 

"  Expulsion  of  D.  George  Fisher  at  the  request  of  the  Governor  of 

Tamaulipas." 

(A  notice  by  Cos,  from  Bexar,  Oct.  15,  1835,  and  correspondence  con- 
cerning this  matter.) 

1835.     Legajo  no.  2.     "  Ejercito  de  Operaciones  Sobre  Tejas.''     Legajos 
(carpetas)  11  and  12  of  the  correspondence  of  Cos  with  the  min- 
ister of  war  (continuation  of  the  preceding  legajo).    Nov.  and 
Dec,  1835. 
Correspondence  of  Jose  Maria  Guerra,  at  Matamoros,  with  the  minister 

of  war.    Nov.  and  Dec,  1835. 
"  Orders  concerning  the  march  to  Texas  of  the  Alost  Excellent  Senor 
General  of  Division,  Benemerito  de  la  Patria,  Don  Antonio  Lopez 
de  Santa  Anna,  Chief  of  the  Army  of  the  North." 
(Some  500  pp.  of  correspondence  concerning  Texas  affairs   and   Santa 
Anna's  preparations.) 
1835.    Legajo  no.  3.    "  Ejercito  de  Operaciones  sobre  Tejas.    Ynvasion  de 
Tampico  por  el  Gral.  D.  Jose  Antonio  Mejia." 

(Nine  carpetas — here  called  legajos.    Some  of  them  have  separate  inven- 
tories.) 

1.  Injuries  done  to  the  hacienda  in  the  customs  by  the  "  Tejanos  "  ;  funds 

remitted  to  the  army  of  Texas. 

2.  Correspondence  of  the  chief  of  squadron  of  the  Mexican  Marine  and 

of  the  commandant-general  of  the  Department  of  Vera  Cruz  and 
Tampico,  concerning  the  transportation  of  troops  and  munitions 
to  Texas. 

3.  Donations  for  the  "  Texas  Campaign  ". 

4.  "  Plans  for  achieving  success  in  the  Texas  campaign." 

5.  Correspondence  of  the  Federal  Congress  with  the  minister  of  war  con- 

cerning affairs  in  Texas. 

6.  Id.  of  the  secretarv  of  the  Senate. 


Archivo  General  275 

7.  Id.  of  the  president  of  the  Consejo  de  Gobierno. 

8.  "  Communications  relative  to  the  invasion  of  Tamaulipas  by  the  ex- 

General  D.  Jose  Antonio  Mexia."    About  200  ff. 

9.  Suspended  orders  relative  to  Texas. 

1836,  January  to  June.    Legajo  no.  1.    "  Campana  de  Tejas.    Ataque  y  toma 
de  la  Ciudad  de  Bejar  ",  etc. 

(Correspondence  of  Santa  Anna  and  other  officials  of  the  northern  fron- 
tier concerning  the  war  in  Texas.  Some  of  it  is  for  the  latter  part  of 
the  year  1835.) 

Capitulation  of  Cos,  at  Bejar.  Signed  for  the  Americans  by  F.  W.  Johns- 
ton, Robt.  Morris,  Jas.  G.  Swisher,  and  Edward  Burleson. 

"  Attack  upon  and  capture  of  Bejar.    Feb.  23,  36." 

(Report  by  Santa  Anna,  Bejar,  Feb.  29;  despatch  by  Bowie  to  Santa  Anna, 
Feb.  23;  reply  by  Jose  Batres;  other  documents  relative  to  the  event.) 

"  Action  at  and  Capture  of  the  Fort  of  San  Patricio.    Mar.  2,  36." 

(Report  by  Urrea,  to  Santa  .^nna.  Mar.  3:  other  correspondence.) 

"  Assault  upon  and  capture  of  the  Fortaleza  del  Alamo.    Mar.  6,  36." 

(Official  report  by  Santa  Anna;  Travis's  commission  as  lieutenant,  si^ed 
by  Governor  Smith,  Dec.  24,  1835,  and  taken  after  the  capture,  it  is  to 
be  supposed.) 

Capture  of  mission  Refugio.    Mar.  15.    Report  by  Urrea. 

The  burning  of  Gonzales.  Mar.  15.  Report  by  Joaquin  Ramirez  y 
Sesma. 

"  Action[s]  of  Goliad.  Fuerte  de  Copano  y  la  Boca.  Victoria,  Encinal, 
and  Llano  del  Perdido,  Mar.  20  and  21."    Official  reports. 

Instructions  by  the  Supreme  Government  to  Santa  Anna.  Mar.  17. 
Minute. 

Various  self-gratulatory  communications  from  Santa  Anna  concerning 
the  victory  at  the  Alamo.    Apr.,  1836. 

"  Carpeta  containing  various  communications  which  are  directed  from 
this  Ministry  [of  War],  dated  from  the  20th  to  the  29th  of  April, 
1836,  to  the  Most  Excellent  Sefior  General  of  Division,  Bene- 
merito  de  la  Patria,  Don  Antonio  Lopez  de  Santa  Anna,  in  com- 
mand of  the  Army  of  the  North,  which  did  not  reach  him  because 
of  the  receipt  of  the  news  that  His  Excellency  unfortunately  had 
been  a  prisoner  of  the  Texans  since  April  21  of  this  present  year." 

(Fifteen  communications  in  all.  Part  of  them  are  private  letters.  With 
one  exception,  the  seals  had  remained  unbroken  until,  with  the  permis- 
sion of  the  official  in  charge,  I  broke  them  in  1907.) 

Correspondence  of  Brig.-Gen.  Gabriel  Valencia  with  the  Department  of 
War.    May.  1836. 

(Reports  of  the  capture  of  Santa  .Anna,  and  plans  for  his  ransom.) 
Similar  correspondence  with  the  frontier  military  authorities.    June  to 
Nov.,  1836. 
1836.     Legajo  no.  2.    "  Campana  de  Tejas  de  Julio  a  Diciembre." 

(Correspondence  with  the  commander-in-chief  of  the  .\rmy  of  the  North. 
About  1000  ff.) 
1836.    Legajo  no.  3.    "  Colonos  sublevados  en  Tejas  y  otros  asuntos." 

(Correspondence  with  the  commander-in-chief  of  the  Army  of  the 
North,  and  other  officials,  concerning  the  Texas  War  and  the  attitude 
of  the  United  States.) 

1836.    Legajo  no.  6.    "  Sublevacion  de  la  Alta  California.    Buques  de  Guerra 
en  la  Costa  de  Tejas.    Artilleria,  .\nnamento  y  demas  efectos  de 


276  Mexico:  Guerra  y  Marina 

gnerra  que  se  remitieron  al  ejercito  de  Operaciones  sobre  el  Dept" 
de  Tejas." 
"  Expedition  to  Californias."    1836-1837. 

Declaration  of  the  Ayuntamiento  of  San  Diego.    Mar.  22,  1836. 
Contract  of  William  S.  Hinckley  to  carry  in  the  Clementina  a  com- 
missioner to  the  supreme  government.    Monterrey,  July  20,  1836. 
The  minister  of  exterior  relations,  Monasterio,  to  the  minister  of 
war,  transmitting  correspondence  relative  to  the  situation  which 
Mariano  Chico  found  at  San  Diego  and  Los  Angeles,  "  on  account 
of  the  Sedition  promoted  by  the  Foreigners  D.  Abel  Esteam 
»  (Stearns) and  D.  Victor  Prudon,  associates  of  D.  Manuel  Araga  ". 

•  Nov.  14,  1836. 

'  '  Manuel  Chico  to  the  minister  of  relations,  telling  of  the  sedition 

caused  by  the  above  named  p>ersons.    July  22,  1836. 
Same  to  same,  telling  of  the  state  of  the  country,  and  of  the 
chartering  Hinckley's  vessel  to  take  the  commissioner  to 
Mexico  and  the  offenders  as  prisoners.    July  20. 
Same  to  minister  of  war,  asking  for  munitions.    July  23. 
Jose  Urrea  to  the  minister  of  war,  Silao,  concerning  the  troubles 
in  California.    Apr.  29,  1837. 
"  Occurrences  in  Alta  California  from  the  arrival  of  the  Commandant- 
General  Col.  D.  Mariano  Chico,  until  his  departure."    Apr.  19- 
July  30,  1836. 
A  review  of  the  political  situation  in  California  since  183 1.    Mar.  6, 

1838.    14  ff. 
Chico  to  the  minister  of  war,  reporting  dangers  to  the  province.  July 

22, 1836.    20  ff. 
Correspondence  of  the  minister  of  justice,  the  minister  of  war,  and 
Chico  concerning  the  latter's  removal  from  command.    Sept.-Nov., 
1836. 
"  Revolution  of  California."    Nov.,  1836-Jan.,  1837. 
Correspondence  of  Nicolas  Gutierrez,  Jose  Castro,  Jose  Maria  Herrera, 
and  others  concerning  the  pronunciamiento  of  Nov.  4  in  Alta  Cali- 
fornia, etc.    Nov.,  1836. 
Estado  of  troops  at  Monterrey.    Nov.  4,  1836. 

Letter   of  William   S.   Hinckley,   commander  of   the   Clementina, 
at  San  Lucas,  quoting  an  order  from  Castro  to  proceed  from  Mon- 
terrey to  San  Lucas. 
Printed  proclamation  of  the  freedom  of  California,  signed  by  Castro 

and  Noriega.    Nov.  6,  1836. 
Correspondence  between  Nicolas  Gutierrez  and  Kennedy,  comman- 
der of  the  Peacock,  concerning  the  imprisonment  of  a  part  of  the 
crew  in  San  Francisco.    Nov.,  1836. 
Relation  of  officers,  soldiers,  and  others  expelled  from  California. 

Transmitted  by  Gutierrez,  Nov.  28,  1836. 
Jose  M.  Ramirez  to  the  minister  of  war,  telling  of  William  S.  Hinck- 
ley's part  in  the  disturbances.    Nov.  30,  1836. 
Various  other  letters  relating  to  the  disturbances. 
Contract  of  William  S.  Hinckley  noted  above.    July  20,  1836. 
War  vessels  on  the  coast  of  Texas. 

No.  I.  Correspondence  of  the  commander  of  the  national  squadron, 
Santa  Anna,  and  others.  Jan. -Oct.,  1836.  Aid  from  New 
Orleans  for  Texans. 


Archive  General  277 

Declaration  of  the  captain  of  tlie  American  vessel  Bonita. 
Extensive  correspondence  concerning  the  marine  affairs  of  the 
Texas  revolution. 
No.  2.    Reports  of  the  artillery  and  munitions  sent  to  the  Army  of 
Operations  of  the  Department  of  Texas.    1836.    About  100  fF. 
1836(1827-1835).    Legajo  no.  7.    "  Comision  de  Limites."    Correspondence 
of  General  Mier  y  Teran  while  he  was  serving  on  the  Texas- 
Louisiana  boundary  commission,  1827- 1835.     It  consists  mainly 
of  communications  directed  to  him,  minutes  of  his  replies,  diaries, 
accounts  of  expenditures,  etc.    Nine  legajos,  as  follows : 
1827.    Legajo  no.  1.    Correspondence  with  Juan  Jose  Espinosa  de  los 
Monachos,  the  minister  of  war,  and  others,  concerning  the  organi- 
zation of  the  commission.    Twenty  documents. 
1827.    Legajo  no.  2.    Correspondence,  while  en  route  to  Texas,  with 
Ybarra,  Anastacio  de  Bustamante,  Erasmo  Seguin,  and  others. 
Sixty-four  documents. 

1829.  Legajo  no.  3.  Correspondence  with  Bustamante  and  others,  while 
at  Nacogdoches.  Diaries  of  Tcran's  expedition  on  the  Rio  Grande. 
Forty  documents. 

1830.  Legajo  no.  4.  Correspondence  of  Teran  while  at  Matamoros. 
Ten  documents. 

1831.  Legajo  no.  5.  Further  correspondence  at  Matamoros.  Seven 
documents. 

(Includes  two  reports  to  Teran  on  Indian  affairs  of  Texas  by  Pedro  Ellis 
Bean,  Nacogdoches,  July  11,  1831.) 

1833.  Legajo  no.  6.  Further  correspondence  while  at  Matamoros.  Six 
documents. 

1834.  Legajo  no.  7.  Id.    Seven  documents. 

1835.  Legajo  no.  8.  Id.    One  document. 

Legajo  no.  9.    Accounts  of  expenses  of  the  commission. 
1836.    Legajo  no.  7.    "  Noticias  Historicas  y  Geograficas  colectadas  para  la 
averiguacion  de  los  limites  entre  esta  Republica  y  los  E.  U.  del 
Norte." 

(These  are  documents  accompanying  the  correspondence  listed  above,  and 
used  by  the  commission.) 

No.  I.    Diary  by  Rivera  of  his  expedition  of  1727-1728  into  Texas. 

(Copied  from  the  Guatemala  print  of  1736.) 
No.  2.    "  Diario  de  la  derrota  de  Novedades  ocurridas  en  la  partida  del 

mando  del  Sor.  Cap"  D"  Fran™  Amangual.    .\no  de  1808."    43  pp. 

(This  is  a  copy  of  the  diary  of  .^mangual's  expedition  from  Bexar  to 
Santa  Fe.  It  is  very  rare  if  not  unknown.  It  contains  considerable 
matter  about  the  Indians  of  the  region  traversed.) 

No.  3.  Proceedings  of  a  junta  de  gucrra  held  by  the  viceroy  to  consider 
the  arrest  of  certain  Frenchmen.    Jan.  21-22,  1754.    (A  copy.) 

No.  5.  Informe  by  the  cabildo  cclesiastico  of  Monterrey,  to  King  Charles 
IV.,  concerning  the  transfer  of  the  conventual  church  to  Saltillo. 
1797.    (Copy.) 

No.  7.  "  Expcdicnte  concerning  occurrences  of  the  Frontier  before  the 
withdrawal  of  the  American  army  from  Natchitoches."  iSort. 
Several  of  these  letters  are  the  originals.  Cf.  pp.  224,  400.  (Wil- 
kinson to  Cordero,  Oct.  14,  24,  29,  30,  Nov.  4.) 


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No.  13.    Diaries  of  an  expedition  by  Teran  and  Sanchez  on  the  left  bank 

of  the  Rio  Bravo.    June,  1829. 

(Printed  in  a  supplement  of  the  Gaceta,  July  15,  1S30.) 
No.  14.    "  Noticias  sobre  la  Frontera  de  Mexico.    Copias  de  Diarios  de 

Viage  que  necesitan  coreciones.    Ano  de  1828." 
No.  37.    Letters  by  Teran  concerning  Indian  affairs  of  the  frontier. 

(Evidently   belonging  with  the   correspondence  noted   in   the    foregoing 
legajo.) 
"  The  Texas  Question."    A  bundle  of  correspondence  and  documents  relat- 
ing to  the  boundary  commission.    They  belong  with  the  foregoing 

legajo.    About  200  ff. 
List  of  some  40  documents  furnished  the  commission  in  1826. 

(The  most  notable  items  are  the  Pichardo  Papers.    See  pp.  234-236.) 
Opinions  (votos)  of  Azcarate  and  other  members  of  the  Junta  de  Limi- 

tes,  concerning  the  questions  relative  to  the  boundary  propounded 

by  the  government.    20  pp. 
Correspondence  of  Mier  y  Teran  with  Lucas  Alaman.    1830. 
Representation  by  George  Fisher  to  the  commandant-general  of  the 

States  of  the  East  concerning  the  effect  of  the  law  of  Apr.  7,  1830. 

Villa  de  Austin,  July  2j,  1830. 
Extracts  from  the  boundary  descriptions  of  various  empresario  grants  in 

Texas. 
"  Viage  a  Texas  en  1828  y  1829  ",  being  the  diary  kept  by  Jose  Maria 

Sanchez,  who  accompanied  Teran.    60  pp. 

(Teran  borrowed  freely  from  this  document  in  writing  his  infornie.    Very 
important  for  Indian  affairs.) 
1836  y  1837.    Legajo  no.  1.    "  Campaiia  de  Tejas.    Prision,  libertad,  y  venida 

a  la  Republica  del  Gral.  Santa  Ana.    Detail  de  la  Accion  de  San 

Jacinto  en  21  Abril  36.     Sumaria  q  se  le  instruyo.    Convenio  q^ 

celebro  "  [at  Velasco] ,  etc. 
Correspondence  of  Santa  Anna  from  Mar.  S,  1836. 
Orders  for  the  campaign.    Alar.  8,  1836. 
Report  by  Santa  Anna  of  the  San  Jacinto  campaign.    Mango  de  Oavo, 

Mar.  II,  1837. 
Correspondence  of  Santa  Anna  with  Filisola  and  others  while  the  former 

was  in  captivity. 
Treaty  of  Velasco.    (Copy.) 

Correspondence  of  Burnet  and  others  relative  to  Santa  Anna's  release. 
"  Prision  del  E.  S.  Presidente  D°  Antonio  Lopez  de  Santa  Ana." 

(About  200  ff.  of  additional  correspondence  of  Santa  Anna,  Filisola,  Bur- 
net, Thomas  J.  Rusk,  Woll,  and  others  concerning  the  treaty  of  Velasco 
and  its  fulfillment.) 

1836-1837.    Legajo  no.  2.     "  Ejercito  de  Operaciones  sobre  Tejas.     Prisi- 

onerns  de  guerra." 
Correspondence  of  Urrea,  Antonio  Gil  Hernandez    (consul   at  New 

Orleans),  and  others  concerning  the  ransom  of  Santa  Anna  and 

the  exchange  of  prisoners ;  list  of  prisoners  on  Galveston  Island. 

1836- 1837. 
Correspondence  of  Nicolas  Bravo  and  Filisola  with  the  minister  of  war. 

Mar.,  Apr.,  and  May.  1837. 
"  1837.    Funds  {Caudales)  for  the  Anny  of  Operations  against  Texas." 

Correspondence  of  Bravo.    Over  200  pp. 


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Correspondence  of  Consul  Martinez,  at  New  Orleans,  and  of  the  admin- 
istrator-general of  mails  with  the  minister  of  war.     1837. 
Id.  of  various  officials  with  the  minister  of   war  concerning  bridges 

ordered  built  for  the  Army  of  the  North  in  Texas.    1836-1837. 
1837.    Legajo  no.  3.   "  Campana  de  Tejas.    Comunicaciones  con  el  E.  S.  Gral. 

en  Jefe  del  Ejercito  del  Norte." 
Correspondence  of  Bravo  and  Filisola.    Jan.-Dec,  1837.    About  500  fif. 
"  Reform  of  the  Army."    Correspondence  of  Bravo  and  Filisola ;  rosters 

of  the  Army  of  the  North,  etc.    Aug.-Sept.,  1837. 
"  Expediente  of  the  ex-governor  D"  Agustin  Viesca  and  Grant."    June, 

1835-Oct.,  1837.    Correspondence. 
1837.     Legajo  no.  4.     "  Sucesos  de  la  Alta  y  Baja  California."     Several 

hundred  folios  of  original  correspondence  concerning  the  events 

of  1837.    Items  noted  : 
List  of  persons  involved  in  disturbances  in  Alta  California. 
Declarations  of  various  persons  concerning  events  in  Alta  California. 

(One  is  bv  Santiago  Aguilar,  who  had  just  returned  from  Alta  California. 
Dec,  1837.) 
Correspondence  of  Elias  Gonzalez,  at  Arispe. 
Id.  of  the  officials  at  San  Bias  and  Mazatlan. 
Report  by  Francisco  Figueroa  on  the  state  of  affairs  in  California.    Mar. 

9,  1837. 
Id.  of  military  operations  in  and  relating  to  California,  by  Pablo  de  Por- 

tillo.    Sept.,  1837. 
Id.  by  Andres  Castillero,  commissioner  to  California,  to  the  minister  of 

war.    Oct.  21,  1837. 
Various  proclamations  issued  in  California. 
1837.    Legajo  no.  5.    "  Sublevacion  en  Nuevo  Mexico.    Ynvacion  de  Chiapas 

por  fuerzas  de  Guatemala  al  mando  del  faccioso  Gutierrez." 
Correspondence  of  the  commandant-general  of  New  Mexico,  Manuel 

Armijo,  with  the  minister  of  war,  reporting  the  desertion  of  the 

troops  of  New  Mexico  and  their  resistance  to  authority.     Aug., 

Correspondence  of  Simon  Elias,  of  Chihuahua,  concerning  the  affairs  of 

New  Mexico. 
A  bundle  of  printed  reports  of  the  Department  of  War,  in  the  Diario 

Oficial,  concerning  the  revolution  in  New  Mexico.    Sept.,  1837. 
Report  by  Armijo,  on  aft'airs  in  New  Mexico.    Oct.  11,  1837. 
Pronunciamiotto  by  the  citizens  of  Thome.    Sept.  8,  1837. 
A  carpeta  containing  reports  of  the  disturbances  in  New  Mexico,  Sept., 
1837,  by  the  c'lmmandcrs  of  the  departments  of  Durango,  Zacate- 
cas.  Chihuahua,  and  New  Mexico  ;  correspondence  of  the  minister 
of  war  with  the  minister  of  hacienda  ;  orders  to  General  Amador. 
Bundles  of  similar  correspondence  for  November  and  December.    1837. 
Id.  for  1838.    The  following  items  were  noted: 

Report  by  Armijo  that  North  .American  adventurers,  united  with 

Texans  and  Apaches,  are  supporting  the  revolution. 
Call  for  more  men. 
Diary  of  the  Seccion  de  Vanguardia,  kept  by  Cayetano  Justiniani, 

from  El  Paso  to  Santa  Fe.    Jan.,  1838.    (Copy.) 
Report  by  the  governor  of  Chihuahua,  Simon  Elias,  of  the  victory 
over  the  insurrectionists.    Mar.  3,  1838. 


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Other  correspondence  of  similar  nature,  extending  to  June,  1838,  or 

later. 
Pronunciamicnto  in  Sonora.    Oct.,  1837. 

"  Liberation  of  Santa  Anna."  Reports  of  his  arrival  at  Vera  Cruz,  in 
the  Diario  Oficial,  Jan..  1837. 
1837.    Legajo  no.  6.    "  Correspondencia  con  los  Comandancias  generales." 
Correspondence  with  Filisola  and  Agustin  Escudero  (Lt.-Col.  at  Mata- 

moros). 
Correspondence  concerning  rewards  (premios)  for  service  in  the  action 
against  Mexia,  at  Tampico. 
(See  pp.  59,  279  for  more  Filisola  correspondence.) 

1837.  Legajo  no.  8.    "  Temores  de  pronunciamientos  y  otros  asuntos." 
Correspondence  with  the  commandants  of  Nuevo  Leon,  Tamaulipas, 

Coahuila  and  Texas,  Queretaro  (concerning  "  the  rebel  Mejia  "), 
and  Sonora. 

1838.  Legajo  no.  1.     "  Campaiia  de  Tejas  y  otros  Asuntos  relatives  a  la 

misma,  de  Enero  a  Diciembre." 

A  carpeta  of  "  Communications  with  the  Most  Excellent  Sefior  General- 
in-chief  of  the  Army  of  the  North  "  for  each  month. 
(The  January  carpeta  contains  a  declaration  by  "  Solomon  Waggoner  ", 
captured  by  Mexicans  near  Bexar.) 

Correspondence  of  the  administrator  of  mails  and  the  minister  of  haci- 
enda with  the  minister  01  war. 

"  Mexican  Prisoners  who,  coming  from  Texas,  have  appeared  at  Mata- 
moros."    Lists,  etc. 

1839.  Legajo  no.  2.     "  Guerra  con  Francia.     Ejercito  del  Norte  sobre  los 

sublevados  de  Tamaulipas."     (Texas  matters  are  also  treated.) 
Correspondence  with  the  commanders-in-chief  of  the  Anny  of  the  North, 

Filisola  and  Canalizo.    Jan.-Mar.    About  150  ff. 
Id.  of  Santa  Anna  with  the  minister  of  war. 
Id.  of  Gorostiza,  from  Vera  Cruz. 

Expediente  concerning  the  closing  the  ports  of  Tamaulipas. 
1839.    Legajo  no.  3.    "  Campaiia  de  Tejas." 

"  Commandancy-general  of  Coahuila  and  Texas."    Correspondence  of 

Conde  and  Mifion.    Jan.-Nov. 
Expedition  of  Col.  Jose  Vicente  Miiion.    1839. 

(Reports  by  Mifion  and  correspondence  with  the  minister  of  war.) 
Correspondence  with  the  commandants-general  of  Nuevo  Leon  and 
Tamaulipas. 
1839.    Legajo  no.  4.    "  Campaiia  de  Tejas." 
(Includes  materials  for  1840  also.) 
Correspondence  with  the  minister  of  hacienda  and  the  commandants- 
general  of  Coahuila  and  Texas  and  Tamaulipas  concerning  the 
Army  of  the  North.    Jan.-Dec. 
"  Texan  Movements  in  1839." 

(Reports  of  cattle-stealing  incursions  of  Texans  to  the  neighborhood  of 
Matamoros;  retahatory  expeditions  of  Mexicans;  communications  of 
the  consul  at  New  Orleans  concerning  conditions  there ;  movements  of 
American  vessels  on  the  Gulf;  rumors  of  invasions  of  Mexico  by 
Texans.) 

'■  March,  1840.    Misdemeanors  of  the  secessionists  (dividcntes)  attached 
to  the  Adventurers  from  Texas." 
(Only  the  carpeta  is  present.) 


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1840.    Legajo  no.  4.    "  Campana  de  Tejas.    Correspondencia  con  el  E.  S. 

Gral.  en  Gefe  del  Ejercito  del  Norte.    De  Enero  a  Abril." 
1840.    Legajo  no.  5.    Id.,  May-Dec.    "  Movements  of  the  Texans." 

(Reports  by  Arista,  from  Monterrey,  and  Ampudia,  from  Matamoros.) 
Note:    Between  legajos  5  and  16  there  are  several  marked  "Correspondence  with 
commanders-in-chief ".     These   contain   some   matter   bearing  on   the   United 
States. 

1840.  Legajo  no.  16.    "  Correspondencia  con  las  Comandancias  Generales  de 

Jalisco,  Sonora,  Nuevo  Mexico,  Chihuahua,  Guanajuato.  Cali- 
fornia, y  Aguascalientes.    Julio  a  Dibre." 

1841.  Legajo  no.  2.  "  Correspondencia  con  las  Comandancias  Grales.  Cona- 

tos  de  revolucion  en  Morelos.    Armamento.     Indios  Mescaleros. 
Encuentro  con  los  Indios  barbaros  en  El  Paso.     Ynvacion  de 
Yndios  en  la  Villa  de  Parras  ",  etc. 
1841.    Legajo  no.  3.    "  Sucesos  de  Guadalajara.    Pronunciamiento  de  Pare- 
des  y  Arrillaga.    Corresp^  con  las  Comandancias  Grales." 
(Contains  matter  relating  to  Sonora,  Sinaloa,  and  Chihuahua.) 
1841.    Legajo  no.  4.    "Revolucion  de  Tabasco,  Yucatan,  y  Tejas.    Corre- 
spondencia con  las  Comandancias  Grales." 
Correspondence  of  the  commandant-general  of  the  Army  of  the  North. 
Id.  of  (jen.  D.  T.  Koupreanoff,  of  the  Imperial  Guard  of  Russia,  with  the 
commandant-general   of    California,   concerning   occurrences   at 
P>odega  in  1840  and  concerning  the  evacuation  of  the  place  by  the 
Russians. 
1841.    Legajo  no.  8.    "  Correspondencia  con  el  E.  S.  Gral  en  Jefe  del  Ejercito 
del  Norte.    Enero  a  Sept.  1841." 
Frontier  relations  in  general. 
Rumors  of  invasion  by  the  United  States. 
Report  of  an  expedition  preparing  in  Bexar. 

Id.,  by  a  Mexican  in  Bexar,  of  the  Santa  Fe  Expedition  at  Austin. 
Id.  by  Ampudia  of  an  encounter  with  Americans.    July. 
1841.    Legajo  no.  9.    "  Correspondencia  con  el  gral  en  jefe  del  Ejercito  del 
Norte  sobre  diversos  Asuntos.    Yndios  Barbaros." 
Correspondence  with  the  minister  of  hacienda  concerning  supplies  for 

the  Army  of  the  North.    1840-1841. 
Id.  with  the  commander-in-chief  of  the  Army  of  the  North.    Oct.-Nov., 

184 1. 
With  the  commandant-general  of  Coahuila  and  Texas,  concerning  Indian 

incursions  on  the  frontier. 
With  the  consul  of  New  Orleans  concerning  the  movements  of  vessels 

on  the  Texas  coast.    Newspaper  clippings  enclosed. 
Between  .Arista  and  the  governor  of  Coahuila  concerning  an  Indian  inva- 
sion of  Parras. 
1841-1842.     Legajo  no.  1.    "  Ynvacion  de  N.  Mexico  por  fuerzas  de  los  E.  U. 
Prision  de  Tejanos.    Causa  que  se  instruyo  al  Americano  D[r]y- 
den."    About  300  fF. 

(Inside  title:    "Expedition  of  troops  of  the  Government  of  the  United 

States  to  the  State  of  New  Mexico  in  the  years  18^0,  1841,  and  1842". 

The  bundle  had  apparently  never  been  opened  until  I  examined  it  in 

igo7.) 

Correspondence  of  Armijo,  governor  of  New  Mexico,  with  the  minister 

of  war  regarding  the  Santa  Fe  expedition. 

(Given  here  chronologically,  which  is  not  the  exact  order  in  which  it  is 
filed  in  the  legajo.) 


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Report  of  rumors  of  a  Texas  expedition  under  Col.  "  Carnes  ". 

Aug.,  1839. 
Id.  of  the  American  establishment  at  Fort  Carlos  Bent,  on  the 

Napestle  River,  and  of  contraband  trade  by  the  Americans.  Feb.  4, 

1840. 
Id.  that  a  Texan  expedition  is  going  to  New  Mexico.    Mar.  17,  1840. 
Id.  of  a  conversation  with  Manuel  Alvarez,  U.  S.  consul  at  Santa  Fe. 

May  I,  1840. 

(Armijo  reports  that  all   Americans  are  hoping  to  see  the  Texan  flag 
placed  over  all  New  Mexico  and  California.) 

Report  that  a  Mr.  Nait  has  gone  to  Texas,  as  representative  of 

Americans  at  Taos,  presumably  to  confer  with  the  "  governor  ". 
Report  of  rumors  at  Fort  Bent  that  the  Texan  expedition  is  coming 

in  the  following  September.    June  17,  1840. 
Copies  of  various  communications  to  Armijo,  enclosed  with  the 

above  report. 
Report  of  forces  available  for  defense.    June  18,  1840. 
Id.  of  a  communication  received  from  New  Orleans.    July  12,  1840. 
Id.  to  the  effect  that  he  can  not  go  on  a  campaign  against  the  Navajo, 

because  of  the  Santa  Fe  Expedition.    July  19,  1840. 
Id.  of  approach  of  the  Texans.    July  31,  1840. 
Id.  that  because  of  the  coming  expedition,  it  has  been  necessary  to 

make  peace  with  the  Navaho.    July  31,  1840. 
Other  communications  by  Armijo,  transmitting  rumors  of  plans  of 

the  Texans.    July,  1840. 
Report  that  the  Indians  of  the  North  say  that  no  uprising  is  visible. 

Sept.  15,  1840. 
Letter  transmitting  communications  from  Manuel  Lavato,  of  Taos. 

concerning  an  alliance  of  Comanche  Indians  with  Americans  of 

the  Napestle,  and  discussing  Indian  affairs.    June  3,  1841. 
Enclosure  with  the  above :    Passport  by  Lamar  to  "  Sash-ce-zinda. 

a  chief  of  the  Sarretaker  tribe  ". 

(The  passport  is  written  on  a  large  parchment  sheet.    Lavato  calls  Sash- 
ce-zinda  a  Comanche.    The  passport  was  taken  to  Armijo  by  Lavato.) 

Letter  denying  that  Kendall's  passport  was  destroyed.    May,  1842. 

(Other  correspondence  of  Armijo  during  the  last  half  of  1841  and  the  first 
half  of  1842  is  filed  toward  the  end  of  the  legajo.) 

Correspondence  of  Arista,  commandant-general  of  the  Army  of  the 
North,  mainly  from  Lampazos  and  Monterrey. 

Letter  transmitting  documents  giving  "  extensive  notices  "  of  a 
"  commercial  expedition  "  going  from  Texas  to  Santa  Fe,  and 
asking  that  it  be  cut  off. 

Among  the  enclosures  are:  Report  by  Santiago  Vidaurri  on  condi- 
tions in  Texas  and  the  preparation  of  the  "  commercial  expedi- 
tion "  being  promoted  by  Lamar.  Lampazos,  May  5,  1841.  10  pp. 
Another  report  by  Vidaurri.    July  29,  1841. 

(Arista  says  that  the  enclosures  are  from  the  "confidants"  whom  "ac- 
cording to  my  custom  I  always  keep  ....  in  Tejas".) 

Report  of  a  conference  with  Lamar  by  Rafael  Uribe,  at  Arista's 

order.    Aug.  i,  1841. 


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Correspondence  of  Garcia  Conde,  commandant  at  Chihuahua,  Aug., 
1840-1842,  concerning  the  conduct  of  the  prisoners  to  Mexico  and 
other  phases  of  the  Santa  Fe  Expedition. 

(On  Nov.  22,  1841,  Garcia  Conde  writes  that  two  Texans  were  shot  at  El 
Paso,  and  gives  a  report  of  the  trial  of  Salazar,  who  ordered  them  shot.) 
Id.  with  the  minister  of  hacienda  concerning  the  expedition.     1841. 
Id.  with  the  commandants  at  Durango  and  Guanajuato  and  other  mili- 
tary officials  concerning  the  defense  of  the  country.    1840-1842. 
(Scattered  through  the  legajo.) 
Reports  of  the  escort  sent  to  meet  the  Texas  prisoners,  of  their  arrival,  in 
various  squads,  at  Mexico,  and  of  their  imprisonment.     Nov.- 
Dec,  1 84 1. 
"Plaza  of  Chihuahua,    1841.     Department  of  Chihuahua.     Criminal 
prosecution  (criminal)  of  Guillermo  G.  Dreyden,  accused  of  com- 
plicity with  the  Government  of  Texas  in  its  attempts  to  annex  the 
Department  of  New  Mexico  ",  etc.    Juez  fiscal,  Capt.  Atanacio 
Ugarte.    About  100  flf. 
With  the  above  papers  are  documents  taken  from  the  captured  Texans. 
Among  them  are : 
Commission  to  "  William  G.  Cooke,  J.  Antonio  Navarro,  Richard  F. 

Brenham,  and  William  G.  Drydeii ". 
Van  Ness's  commission  as  secretary  to  the  Joint  Commission. 
Letter  to  Dryden  from  Van  Ness  (from  Santa  Fe)  notifying  him 
of  his  appointment  and  transmitting  Lamar's  proclamation  to  the 
citizens  of  Santa  Fe. 
Printed  copy  of  Lamar's  proclamation. 

Certificate  of  Cooke's  promotion  to  the  degree  of  Royal  Arch  Mason, 

signed   by   Henry   Millard,   high   priest,    Barry   Gillespie,    king, 

Alex.  Russell,  scribe,  H.  W.  Ragley,  secretary.    Austin,  May  27, 

1841. 

Instructions  to  the  commissioners,  signed  by  Sam  A.  Roberts,  acting 

secretary  of  state.    June  15,  1841.     13  pp.     (Original.) 
Letter  from  Abner  Lipscomb,  secretary  of  state,  to  Capt.  Dryden, 
John  Rowland,  and  William  Workman,  asking  their  cooperation. 
Austin,  Apr.  14,  1843.    Directed  to  Santa  Fe. 
Commission  to  Richard  F.  Brenham,  at  Santa  Fe,  as  collector  of  cus- 
toms of  the  "  Santa  Fe  District  ".    June,  1841. 
Some  pieces  of  Texas  scrip. 
Request  for  the  court-martial  of  W.  S.  Houghton. 
McLeod's  order  book. 
Records  of  several  courts-martial  while  the  expedition  was  in  camp  near 

Austin. 
Correspondence  with  the  U.  S.  envoy  extraordinary,  concerning  the  liber- 
ation of  Dryden.    Aug.,  1842. 
Documents  connected  with  the  trial  of  .\ntonio  Navarro,  member  of  the 
Santa  Fe  Expedition.    1842. 

(The  trial  took  place  in  Mexico.    Documents  relating  to  him  are  scattered 
in  various  portions  of  the  legajo.) 

Reports  of  the  flight  of  s^me  of  the  prisoners  from  Mexico.  Liberation 
of  some  of  the  prisoners  from  Castle  Perote.    June,  1842. 

Report  of  the  sailing  of  fourteen  of  the  prisoners  from  \'cra  Cruz  in  the 
Woodbury,  Sept.,  1842. 


284  Mexico:  Gucrra  y  Marina 

Communication  from  Dryden  to  the  British  representative  in  Mexico, 
claiming  that  he  knew  nothing  of  his  appointment  as  commis- 
sioner.   July  17,  1842. 
Lists  of  American  prisoners.    Mexico,  1841-1842. 

"  Summary  investigation   {Sumaria  a7'criguaci6n)   held  concerning  the 

Apprenhension  of  Fourteen  foreigners,  Texans,  who  were  in  the 

neighborhood  of  the  Nueces  River."    Plaza  de  Matamoros.    1841. 

Letter  from  Ampudia  to  the  commandant-general,  reporting  the 

affair.    June  18,  1841. 
List  of  prisoners  taken  to  Monterrey  and  to  be  sent  to  Mexico. 
Twenty-four  in  all,  including  part  of  the  fourteen  tried  at  Mata- 
moros.    Dec,  1841. 

(The  prisoners  tried  at  Matamoros  had  been  captured  by  Enrique  Villa- 
real.  The  names  of  eleven  were  given  as :  James  Ownsby,  captain 
(fled),  Tomas  Pratts,  David  B.  Foulat.  Daniel  Davis  (died),  James  G. 
Foulam,  James  Gage,  Jorge  L.  Frastrez,  E.  McDowell,  Stephen  Dencasots 
(Duncastle  ?),  John  Jameson,  William  Roysores.  With  the  exception 
of  three  who  were  left  ill  at  Matamoros.  they  were  taken  to  Monterrey, 
with  others,  and  ordered  sent  to  Mexico.  Among  those  ordered  to 
Mexico  was  Dimit.) 

Legajo  1823-1843.    "  Diplomas  y  Cruces  de  honor  por  el  Asedio  de  Ullua, 
defensa  de  Vera  Cruz,  Campanas  de  Yucatan  y  Tejas.     Prisio- 
neros  Tejanos  ",  etc. 
Conduct  of  nineteen  Texans  from  Saltillo  to  Mexico,  by  Capt.  Juan  B. 
Espino.    Feb.,  1842. 
(These  documents  belong  with  those  of  the  foregoing  legajo.) 

1842.  Legajo  no.  4.  "  Expedicion  sobre  Bejar.  Noticias  de  Tejas.  Yncur- 
siones  de  barbaros.  Marcha  de  tropas.  Fortificaciones  de  Mata- 
moros."   Twenty  or  more  numbered  documents. 

1.  Expedition  of  Lt.-(rol.  Valera  to  occupy  Bahia. 

2.  "  Concerning  means  {rcciirsos) ." 

3.  "  Expedition  against  Bejar,  by  General  Velasquez,  and  everything 

relative  thereto." 

(Reports  by  Arista  to  the  minister  of  war,  Feb.-Mar..  1842;  diary  of 
Vasquez's  march  to  Bexar,  etc.) 

4.  "  Notices  regarding  Texas." 

5.  "  Concerning  horses  for  the  Division  of  the  North." 

6.  "  March  to  reinforce  the  Division  of  the  North." 

7.  "  Incursions  of  Savages."    Reports  of  a  campaign  near  Zapadero  and 

China. 

8.  "  Employees  in  the  Comisaria  of  the  Division  of  the  North." 

9.  "  March  of  troops  to  the  North." 

10.  "  The  conduct  of  two  pieces  of  artillery  to  Matamoros." 

11.  "  Expedition  of  General  Woll  against  Tejas,  and  everything  relative 

thereto."    About  25  fT. 

15.  Correspondence  with  the  English  minister  concerning  the  liberation 

from  Saltillo  of  certain  prisoners,  among  them  being  Tomas  Pratt, 
William  McDonnell  [McDowell],  Thomas  Gage,  Barsilla  Cottle. 
Feb.,  1842.    Cf.  list  of  prisoners  above. 

16.  Contraband  trade  across  the  Rio  Grande  border,  evidently  by  Mex- 

icans crossing  to  the  Texas  side. 
18.  "Various  matters  relative  to  Tejas."     Correspondence  concerning 
Col.  Canales. 


Archivo  General  285 

20.  Papers  concerning  the  march  of  Well  against  Bexar  and  El  Copano. 

(In  this  legajo  there  is  correspondence  relative  to  a  "Triumph  of  Some 

Cados  over  the  Comanchcs  ".    See  no.  11.) 

1842.    Legajo  no.  5.    "  Donatives  para  la  Campana  de  Texas  y  papeles  quita- 

dos  a  los  Americanos  en  accion  de  Guerra." 

Donations  for  the  Texas  war,  by  citizens  of  Mexico.    Correspondence  of 

the  minister  of  hacienda. 
Correspondence  of  Arista.    1842. 

Reports  of  Texas  affairs  by  the  Mexican  consul  at  New  Orleans.     1842. 
"  Papers  or  Communications  taken  from  the  Texans  in  Action  of  War  in 
the  year  of  1842." 

(A  large  bundle  of  200  or  more  sheets,  taken  from  the  troops  stationed  at 
Corpus  Christi,  except  a  few  which  belong  in  a  former  legajo,  as  will 
appear  below.) 

Official  and  private  letters  from  Sam.  Houston  to  Col.  Davis,  sta- 
tioned at  Corpus  Christi.    May- June,  1842. 
Official  communications  and  orders  by  Hockley  to  Davis,  Capt.  Shiv- 
ers, and  others. 
A  large  bundle  of  personal  letters  to  the  captives. 
Reports  of  courts  martial.     Hospital  reports.    Daily  muster  rolls, 
]\Iay-July,  1842.    Lists  of  desertions. 
Report  of  a  meeting  of  "  San  Patricio  Rangers  ",  for  the  purpose  of 
dividing  certain  spoils.    May  18,  1841. 

(Among  them  were  Ownsby,  Pratt.  McDowell,  and  others,  whose  names 
appear  in  the  li.1t  of  prisoners  at  Matamoros.  See  p.  284.  These  papers 
were  evidently  taken  from  the  band  of  Americans  captured  by  N'illareal 
on  the  Nueces.    In  a  letter  of  May  31  Houston  orders  Ownsby  captured.) 

1842.  Legajo  no.  6.    "  Campaiia  de  Tejas.    Toma  de  Bejar.    Diversas  Ac- 

ciones  de  Guerra.    Prisioneros  de  Guerra  ",  etc.     The  correspond- 
ence reaches  into  1843. 
Reports  of  and  correspondence  concerning  Woll's  expedition  against 

Bexar. 
No.  11.  "  Expediente  concerning  the  Texan  invasion,  with  its  extracto 
(».  e.,  with  a  summary  of  the  contents  of  the  expediente).    Relief 
of  the  Senor  General  Reyes.    Defeat  of  the  invaders  in  Mier." 
1842. 
Orders  to  General  Reyes.    June-Oct. 
Rumors  of  the  approach  of  the  expedition,  sent  to  Reyes. 
Correspondence  of  various  officers  concerning  defense. 
Report  of  the  arrival  of  the  expedition  at  Laredo  and  of  the  sack  of 

that  place. 
Failure  of  Canales  to  stop  the  expedition. 
Reports  of  the  movements  of  troops  toward  Mier  to  intercept  the 

Texans. 
Report  of  the  victory  over  the  Texans  after  17  hours'  fighting  and 
the  taking  of  242  prisoners. 
Reports  of  the  action  at  Lepantitlan.    July  7,  1842. 
Sumaria  of  Antonio  Canales  on  account  of  his  defeat  at  Lepantitlan. 
Report  of  the  action  at  Arroyo  Salado.    Sept.  18,  1842. 
Lists  of  prisoners  taken  at  Arroyo  Salado  and  Bejar. 

1843.  Legajo  no.  7.    "  Campafia  de  Tejas.    Comunicaciones  con  el  E.  S.  Gral. 

en  Jefe  del  Ejercito  del  Norte." 

(A  series  of  monthly  files  of  correspondence,  covering  all  of  the  military 
affairs  of  the  year  on  the  northern  frontier.) 


286  Mexico:  Guerra  y  Marina 

1840-1843.    Legajo  no.  2.    "  Departamentos  de  los  Alta  y  Baja  California. 

Despachos  expedidos  a  varies  oficiales.    Movimiento  de  tropas." 
"  Californias,  1840." 

Report  by  Jose  Castro  on  conditions  in  Californias,  military  opera- 
tions, movements  of  foreigners.    Aug.  13,  1840.    About  16  pp. 
Pedro   Kostromitin   to   Alvarado,   at   Monterrey,   concerning  the 

evacuation  of  Ross.    Aug.  29,  1840. 
"  Apuntes  que  hace  el  Comisionado  de  Californias  al  Exmo.  Sor. 

Presidente  General  Dn.  Anastacio  Bustamante."    By  Andres  Cas- 

tillero.  Mar.  7,  1838. 
A  report  by  the  same  author  on  maritime  commerce,  public  security, 

employees,  fortifications,  population,  etc.    Oct.  4,  1837. 
Another  by  the  same  author  entitled  "  Ynforme  i  propuestos  que 

hace  al  Supremo  Gobierno  para  la  prosperidad  i  seguridad  de  la 

Alta  California  su  comisionado."    Dec.  17,  1836. 

(A  copy  made  Aug.  s,  1837,  and  signed  by  Francisco  del  Castillo  Negrete.) 
"  Californias,  1841."    Some  50  flF. 

Correspondence   with    Vallejo   and   Micheltorena  concerning   the 

"  revolution  "  in  California. 
J.  A.  Sutter,  at  Fortress  New  Helvetia,  to  Jacob  P.  Leese,  Nov.  8, 

1841.    Copy  made  Dec.  11,  1841. 

(Writes  of  buying  a  launch,  and  what  he  will  do  if  Castro  tries  to  drive 
him  from  the  country.) 
Vallejo  to  the  minister  of  war,  transmitting  the  above  and  giving  an 

account  of  Sutter.    Sonoma,  Dec.  11,  1841. 
Order  of  the  minister  of  war,  transmitting  the  documents  to  Michel- 
torena.   Feb.  22,  1842. 
Correspondence  with  Vallejo  concerning  the  appointment  of  Victor 

Prudon  as  secretary  of  the  commandancy  of  California.     Dec, 

1841-Feb.,  1842. 
"  Compendium  which  manifests  the  deplorable  state  of  Alta  Cali- 
fornia, and  indicating  measures  for  its  improvement."  By  Mariano 

G.  Vallejo,  commandant  ad  interim  of  California.    Sonoma,  Dec. 

14,  1841.    4  pp. 
Vallejo  to  the  minister  of  war,  telling  of  the  arrival  at  San  Jose,  on 

the  9th  of  Nov.,  of  33  Americans  from  Missouri.    Sonoma,  Dec. 

II,  1841. 
Copy  of  a  letter  from  \'allejo  to  the  governor  of  California,  relative 

to  the  Missourians,  and  to  dangers  from  Americans.     Nov.  17, 

1841. 
List  of  the  Missourians  who  arrived  at  San  Jose  on  Nov.  9. 
Vallejo  to  the  minister  of  war  concerning  Sutter  and  the  Russians. 

Dec.  12,  1841. 
Same  to  same,  asking  to  be  relieved  of  his  office.    Dec.  11,  1841. 
Same  to  same,  reporting  the  explorations  of  the  expedition  under 

Charles  Wilkes.    Dec.  11,  1841. 
Other  correspondence  with  Vallejo.    Dec,  1841. 
"  Californias,  1842."    Monthly  files  of  correspondence  of  the  minister  of 

war  with  the  military  authorities  in  California  and  Sonora.  About 

200  ff .    In  the  November  correspondence  the  following  documents 

relating  to  the  Jones  episode  were  noted : 
Capitulation  of  Alvarado  to  Jones.    Oct.  19,  1842.    (Copy.) 


Archivo  General  287 

Proclamation  of  Jones  to  the  people  of  Monterrey. 

Jones's  proposal  to  Alvarado  and  Silva  to  restore  Monterrey.  Oct. 
21.    (Duplicate  in  Jones's  hand.) 

Similar  proposal  to  Manuel  Micheltorena.    Oct.  21. 

Reports  of  the  episode  to  the  minister  of  war. 

Letter  from  Jones  to  Micheltorena,  absolving  the  latter  from  respon- 
sibility for  the  affair.     Nov.  i. 
Californias.    1843."    Departments  of  Alta  and  Baja  California. 

Despatches  issued  to  various  officials.  Movement  of  troops,  etc. 
About  75  ff. 

Francisco  Duque,  of  the  commandancy-general  of  Sinaloa,  to  the 
minister  of  war,  reporting  the  arrival  of  Commodore  Jones  at 
Mazatlan.    Feb.  10,  1943. 

Micheltorena  to  the  minister  of  war,  expressing  fear  that  California 
would  be  lost  to  the  United  States,  apropos  of  the  Jones  episode. 
Los  Angeles,  Feb.  23,  1843. 

Bocanegra,  minister  of  relations,  to  the  minister  of  war,  quoting  a 
letter  of  Aug.  7  from  Almonte  relative  to  1000  families  from  the 
United  States,  who,  Almonte  fears,  will  go  to  California.  Oct.  2, 
1843. 

The  minister  of  war  to  Bocanegra  stating  that  he  has  written  the 
commandant  of  California,  ordering  him  on  behalf  of  the  Presi- 
dent not  to  admit  any  person  from  the  L^nited  States.  July  4,  1843. 

Protest  of  Waddy  Thompson,  U.  S.  plenipotentiary,  against  the 
above  order.    Dec.  23,  1843. 

Almonte,  at  Washington,  to  Bocanegra,  transmitting  a  letter  from  an 
"  intimate  friend  ",  B.  Ai.,  dated  at  Washington,  Apr.  23,  regard- 
ing the  emigration  to  Oregon.    Apr.  29,  1843. 

(B.  M.  got  his  information  from  a  Missourian  named  Pearce,  who  said 
that  while  most  of  the  families  were  going  to  Oregon,  they  would  settle 
"across"  the  line.  B.  M.  adds,  "  I  would  swear  that  it  will  be  'across 
the  line'  but  on  the  side  of  the  Mexican  territory.  Without  doubt  these 
people  take  slaves  with  them  and  will  make  another  Texas  of  that  .... 
country!  ") 

Acknowledgements  by  various  officials  of  the  receipt  of  the  order  of 

July  4. 
Waddy  Thompson  to  Bocanegra  concerning  the  order  of  July  14 

{sic)  and  asking  for  his  passports.    Dec.  30,  1843.    (Copy.) 
Same  to  same,  regarding  the  same  subject,  evidently  of  same  date. 
"  Fears  of  a  revolution  in  Baja  California."    Francisco  Peruca  Leda, 

to  the  minister  of  war,  transmitting  a  communication  from  the  jefe 

politico  of  Baja  California  dated  Oct.  21.    Culiacan,  Nov.  15,  1843. 
\'arious  communications  regarding  this  subject.     1843. 
Report  by  Jose  Castro  on  the  state  of  California.    Mexico,  Aug.  13, 

1843. 

(He  was  then  on  a  commission  for  the  governor  of  California.  He  dis- 
cusses the  lack  of  defense  for  California,  and  the  danger  of  losing  it.) 

Pedro  Kostromitin  to  Juan  B.  Alvarado,  concerning  the  evacuation 

of  Ross.    Verba  Buena.    Nov.  29,  1840. 
"  Resen-ed.     1843.     March  of  the  ex-general  D.  Juan  Morales  to 

Alta  California." 

(Various  correspondence  of  the  minister  of  war  concerning  the  order 
that  Morales  should  take  up  his  residence  there.    1843.) 


288  Mexico:  Guerra  y  Marina 

"  Californias,  1844."    About  25  fF. 

"  Explanations  relative  to  the  subjects  of  the  United  States  in  the 
Department  of  Alta  California.'' 

(This  consists  mainly  of  copies  of  the  correspondence  of  Waddy  Thomp- 
son with  the  minister  of  relations  upon  the  subject  of  the  order  of  July 
4  (14).  Cf.  p.  287.  These  copies  were  transmitted  for  the  information 
of  the  minister  of  war.) 

Correspondence  concerning  claims  of  the  captain  of  the  U.  S.  war 

vessel  Cyane.  1843.  Cf.  p.  295. 
Correspondence  with  different  authorities  concerning  the  necessity 
of  keeping  Americans  out  of  California,  in  order  to  avoid  a  repeti- 
tion of  the  history  of  Texas.  1844. 
1842-1843.  Legajo  no.  3.  "  Sobre  la  Ocupacion  de  Californias  por  el  Como- 
doro  [Jones]  con  sus  fuerzas  navales  de  los  E.  Unidos,  sus  atenta- 
dos  en  el  puerto  de  Monterrey.  Donativos  y  noticias  referentes  a 
las  fronteras  de  la  Republica." 

(Evidently  part  of  the  contents  of  the  preceding  legajo  belongs  in  this 
one.) 
"  Texas."    A  summary  of  Texas  affairs  since  1841,  by  Manuel  Maria  de 
Sandoval,  chief  of  the  Seccion  de  Operaciones  of  the  Department 
of  War.    Mexico,  Dec,  1843.    10  PP- 
"  Sonora."    A  similar  paper,  concerning  Sonora,  by  the  same  official. 
Dec.  28,  1843. 

(With  these  are  similar  summaries  of  the  affairs  of  other  departments  by 
the  same  authority.  They  should  be  valuable  for  the  military  history 
of  the  period  just  preceding.) 

"  Expediente  de  Californias."    1842-1844.    About  100  ff. 
"  Occupation  of  Monterrey  in  Alta  California  by  forces  of  the  United 
States  of  the  North."    1842.    "  Documentos  justificativos."    Cf. 
pp.  286-287. 

Report  by  Micheltorena  to  the  minister  of  war,  Tornel.    Nov.,  1842. 

Correspondence  of  Alvarado,  Micheltorena,  Jones,  Argiiello.  \  a- 
llejo,  Carrillo,  and  Silva ;  Jones's  proclamation.  In  all  27  "  docu- 
mentos justificativos  ".    Oct. -Nov.,  1842. 

Correspondence  of  the  commandant-general  of  the  Department  of 
Coahuila  and  Texas. 
1843(4).  Legajo  no.  4.  "  Campafia  de  Tejas.  Armisticio  con  los  Texanos. 
Agregacion  de  Texas  a  los  E.  Unidos.  Temores  de  Guerra  con 
Ynglaterra  ",  etc. 
"  Annexation  of  Tejas  to  the  United  States."  About  100  ff.,  mainly  of 
correspondence  between  the  ministers  of  war  and  relations,  with 
transmitted  correspondence. 

Correspondence  of  the  Mexican  legation  (Almonte,  envoy  extra- 
ordinary) in  Washington  with  the  minister  of  relations,  concern- 
ing this  matter.    1843-1844. 

Reports  by  the  Mexican  consul  in  New  Orleans,  concerning  the 
movement  of  American  vessels.    1844. 

(One  report  states  that  ten  vessels  have  been  ordered  from  Pensacola  to 
Texas.) 

Correspondence  with  the  governor  of  Tamaulipas  and  the  comman- 
der at  Vera  Cruz. 

Id.  with  the  commanders  of  the  northern  frontier  concerning  an 
increase  of  forces,  "  in  view  of  the  perfidious  conduct  which  the 


Archive  General  289 

Texans  have  shown  and  of  that  of  the  President  of  the  United 
States ".    1844. 

(As  early  as  May  11,  1844,  the  Department  of  War  notified  the  northern 
military  authorities  of  the  possibility  of  war  with  the  United  States 
in  case  the  U.  S.  Senate  should  ratify  the  treaty  of  annexation.) 

"  Commissioners  from  Texas  to  negotiate  an  Armistice  with  those  com- 
missioned by  the  Most  Excellent  Seiior  General-in-chief  of  the 
Army  of  the  North."    About  50  ff. 
Correspondence  with  Woll  concerning  this  matter. 
Communications  from  Sam  Houston  concerning  it. 
Commission  to  George  Hockley.    Sept.  25,  1843. 
Monthly  files  of  correspondence  of  the  minister  of  war  with  military 
officials  of  the  armies  of  the  northern  frontier,  especially  concern- 
ing affairs  in  Texas.    Jan.-Dec,  1844. 

(This  is  in  addition  to  the  special  bundles  of  correspondence  noted  above.') 
1843.    Legajo  no.  5.    "  Campafia  de  Te.\as.    Accion  de  Mier.    Prisioneros 
Tejanos  ",  etc. 
Monthly  files  of  correspondence  with  the  frontier  officials.    Jan.-Dec, 

1843- 
Correspondence  with  the  commander  of  the  North  relative  to  the  Mier 

campaign.    Jan. -Feb. 
Id.  with  the  British  representative  in  Mexico  relative  to  the  release  of 

British  subjects  form  Castle  Perote.    Jan. 
Id.  concerning  the  transfer  of  the  army  from  Reyes  to  Woll.    Feb. 
Documents  relative  to  the  armistice  with  the  Te.xans. 

(This  contains  a  communication  by  James  W.  Robinson  from  Castle 
Perote.    Jan.  9,  1843.) 

Report  by  Barragan  of  the  attack  and  flight  at  Salado,  Feb.  11  ( ?),  with 
e.xtensive  related  correspondence. 

Correspondence  concerning  the  decimation  of  the  prisoners.    Mar. -.Apr. 

Communications  from  Texas  prisoners  at  Castle  Perote. 

Fisher  and  Green,  to  Tornel,  transmitting  a  copy  of  the  Mier  capitu- 
lation.   Mar.  3,  1843. 
Fisher,  Green,  Reese,  and  Clark,  to  the  governor-general  of  Castle 
Perote,  protesting  against  manual  labor.    Apr.  5,  1843. 

File  of  copies  of  letters  written  by  Fisher  and  Green  while  on  the  way 
from  Matamoros  to  Mexico,  reaching  to  Mar.  12. 
(A  large  portion  of  them  are  expressions  of  gratitude  for  kind  treatment.) 

Summary  investigation  of  the  escape  of  Mier  prisoners  at  Matamoros. 

Trial  of  Barragan.    Mar. 
1843.  Legajo  no.  6.  "  Relative  a  la  Campafia  de  Texas  y  otros  varios  asuntos. 
D.  Jose  Antonio  Navarro  prisioncro  Tejano." 

"  Year  of  1843.  Expediente  all  relative  to  the  causa  of  the  Texan  pris- 
oner from  Santa  Fe,  New  Mexico,  D.  Jose  Antonio  Navarro." 
About  100  fT. 

The  Santa  Fe  Expedition.    Besides  the  causa  of  Navarro,  this  legajo 
contains  a  large  bundle  of  papers — letters,  commissions,  etc. — 
taken  from  the  Santa  Fe  prisoners. 
1836-1844.    Legajo  no.  2.    "  Diversos  asuntos  de  interes  relatives  en  su  mayor 
parte  a  la  campafia  de  Texas." 

20 


290  Mexico:  Gucrra  y  Marina 

Correspondence  of  the  consul  at  New  Orleans.  Copies  transmitted  from 
the  Department  of  Relations.    1843. 

"  Three  plans  for  the  conduct  of  the  Texas  campaign,  proceeding  from 
Monterrey  and  Matamoros."    1841. 

"  Treatise  which  General  Ampudia  forms  relative  to  the  Tejas  cam- 
paign and  dedicates  to  his  friend  the  Sefior  Intendant  Don  Miguel 
Barriero.    Matamoros,  May  21,  1841."    8  pp.    Incomplete. 

(This  is  interesting  as  showing  that  the  Mexican  government  was  all  the 
time  planning  to  reconquer  Texas,  contrary  to  the  generally  accepted 
view,  .'\mpudia  suggests  that,  after  conquering  the  province,  the  civi- 
lized tribes  of  eastern  Texas  should  be  formed  into  a  cordon  of  defense.) 

Plan  for  removinc:  the  Caddo  Indians  to  San  Diego,  Coahuila,  by  Mariano 

Arista.    Lampazos,  May  11,  1841. 
Documents  relating  to  a  campaign  against  the  Comanche. 
Correspondence  of  the  minister  of  relations  with  Powhatan  Ellis.    1836- 

1837.     (Copies.) 
Report  by  Filisola,  Micheltorena,  Mora,  and  Noriega,  to  the  minister  of 

war  on  the  affairs  of  the  Army  of  the  North.    Nov.  4,  1836. 
Expediente  relative  to  aid  furnished  Mexican  prisoners  in  Texas  by  the 

consul  at  New  Orleans.     1836-1841. 
^linutes  of  communications  addressed  by  the  minister  of  war  to  Urrea, 

Andrade,  \^ital,  Fernandez,  and  Cevallos.    May  31,  1836. 
1840-1844.    Legajo  no.  3.    "  Campana  de  Texas.    Pronunciamiento  acaudil- 

lado  por  Canales." 
Correspondence  concerning  the  principal  agents  and  the  plans  of  the 

insurrection  led  by  Canales.    1840. 
Rewards  conceded  to  soldiers  of  the  Division  of  the  North  who  took  part 

in  the  Texas  campaign  in  1835-1836.    1840. 

(Correspondence;  petitions  for  pensions  and  other  rewards.  The  docu- 
ments give  many  facts  of  personal  bearing  relative  to  the  campaign.) 

Reports  by  Filisola  on  the  "  Action  of  the  6th  of  January  in  the  vicinity 
of  Alatamoros  ".     Refers  to  the  Canales  disturbances.     Jan.  8. 

Miscellaneous  correspondence  of  the  minister  of  war  with  the  commander 

of  the  Army  of  the  North.    1839-1843. 
Donations  for  the  Texas  War.    1843. 
Correspondence  with  the  commandant-general  of  New  Mexico,  mainly 

relative  to  the  new  Texan  expedition.    June,  1843. 
Itinerary  of  the  route  from  Independence,  Missouri,  to  Santa  Fe,  showing 

all  the  places  in  the  Santa  Fe  trail,  with  distances.     Submitted 

by  Almonte. 
Correspondence  with  the  commandant-general  of  New  Mexico.    1844. 
1844.  Legajo  no.  4.    "  CampaiTa  de  Tejas.    Correspondencia  con  el  E.  S.  Gral. 

en  Jefe  del  Ej'°  del  Norte." 
General  correspondence.    Jan. -Dec,  1844. 
Correspondence  of  Hockley  and  Williams  with  the  Mexican  cominission- 

ers,  ]\Iontero  and  Ybary,  at  Sabinas,  concerning  an  armistice. 

Jan.-Feb.,  1844. 
Declarations  of   various   persons   proceeding  from   Bexar,   concerning 

affairs  there. 
Reorganization  of  the  Army  of  the  North. 


Archivo  General  291 

1841-1844.    Legajo  no.  12.    "  E.xpedicion  Te.xana.    Comunicaciones  con  el 
Comandante  gral.  de  Nuevo  Mexico." 
■'  Nuevo  Mejico,  1841." 

Correspondence  of  Armijo,  with  transmitted  communications  con- 
cerning the  approach  of  the  Santa  Fe  Expedition,  and  the  relations 
of  the  U.  S.  government  witli  it.    Sept. -Nov.,  1841. 
(See  p.  281  et  scq.) 

Correspondence  with  Arista  concerning  the  expedition.    Dec,  1841. 
"  Nuevo  Mexico,  1842." 

Correspondence  with  Armijo  and  other  local  authorities.    1842. 

(Reports  of  the  arrival  of  the  expedition  at  Santa  Fe.) 
Papers  taken  from  the  Santa  Fe  prisoners.    Commission  to  W.  G. 

Cooke,  as  general  guide  for  the  expedition.    Jan.  10,  1841. 
Correspondence  with  the  consul  at  New  Orleans  concerning  treat- 
ment of  the  Texas  prisoners. 
Reports  of  a  new  Texan  expedition.     1843. 
1845.    Legajo  no.  1.    "  Campaiia  de  Texas.    Correspondencia  con  el  Gral  en 
Gefe  del  Ejercito  del  Norte.    Diversos  Asuntos.    2^  Division  del 
mismo  ejercito.     Donatives  para  la  Campaiia."     Arranged  in 
monthly  carpctas. 
Correspondence  with  the  commandant  of  the  second  division  of  the  Army 

of  the  North,  at  Vera  Cruz  and  Jalapa. 
Reports  of  the  consul  at  New  Orleans  concerning  the  progress  of  annexa- 
tion.   Mar.,  Apr.,  May. 
Correspondence  with  the  minister  of  relations  on  this  subject,  throughout 

the  year. 
Correspondence  with  Arista,  of  the  Army  of  the  North,  and  with  the 
commandant  of  Guanajuato.    Jan.-Dec. 
Reorganization  of  the  Army  of  the  North.    Jan. 
Treaties  of  Texas  with  Indians.    Feb. 
Fears  of  an  invasion  from  Texas.    Feb. 

Report  by  Arista  of  the  mission  of  Alsbury  to  Texas  to  prevent 
annexation,  with  copy  of  .Msbury's  commission  and  his  instruc- 
tions. 
"  Private  Opinion  "  by  Arista  on  Texas  affairs.    Oct.  10.  1S44. 

(He  says  that  he  is  at  the  head  of  the  army  which  goes  to  "cast  itself 
upon  Texas  to  decide  the  question  provoked  by  the  colonials  who  occupy 
that  territory  ".) 

Copy  of  the  Texas  National  Register,  Feb.  15.  1845. 

(In  the  April  carpeta.) 
"  Ideas  concerning  the  conquest  and  conservation  of  Tejas."    l^nsigried. 

Before  Apr.  3,  1845,  f"^""  o"  t'^i^t  date  it  was  passed  to  the  minister 

of  war. 

(It  was  written  by  some  one  who  was  in  touch  with  .Almonte.  The  chief 
ideas  of  the  writer  are:  (i)  to  send  live  hundred  Jesuits  to  Christianize 
the  whole  country  from  Louisiana  to  California;  (2)  to  declare  the 
Southern  States  a  part  of  Mexico  and  to  liberate  all  the  slaves,  which 
act  would,  it  was  believed,  receive  the  sanction  of  the  Northern  States.) 

Report  by  Alsbury  of  the  results  of  his  mission  to  Texas. 

(He  said  that  the  Texans  would  oppose  the  conditions  of  annexation ;  that 
Sam  Houston  was  against  it ;  and  that  England  would  prevent  it.) 


292  Mexico:  Gtierra  y  Marina 

Reports  of  fears  of  the  union  of  Indians  with  the  Texans. 
Reports  of  the  march  of  the  U.  S.  army  across  the  Sabine. 
Report  by  Arista  of  plans  for  the  defense  of  the  frontier.    June  30,  1845. 

("  In  a  separate  report  of  this  date  I  inform  you  that  it  is  probable  that 
in  the  coming  month  of  July,  which  begins  tomorrow,  we  shall  find  it 
necessary  to  begin  to  fight  the  troops  of  the  United  States,  who  now 
have  passed  the  Rio  Sabinas,  with  the  object  of  getting  possession  of 
the  Department  of  Texas,  covering  its  boundary,  fixing  themselves  upon 
the  line  of  the  Rio  Bravo  del  Norte.") 

Reports  by  Arista  during  most  of  the  remainder  of  the  year,  concerning 
the  defense  and  the  movements  of  the  American  ariny. 

Letters  by  H.  S.  Kinney,  of  Corpus  Christi,  to  Arista.    1845. 
(See  next  legajo  for  note  on  Kinney.) 
1845.    Legajo  no.  4.    "  Amagos  de  revolucion  en  Sonora  y  otros  asuntos." 
Correspondence  of  Arista  with  the  minister  of  war.    1845. 

Id.  with  H.  S.  Kinney,  of  Corpus  Christi.    1844-1845. 

(Kinney  was  at  this  time  a  confidant  of  Arista.  He  appears  to  have  been 
a  contraband  trader,  and  known  by  Arista  as  such,  but  tolerated  for  his 
talebearing  and  his  influence  in  Texas.  He  was  in  communication  with 
McKinney  and  "  Doctor  Alsbury  ".  Of  Kinney  Arista  says  in  a  letter 
to  Woll,  dated  Oct.  21,  1844:  "From  the  said  Kinney  I  have  received 
in  all  epochs  exact  and  detailed  reports  of  the  position,  strength,  com- 
position and  other  matters  with  respect  to  the  enemy,  because  they  have 
been  taken  from  the  bosom  of  the  Texas  Cabinet — '  el  seno  del  Gabinete 
de  Tejas '".) 

Copy  of  Arista's  "  Private  Opinion  "  on  Texas  affairs.    (See  p.  291.) 

(Sent  by  Arista  to  Kinney  on  Oct.  20  for  publication  in  Texas.) 
Reports  by  the  consul  at  New  Orleans. 
Correspondence  of  Col.  Ygnacio  Yniestra.     (See  legajos  nos.  7  and  4, 

below.) 
A  long  report  on  Sonora  aflfairs  by  Manuel  Maria  Gandaxa.    Dec.  17, 

1842. 

(Contains  information  about  the  Apaches  in  the  Tucson  district.) 
1845.     Legajo  no.  6.     "  Acusaciones  contra  el  Gral.  Micheltorena."     Oct., 

1845. 

(An  expediente  concerning  his  conduct  as  governor  and  commandant- 
general  of  California.) 

1845.    Legajo  no.  7.    "  Archivo  del  Comand**  General  de  Californias.    Coro- 
nel  Ygnacio  Yniestra."    This  is  a  part  of  Yniestra's  official  archive. 
"  Legajo  no.  1.    Commandancy  General.    Official  Communications." 
Correspondence  of  Anaya,  the  minister  of  war,  with  Yniestra.  May- 
Dec,  1845. 
Various  military  papers  relating  to  California.    1845. 
"  Legajo  no.  2.    Artilleria  y  Tren." 
"  Legajo  no.  4.    Californias.    Caballeria." 

Correspondence  of  Yniestra  with  the  commandancy-general  of  Mex- 
ico and  with  the  minister  of  war.    Reviews  of  California  troops, 
etc.    1 845- 1 846. 
Correspondence  similar  to  that  noted  in  4,  below. 
"  Separate  Papers."    {Papeles  Sueltos.) 

"  Documents  relating  to  the  expedition  [under  Yniestra]  to  Cali- 
fornias." Mainly  letters,  sumarias.  and  orders.  This  bundle  con- 
tains an  hidicc  covering  the  whole  legajo. 


Archivo  General  293 

1846.    Legajo  no.  1.    "  Guerra  con  los  Estados  Unidos." 

Correspondence  of  the  minister  of  war  with  various  authorities  of  the 
Republic  concerning  the  events. 

(Ygnacio  Mufioz,  Pueblo  Viejo  (Tampico),  Dec.  19,  1846;  Jose  Castro, 
San  Luis  Obispo,  July  13;  Manuel  Ugarte,  Santa  Rosalia,  Dec.  31; 
Lauriana  Santillana,  Tampico,  July  25;  Ygnacio  de  Mora  y  Villamil, 
Vera  Cruz,  Jan.  19;  Jose  Maria  Ortiz  !ilonastcrio,  minister  of  relations, 
Mexico,  Dec.  23;  same,  Dec.  22;  Fernando  Cuesta,  governor  of  Sonora, 
Ures,  June  11 ;  replies  to  these  communications  by  the  minister  of  war.) 

1846.   Legajo  no.  2.    "  Guerra  con  los  Estados  Unidos.    Division  4"  de  Opera- 
ciones,  al  mando  del  Gral.  Ampudia  ",  etc. 

Orders  to  and  correspondence  with  Ampudia.    Jan.,  1846. 

Correspondence  with  de  la  \'ega,  of  Monterrey,  and  other  chiefs  of  the 
northern  frontier  concerning  movements  of  troops,  etc.    1846. 
1846.    Legajo  no.  3.    "  Guerra  con  los  E.  U.    Ejercito  del  Xorte.    4*  Division 
I*  P.rigada.    Gratificacion  de  Campaiia  y  otros  Asuntos.    Enero  a 
Abril." 

Correspondence  of  the  minister  of  war  with  Arista. 

Id.  with  Rtjmulo  de  la  \'ega.    "  Noticias  de  Tejas." 

Id.  with  .\drian  W'oU,  commandant  of  the  First  Brigade  of  the  North. 

Id.  with  Mejia,  of  the  "  Comandancia  Principal  "  of  Matamoros. 

Letter  of  J.  W.  Bacharm(  ?),  of  New  Orleans,  to  L  P.  Schalzell,  at  Mata- 
moros, referring  to  trade  affairs,  movements  of  Slidell,  and  of 
General  Taylor.    Mar.  3,  1846. 

(Forwarded  to  Schalzell  Mar.  23,  from  Corpus  Christi,  by  W.  P.  Archer, 
who  deplores  the  war.) 

W.  P.  Archer  to  Col.  Raphael  Quintero,  at  Matamoros,  deploring  the  war. 

Mar.  24,  1846. 
A  copy  of  the  Corpus  Christi  Gazette,  vol.  L,  no.  12. 
Letter  of  Taylor  to  Ampudia.  in  reply  to  one  from  Ampudia  of  same  date. 

Apr.  12,  1846. 

(He  refuses  to  retreat,  and  throws  the  responsibility  for  the  war  on 
Ampudia.) 

Correspondence  with  Gutierrez,  of  the  commandancy-general  of  Guay- 
mas. 

Id.  with  Nicolas  Bravo. 

Id.  with  .\lvarez,  of  the  commandancy-general  of  the  South. 

"  Documents  pertaining  to  the  advance  of  the   enemy  upon  the  Rio 
Bravo." 
(Copies  of  correspondence  of  .\mpudia  with  Taylor,  Mejia.  and  others.) 

"  American  Deserters."    Correspondence  concerning  them. 

Secret  reports  of  Antonio  Canales  from  Camargo  concerning  the  .Amer- 
ican forces,  and  his  project  for  defense. 

Orders  to  the  Fourth  Division. 

Proclamation  by  Mejia  to  the  inhabitants  of  Matatuoros.    Mar.  18,  1846. 
(Printed.) 
1846.    Legajo  no.  4.    "  Guerra  con  los  Estados  L^nidos.    Correspondencia  con 
los  Comandantes  Gralcs.  y  otras  autoridades.    .-\ctas  dc  .Vdhesicm 
al  Plan  de  S.  Luis.    Feb." 

Correspondence  with  the  coiumanders  of  the  Fourth  Division  of  Opera- 
tions, Monterrey  and  Matamoros.    Jan.-Feb. 


294  Mexico:  Gucrra  y  Marina 

Id.  with  the  authorities  of  Tampico.    Feb. 

Id.  with  the  Fifth  Division  of  Operations,  Durango. 

(Copies  of  correspondence  concerning  New  Mexico  enclosed.) 
Extraordinary  expenses  of  war.    1846. 
"  Reports  of  TranquilHty  "  from  all  over  the  Republic. 
1846.    Legajo  no.  5.    "  Guerra  con  los  Estados  Unidos.    Buques  Americanos 

en  Vera  Cruz.    Communicaciones  con  el  Comte.  Gral.  de  aquel 

Puerto.    Comandantes  de  Marina  del  Sur  y  del  Norte.    Expedi- 

cion  de  California.    Marzo." 
"  The  California  E.xpedition."     Correspondence  of  Telles  and  others, 

concerning  Telles's  march  to  California  with  a  brigade.     Mar. 

Some  20  pp. 
Correspondence  with  the  officers  of  the  Fifth  Division. 
Acts  of  the  Assembly  of  the  Department  of  New  Mexico.    Feb.  25,  1846. 
Extraordinary  expenses  of  war ;  movement  of  troops. 
Correspondence  with  the  marine  authorities.     Mar. 
Id.  with  the  commandancy-general  of  Vera  Cruz.    Mar. 
Reports  of  American  vessels  at  Vera  Cruz,  and  of  their  supposed  designs. 
Id.  with  the  Sixth  Division,  at  Arispe. 
1846.    Legajo  no.  6.    "  Guerra  con  los  Estados  Unidos.    6^  Division  del  Ejer- 

cito.    Division  de  Oriente.    Tranquilidad  Pi'iblica.    Abril." 
Correspondence  with  the  military  authorities  of  Sonora  and  Sinaloa  (the 

Sixth  Division). 
Id.  with  Nicolas  Bravo,  of  the  Eastern  Division. 
"Reviews  (Reseuas),  political  and  military,  of  Sonora."    By  Francisco 

Facio,  Mazatlan,  with  accompanying  correspondence.    Nov.,  1845. 

(In  the  bundle  tied  with  the  red  string  is  a  very  valuable  report  by  Facio 
on  the  affairs  of  that  section.) 

1846.  Legajo  no.  7.  "  Guerra  con  los  Estados  L^nidos.  Bloqueo  de  los  puer- 
tos  de  Vera  Cruz  y  Tampico.  Revolucion  del  Sur.  Idem  de 
Sonora.    Presos  Politicos  ....  Mayo." 

Revolution  in  Tepic  and  Guadalajara. 

Correspondence  with  Bravo  and  others  concerning  the  blockade  of  Vera 
Cruz. 

"  The  California  Expedition."    Correspondence  with  the  commandant- 
general  of  that  department. 

Correspondence  with  the  Department  of  Durango. 

Reports  of  operations  of  the  U.  S.  army  on  the  Rio  Grande  border. 
1846.    Legajo  no.  8.    "  Guerra  con  los  Estados  Unidos.    Ejercito  del  Norte. 
Ocupacion  de  Matamoros  por  los  Invasores.    Batalla  de  Palo  Alto 
y  Resaca  de  Guerrero.    Desembarco  de  Santa  Anna  en  Vera  Cruz 
....  Mayo  a  Agto." 

Correspondence  of  the  minister  of  war  concerning  these  subjects. 

Original  reports  of  the  battles  of  Palo  Alto  and  Resaca  de  la  Palma  and 
of  the  evacuation  of  Matamoros. 

"  Carpeta  relative  to  all  the  official  communications  (oficios)  of  General 
Mariano  Arista."    His  vindication. 
1846.    Legajo  no.  9.    "  Correspondencia  con  los  Comandantes  Grales.    Revo- 
lucion de  Jalisco  y  Sinaloa.    Conspiracion  de  Mexico.    Ynvasion 
de  Nuevo  Mexico  por  los  Americanos,  y  otros  asuntos.    Julio." 

The  California  Expedition. 

The  blockade  of  Vera  Cruz. 


Archivo  General    .  295 

1846.  Legajo  no.  10.  "  Guerra  con  los  Estados  Unidos.  Caida  del  Presi- 
dente  Paredes  y  Arrillaga.  Su  Prision  y  destierro.  Correspon- 
dencia  ....  Agosto." 

(Note  especially  the  carpeta  containing  "  everything  relative  to  Calif ornias. 
August,  1846".) 

1846.    Legajo  no.  11.    "  Guerra  con  los  Estados  Unidos.    Correspondencia. 
Septiembre." 
Correspondence  with  the  administrator  of  mails,  the  officials  of  San  Luis 
Potosi,  the  states  of  Mexico,  Durango,  and  Vera  Cruz,  the  min- 
isters of  hacienda  and  relations,  General  Alvarez,  etc. 
"  Donations  for  the  Texas  Campaign." 
1846.    Legajo  no.  12.    "  Guerra  con  los  Estados  L^nidos.    Correspondencia 

....  Prision  de  Garcia  Torres  y  otros  Asuntos.    Octubre." 
1846.    Legajo  no.  13.    "  Guerra  con  los  Estados  Unidos.    Correspondencia 
....  Bloqueo  de  Guaymas  y  otros  asuntos.    Xbre  y  Decbre." 
"  Californias."    A  carpeta  containing: 

A  minute  of  the  otlcio  directed  to  the  governor  by  Capt.  Flores,  re- 
porting that  he  had  caused  the  American  force  under  Gillespie  to 
retire  from  Los  Angeles.    Sept.  29,  1846. 
The  original  capitulation. 

Seven  letters  and  minutes  of  others  between  Flores  and  Gillespie, 
concerning  the  failure  of  the  latter  to  fulfill  the  terms  of  the  capi- 
tulation. Oct.  2-4,  1846. 
"  Nov.,  1846.  Correspondence  with  the  Commandant-General  of  Alta 
California  ....  Everything  relative  to  the  department  of  haci- 
enda which  relates  to  this  State,  and  others  relative  to  the  Division 
of  the  East  will  be  found  in  this  Carpeta." 
Castro  to  the  minister  of  war,  concerning  affairs  in  California.  Altar, 

Sept.  9,  1846. 
John  D.  Sloat  to  Castro,  from  U.  S.  S.  Savannah,  Monterrey,  re- 
questing the  surrender  of  California.    July  7,  1846. 
Castro  to  Sloat,  in  reply.    San  Juan  Bautista,  July  9,  1846. 
Same  to  same,  Aug.  7. 
Stockton  (R.  J.)  to  the  commander  of  L'pper  California.    U.  S. 

frigate  Congress,  Bay  of  San  Pedro.  Aug.  7. 
Castro  to  Stockton.    Aug.  9. 

Address  by  Castro  to  the  people  of  California.    Aug.  9. 
Another,  "  en  route  for  Sonora  ".    Aug.  10. 
Castro  to  Forbes.    Campo  de  la  Mesa,  Aug.  9,  1846. 
Correspondence  with  the  minister  of  hacienda,  concerning  minor  fiscal 
affairs  of  California.    Nov.,  1846. 
(This  is  the  part  of  the  carpeta  which  gives  it  the  title/) 
Correspondence  of  the  jcfatura  poUtica  and  commandancy-principal  of 
Baja  California  with  the  commander  of  the  U.  S.  vessel  Cyanc, 
engaged  in  the  blockade  of  La  Paz.    Sept.-Oct.,  1846. 
(Francisco  P.  de  Miranda  with  S.  F.  Dupont,  the  commander.) 
Manifesto  of  Miranda  to  the  citizens  of  Baja  California.    Sept.  25. 
Anastacio  Bustamante  to  the  minister  of  war,  concerning  reports  from 
Alta  California  and  the  proposals  of  Jose  Limantour  relative  to 
its  defense.    Mexico,  Nov.  10  (or  13),  1846. 


296  Mexico:  Gitcrra  y  Marina 

Communication  from  the  prisoners  Gaines,  Borland,  Heady,  Clay,  Dan- 
ley,  Smith,  Churchill,  Barbour,  and  Davidson  to  the  minister  of 
war.    A])r.  i8.  1S47. 
1846.    Legajo  no.  14.    "  Plan  de  la  Ciudadela ;  Proclamado  por  el  Gral.  D. 
Jose  Mariano  de  Salas,  Agosto ;  Operaciones  Militares,  1847." 

Account  of  the  killed,  wounded,  and  prisoners  taken  during  the  operations 
about  the  City  of  Mexico.    July-Dec,  1847. 

Correspondence  with  the  commanders. 
1846.    Legajo  no.  15.    "  Revolucion  del  Sur  (Alvarez).    Expedicion  de  Cali- 
fornias.    Familias  Americanas  Establecidas  en  la  Kepublica  y  otros 
asuntos." 

Four  carpetas  of  correspondence  concerning  "  the  California  Expedi- 
tion."   Dec,  1845-Apr.,  1846.    About  300  flf. 
(Correspondence  of  Castro,  Sutter,  Telles,  Castillo,  Lanzas,  Tornel.  etc.) 

The  operations  of  Ampudia.    Apr.,  1846. 

Correspondence  with  the  commandants  of  marine  of  the  North  and  the 
South.    Apr. 
1846.    Legajo  no.  16.    "  Circulares.    Manifiesto  del  Gral.  Paredes.    Ultimas 
contestaciones  con  el  enviado  de  los  Unidos." 
(The  last  item  is  a  government  print  of  22  pp.) 
1846.    Legajo  no.  17.    "  Comunicaciones  con  las  comandancias  ",  etc. 
1846.    Legajo  no.  18.    "  Accion  de  Alvarado  contra  fuerzas  navales  de  los 
Estados  Unidos.    Oct.  15.    Detail  de  la  Accion  que  tuvo  lugar  en 
dicha  Ciudad  que  dio  origen  a  la  capitulacion  del  Gral  Ampudia  en 
Monterrey."    Sept.-Oct. 

Correspondence  with  General  Reyes,  in  command  at  Chihuahua. 

Id.  with  Bustamante,  in  Aha  California. 

"  Action  of  Monterrey  by  the  forces  of  the  Government  against  those  of 
the  United  States' of  the  North,  and  the  capitulation  of  the  same 
place  (plaza)  by  General  Ampudia."    Sept.  21-24,  1846. 
(Reports  by  Ampudia;  the  original  draft  of  the  capitulation,  etc.) 

"  Action  of  Alvarado."    Oct.  15,  1846.    Original  reports  and  correspond- 
ence. 
(The  reports  of  battles  are  in  green  carpetas.) 

1846.  Legajo  no.  19.    "  Comunicaciones  con  el  Gral  Antonio  Lopez  de  Santa 

Anna,  en  Jefe  del  Ejercito  Libertador  Republicano.    Oct. -Dec." 
Reserv'ed  correspondence  of  Ainpudia,  from  Monterrey.  Aug.-Oct.   184^1. 

1847.  Legajo  no.  1.    "  Guerra  con  los  Estados  Unidos.    Ejercito  de  Occi- 

dente." 

Correspondence  with  the  various  commanders  and  the  minister  of  haci- 
enda. 

Id.  with  the  commandant  of  Alta  California,  at  Los  Angeles.    Oct.,  1846. 

Defense  of  Vera  Cruz.    Jan.,  1847. 

Formation  of  the  "  Division  of  the  East." 
1847.    Legajo  no.  2.    "  Batalla  de  la  Angostura.    Encuentro  en  Mexcalitos, 
Dec  25,  1846.    Pronunciacion  de  los  Polkos  en  esta  Capital  y  en 
Mazatlan  por  la  dictatura.    Correspondencia  .  .  .  .  "    Feb. -Mar., 

1847- 
Correspondence  with  the  commanders-in-chief.    Feb. -Mar. 
Correspondence  with  Flores,  at  Los  Angeles.    Feb.,  1847. 
Id.  with  Heredia,  commandant  of  the  Division  of  New  Mexico. 


Archivo  General  297 

Printed  circulars  relative  to  the  battle  of  La  Angostura. 
Original  reports  of  the  battle. 
Action  of  "  Tamascalitos  ",  Dec.  25,  1846. 
Appointment  of  .\lmonte  as  commandant  of  New  Mexico. 
1S47.    Legajo  no.  3.     "  Defensa  de  Vera  Cruz.     Su  Capitulacion.    Corre- 
spondencia  .  .  .  .  "    Mar. 
Appointment  of  Canalizo  as  commander-in-chief  of  the  Eastern  Division. 
1847.  Legajo  no.  4.  "  Accion  de  Cerralvo.  Idem  de  Sacramento.   Perdida  de 
Cerro  Gordo."    Apr. 
Correspondence  with  the  officials  of  the  armies  of  the  East  and  North. 

Apr. 
Junta  de  Guerra.    Mexico,  Apr.  26,  1847. 
1847.    Legajo  no.  5.    "  Guerra  con  los  Estados  Unidos."    May. 

Operations  in  New  Mexico ;  Mexican  prisoners  in  San  Juan  de  Uliia ; 
exchange  of  prisoners,  etc. 
1847.    Legajo  no.  6.    Id.  May  and  June. 

Defense  of  the  capital ;  fortification  of  the  city,  etc. 
1847.    Legajo  no.  7.    Id.  June. 

Correspondence  with  the  Army  of  the  West ;  blockade  of  ports ;  Amer- 
ican prisoners. 
1847.    Legajo  no.  8.    Id.  June-.\ug. 

The  taking  of  San  Juan  Bautista,  and  other  encounters ;  the  movement  at 
Puebla ;  revolt  of  Gen.  Luis  Pinson ;  correspondence  concerning 
Gen.  Ampudia. 
1847.    Legajo  no.  9.    /rf.  July. 

Cause  {causa)  conducted  against  the  chiefs  Heredia  and  Garcia  Conde 

for  the  action  of  Sacramento. 
Guerrillas ;  various  encounters  with  the  enemy ;  the  Army  of  the  North. 
1847.    Legajo  no.  10.    Id.  July-.\ug. 

Defense  of  the  capital :  furtification  of  the  city  ;  lines  of  defense,  etc. 
1847.    Legajo  no.  11.    Id.  .\ug. 

.Actions  at  Padierna.  Chapultepec.  San  .\ntonio  de  las  Huertas. 
Defense  of  the  capital ;  prisoners  of  war. 
1847.    Legajo  no.  12.    Id.  Aug. 

Wagons  of  the  enemy. 
1847.    Legajo  no.  13.    Id.  Aug.-Sept. 

"  Revolt  of  the  people  (los)  of  the  pueblo  of  San  Juan  Bautista." 
Parole  of  150  .\merican  prisoners  of  war.    Canton  de  Tantovuca,  Sept.  7, 
1847. 
1847.    Legajo  no.  14.    Id.  Oct.-Dec. 

"  Revolts.     Correspondence  with  the  commandants.     Auxiliaries   for 
Chihuahua.    Imprisonment  of  Father  Jaranta." 
1847.    Legajo  no.  15.    Id.  Nov. 

"  Statements  {rclacioncs)  of  Mexican  prisoners  under  oath." 

"  Blockade  of  Guaymas." 

"  Prisoners  of  all  the  actions  with  the  Enemy." 

1847.  Legajo  no.  16.    "  Compafia  contra  los  .Americanos  en  el  \'alle  de  Mex- 

ico.   Acciones  del  Molino  del  Rey  y  Hacienda  de  los  Morales." 

Sept.-Oct. 

(Official  reports  of  the  actions  and  correspondence  relative  to  them.) 

1848.  Legajo  no.  2.    "  Guerra  con  los  Estados  Unidos.    Operaciones  dc  las 

Tropas -Americanas.    Paz  con  los  Estados  Unidos."    Mar. 


298  Mexico:  Gucrra  y  Maritia 

1848.    Legajo  no.  3.    "  Guerra  con  los  Estados  Unidos."    Mar. 

1848.    Legajo  no.  4.    "  Sublcvacion  de  Sierra  Gorda  ....  Abril.    Guerra 

con  los  Estados  Unidos." 
1848.    Legajo  no.  5.    Id.  May. 

Complaint  of  infraction  of  armistice  by  the  United  States. 

Revolution  of  Salgado. 
1848.    Legajo  no.  6.    Jd.  June-July. 

Armament  by  the  Americans  in  various  parts  of  the  Republic. 
1848.    Legajo  no.  7.    Id.  May-Aug. 
1848.    Legajo  no.  8.    Id. 

Revolt  of  Mazatlan. 
1848.    Legajo  no.  9.    Id.  Sept. 
1848.    Legajo  no.  10.    Id.  Oct. 

1848.  Legajo  no.  11.    "  Sublevados  de  Sierra  Gorda."    Nov. 

1848  and  1849.    Legajo  no.  1.    "  Revolucion  de  Tabasco  ",  headed  by  Miguel 
Bruno.    Execution  of  Bruno. 

1849.  Legajo  no.  2.    Jan.-Feb.    Prisoners  of  war ;  revolt  in  Sierra  Gorda. 
1849.    Legajo  no.  3.    Mar.-Apr.    Revolution  in  Sierra  Gorda. 

1849.    Legajos  nos.  4,  5,  and  6.    Revolution  in  Sierra  Gorda.    May-Dec. 

1849.  Legajo  no.  7. 

"  Expedition  of  Adventurers  to  the  Ysla  de  Gatos." 

Correspondence  of  the  British  minister  to  Mexico  concerning  the  im- 
prisonment of  Dr.  Millet,  guerrilla  leader  in  Sierra  Madre.  June, 
1849. 

Declaration  of  Independence  of  the  "  seven  northern  States  of  Sierra 
Madre  de  Mexico  ". 

Correspondence  with  the  authorities  of  Matamoros. 
1849-1850.    Legajo  no.  1.    Invasion  of  Tabasco. 

1850.  Legajo  no.  2.    Tumult  (asonada)  in  Ciudad  Victoria  headed  by  D. 

Vidal  Fernandez. 

1850.  Legajo  no.  3.    May-Aug. 

Assassination  of  Juan  Chapa  Guerra  by  Americans. 
Correspondence  with  authorities  at  Brownsville  concerning  disorders  on 
the  frontier,  contraband  trade,  etc. 

1 85 1.  Legajo  no.  3. 

Documents  "  to  the  effect  that  (sobre  que)  the  minister  of  Mexico  in  New 
Orleans  shall  contract  for  12  officers  and  200  Hungarian  soldiers 
for  the  service  of  the  Republic  ". 

Contraband  on  the  Rio  Grande. 

(Correspondence  with  Avalos,  in  Matamoros.) 

"  Baja  California.    Fears  of  an  invasion  of  American  Adventurers  to  the 
States  of  Sonora  and  Sinaloa  and  the  Territory  of  Baja  Califor- 
nia."   About  100  fi. 

(Correspondence  with  the  authorities  of  Baja  California  and  the  other 
states  involved.  It  is  feared  that  the  United  States  will  try  to  annex 
these  districts.) 

Note. — All  through  this  period  there  are  "  partes  de  tranquilidad  ". 

1851-1852.    Legajo  no.  2.    Revolution  in  Tamaulipas.    Correspondence  with 

Avalos  of  Matamoros.    About  200  ft'. 
1851-1852.    Legajo  no.  3.    Reports  of  rewards  granted  for  the  defense  of 

Matamoros  in  Oct.,  1851. 


Archivo  General  299 

1851-1852.    Legajo  no.  4.    "  Ynvacion  de  Tamaulipas  por  Carbajal  con  fili- 
busteros.    Asedio  de  Matamoros  ....  Avalos.    Accion  de  Ca- 
inargo."    About  200  ff. 
(Mainly  correspondence  with  Avalos.) 

"  Siege  of  the  plaza  of  Matamoros  from  the  20th  to  the  30th  of  October, 
1 85 1,  by  the  North  American  filibusters,  commanded  by  Don  Jose 
Maria  Carabajal." 

"  Report  of  the  defense  made  by  General  Don  Francisco  Avalos  and  par- 
ticulars concerning  the  Chiefs  of  the  Lines." 

("The  filibusters,  after  eleven  days  of  attacking,  sacking,  and  burning, 
retired  demoralized  and  with  great  losses.") 

"  Field  action  {accion  campal)  in  the  vicinity  of  ....  Camargo  on  the 
Afternoon  of  Feb.  21,  1852." 

"  Defeat  of  Carabajal  by  Canales." 

Complaints   (reclamos)   against  the  United  States  on  account  of  this 
invasion. 
1852.     Legajo  no  5.    Invasion  of  Sonora  by  Conde  de  Raousset.    Correspond- 
ence.   June-Nov.,  1852. 

1852.  Legajo  no.  7. 
Pronouncement  of  Bajamonde. 

Fears  of  invasion  of  Tehuantepec  by  the  United  States.    Jan.-Apr. 

Disturbances  (mocion)  in  Monterrey. 

Expulsion  of  Francisco  Cer%'antes,  citizen  of  the  United  States,  from  the 
Republic. 

"  New  fears  of  invasion  of  the  State  of  Sonora  by  the  North  Americans 
resident  in  San  Francisco  de  Califomias." 
(Correspondence  with  the  governor  of  Sonora.    June-Aug.) 

Revolution  in  Baja  California. 
1852-1853.    Legajo  no.  1.    Fears  of  invasion  of  Mexico  by  forces  of  Guate- 
mala. 

1853.  Legajo  no.  2.    June,  1853. 

"  Invasion  of  the  State  of  Chihuahua  by  the  Americans."    June,  1853. 
Threats  of  invasion  by  forces  of  Texas  and  New  Mexico. 
Rumors  that  it  was  the  intention  to  capture  Mesilla. 
Correspondence  with  the  local  authorities  concerning  boundaries. 
"  Troops  of  the  United  States  in  Fort  Brown  and  the  arrival  at  Corpus 
Christi  of  a  general  and  800  men  of  the  same  nation,  and  other 
preparations  for  war  on  the  American  line.'' 
(Correspondence  with  the  local  authorities.    .About  50  fT.) 
1853.    Legajo  no.  3.    Fears  of  disorders  in  Chihuahua. 
1853.    Legajo  no.  5.    Fears  of  revolution  in  Sierra  Gorda.    Disturbances  in 

Chihuahua. 
1853.    Legajo  no.  6.    New  attempts  of  Carabajal  to  invade  Tamaulipas. 
1853.    Legajo  no.  12. 

"  Persecution  of  the  contra  guerrilleros  who  ser\'ed  in  the  .\nny  of  the 

United  States." 
/d.  of  the  Comanche  of  Coahuila.    Nov.,  1853. 
1853.     Legajo  no.  13.    "  Causa  instniida  al  Gral.  Arista  en  1847,  y  su  prision 
en  1853."    The  whole  lc},'ajo  relates  to  this  matter. 


300  Mexico:  Ciicrra  y  Marina 

1853-1855.  Legajo  no.  16.  "  Expediciones  filibusteras  sobre  las  costas  de 
^Mexico.  Walker.  Zerman.  Conde  de  Rouset  Boulbon."  About 
500  ff.  ( See  pp.  298,  299,  301 . ) 
"  1853.  New  rumors  of  a  French  expedition  to  Sonora  with  the  object 
of  taking  possession  of  the  mines  of  Arizona.  Organization  of  a 
force  of  Jalisco  under  orders  of  Col.  Fracones.  The  coming  of  el 
Conde  Rouset  y  Boulbon."    Apr.-May. 

(.^bout  1000  pp.  of  correspondence  of  the  minister  of  war  with  the  authori- 
ties of  Sonora,  Jalisco,  and  Calif ornias.) 

■'  1854.    Arrest  of  the  Mexican  Consul  in  Alta  California  for  having  hired 
various  Foreigners  for  the  defense  of  Mexico."    5  ff. 
(Out  of  order  in  the  legajo.) 
"  1853.    Fears  of  Invasion  of  Sonora  by  American  pirates  resident  in  San 
Francisco,  and  measures  taken  for  punishing  them."    Sept.-Nov. 
About  100  ff. 

(Correspondence  with  G.  E.  Barron,  military  authorities  of  the  west,  and 
others.) 
"  1853.     Sonora.     Expedition  of  American  Adventurers,  prepared  in 

Alta  California,  against  the  State  of  Sonora."  Aug.  20  ff. 
"  Engag:ement  in  Hermosillo  between  the  forces  of  General  Miguel 
Blanco  and  the  pirates  led  by  the  Conde  de  Raouset  (Oct.,  1852). 
Capitulation  of  the  said  pirates  :  decorations  for  the  ....  action 
of  Hermosillo."  Correspondence  and  reports.  Nov.,  1852-July, 
1853.  About  40  ff. 
"  1853.  Notices  concerning  the  gathering  of  North  American  Pirates  in 
Alta  California,  and  projects  of  invasion  by  them  into  Sonora, 
Sinaloa,  and  Guaymas.  Measures  taken  to  drive  them  back." 
40  pp. 

(Correspondence  of  the  minister  of  war  with  officials  at  Ures,  Altar, 
Mazatlan,  Guaymas.  Guadalajara,  San  .Antonio  [Sinaloa],  Nov.-Dec, 
1853 ;  declaration  of  Dr.  D.  F.  Duclaud,  passenger  to  Guaymas  in  the 
Dos  Hermanos.  setting  forth  in  detail  the  voyage  of  the  Carolina  from 
San  Francisco  with  50  "  pirates  "  to  La  Paz.) 

"  1853.    Occupation  of  the  Port  of  La  Paz  by  the  pirates  of  Alta  Cali- 
fornia.    Measures  taken  to  drive  them  out."     Oct.-Dec,   1853. 
About  20  pp. 
Continuation  of  the  same  subject  to  Apr.,  1854.    Several  hundred  ff. 

Orders  to  General  Pedro  Diaz  Miron  and  to  Ochoa  for  the  defense ; 

correspondence  with  the  same. 
Rumors  of  invasion  through  Chihuahua.    Nov.-Dec,  1853. 
Delivery  of  the  command  of  Sinaloa  by  Yafiez  to  Miron. 
Correspondence  with  various  frontier  authorities. 
1854.    Legajo  no.  3.    (Covering  most  of  the  year.) 
"  Invasion  of  Adventurers  into  Zacatecas." 
Id.  into  Coahuila. 
Indian  relations  on  the  frontier. 

"  Fortifications  {fortalesas)  which  the  United  States  ought  to  establish 
on  our  frontier."    1854. 

(Correspondence  with  the  Mexican  legation  in  Washington  concerning 
defense  against  the  Indians  of  the  frontier. ) 

Correspondence  with  the  consul  in  New  Orleans. 


Archive  General  301 

Id.  with  the  commandant  of  Tehuantepec. 

Correspondence  concerning  the  purchase  of  arms  in  the  United  States  by 

certain  banished  persons,  and  orders  not  to  admit  the  arms  into  the 

Republic. 
1854.    Legajo  no.  5.    "  Ynvasion  de  Sonora  y  Baja  California  de  Walker  y 

Raousset.    Todo  lo  relativo.    Accion  de  la  Calentura.    Ejecucion 

de  Melendres ",  etc.     Correspondence  extending  from  1852  to 

1856.    Some  600  fF. 
Correspondence  concerning  Raousset.    June-Nov.,  1852. 
Correspondence  of  Raousset  with  the  President  and  other  authorities. 

Sept.-Nov.,  1853. 

(In  a  letter  of  Sept.  4,  1853,  he  proposes  raising  an  expedition  of  500  men  to 
go  against  the  Apache  of  Sonora.) 

Correspondence  with  the  commandant  of  Baja  California.    May,  1854. 
Walker's  expedition.    His  defeat  at  La  Calentura  by  Antonio  M.  Melen- 

drez ;  execution  of  Melendrez ;  correspondence  of  1853-1855. 60  flf. 
Invasion  of  Sonora  by  Raousset.    Jan.,  1854-1855. 

Appearance  at  Guaymas  ;  report  {detail)  of  the  action  at  Guaymas, 

July  13,  1854;  French  prisoners. 
Intercepted  correspondence  of  Raousset. 
Concerning  thirty-two  Americans  expelled  from  Mazatlan  at  the  time  of 

the  Raousset  invasion. 
1854.    Legajo  no.  6.    Correspondence  with  the  military  authorities. 
Fears  of  invasion  of  Coahuila  and  Tamaulipas. 
Military  preparations  of  the  forces  of  the  United  States  on  the  left  bank 

of  the  Rio  Bravo.    Rumors  of  war  against  Mexico.     Jan. -Feb., 

1854. 
Chihuahua.     Correspondence  with  the  local  authorities,  requesting  re- 
ports concerning  the  rumors  that  the  United  States  plan  to  annex 

Chihuahua.    Dec,  1853. 
Correspondence  with  General  Woll  concerning  threatened  revolution  at 

Camargo.    Sept.,  1853. 

Note. — Beginning  with  1855  the  legajos  for  each  year  are  arranged  alpha- 
betically, each  legajo  being  devoted  to  one  or  more  letters  of  the  alphabet. 
The  following  headings  contained  in  the  legajos  for  1855  will  give  a  general 
idea  of  the  arrangement:  armas,  amagos  a  poblaciones,  acontecimientiis. 
acciones  de  guerra,  actas  de  adhesion,  acusaciones,  asesinatos,  asaltos,  Alta 
California,  ascensiones  de  oficiales,  batallones,  brigadas,  comandancias  gene- 
rales,  causas,  circulares,  correos,  campaiias,  destierros,  denuncias,  defecciones, 
demolicion  (of  various  places),  deposito,  desconocimiento,  departamentos, 
divisiones.  decretos,  escuadrones,  embargos,  escoltas,  encuentros,  Espafioles, 
entrcgas  (of  commands),  excesos,  estados  (reports  from  different  states), 
Indios.  fusilados,  fuerzas,  fiestas,  filibusteros,  fugas,  facciosos,  fletes,  forta- 
lezas,  fiicrtcs,  guerra,  guarnicion,  gavillas,  haberes,  hospital,  infomies,  indul- 
tos,  impresos,  Indios,  instrucciones,  motines.  mnvimientos  de  fuerzas,  mani- 
fiestos,  marchas,  nombramicntos,  noticias,  ()cui)acion  (of  places),  ordenes. 
presos  politicas,  prisioneros  de  guerra,  partes  de  tranquilidad,  pronunciamien- 
tos,  piquetes,  pasaportes,  replazos  para  el  ejcrcito,  reos  (condemned  to  ser- 
vice), renuncias  (of  commands),  revoluciones,  succsos  (in  various  places), 
sublcvaciones.  temores  (of  invasion,  revolution,  etc.),  telegrnfos,  varios 
asuntos,  vestido  y  cquipaje. 


302  Alc.vico:  Gitcrra  y  Marina 

1855.    Legajo  no.  1. 

Revolution  in  Xuevo  Leon,  Coahuila,  and  Tamaulipas. 

The  Plan  de  Ayutla  in  Baja  California. 

Difficulties  in  Alta  California.     "  Arbitrary  acts  which  are  committed 

against  the  Mexicans  resident  in  that  territory." 

(Extracts  from  the  National  Intelligencer.) 
1855.    Legajo  no.  2. 

"  Causa  instituted  against  Dn.  Tomas  Tejada  for  the  sale  of  horses  to  the 

North  American  army  of  invasion." 
1855.    Legajo  no.  3. 

Correspondence  concerning  ailFairs  of  Baja  California. 

"  American  Filibusters  on  the  Lsland  of  La  Tortuga."    Correspondence 

with  authorities  in  Sonora  and  with  the  Department  of  the  South. 

Mar.-Apr.,  1855. 
"  American  Filibusters  who,  led  by  Carabaial,  it  is  feared  may  invade  the 

Department  of  Tamaulipas." 
"  Adventurers."    Reports  of  300  who  have  invaded  Mexico  from  Texas. 
Reports  of  500  filibusters  in  Baja  California. 
The  shooting  of  the  "  American  Juan  Herrera."    June,  1855. 
1855.    Legajo  no.  4. 

Report  concerning  the  jurisdiction  north  of  the  territory  of  Baja  Cali- 
fornia, by  Jose  Pujal,  Puerto  de  la  Paz.    Apr.  i,  1855. 
1855.    Legajo  no.  5.    Revolution  in  the  departments  of  Tamaulipas,  Coahuila, 

and  Nuevo  Leon.    About  200  fif.  of  correspondence. 
Filibusters  under  Carabajal. 

1855.  Legajo  no.  9.    Boundaries  of  Sonora.    Revolts  in  Coahuila  and  Tamau- 

lipas. 

1856.  Legajo  no.  4. 

Filibusters  under  Emilio  Sanchez  at  Piedras  Negras.     Correspondence 
with   officials   at   Chihuahua   and   other   places   concerning  this 
subject. 
1856.    Legajo  no.  6. 

"  Proyecto  subversivo  "  by  citizens  of  the  L'^nited  States.     The  corre- 
spondence implicates  Dickinson,  agent  at  New  York. 

1856.  Legajo  no.  9. 

Revolution  led  by  A'^idaurri  in  Nuevo  Leon.  Coahuila,  and  Tamaulipas. 
Correspondence.    About  200  fT. 

1857.  Legajo  no.  4.     Conspiracy  incident  to  the  elections  in  Tamaulipas. 

Camargo  and  Brownsville  are  mentioned. 

Conspiracy  in  the  city  of  Matamoros  in  which  it  is  believed  that  various 
"  North  American  Adventurers  "  are  implicated. 

Democratic  convention  in  Camargo.    Dispositions  for  the  capture  of  fili- 
busters and  traitors. 
1857.    Legajo  no.  5.    Revolution  in  Tamaulipas ;  Indian  troubles  in  Sonora. 

Complaints  that  the  U.  S.  army  officials  are  inducing  citizens  of  Sonora 
to  enlist. 

Reports  of  an  expedition  being  prepared  in  New  Orleans  by  Nuiiez  Villa- 
visencio  for  filibustering  on  the  coast  of  Tamaulipas. 
1857.    Legajo  no.  6.    Invasion  of  Sonora. 

Reports  by  General  Yanez  of  a  threatened  invasion  by  filibusters  from 
San  Francisco. 


Archivo  General  303 

Correspondence  with  the  American  vice-consul  at  Mazatlan. 

Orders  for  the  defense  of  the  department. 

Report  of  the  arrival  at  Ahar  of  filibusters  under  H.  A.  Crabb. 

Reports  of  the  Mexican  consul  at  Franklin  of  an  expedition  being  formed 
at  Tucson. 

Invasion  of  Tuxpam.    Reports  of  an  expedition  being  formed  at  New 
Orleans  for  this  purpose.    (See  the  legajo  next  above.) 
1857.    Legajo  no.  7. 

Correspondence  concerning  "  the  impolite  manner  in  which  the  Second 
Lieutenant  of  /Vmerican  Dragoons  presented  himself  at  the  Fuerte 
de  Calabasas  for  the  purpose  of  arresting  North  American  de- 
serters." 
1857.    Legajo  no.  11.    Revolution  in  Sierra  Gorda. 

Implication  of  Thomas  Spraguc,  who  claims  to  be  a  commercial  agent, 
with  filibusters  who  have  made  attempts  on  Baja  California. 
1857.    Legajo  no.  12.    Yaqui  troubles  in  Sonora. 

1857.  Legajo  no.  13. 

Summary  investigation  (sumaria)   of  the  filibustering  expedition  into 

Sonora  which  was  cut  off  at  Caborca. 
Other  troubles  in  Sonora. 

1858.  Legajo  no.  5. 

Letter  by  the  reactionary  General  Francisco  Pacheco,  at  New  Orleans,  to 
General  Jose  de  la  Parra,  planning  to  cause  a  breach  with  Comon- 
fort. 

1858.  Legajo  no.  9. 

Disturbances  by  Carabajal.  He  reports  that  he  counts  on  1500  men  of 
the  national  guard. 

Report  by  the  commandant  of  the  department  of  Tamaulipas  that  the 
commander  of  the  American  packet-boat  Taylor  has  informed  him 
that  1000  Americans  are  ready  to  set  out  from  New  York  with  24 
pieces  of  artillery  to  put  themselves  at  the  disposition  of  Don  San- 
tiago Vidaurri. 

1859.  Legajo  no.  4. 

Report  by  North  American  adventurers  that  Juarez  is  enlisting  3000  or 
4000  Americans,  paying  them  with  the  goods  of  the  Church. 

Fears  of  the  annexation  of  Mazatlan  to  the  United  States. 
1859.    Legajo  no.  7. 

Authorization  of  an  agent  of  Degollado  to  go  to  San  Francisco,  Califor- 
nia, to  arrange  a  loan  of  $100,000  for  the  purchase  of  arms  and 
munitions  of  war. 
(Legajos  after  1839  not  examined.) 

EXTINGUIDA  FRACCION  PRIMER.-\. 

(Extinguished  First  Division.) 

Fraccion  Primera  ceased  to  exist  as  a  regular  section  in  1867.  Thereafter 
the  documents  relating  to  military  operations  are  distributed  in  various  sec- 
tions. But  there  are  similar  materials  for  subsequent  dates  in  the  "  Extin- 
guida  Fraccion  Primera  ".  This  series  contains  over  100  legajos  of  miscel- 
laneous matter,  reaching  to  present  times.  The  chief  classes  of  documents 
noted  are  "  diplomas  ".  movements  of  troops,  telegrams.  Part  of  the  legajos 
are  arranged  alphabetically,  with  the  initials  on  the  membrctes.     I  did  not 


304  Mexico:  Guerra  y  Marina 

examine  all  of  the  legajos  individually,  but  noted  the  following  illustrative 

items  bearing  on  the  United  States : 

1843.  Legajo  entitled  "  Diplomas  por  la  campana  de  Tejas.  Cruz  de  Inde- 
pendencia.  Asedio  de  Ullua.  Bloqueo  de  Vera  Cruz  por  los 
franceses,  Cruz  de  Constancia  ",  etc.  (The  Texas  campaign  re- 
ferred to  is  that  of  the  Revolution.) 

1847.  Legajo  entitled  "  Diplomas  y  premios  por  la  accion  de  la  Angostura, 
\'eracruz,  Cerro  Gordo,  y  otros.'' 

1855-1859.  Legajo  entitled  "  Diplomas.  Serro  Gordo,  ^'alle  de  Mexico, 
Cruz  de  Constancia  ",  etc. 

A  legajo  entitled  "  Historia  del  Estado  de  Tamaulipas  ".  It  is  a  copy  of  Escan- 
don  documents  in  the  Archive  General  y  Publico,  concerning  the 
conquest  and  settlement  of  Nuevo  Santander.    ly^R-ijCx). 

FRACCION  2*.  GENERALES  JEFES,  Y  OFICIALES  DEL  EJERCITO. 
(Generals,  Chiefs,  and  OfUcials  of  the  Army.) 
This  section  contains  some  5000  expedientes  of  a  personal  nature  relative 
to  military  officers,  from  1821  to  the  present.  There  is  given  in  them  such 
data  as  enlistment,  promotions,  furloughs,  medals,  offenses,  discharge,  etc. 
The  section  was  extinguished  in  July,  1896,  and  the  documents  correspond- 
ing are  now  kept  in  the  different  departments  of  the  Secretariat. 

About  100  expedientes  are  called  "  Personal  procedente  del  Deposito  de 
Gefes  y  Oficiales  ".  They  are  here  on  deposit,  but  are  to  be  distributed  to  the 
various  "  cuerpos  ".  About  another  one  hundred  legajos  are  called  "  Marina. 
Personal  de  Generales,  Jefes,  Oficiales  ".  These  are  arranged  alphabetically. 
Another  group  of  legajos  contains  expedientes  on  "  Personal  de  Ingenieros  ". 
The  expedientes  of  some  of  the  higher  officers  are  in  the  archive  of  the 
Estado  Mayor  {q.  v.). 

An  indice  of  all  the  expedientes  of  this  section  is  kept  in  book  form,  and 
fills  several  large  volumes.    To  get  permission  to  consult  this  section  is  rela- 
tively difficult.    I  requested  it  only  in  a  few  cases,  and  therefore  can  not  give 
a  list  of  the  contents.    As  examples,  I  looked  up  the  following: 
Expediente  of  Pedro  Ampudia.    About  200  ff. 
Expediente  of  Pedro  Elias  Bean.    Fraccion  2^.    B.    Legajo  28.    About 

40  ff.,  giving  his  personal  record  from  1810. 
Expediente  of  Jose  Urrea.    1821  to  about  1830.    About  200  ff. 
Expediente  of  Santa  Anna.    S.  Expediente  No.  5.    A  small  bundle. 
His  appointment  as  general  of  division.    1829. 
His  liberation  in  1837. 
His  appointment  as  captain-general.    1853. 
Hojas  de  Servicio. 
Concerning  "  Una  Gran  Cruz  y  placa  por  su  valor  "  at  \'era  Cruz  in 

1838. 
His  taking  possession  of  the  presidency.    1839. 
Concerning  the  placing  of  his  picture  in  the  Salon  de  Academias. 

1839.  . 
Other  miscellaneous  papers. 

OTHER  DIVISIONS  OF  THE  ARCHIVO  GENERAL. 
Fraccion  3".    Generales,  Gefes,  Oficiales,  y  Tropa  Retirada  (Generals.  Chiefs. 
Officials,  and  Retired  Troops).     Matter  of  a  personal  nature, 
similar  to  that  of  Fraccion  i^.    About  500  legajos. 


Archivo  de  la  Biblioteca  305 

Fraccion  4".  Pensionistas  Militares  (Military  Pensionaries).  Several  Imn- 
drcd  legajos. 

Fraccion  5*.  Muertos  (Deceased).  Not  yet  separated  from  the  other  sec- 
tions. 

Fraccion  6^.  Tropas  (Troops).  Personal  data  relating  to  soldiers  below  the 
rank  of  teniente.  All  others  are  in  Fracciones  2»  and  S-".  Thou- 
sands of  legajos. 

Fraccion  7".  Particulares  ( Private  Persons) .  Relations  of  civilians  with  the 
Department  of  War. 

Fraccion  8^.  Documentacion  Periodica  de  los  Cuerpos  del  Ejercito  y  Armada 
Nacional  (Periodical  Documentation  of  the  Divisions  of  the  Na- 
tional Navy  and  Army).  Routine  monthly  reports.  Perhaps 
20,ooo  legajos  from  various  divisions  of  the  army  and  navy,  begin- 
ning in  1821.  Arranged  by  divisions  and  regiments.  This  section 
should  contain  very  valuable  matter. 

Fraccion  9".  Libros  de  las  Comandancias  de  los  Cuerpos  y  de  los  Departa- 
mentos  de  la  Secretaria  (Books  of  the  Commandancies  of  the 
Divisions  and  of  the  Departments  of  the  Secretariat).  From  1821. 

Fraccion  10*.  Coleccion  de  leyes  e  impresos  referentes  a  Guerra  (Collection 
of  laws  and  imprints  relative  to  war). 

Causas  Remitidas  (Causes  Remitted).  2*.  Zona  Militar.  Fracciones  2* 
y  6".    About  30  legajos. 

ARCHIVO   DE  LA  BIBLIOTECA. 
(archive  of  the  LIBRARY.) 

This  collection  is  an  overflow  of  the  Archivo  General  of  the  secretariat.  It 
is  preserved  in  the  rooms  of  the  Biblioteca  of  the  department,  upstairs.  It 
contains  the  following  series  that  have  seemed  worthy  of  note  here : 

SECCION  DE  VARIOS  ASUNTOS. 
(Section  of  Miscellaneous  Matters.) 
There  are  in  this  division  some  1600  large  legajos  of  miscellaneous  docu- 
ments extending  in  time  from  1706  to  1853.  Only  the  first  fifteen  legajos  fall 
before  1820.  An  examination  of  all  of  the  legajos  before  1821  and  occasional 
ones  thereafter  shows  the  earlier  ones  to  be  the  most  important  for  our  pur- 
poses. The  general  nature  of  the  documents  can  be  gathered  from  the  details 
given  below.  Many  of  the  papers  are  from  the  Seccion  de  Indiferente  de 
Guerra,  of  the  Secretaria  del  Virreynato,  and  from  the  Fraccion  de  Opera- 
ciones,  Secretaria  de  Guerra  y  de  Marina.  The  larger  bulk  of  the  papers  after 
1821  are  files  of  rcvistas  (reviews),  lists  of  invalids,  pensionaries,  reports  of 
supplies,  clothing,  etc.,  for  the  army.  While  the  collection  as  a  whole  has  not 
a  very  high  value,  there  are  in  it  occasional  documents  of  importance.  Be- 
cause of  its  miscellaneous  character,  a  person  studying  any  given  period  may 
find  it  necessary  to  go  through  all  of  the  legajos  if  he  would  be  sure  of 
exhausting  the  materials. 

Legajo  1706-1785.    Relations  with  Great  Britain. 

Statement  to  the  viceroy  by  Nicolas  Lopez  de  Landa,  concerning  freedom 
of  trade  in  Mexico. 

Royal  order  requiring  an  increase  of  the  defenses  of  New  Spain,  espe- 
cially of  Vera  Cruz,  for  fear  of  the  English  in  the  West  Indies. 
Jan.  I,  1740. 


306  Mexico:  Guerra  y  Marina 

Id.  reporting  the  designs  of  the  British  squadrons  under  Cathcart  and 
Norris,  and  requiring  vigilance  at  Vera  Cruz.    Jan.  13,  1740. 

Proceedings  of  the  junta  de  guerra  y  hacienda  held  to  consider  "  the  War 
with  the  English,  on  account  of  the  damage  which  they  did  in  the 
Isla  del  Carmen  ".  The  reference  is  to  the  proceedings  of  Admiral 
Norris  and  Vice-admiral  "  Wurnon"  (Vernon  ?).    Jan.  10,  1741. 

Royal  order  requiring  that  the  coast  be  watched,  because  of  danger  from 
the  English.    Dec.  4,  1742. 

"  Various  documents  relative  to  the  capture  of  Havana."    1762. 

Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  officials  of  various  places  near  the 
east  coast  of  Mexico  regarding  the  defense  of  Vera  Cruz.     1762. 

Reserved  orders  of  the  viceroy  to  the  governor  of  Vera  Cruz  given  in 
view  of  prospective  war  witli  Great  Britain.     Dec,  1770-May, 

1771- 

Communications  of  the  viceroy  with  Andres  Fernandez  de  Otanez,  of 
Puebla,  concerning  supplies,  in  view  of  prospective  war  with 
Great  Britain.    Apr.,  1771. 

Reports  of  the  condition  of  the  defenses  of  Vera  Cruz,  Cordova,  and 
Orizaba.    Correspondence.    1777. 

Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  the  governor  of  the  Presidio  del 
Carmen,  Isla  de  Iris(  ?),  concerning  defense  against  the  English. 
1 777- 1 778. 

Id.  concerning  the  defense  of  the  realm,  with  special  reference  to  the 
British.    1781-1782. 

Royal  communication  transmitting  copies  of  the  treaty  between  Spain 
and  England.    1783. 
Legajo  1779.    Defense  of  the  realm  against  the  British.    1776-1779. 

Correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  the  officials  of  Vera  Cruz,  San  Juan 
de  Ulua,  and  other  coast  places  concerning  the  defense  of  the 
coast.  It  includes  reports  on  the  defenses,  a  map  of  the  coast,  etc. 
1779. 

Id.  with  the  commandant  of  the  squadron  of  Havana.    1779. 

"  Relation  "  of  the  defenses  of  Acapulco.     1779. 

Circulars  reporting  the  declaration  of  war  with  Great  Britain.    1779. 

Id.  prohibiting  commerce  with  Great  Britain,  with  replies.    1779. 
Legajo  1780.    \\'ar  with  Great  Britain.    1776-1780. 

Correspondence  of  the  "  Mesa  de  Defensa  del  Reyno  "  with  the  officials 
of  Vera  Cruz,  San  Juan  de  Uliia,  Havana,  New  Orleans  concern- 
ing the  war ;  with  replies.    1779-1780.    Several  carpctas. 

Carpeta  no.  24.  "  Carpcta  no.  7,  from  May  2,  1776,  to  Mar.  5,  1780. 
Correspondence  with  the  Governor  of  la  Havana,  the  Marques  de 
la  Torre,  and  Don  Diego  Jose  Navarro."  Reserved.  The  princi- 
pal items  are  as  follows : 
The  Marques  de  la  Torre  to  the  viceroy.  Havana,  May  2,  1776. 
(Stating  that  he  will  watch  the  operations  of  the  British  and  send  regular 
reports,  a  special  service  having  been  established  for  that  purpose.) 

Minute  of  reply.    May  27,  1777. 

Various  "  noticias  "  of  the  progress  of  the  American  war  in  the 
northern  colonies,  clippings  from  newspapers,  etc.    1777''^77^- 

Diary  by  Navarro,  beginning  at  Guarico,  Dec.  22,  1777,  and  con- 
tinuing to  Jan.  21,  1778.  It  contains  reports  of  events  in  the 
American  colonies,  especially  the  movements  of  Howe. 


Archivo  dc  la  Biblioteca  307 

Navarro  to  the  viceroy.    Havana,  Jan.  2,  1778. 

(Reports  correspondence  between  commanders  Juan  Bautista  Bonet  and 
Antonio  Ullua;  encloses  agreement  of  Jan.  2  between  Navarro  and  the 
commandant-general  of  marine  for  protecting  the  fleet  and  cooperating 
with  the  French  fleet  just  arrived  from  Guarico;  reports  meeting  with 
armed  British  vessels  bound  for  Florida.) 

Draft  of  reply  to  Navarro.    Jan.  27,  1778. 
Estado  of  French  forces  in  Santo  Domingo. 

The  captain  of  a  French  vessel  at  Jamaica  to  Baron  de  Cadman, 
colonel  of  regiment  at  "  Dajens  ",  discussing  British  moveinents. 
Feb.  5,  1778.    (Copy.) 
Navarro  to  the  viceroy.    Mar.  4,  1778. 

(Stating  that  the  report  of  the  British  in  the  Gulf   is   false,   and  that 
situados  may  be  safely  sent.) 
Bernardo  de  Galvez  to  Navarro.     New  Orleans,  Apr.   14,   1778. 
(Copy.) 

(He  believes  the  English  are  about  to  attack  New  Orleans  because  Amer- 
icans have  been  harbored  there,  but  he  will  not  give  thera  up.    He  asks 
for  help.) 
Galvez  to  Navarro.    New  Orleans,  Apr.  27,  1778.    (Copy.) 

(The  British  have  blockaded  New  Orleans  and  have  near  by  two  corsairs, 
one  of  which  has  attacked  a  Spanish  vessel  near  Lake  Pontchartrain. ) 

"  Noticia  de  Jamaica."    Transmitted  by  Navarro,  May  5,  1778. 
Jazinto  de  Panis  to  Galvez,  reporting  the  strength  of  Pensacola, 

describing  its  fortifications,  etc.    New  Orleans,  Apr.  29,  1779. 
Navarro  to  the  real  audiencia  (the  viceroy  has  just  died).    May  29, 
1779. 

(Transmits  a  regular  series  of  "  Reports  recently  received  from  Filadelfia 
by  a  perfectly  trustworthy  person  ",  movements  of  the  armies,  pro- 
ceedings of  Congress.  Congress  has  resolved  to  send  a  plenipotentiary 
to  Spain  to  treat  of  the  cession  of  all  Louisiana  and  the  reconquest  of 
Florida.) 
Same  to  same,  asking  for  funds  to  aid  Guatemala  and  Louisiana. 

July  22,  1779. 
Reply  of  the  audiencia.    Aug.  27,  1779. 

Baiido  published  in  Jamaica  by  the  governor,  granting  free  depar- 
ture of  Spanish  vessels.  Signed  by  P.  P.  Parker  and  John  Dalling. 
Sept.  18,  1779. 
Navarro  to  the  viceroy,  Mayorga,  reporting  the  presence  of  British 

vessels  at  Kingston  and  news  of  British  forces.    Oct.  21,  1779. 
Navarro  to  the  viceroy.    Dec.  22,  1779. 

(Encloses  royal  order  of  Aug.  29  which  states  that  the  principal  object  of 
the  war  is  to  eject  the  British  from  the  Gulf  of  Mexico  and  the  banks 
of  the  Mississippi;  reports  plan  of  attack  on  Pensacola,  agreed  upon  by 
him  and  Bonet,  and  of  sending  men  from  Havana  to  Louisiana;  Galvez's 
victories  over  the  British  posts,  etc.) 
Navarro  to  the  viceroy.    Feb.  7,  1780. 

(Reports  that  because  of  bad  weather  the  reinforcements  have  not  been 
sent;  that  Galvez  had  sent  Miro  to  hurry  them  up;  that  he  fears  to 
send  them  now  in  ignorance  of  British  movements;  that  he  is  sending  a 
war  vessel  that  day.) 
Enclosure:     .Xgrccnicnt   between   Bonet   and   Navarro,   in   conse- 
quence of  the  mission  of  Miro,  and  discussion  of  the  whole  situa- 
tion.   Jan.  31,  1780.    8  pp. 
Navarro  to  the  viceroy.     Mar.  5,  1780. 


308  Mexico:  Citerra  y  Marina 

Carpeta  no.  55.    Collection  of  orders  issued  by  the  viceroy,  Mayorga,  dur- 
ing the  war  with  Great  Britain.    1780. 
Carpctas  31  and  32.    Equipment  of  vessels  for  the  defense.    1780. 
Legajo  1787-1807.     Correspondence  between  the  governor  of  New  Mexico 
and  the  commandant-general  of  the  Interior  Provinces,  with  re- 
lated documents,  compiled  incident  to  an  investigation  of  Gov- 
ernor Alencaster's  administration.    Original  letters  by  Alencaster 
and  minutes  of  replies  by  Salcedo. 
Cuadcrno  no.  11.     1805-1807. 

Discussion  of  system  of  supplying  the  presidio  with  grain. 
No.  169.    Alencaster  to  Salcedo  concerning  the  prohibition  (1799) 
of  buying  Indian  children  and  of  trade  in  their  villages.    Jan.  4, 
1806. 
Reply.    Feb.  19,  1806. 
No.  435.    Agriculture  of  the  Indians. 
Cuadcrno  no.  15.    1805. 

No.  39.    Alencaster  to  Salcedo,  telling  of  the  arrival  at  Santa  Fe  of 
two  French  and  an  American  trader,  employees  of  Lauselle.  With 
them  came  two  Guampas  asking  peace.    July  i,  1805.    f.  13. 
No.  41.    Same  to  same,  continuing  the  same  matter.    July  i,  1805. 
Reply  by  Salcedo.    July  13,  1805. 
Salcedo  to  Alencaster.    Sept.  9,  1805.    ff.  20-23. 

(Discussing  the  dangers  from  the  United  States,  ordering  him  to  strengthen 
the  alliance  with  the  tribes,  suggesting  that  he  send  Jose  Calvert  to  the 
Pananas  to  intercept  the  Lewis  and  Clark  Expedition,  and  stating  his 
policy  of  admitting  the  Spanish  inhabitants  of  Louisiana  to  Mexico  and 
of  freeing  escaped  slaves  from  there.) 

Salcedo  to  Alencaster,  announcing  that  he  has  sent  Ortiz  presents 

for  the  Pananas.    Sept.  12.    f.  24. 
Same  to  same,  "  very  reserved  ",  transmitting  a  royal  order  of  June 

5  to  arrest  American  traders,  and  repeating  his  instructions  to 

strengthen  friendship  with  the  Indians.    Oct.  2.    f.  35. 
No.  87.    Alencaster  to  Salcedo,  in  regard  to  the  traders  still  at  Santa 

Fe.    Expenses  of  maintenance.     Oct.  2,  1805.    fif.  36-37. 
Reply  to  the  above  and  filed  with  it.  Salcedo  instructs  Alencaster  not 

to  let  the  traders  withdraw.    Nov.  14. 
No.  95.    Alencaster  to  Salcedo.    Oct.  24.    fT.  39-40. 

(Reporting  that  he  has  ordered  Vial  and  "  Chalvert "  to  go  on  the  14th 
with  so  men  to  winter  among  the  Pananas,  to  learn  the  progress  of  the 
Lewis  and  Clark  Expedition,  and  to  turn  the  Indians  against  the  Amer- 
icans. He  recommends  placing  spies  among  the  Pananas  and  giving 
medals  to  the  Indians.) 

Salcedo  to  Alencaster,  approving  the  above  report.    Oct.  24.    f.  41. 

No.  96.  Alencaster  to  Salcedo,  again  referring  to  the  expedition 
planned  for  Vial  and  Calvert.    Oct.  11,  1805.    f.  42. 

No.  142.  Same  to  same,  asking  for  $8500  to  use  in  cementing  the 
alliance  with  the  Indians.    Nov.  20,  1805.    f .  48. 

Reply  by  Salcedo.    Jan.  18,  1806. 

No.  156.  Alencaster  to  Salcedo,  transmitting  diary  of  Vial,  and  copy 
of  instructions  carried  by  him.  Recounts  the  principal  facts  of 
their  expedition,  Oct.  26-Nov.  19,  and  suggests  another  expedi- 
tion.   Nov.  20.  1805.    f.  59. 

Instructions  to  Vial,  enclosed  with  the  above.    Oct.  13,  1805. 


Archivo  tie  la  Biblioteca  309 

Diary  of  Vial,  enclosed  with  the  letter  above.     Oct.   14-Nov.  20, 
1805.     Tells  mainly  of  the  attack  which  drove  him  back,  and 
recommends  a  fort  on  the  Rio  Napestle.    flf.  64-67. 
Salcedo  to  Alencaster,  acknowledging  No.  156.    Jan.  16.    f.  68. 
No.  157.    Alencaster  to  Salcedo,  reporting  the  return  of  carbinero 
Juan  Lucero,  sent  to  make  peace  with  the  Caiguas  (Kiowa),  and 
the  results.    Dec.  25,  1805.    ff.  69-72. 
(Valuable  on  the  Indian  situation.) 
Reply  to  the  above.    Jan.  16.    fF.  /^-y;^. 
No.  162.    Alencaster  to  Salcedo.    Jan.  i,  1806.    fF.  95-99. 

(Discussing  the  urgent  needs  of  the  province,  due  mainly  to  the  great  in- 
fluence of  the  Americans  among  the  Indians.  Reports  that  Vial  and 
Jarvet  (sic)  will  start  in  April  on  another  expedition  to  the  Pananas 
with  300  men,  and  asks  for  supplies;  recommends  a  fort  on  the  Na- 
pestle.) 

Reply  to  the  above.    Feb.  5.    ff.  loo-ioi. 

Salcedo  to  Alencaster.    Apr.  12,  1806.    ff.  108-109. 

(Reports  the  sending  of  Melgares  with  60  men  to  assist  the  governor,  and 
states  that  the  promised  expedition  has  been  turned  into  one  designed 
to  reconnoitre  the  Colorado  [Red]  and  Arkansas,  to  watch  the  Dunbar 
expedition,  drive  it  back,  or  capture  it  and  take  it  to  Santa  Fe.) 

Alencaster  to  Salcedo,  reporting  that  Vial  had  started  on  Apr.  24 
with  another  expedition  to  the  Napestle,  but  that  the  men  had 
deserted.    May  20,  1806.    f.  146. 
Alencaster  to  Salcedo.    May  30.    ff.  148-151. 

(Reporting  that  Melgares  has  arrived  and  Vial  and  Jarvet  [Calvert]  re- 
turned, and  that  the  new  expedition  will  st.irt  on  June  15,  with  105 
soldiers,  400  citizen  militia,  and  100  Indian  allies,  under  Melgares.  It  is 
to  no  down  the  Red  River  to  Rio  de  las  Areas,  thence  to  the  Arkansas 
and  to  the  Pananas,  Lotos,  and  Otos.) 

Reply  to  the  above.    July  18. 

(There  is  a  gap  in  the  file  between  nos.  289  and  380,  froitj  May  30  to  Apr.  i.) 
No.  380.    Salcedo  to  Alencaster,  replying  to  Nos.  356,  357,  388,  395, 

which  relate  to  the  Pike  expedition.    Apr.  i.    ff.  156-158. 

(From  Salcedo's  reply  we  learn  the  dates  of  these  missing  letters  to  be 
Feb.  16,  F^eb.  28,  Mar.  3,  .^pr.  i,  and  Apr.  17,  and  that  they  told  of  the 
Arrival  of  John  Robinson  at  Santa  Fe.  the  arrest  of  Pike,  his  despatch 
to  Chihuahua,  the  search  for  the  remainder  of  the  party,  the  tale  told 
by  Juan  Parkes  of  what  had  happened  on  the  way,  and  the  probability 
that  another  large  expedition  would  come  to  rescue  Pike.) 

No.  396.    Alencaster  to  Salcedo.    Apr.  15.    ff.  i58<'/jc<7. 

(Telling  of  an  expedition  from  Santa  Fe  to  meet  the  .Americans  who  might 
be  coming  to  rescue  Pike,  of  Robinson's  report  that  Pike  expected  to  be 
captured  and  then  rescued,  of  Pike's  good  reception,  and  of  the  disorder 
Pike's  coming  had  created  among  the  citizens  of  Santa  Fe.) 
Reply  to  the  above. 

No.  402.    Alencaster  to  Salcedo  transmitting  copies  of  the  instruc- 
tions to  these  expeditions. 
Instructions  to  Almansa  and  Sotelo,  sent  to  meet  the  expected  rescue 

party. 
Letter  addressed  by  Alencaster  to  the  commander  of  the  expected 
rescue  party. 
Legajo  1807-1808.    Continuation  of  correspondence  between  the  governor  of 
New  Mexico  and  the  commandant-general  of  the  Interior  Prov- 
inces, compiled  incident  to  Alencaster's  Sumarta. 


310  Mexico:  Guerra  y  Marina 

Legajo  1809-1810.    Id. 

Legajo  1811-1812.    Id.    Expediente  concerning  pay  received  by  Alencaster. 

l8l2. 

Legajo  1814.    Blotters  {borradorcs)  of  various  correspondence  of  the  vice- 
roy.   1813-1814. 
Correspondence  on  the  Real  Cuerpo  de  Ingenieros  with  the  viceroy. 
1 8 14.    (Copies.) 
Legajo  1815.    "  Borradores  de  Particulares." 

Cuadernos  nos.  23,  24,  25  of  the  Alencaster  Sutnaria.  181 5.  Corre- 
spondence and  proceedings. 

Register  of  correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  the  Royal  Engineers  of 
Vera  Cruz.    181 5. 
Legajo  1815-1816. 

Blotters  of  viceroy's  correspondence  with  private  individuals. 

Cuaderno  no.  26  of  the  Alencaster  Sumaria.     1816. 

A  cuaderno  which  relates  to  No.  3,  P.  Y.  de  Oc.    1816. 

Report  of  the  governor  of  New  Mexico  to  the  viceroy.    May  16,  1816. 
Legajo  1817-1818. 

Hojas  de  servicio,  libros  de  antigiiedad,  revistas,  etc.,  of  various  regi- 
ments. 

Investigation  concerning  the  mismanagement  of  the  Factoria  de  Tabacos 
of  Merida.    1817. 

Fragment  of  Alencaster's  Sumaria  before  the  commandant-general.  1817. 
Legajo  1818. 

Military  hospitals,  prizes,  and  houses  for  soldiers  as  rewards  for  special 
merit. 

Expedientes  from  the  departments  of  Artillery,  Fortifications,  Inspeccion 
General,  and  Cuerpo  de  Ingenieros. 

Indice  of  the  cuadernos  of  the  Alencaster  Sumaria  which  were  remitted 
c  la  via  rescrvada  de  la  Guerra  with  letters  of  Mar.  20,  1810.  The 
list,  made  at  Durango,  June  10,  1818,  contains  20  cuadernos. 

Cuadernos  nos.  27  and  28  of  the  Sumaria  of  Alencaster.  No.  27  is  called 
"  Sentencia  y  conclusion  ",  and  contains  the  original  of  his  "  con- 
fesion  "  (justification).    Mexico,  Nov.  14,  1817. 

Two  unnumbered  cuadernos  relating  to  the  same  matter. 
(All  relate  to  "  Exped.  No.  3,  P.  Y.  de  Oc") 
Legajo  1819.    Libros  de  Antigiiedad.    Reports  of  rewards  of  soldiers  of  the 

Interior  Provinces  of  the  West. 
Legajo  1820,  no.  i.     Five  expedientes  from  the  Secretaria  de  Guerra  y 
iVIarina  concerning  the  troubles  with  Opatas,  Yaquis,  and  Apaches 
of  Sonora.     1820. 

Request  of  the  ayuntamiento  of  Chihuahua  that  6pata  disturbances  be 
stopped.    With  correspondence.    Oct.,  1820.     (All  original.) 

Report  by  Garcia  Conde,  commandant-general  of  the  Interior  Provinces 
of  the  West,  concerning  the  Opata  disturbances,  and  request  for 
help.    1820. 

The  governor  of  Sonora,  enclosing  a  letter  which  he  had  written  to  Gar- 
cia Conde  concerning  the  bad  state  of  Sonora.     1820. 

Another  report  by  Garcia  Conde  of  the  Opata  and  Yaqui  ravages.    1820. 

Request  by  the  commandant-general  for  aid  in  putting  down  the  Sonora 
Indians. 


Archivo  de  la  Bibliotcca  311 

Dorrador  of  correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  various  commandants. 

1820.    Cuadcrno  no.  g. 
Four  expedientes  from  the  Secretaria  del  Almirantazgo  relating  to  Santa 

Anna.    1820-1821. 

(Santa  Anna  proposes  forming  a  light  battalion,  annexing  his  battalion  to 
the  Royal  Battalion  of  Puebla,  writes  concerning  the  use  of  "  escudos  y 
condecoraciones  ",  asks  to  have  Jalapa  battalion  annexed  to  his  corps. 
All  addressed  to  Iturbide.) 

Causa  instituted  against  the  Anglo-American  Chambers  at  Arispe,  So- 

nora,  for  seditious  expressions.    1820. 
1820.    Icgajo  no.  2. 

E.xpediente  concerning  Opata  troubles  in  Sonora.    Nov.,  1820. 

(See  Legajo  no.  1.) 
1820.    Legajo  no.  3.    Papers  froin  "  Indiferente  de  Guerra  ". 

Rewards  (prcmios)   and  discharges  for  soldiers  of  New  Mexico  and 

other  Provincias  de  Occidente. 
Circulars  from  the  Sub-Inspection-General. 
1820.    Legajo  no.  4. 

Blotters  of  correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  various  commanders. 
Correspondence  of  the  Inspection-General. 

Libros  de  Antigiicdad;  hojas  de  servicio;  promotions  of  soldiers. 
Correspondence  with  the  intendant  of  Durango  concerning  the  pay  of 

Alencaster. 

1820.  Legajo  no.  5.    Promotions,  hojas  de  servicio,  etc.,  of  soldiers  of  the 

Interior  Provinces  of  the  East.    About  1000  pp.    The  documents 
contain  full  histories  of  the  persons  concerned. 
(Includes  Bcjar,  Espiritu  Santo,  Rio  Grande,  etc.) 

1821.  Legajo  no.  1.    Documents  from  the  Secretaria  de  Almirantazgo  and 

the  Inspeccion-General. 
182 1.    Legajos  nos.  2,  3,  4.    Id. 
1836.    Revistas.  invdlidos,  filiaciones,  vestuario.     Correspondence  with  the 

minister  of  hacienda. 
1842.    Legajo  no.  1.    Expediente  concerning  contraband  trade  at  Matamoros. 

Report  by  Mariano  Arista  concerning  the  frontier  situation. 

ARCHIVO  DEL  IMPERIO. 
{Archive  of  the  Empire.) 
This  is  a  collection  of  documents  concerning  the  military  activities  of  the 
Empire,  covering  the  period  1763-1767.  It  is  composed  of  182  large  legajos, 
of  perhaps  a  thousand  pages  each.  The  legajos  are  all  labelled  "  Varios 
asuntos  de  la  epoca  del  llamado  Imperio  ".  They  arc  arranged  according  to 
year,  but  there  is  no  further  classification,  except  that  ordinarily  the  bundles 
within  the  legajos  are  in  themselves  units.    There  is  no  index. 

I  can  not  say  whether  the  collection  is  in  any  sense  complete,  but  it  would 
seem  that  it  is  a  fairly  complete  file  of  the  records  of  the  central  military 
authorities  of  the  Empire.  The  principal  classes  of  materials  noted  in  a  gen- 
eral examination  are  the  following: 

Correspondence  and  routine  business  of  the  "  Dircccion  Militar  "  of  the 

Private  Secretariat  of  the  Emperor.     Military  orders. 
Correspondence  of  tlie  Inspection-General  of  Cavalry  (Inspcccion  Gen- 
eral de  Caballeria)  of  the  Imperial  army  with  the  various  com- 
manders and  with  the  Imperial  Secretariat  of  War  and  Marine. 
Routine  business  of  the  Inspection-General. 


312  Mexico:  Guerra  y  Marina 

Id.  of  the  Inspection-General  of  Artillery  and  of  Infantry. 

Id.  of  the  Secretariat  of  War  and  Marine.    Reports  of  division  officers 
to  the  secretary  of  war  and  marine. 

Correspondence  of  the  President  of  the  Regency  with  the  "  Corps  Expe- 
ditionnaire  du  Alexique  ". 

Sumarias  concerning  various  military  defeats. 

Seventeen  of  the  legajos  contain  about  loo  bound  manuscript  volumes 
consisting  mainly  of  registers  of  correspondence  and  of  business 
despatched  in  the  military  department,  such  as  memoranda  of 
appointments,  letters  received,  letters  sent,  furloughs.  Junta  Re- 
visoria  de  Despachos. 
The  present  encargado,  who  has  been  in  the  archive  twenty-seven  years, 
states  that  this  archive  has  been  absolutely  unused. 

ARCHIVO  DEL  CUERPO  DEL  ESTADO  MAYOR. 

(archive  of  the  general  staff.) 

This  archive  was  created  by  a  law  of  Jan.  24,  1879.  and  most  of  the  contents 
are  of  subsequent  dates.  The  documents  are  arranged  in  expedientes  under 
three  chief  classes :  Campaigns,  Personal,  and  Impersonal.  An  alphabetical 
index  is  kept  for  each  class. 

1.  CAMPANAS. 
{Caml>aigiis.} 

The  expedientes  of  this  division  are  confined  to  two  classes : 

(a)   Campaigns  against  the  Yaquis,  1885-1889;  1890-1897;  1899-1901  ; 

1902  to  date. 
{b)   The  Yucatan  Campaign,  1899-1904. 

2.  PERSONAL. 

In  this  division  are  filed  expedientes  containing  the  personal  records  of  the 
higher  officers,  down  to  the  rank  of  sub-tenicnte,  since  1879.  In  addition  there 
are  a  few  expedientes  of  noted  personages  of  earlier  times.  They  can  readily 
be  found  by  consulting  the  alphabetical  indice,  under  the  names  concerned. 
A  reference  under  "  U.  No.  66  "  indicates  that  the  expediente  of  General  Jose 
Urrea  is  in  the  Archivo  del  Departamento  de  Inf  anteria.  The  only  expediente 
of  this  class  of  which  I  took  note  was  that  of  Santa  Anna,  which  is  given 
below : 

"  Expediente  del  General  Antonio  Lopez  de  Santa  Anna." 

Some  2500  sheets  of  original  matter  relating  to  various  phases  of  Santa 
Anna's  career,  from  1810  to  1884. 

The  cuadernos  are  given  here  in  the  order  in  which  they  occur  in  the  bundle, 
but  the  materials  of  each  are  arranged  chronologically,  regardless  of  the 
order  of  the  file. 

The  principal  items  are  the  following: 

"  Un  cuaderno  sacado  de  la  causa  que  instruyo  el  Gran  Jurado  de  la 
Camara  de  diputados  al  Gral.  Santa  Anna."    Some  100  fif. 
Letters  of  Santa  Anna  to  the  minister  of  war  concerning  his  taking 
command  at  Vera  Cruz  (Sept.  5)  and  the  union  of  the  political 
and  militan,'  authority  (Oct.  31).    1822. 


Archivo  del  Estado  Mayor  313 

Documents  relative  to  Santa  Anna's  pronouncement  against  Itur- 
bide  in  Dec,  1822. 

(Depositions  of  dragoons  who  took  part  in  the  action  of  Dec.  19;  "  Rela- 
cion  "  by  Santa  Anna;  circulars  of  the  Department  of  War;  and  various 
correspondence.) 

Id.  relative  to  Santa  Anna's  pronouncement  at  San  Luis  Potosi. 
1823. 

(Reports,  opinion  drawn  in  the  Department  of  War.  orders  to  Otero  and 
Barragan  to  put  down  the  trouble,  various  correspondence.) 

Three  letters  by  Santa  Anna  to  the  minister  of  war  concerning  affairs 
in  Yucatan,  from  Calkini  and  Canipeche.    July,  1824. 

Docuinents  relating  to  permission  to  Santa  Anna  to  marry  and  to  his 
pay.    1825. 

Complaint  by  Santa  Anna  of  an  insult  printed  in  the  office  of  the 
ex-Inquisition,  concerning  his  imprisonment  at  \'era  Cruz.  Aug. 
21,  1827.    With  reply. 

Correspondence  of  1829  concernin°;  Santa  Anna's  assumption  of 
command,  the  embargo  of  his  hacienda,  charges  of  centralist 
designs. 

Id.  relative  to  his  election  to  the  presidency  and  to  his  assumption  of 
the  government.     1833. 

Id.  relative  to  declaring  him  "  Benemerito  de  la  Patria  "  and  to 
engraving  his  name  on  a  tablet  at  Tampico.    1835. 

Id.  concerning  his  presentation  with  a  "  Cruz  de  Cordova  "  for  the 
action  at  Cordova.    1841. 

Id.  concerning  his  imprisonment  in  Castle  Perote.     1845. 

Congratulations  on  his  election.     1846. 

Circular  announcing  that  he  has  taken  supreme  command.    1847. 

Correspondence  concerning  his  restoration  to  the  rank  of  captain- 
general.  1853. 
An  unlabelled  carpcta  containing  four  expedientes  marked  "  Causa  .... 
Toca  a  Seccion  4".  No.  1139  y  conexion  con  el  1021  ".  They  are 
papers  connected  with  the  causa  of  Santa  Anna  in  consequence  of 
the  pronouncement  of  San  Luis  Potosi.    July-Aug.,  1823.    Some 

75  ff- 
"  Expediente  sobre  ocurrencias  de  Santa  Anna  en  el  mando  de  Yucatan, 

y  no  haber  querido  declarar  la  Guerra  a  Espafia."     1824-1825. 

121  ff. 
"  Lopez  de  Santa  Anna,  Ant",  Gral."    1837- 1839.    120  ff. 

"  Sumaria  instruida  a  Solicitud  del  Exmo.  S''  D.  Antonio  Lopez  de 

Santa  Anna  en  depuracion  de  los  hechos  ocurridos  en  la  accion  de 

Grra.  que  dio  el  Exmo.  S""  Gral.  D.  Jose  Urrea,  a  los  disidentes  de 

Tejas,  en  el  Llano  del  Perdido  el  ano  pp°." 

(Refers  to  the  execution  of  Fannin  and  his  men.    Contains  declarations  of 
participants.) 
No.  2.    Documents  relative  to  the  sumaria  against  Santa  .Anna  for  the 
defeat  at  San  Jacinto,  Apr.  21,  1836. 

(Contains  letters  by  Urrea,  June,  1836;  WoU  to  Rusk  and  S.mta  .Xnna. 
May  and  June,  1836;  correspondence  concerning  Santa  Anna's  return 
to  Mexico;  opinion  of  Barrera  concerning  the  Fannin  affair,  Jan.  8, 
1838,  etc.) 


314  Mexico:  Guerra  y  Marina 

"  Ano  de  1845.  Lopez  de  Santa  Anna,  Dn.  Antonio,  General.  Su  Prision 
y  Causa.  Expediente  procedente  de  la  Seccion  de  Operaciones." 
Jan.-June,  1845.    243  ff. 

(Santa  Anna's  imprisonment  in  Castle  Perote  and  the  related  trial,  with 
all  kinds  of  correspondence  relative  thereto.) 

A  bundle  marked  "  Lopez  de  Santa  Anna,  Gral." 

Correspondence  of  and  concerning  Santa  Anna.    1821. 

Hoja  dc  servicios  of  Santa  Anna,  1839.    A  very  full  account  of  his 

career. 
Documents   (congratulations,  etc.)   concerning  his  entry  into  the 

capitol.    May-June,  1844. 
Report  by  Santa  Anna  of  persons  tried  for  conduct  at  the  battle  of 

Monterrey.    Jan.  19.  1847. 
Intercepted  letter  by  General  Scott  to  "  Colonel  Thos.  Childs  or 

other  commanding  officer  at,  or  west  of  Puebla  ".    National  Pal- 
ace, Mexico,  8  a.  m.,  Sept.  16,  1847. 

(Gives  orders  to  hold  all  reinforcements  at  Puebla,  and  refers  to  the  "  great 
battles  "  of  Aug.  19  and  20  and  Sept.  8,  11,  12,  and  13.) 
Report  by  Rafael  Ysuma  and  Gabriel  Rodriguez,  Atlixco,  to  the 

minister  of  relations,  reporting  operations  there.    Oct.  11,  12,  13, 

14.  1847. 
Correspondence  of  Isidro  Reyes,  J.  Alvarez,  and  Santa  Anna  with 

the  minister  of  war.    Sept.-Oct.,  1847. 
Reports  by  Santa  Anna  of  operations,  from  Huamantla.  Nopalucan, 

and  Puebla,  Sept.  20,  23,  30,  and  Oct.  4,  5,  13,  1847,  with  minutes 

of  replies. 
"  Representation  "  from  the  Ministry  of  War  and  Marine,  reviewing 

the  history  of  the  Texas  question  since  1835  and  calling  for  help. 

Queretaro,  Nov.  19,  1847.    20  pp. 
Report  by  Santa  Anna  that  Scott  had  sent  a  force  to  Tehuacan  to 

capture  him.    Cascattan,  Feb.  i,  1848. 
A  carpeta  marked  "  Toca  al  Jurado  N°  4  ".    It  consists  of  Santa  .Anna's 

causa,  1849. 
Address  by  Santa  Anna  to  the  Gran  Jurado,  reviewing  his  recent 

career.    Kingston,  Feb.  i,  1849.    (Original.)    38  fF. 
Some  150  folios  of  documents  relating  to  his  career  from  1835  to 

1849. 
A  carpeta  marked  "  Lopez  de  Santa  Anna,  General  ". 

Hojas  de  servicios,  dated  1810,  1811,  1812,  1814.  1818,  1858. 
Miscellaneous  correspondence  of  and  concerning  Santa  Anna.   1821- 

1825  (several  communications  to  Iturbide),  1827-1831, 1833,  1837, 

1839,  1842-1843,  1848-1849,  1851,  1853,  1855,  1859,  1877.^ 
Santa  Anna  to  the  president,  offering  to  put  down  the  Americans  at 

Nacogdoches.    Feb.  28,  1827. 
Circulars  and  correspondence  concerning  his  liberation.    Jan.,  1837. 
Correspondence  concerning  operations  about  Puebla.    Oct.,  1847. 
Charge  by  Jose  Maria  Minon  that  Santa  Anna  is  hostile  to  the  gov- 
ernment.   Oct.  20,  1847. 
Report  (informc)  by  the  ayuntamiento  of  Huamantla  of  the  sack  of 

the  place  by  American  troops  on  Oct.  9  and  of  the  conduct  of 

Santa  Anna.    Transmitted  to  the  government  at  Queretaro  by  the 

jcfe  politico  of  Tlaxcala.    18  pp. 


Archivo  del  Estado  Mayor  816 

Santa  Anna  to  the  minister  of  war,  complaining  of  charges  of  trait- 
orous conduct.    Tehuacan,  June  22,  1848. 

3.  IMPERSONAL. 

Tlie  following  headings,  taken  from  the  indice  of  this  division,  are  the 
principal  ones  which,  on  the  face  of  them,  appear  to  be  of  interest  for  present 
purposes : 

L.  2.  Boundaries  with  the  United  States,   1876-1884.     An  expediente 
relating  to  the  labors  of  the  Boundary  Commission. 

D.  33.  Data  concerning  the  pacification  of  the  Yaquis.  A  history  of  the 

Yaqui  war.    1876-1877  ;  1902-1903. 

E.  6.  Foreign  armies.    See  also  N.  2. 
M.  Mexican  soldiers  abroad. 

N.  2.  Foreign  military  notices  . 
R.  33.  Cuba. 

T.  22.  Lipans  in  Coahuila. 
V.  Steamboats,  Mexican  and  foreign. 
Y.  I.     Yslas  Marias. 

Y.  6.  Indian  depredations  of  the  New  Mexico  border.    1879.        ■^'<^  ^o"" 
the  Kickapoos.    1899. 

Publications. 
The  Secretariat  publishes  regularly  the  Revista  del  Ejercito  y  Marina,  a 
monthly  publication,  which  in  1908  was  in  the  fifth  volume.    It  issues  also 
many  special  reports  and  treatises  from  time  to  time. 


SECRETARIA  DE  GOBERNACION. 

(Secretariat  of  Government.) 

Some  idea  has  already  been  given  on  page  221  of  the  numerous  changes 
which  the  department  of  interior,  or  government,  underwent  between  1821 
and  1867.  In  summary  they  were  as  follows :  From  1821  to  1837  the  interior 
and  foreign  departments  were  united  in  the  Secretarla  de  Relaciones  Exte- 
riores  y  Interiores.  In  1837  they  were  separated,  the  interior  relations  going 
to  the  new  Secretaria  del  Interior  (with  justice  and  ecclesiastical  affairs 
attached).  In  1841  they  were  reunited  in  the  Secretaria  de  Relaciones  y 
Gobcrnacion.'  By  decree  of  May  12,  1853,  a  separate  Secretaria  de  Goberna- 
cion  was  for  the  first  time  established,  with  functions  essentially  as  they  are 
today.'  Combined  again  in  1861  with  the  Department  of  Foreign  Relations, 
in  1867  it  again  became  separate  and  has  remained  so  ever  since. 

The  close  historical  connection  between  the  different  departments  has  led  to 
more  or  less  mixing  of  their  archives.  Thus  numerous  records  of  functions 
now  performed  by  the  Secretaria  de  Gobernacion  are  to  be  found  in  the 
archive  of  the  Secretaria  de  Relaciones  Exteriores  and  in  the  archives  of  the 
department  of  Justicia  that  have  been  transferred  to  the  Archivo  General  y 
Piiblico.  By  decree  of  Feb.  23,  1861,  the  archive  of  the  suppressed  department 
of  Negocios  Eclesiasticos  was  to  be  divided  between  the  Department  of  For- 
eign Relations  and  of  Government,  according  as  they  related  to  internal  affairs 
of  the  clergy  or  to  relations  with  the  papal  court.  It  is  evident  that  this  decree 
was  not  completely  carried  out.     {Cf.  p.  374.) 

As  is  the  case  in  the  other  secretariats,  all  but  the  more  recent  and  incom- 
pleted records  of  the  Secretaria  de  Gobernacion,  unless  it  be  secret  papers,  are 
in  the  Archivo  General  of  the  department.  Admission  is  gained  through  the 
Ministro  de  Gobernacion,  who  is  also  the  Vice-President  of  the  Republic. 

The  historical  development  of  the  secretariat,  as  outlined  above,  has  re- 
sulted in  the  separation  of  the  records  into  two  groups,  at  the  vear  1867,  which 
I  shall  call  "  Old  Records  "  and  "  Recent  Records  ". 

OLD  RECORDS. 

In  1899  the  older  papers  of  the  archive  were  separated  from  the  rest  to  be 
sent  to  the  Archivo  General  y  Publico  "  in  fulfillment  of  the  law  of  November 
19,  1840  ".  They  have  not  yet  been  sent,  but  may  be  at  any  time.  It  is  prob- 
able that  if  they  are  transferred  they  will  retain  the  same  classification  which 
they  now  have.  The  inventory  of  the  papers  made  at  the  time  the  transfer  was 
ordered  shows  477  legajos  of  documents  falling  mainly  between  1821  and 
1867.  It  is  tran=;cribed  below  as  the  best  means  of  giving  a  general  idea  of  the 
classes  of  business  transacted  and  of  records  accumulated  by  this  department 
during  the  period  named.    The  order  of  items  is  that  of  the  inventory. 

Yndiferente  (Miscellaneous).    1820-1866.    74  legajos. 

Tranquilidad  (Tranquility).    1822-1866.    65  legajos. 

Hospitales  (Hospitals).    1821-1861.    6  legajos. 

'  The   "  affairs   of  government "   administered   by   the   department   at   this   time   are 
enumerated  in  Dublin  y  Lozano,  IV.  39. 
"Ibid..  VI.  400-401. 

316 


Old  Records  317 

Gobierno  de  los  Departamentos    (Government  of  the  Departments). 

1 824- 1 862.     17  legajos. 
Hospicios  (Charitable  Institutions).     1821-1847.     i  lepajo. 
Asambleas  Departamentales( Departmental  Assemblies).   1846.    i  legajo. 
Diario  dc  los  Debates.    Printed  publication.     1871.     i  legajo. 
Modelos  de  Titulos  (Models  for  Titles).    1863.    i  legajo. 
Decretos  de  Chihuahua  (Decrees  of  Chihuahua).     1823-1849.     i  legajo. 
Guardia  Rural  de  los  Estados  (Rural  Guard  of  the  States).     1865.     i 

legajo. 
Estadistica  (Statistics).    1841-1842.    i  legajo. 
Indices  de  Correspondencia   (Inventories  of  Correspondence).     1826- 

1859.    14  legajos. 
Policia  Rural  (Rural  Police).    1858-1865.    3  legajos. 
Policia  Urbana  (Urban  Police).    1822-1866.   17  legajos. 
Cementerios  (Cemeteries).    1696-1794.    i  legajo. 
Elecciones  (Elections).    1854-1871.    3  legajos. 
Desagiie  de  Huehuetoca  (Huehuetoca  Drainage  Canal).    1822-1836.    11 

legajos. 
Archivo  General  y  Publico.     1832-1847.     i  legajo. 
Negocios  de  Estado  (Afifairs  of  State).    1822-1823.    i  legajo. 
Consejos  Departamentales  (Departmental  Councils).    1865.    i  legajo. 
Desamortizacion  (Disentailment).    1863- 1866.    i  legajo. 
Beneficencia  (Charity).     1863-1866.    3  legajos. 
Decretos  del  Poder  Ejecutivo  (Decrees  of  the  Executive  Power) .    1821- 

1825.    I  legajo. 
Legislaturas  (Legislatures).    1831-1852.    2  legajos. 
Carceles  (Prisons).    1822-1864.    2  legajos. 
Felicitaciones  (Congratulations).     1821-1833.    2  legajos. 
Decretos  de  los  Estados  (Decrees  of  the  States).    1823-1853.    15  legajos. 
Impresos  (Imprints).    1823-1847.    9  legajos. 
Salubridad  (Public  Health).     1822-1861.    2  legajos. 
Contaduria  de  Propios  (Office  of  Auditor  for  Estates).    2  legajos. 
Guatemala.    1821-1823.    i  legajo. 
Sonora.     1835-1848.    i  legajo. 

Prcnsa  de  la  Cortc  (Press  of  the  Court),    i  legajo. 
.'\gricuUura  (Agriculture).     1844-1846.     i  legajo. 
Contingente  (Contingent).     1834-1835.     i  legajo. 
Vacuna  (Vaccine).    1822-1847.    2  legajos. 
Sufragio  (Suffrage).     1844.     i  legajo. 
Registro  Civil  (Civil  Register).    1853-1862.    i  legajo. 
Libertad  de  Imprcnta  (Liberty  of  the  Press).    1832-1864.    3  legajos. 
Cortes  de  Caja  (Courts  of  E.xchequer).    1842-1855.    10  legajos. 
Bandos  del   Distrito   (Proclamations  of   the  Federal  District).     1853- 

1S61.    4  legajos. 
Guardia  Nacional  (National  Guard).    1822-1867.    12  legajos. 
Noticias  de  Escuelas  (School  Reports).    1853.    i  legajo. 
Quejas  contra  Autoridades  (Complaints  against  Authorities).    1829.    i 

legajo. 
Actas  dc  luramento  (Acts,  or  Oaths,  of  .Mlegiance).    1835.    i  legajo. 
Expulsion  de  Espafioles  (Expulsion  of  Spaniards).     1828-1831.     3  le- 
gajos. 
Prefecturias  (Prefect  Districts).    1846-1866.    11  legajos. 


318  Mexico:  Gobernacion 

Acusos  de  Recibos   (Acknowledgements  of  Communications).     1821- 
1849.    8  legajos. 

Teatros  y  Diversiones  (Theatres  and  Diversions).  1832-1865.  3  legajos. 

Monte  de  Piedad  (Public  Loan  Office).    1822-1854.    i  legajo. 

Terrenes  (Lands).    1865-1866.    2  legajos. 

Procesos  (Lawsuits).    1841.    5  legajos. 

Epidemias  (Epidemics).    1829-1854.    5  legajos. 

Pasaportes  (Passports).    1853-1854.    2  legajos. 

Presupuestos  (Estimates).    1848-1854.    2  legajos. 

Padrones  (Censuses).    1848-1868.    2  legajos. 

Consejo  (Council).    1844-1858.    3  legajos. 

Proclamas  (Proclamations).    1858.    2  legajos. 

Industria  (Industry).    1832-1841.    2  legajos. 

Division  Territorial  (Division  of  Territory).    1847.    55  legajos. 

Alojamientos  (Lodgings).    1865.     i  legajo. 

Reemplazos  (Recruits),    i860,     i  legajo. 

Instruccion  Primaria  (Primary  Instruction).    1854-1855.    i  legajo. 

Ayuntamientos  (Municipal  Councils).     1823-1824.     i  legajo. 

Periodico  Oficial.    Printed  publication.     1 841-1853.    3  legajos. 

Juramento  al  Imperio  (Allegiance  to  the  Empire) .    1822-1823.    i  legajo. 

Mineria  (Department  of  Mines).     1841-1849.    2  legajos. 

Comisarios  Imperiales  (Imperial  Commissaries).     1864-1865.     i  legajo. 

Poderes  Extraordinarios  (Extraordinary  Powers  granted  to  the  Execu- 
tive).   1825- 1847.    I  legajo. 

Desconocimiento  al  Congreso.    1842.    i  legajo. 

Imprenta  (Printing).    1835.    ^  legajo. 

Museo  (Museum).    1820-1829.     i  legajo. 

Comercio  (Commerce).    1827.    i  legajo. 

Congreso  (Congress).    1822-1863.    20  legajos. 

Independencia  (Independence).     1822-1829.     i  legajo. 

Aduanas  (Custom-houses).    1859.    i  legajo. 

Decretos  de  Hacienda  (Decrees  of  the  Secretariat  of  Hacienda).    182 1- 
1859.    15  legajos. 

Guerra  (War).    1853-1865.    10  legajos. 

Justicia  (Justice).    1826-1860.    7  legajos. 
Fomento  (Encouragement).    1853-1858.    i  legajo. 

Decretos  de  Gobernacion  (Decrees  of  the  Secretariat  of  Government). 
1830-1863.    29  legajos. 

At  the  time  when  the  investigation  was  made  these  Old  Records  were 
regarded  as  inaccessible,  being  piled  in  disorder  in  two  separate  and  cramped 
store-rooms  awaiting  transfer  to  the  Archivo  General  y  Publico.  Conse- 
quently it  was  only  at  the  cost  of  great  forbearance  on  the  part  of  the  officials 
and  with  great  difficulty  that  the  examination  could  be  made.  To  examine 
them  at  all,  the  legajos  had  to  be  carried  a  long  distance  and  down  one  flight 
of  stairs,  and  the  scattered  legajos  of  the  different  sections  arranged  in  some 
sort  of  order.  But  the  labor  was  well  repaid  by  the  importance  of  the  papers 
which  were  discovered.  Some  of  the  sections  or  classes  of  legajos  were 
examined  in  only  a  general  way.  Below  are  given  descriptive  notes  of  the 
principal  items  of  interest  found.  It  will  be  seen  that  not  all  of  the  classes 
given  in  the  list  are  accounted  for  in  the  notes.  This  is  partly  due  to  the  fact 
that  some  of  the  classes  contained  nothing  of  interest  for  our  purpose.    Not 


Old  Records  319 

all  of  the  papers  listed  were  found,  and,  on  the  other  hand,  legajos  were  found 
not  contained  in  the  list.  It  will  be  seen,  also,  that  the  dates  in  the  inventory 
and  those  ascertained  by  actual  examination  do  not  correspond  in  all  cases. 
Since  the  presumption  was  that  after  1848  the  Department  of  the  Interior 
would  have  little  to  do  with  territory  now  within  the  United  States,  few  of  the 
bundles  of  later  date  were  examined. 

Principal  Items. 

Adas  de  Juramcnto  (Acts  of  Allegiance). 

1S22-1823.  Turanicnto  al  Imperio  (Oaths  of  Allegiance  to  the  Empire). 
Legajo  136. 
Oaths  of  jcfcs  politicos,  ayuntamientos,  governors,  and  other  local 

officials,  including  those  of  Sonora,  Coahuila,  and  Chihuahua. 
No.  34.  Correspondence  of  Antonio  Argiiello,  of  Monterrey,  Cali- 
fornia, on  this  subject.    Original  acts  of  obedience  of  Monterrey. 
Apr.  2. 
No.  39.  Expulsion  of  Spaniards.    1828. 

1823.  Actas  de  Adhesion  al  Plan  de  Casa  Mata  (Acts  of  Adherence  to 

the  Plan  de  Casa  Mata). 
Correspondence  with  the  commandants  of  the  Interior  Provinces  of 
the  East  and  of  the  West,  and  with  other  chiefs  of  the  North. 

1824.  Actas  de  Juramento  a  la  Constitucion  (Acts  of  Allegiance  to  the 

Constitution). 
Acts  of  governing  bodies  in  Coahuila  and  Texas,  California,  Sonora 
and  Chihuahua. 
1835.  Actas  de  Juramento  h  las  Bases  Constitucionales,  con  arreglo  a  la 
Ley  de  27  Oct.  (Acts  of  Allegiance  to  the  Constitutional  Bases, 
confonnable  to  the  Law  of  October  27). 
Reports  by  Chico,  of  California,  with  a  discourse  by  him  on  the  sub- 
ject.   May  20,  1836.    Printed  at  Monterrey.    10  ff. 
Various  reports  from  different  localities  of  Coahuila  and  Texas, 
New  Mexico.  Chihuahua,  Sonora,  and  Sinaloa.     Many  folios. 
1841.  Actas  de  Juramento  a  las  Bases  de  Tacubaya  (Oaths  of  Allegiance 
to  the  Pjases  of  Tacubaya). 
Acts  from  all  over  the  Republic,  including  especially :    New  Mexico, 
Californias,  Tamaulipas,  Chihuahua. 
Acusos  dc  Rccibo  (Acknowledgements  of  Correspondence  Received).     Nu- 
merous legajos. 
Acknowledgments  of  correspondence,  circulars,  and  decrees  received  by 
and   from  the  local  authorities.     These  might  be  of  value  as  a 
means  of  tracing  out  the  course  of  correspondence. 
Aduanas  (Custom-houses). 

Legajo  1820  contains  a  printed  proclamation  (bando)  entitled  Sistt'trta 
General  dc  las  Aduanas  dc  la  Monarquia  Espaiiola  01  Ambos 
Emisferios,  etc.  (Madrid,  1820).    About  300  pp.     It  gives  com- 
plete schedules  and  regulations  regarding  all  countries. 
Archive  General  y  Publico. 

Reports  of  the  custodians  of  the  archive,  and  correspondence  relative  to 
it  for  the  periods  indicated.  There  are  legajos  marked  1830-1838; 
1832-1847;  1853-1S54.  These  papers  belong  in  tlic  section  of 
"  Archive  General  "  of  the  Secretariat  of  Relations,  but  have  be- 


320  Mexico:  Gobernacion 

come  separated  through  the  close  connection  in  times  past  between 
the  departments. 
Asambleas  Departamentales  (Departmental  Assemblies).    1846.    i  legajo. 

Decrees  of  the  assemblies,  reports  of  installation  and  closure,  correspond- 
ence concerning  their  procedure,  etc.    This  legajo  is  uniform  with 
the  ramos  of  Juntas  Departamentales  and  Legislaturas  de  los  Esta- 
dos,  q.  V. 
Ayuntamieutos  (Municipal  Councils). 

Correspondence  and  expedientes  of  documents  concerning  ayuntamieutos 
from  the  section  of  "  Ayuntamieutos  "  of  the  Department  of 
Interior.    Several  legajos  for  the  period  1823-1829. 
Ceremonial  y  Festividadcs  Nacionales  (Ceremonial  and  National  Festivities). 

Legajo  1822-1843  contains  many  documents  relative  to  the  ceremonial  of 
Iturbide's  court  and  of  later  periods. 
Colonisacion  (Colonization).    1835-1841.    i  legajo. 

(Papers  from  the  secretariats  of  Justice  and  Relations.) 

No.  I.  Texas.  Juan  Dominguez  asl\S  more  time  in  which  to  fulfill  his 
contract.     1835.    32  ff. 

No.  3.  "  Initiative  "  of  the  law  of  colonization,  1837.  With  printed  cop- 
ies of  laws  between  1824  and  1835. 

No.  5.  Report  of  the  coinmandant  of  Coahuila  and  Texas  that  the  Lipan 
chief,  Datill,  wishes  lands  on  which  to  settle.    1837. 

No.  7.  Petition  of  a  number  of  Irish  colonists  for  lands  to  form  a  colony 
at  Live  Oak  Point,  near  Corpus  Christi.  Correspondence.  1837. 
Most  of  the  petitioners  were  Shannons  and  Coopers.    About  20  ff. 

No.  II.  Mr.  de  Villeveque  asks  for  lands  between  the  mouths  of  the 
Nueces  and  the  Rio  Grande  rivers,  Texas.    Apr.  8,  1837. 

No.  21.  The  governor  of  Puebla  recommends  a  plan  for  sending  to  Cali- 
fornia all  of  the  vagabonds  and  other  undesirable  classes.     1839. 

Various  petitions  for  lands  in  California  and  Sonora.     Most  of  these 
were  referred  to  the  Consejo  de  Gobierno. 
Comercio   (Commerce).     1820-1831.     Papers  from  section  of  "Fomento: 
Commerce  ". 

Various  expedientes  concerning  the  closing  and  opening  of  ports. 

Provincias  Internas.    Memoria  sobre  las  Proposiciones  Natnrales  de  las 
Provincias  Internas  Oecidcntalcs:    Causas  de  que  han  Provenido 
stts  Atrasos,  etc.     A  printed  memorial  by  the  deputations  from 
these  provinces.    Printed  at  Mexico,  1822 ;  62  pages. 
(An  excellent  statement  of  conditions,  with  historical  matter.) 

Requests  to  be  allowed  to  import  goods  of  various  kinds. 

No.  25.  Two  papers  by  James  Wilkinson,  signed  in  his  hand,  entitled: 
"  Observaciones  que  respectuosamente  Presenta  a  S.  M.  El  Empera- 
dor  sobre  el  importante  ramo  de  Coinercio."  Coinposed  in  Sept. 
and  translated  and  signed  in  Oct.,  1822.  14  flf. 
"  Refle.xiones  acerca  la  Prov^  de  Texas  segun  su  presente  estado,  y  el 
q^  puede  tener  con  su  Poblacion  para  aumento  y  seguridad  del 
Ymperio."    Nov.  18,  1822.    7  ff. 

(He  proposes  a  province  named  Iturbide  between  the  Sabine  and  the 
Colorado,  settled  by  descendants  of  French  and  Spaniards  from  Louisi- 
ana and  Florida,  and  gives  a  strong  hint  as  to  the  proper  person  for 
governor.) 

No.  29.  Expediente  concerning  the  American  vessels  General  Brown  and 
Commodore  Chauncey,  at  Acapulco.    1822.    15  ff. 


Old  Records  321 

No.  42.  Memorial  of  the  deputation  from  California  asking  for  commer- 
cial concessions  on  the  coast.    9  ff. 
No.  45.  Expediente   concerning   Tamariz's   project    for  opening  trade 
direct  with  Asia  from  California.    1827.    43  ff. 
Reflections  by  Tamariz  on  the  political  results  of  the  proposed  plan. 
Sept.  26,  1825.    3  ff. 
No.  44.  Complaint  by  the  governor  of  Chihuahua  that  Americans  enter 
the  province  by  stealth  and  monopolize  the  beaver  trade.    Corre- 
spondence.   1827.    17  fF. 
No.  47.  Complaint  by  Enrique  Edouardo  Virmond  of  trading  restric- 
tions in  California.     1827. 
Congrcso  Coiistituycnte  (Constituent  Congress).     1842. 

Various  representations  directed  to  this  body  relative  to  the  formation  of 

a  constitution. 
Reports  of  the  governors  regarding  the  primary  and  secondary  elections 
for  the  formation  of  the  congress. 
Congrcso  General  (General  Congress).    Several  legajos. 

In  general,  correspondence  of  the  department  with  the  state  and  depart- 
ment deputations  to  Congress. 
Legajo  1821. 

No.  3.    Memorials  by  the  Four  Eastern  Interior  Provinces  concern- 
ing the  establishment  of  provincial  deputations  in  Congress.    Val- 
uable for  light  on  the  political  situation.    1821-1822.     138  fT. 
1822.  Legajo  2. 

Important  documents   connected   with   the   general   constitutional 

changes  of  the  period. 
Numerous  documents  relating  to  minor  matters  in  California,  Chi- 
huahua, Sonora,  etc. 
No.  24.  Request  by  Refugio  Garza,  deputy  from  Texas,  for  loan 
from  treasury  to  enable  him  to  return  home.    9  ff. 
1822.  "  Deputies."    Lejago  3. 

Communications  from  the  deputies  to  the  department  of  the  Interior 
and  expedientes  relative  to  them. 

1822.  I,egajo  4. 

No.  I.  Lorenzo  de  Zavala,  deputy  from  Yucatan,  requests  that  he  be 
restored  to  office  ("  rcposicion  de  sus  empleos  ").    102  fF. 

No.  20.  Request  by  the  ayuntamiento  of  Santa  Fe  for  the  assignment 
of  a  deputy.    Granted.    6  ff. 

Various  expedientes  concerning  the  installation  of  the  Congreso  Con- 
stituyente  del  Tmperio. 

1823.  Legajo  5. 

No.  I.  List  of  deputies  from  all  the  states  and  territories. 

No.  3.  Report  by  the  ayuntamiento  of  Bexar,  giving  reasons  for  the 

ratification  of  the  oath  in  favor  of  Iturbide.    7  ff. 
No.  6.  Decree  establishing  a  vicario  foriineo  in  Bexar.  Texas,  and 

allowing  three  deputies  for  Coahuila  and  Texas  and  Nuevo  Leon. 

22  ff. 
No.  39.    Request  by  the  deputation  from  Californias  that  its  mileage 

be  paid  from  the  mission  funds.    2  ff. 
No.  76.  Concerning  mileage  for  the  deputation  from  New  Mexico. 
1824-1825.  l^nnumbcrcd  legajo. 

\  arious  comiiumications   from  the  deputations   from  Californias, 

New  Mexico,  and  Texas. 


322  Mexico:  Gobernacion 

1828.  LegajoS. 

No.    I.  Election   and    installation   of   the   deputation    from    New 

Mexico. 
No.  37.  Complaint  of  Vigil,  deputy  from  New  Mexico,  against  the 

jcfe  politico  concerning  illegal  charges  for  services. 
No.  38.  Report  of  the  Chamber  of  Deputies  on  the  representation  of 

California.     19  fif. 
No.  38.  Report  by  the  minister  of  war  of  the  arrival  at  Acapulco  of 

Jose  de  la  Guerra  y  Noriega,  deputy  for  California.    1828. 
1829-1830.  Legajo  9. 

Nos.  17,  18,  19,  20.  Communications  from  California  authorities  on 

routine  affairs. 

1833.  Legajo  10. 

Communications  of  deputies  and  jrfes  poUticos,  circulars,  concern- 
ing elections,  etc. 

No.  7.  The  jcfe  politico  of  New  Mexico  remits  list  of  deputies  of 
that  province. 

No.  10.  Request  by  Manuel  Carrillo,  senator  from  Coahuila  and 
Texas,  asking  for  travelling  expenses  (vidticos)  for  his  return. 

No.  27.  Id.  by  Ambrosio  Armijo,  deputy  from  New  Mexico. 

No.  46.  Report  by  the  jefe  politico  of  Alta  California  that  he  has 
taken  measures  for  holding  the  elections  according  to  the  Plan  de 
Zavaleta. 

No.  53.  Id.  that  the  election  is  proceeding. 

No.  56.  Complaint  by  the  commandant  of  California  that  the  elec- 
tion has  not  been  held  for  lack  of  a  jefe  politico. 

1834.  Legajo  11. 

Expedientes  of  correspondence  of  the  department  of  the  Interior  of 
the  Secretariat  of  Relations  with  the  Congress,  and  circulars  con- 
cerning the  convening  of  Congress. 
1835-1836.  Legajo  12. 

No.  2.  Report  of  election  of  Antonio  Navarro  as  senator  from  Mon- 
clova.    2  ff. 

No.  6.  Report  by  the  jcfe  politico  of  Alta  California  of  the  excesses 
committed  by  Jose  Antonio  Carrillo,  senator  from  there.    6  fT. 

No.  ID.  The  deputation  from  California  asks  for  mileage.    2  ff. 
1843.  Unnumbered. 

No.  2.  The  governor  of  California  concerning  pay  of  the  deputa- 
tion.   2  fT. 
1844-1845.  Legajo  14. 

No.  5.  Report  by  the  junta  departamental  of  New  Mexico  on  the 
election  of  a  senator.    1844.    5  fif. 

No.  13.  Id.  for  Chihuahua.    1844. 

No.  37.  Proposal  by  Davila  y  Prieto  that  the  "  frontier  depart- 
ments "  mentioned  in  Part  xvii.  of  Art.  134  of  the  "  Bases  de 
Organizacion  "  be  defined  as  those  bordering  on  foreign  territory. 
1844.    27  flF. 

No.  26.  Correspondence  concerning  trouble  caused  by  Santa  Anna. 
1845. 
1847.  Unnumbered  legajo. 

Report  of  the  suspension  of  elections  because  of  the  dangers  from 
the  invading  army.    2  fif. 


Old  Records  323 

Consejo  de  Estado  (Council  of  State).    1843. 

Expedientes  of  correspondence  from  the  Consejo  de  Gobierno,  Seccion 
de  Relaciones  Interiores.     See  second  below. 
Consejo  de  Rcprescntantes  (Council  of  Representatives).     1833-1841. 

Notices  of  elections  to  the  council,  circulars  to  the  departments  relative 
to  it,  correspondence. 
Consejo  de  Gobierno  (Council  of  Government).    1844-1847. 

Correspondence  of  the  council  with  the  minister  of  relations,  expedientes, 
etc. 
Consejo  Privado  del  E.  Sr.  Presidente  (Private  Council  of  the  Most  Excel- 
lent Senor  President).    1833. 
Minutes  of  the  acts  of  the  council. 
Contaduria  de  Propios.    1825-1847. 

Documents  from  this  section  of  the  secretariat,  consisting  mainly  of  cor- 
respondence with  the  Contaduria  de  Propios  concerning  financial 
matters. 
Contingentes  de  las  Estados  (State  Contingents).    Several  legajos. 

Correspondence  concerning  the  funds  for  the  support  of  the  militia  of 

the  states. 
Legajo  1834  contains  also  circulars  concerning  the  expulsion  of  Span- 
iards.    1829. 
Correspondeiieia  de  Iturbide  (Correspondence  of  Iturbide).     1822-1823. 

A  great  mass  of  private  correspondence  with  persons  all  over  the  world. 
-Mso  public  documents,  as  drafts  of  decrees,  etc. 
Deere tos  (Decrees). 

There  are  several  classes  of  decrees,  mainly  printed,  and  accompanied 
by  letters  of  transmittal.     Most  of  these  I  examined  only  suffi- 
ciently to  learn  their  general  nature.    The  details  given  below  of 
some  of  the  legajos  show  the  kinds  of  materials  tiiat  may  reason- 
ably be  expected  in  the  others. 
Decrctos  del  Podcr  E.recutifo  (Decrees  of  the  Executive  .\uthoritv).    1821- 
1825. 
A  full  file  of  printed  decrees  for  the  period. 
Deeretos  del  Coir^reso  (Decrees  of  Congress). 

Several  legajos  with  printed  decrees  of  Congress  circulated  by  the  Secre- 
tariat of  Relations. 
Deeretos  de  Relaciones  (Decrees  of  the  Secretariat  of  Relations). 
Decrees  of  various  kinds  issued  by  the  Secretariat  of  Relations. 
1825.     See  "  Public  Tranquillity  ",  this  date. 
1832.  Legajo  12. 

No.  460.  Californias.    Decrees  concerning  the  management  of  the 

I'ondo  Piadoso. 
Nos.  472, 473.  Decrees  approving  the  treaties  of  commerce   and 
boundaries  with  the  L'nitcd  .'States.     1831. 
Deeretos  de  los  Estados  (Decrees  of  the  States"). 
1823-1825.  Legajo  no.  5. 

Decrees  of  Congress  concerning  the   establishment  of   provincial 

deputations  in  Coaliuila  and  Texas.     1823. 
Circulars  concerning  elections. 

Decrees  of  the  states  of  Sinaloa  and  Chihuahua.     1827-1834. 
Of  Coaliuila  and  Texas,  concerning  .Spaniards.     1827. 
Of  Taniaulipas  and  other  states.     1827. 


324  Mexico:  Gobernacion 

1824- 1852.  "  Decrees  of  Coahuila  and  Texas." 

A  valuable  file,  with  letters  of  transmittal  by  the  governors. 
Printed  copies  of  constitutions  of  the  state. 
1826-1831.  "  Decrees  of  Chihuahua." 
1832-1849.  Id. 
1S33.  Legajo  no.  6. 

All  from  the  state  of  San  Luis  Potosi. 
1833-1848.   Unnumbered  legajo. 

All  from  Puebla.    Remitted  with  letters  from  the  governors. 
1835-1848.  "  Decrees  of  the  State  of  Sonora." 
1832-1852.  Id.    Sinaloa. 
1830-1852.  Id.    Tamaulipas. 
Diputados  y  Scnadorcs  (  Deputies  and  Senators).    1826-1827. 

Acts  of  elections  of  deputies  to  congress,  circulars  of  convocations,  cor- 
respondence concerning  deputations,  etc.     Cf.  "  Congreso  Gen- 
eral "  for  similar  matter. 
Division  Territorial  (Subdivision  of  Territon,-).    \^arious  legajos. 

In  general,  questions  of  jurisdiction  of  states,  boundary  lines,  etc. 
Legajo  1822,  no.  1.  Report  by  the  jefe  politico  of  Chihuahua  concerning 
the  union  of  Chihuahua  and  New  Mexico  into  a  state  of  the  fed- 
eration.    Only  the  caratnla,  the  document  being  absent.     It  is 
probably  in  some  other  legajo. 
Documcntos  Relativos  al  Museo  (Documents  Relative  to  the  Museum).  1820- 
1829. 
\'arious  notes  of  bibliographical  interest.    Among  other  things  there  is 
a  list  by  Garcia  Cubas  of  the  Boturini  papers  existing  in  the 
Secretariat  of  Relations  and  of  those  lacking. 
Estadistica  (Statistics).    1842. 

Order  to  the  Contaduria  de  Propios  to  remit  statistics  of  population. 
Plan  proposed  by  the  Contaduria  for  gathering  statistics. 
Instructions  to  the  local  governments  for  gathering  statistics. 
Reports  from  New  Mexico.  Chihuahua.  Jalisco,  and  other  places.    Those 
from  Chihuahua  are  full  and  valuable. 
Expulsion  de  los  Espanoles  (Expulsion  of  the  Spaniards). 

Nimierous  legajos  on  this  subject,  only  a  few  of  which  are  noted  here. 

1828.  Unnumbered.    Reports  of  Spaniards  who  have  gone  from  differ- 

ent states,  including  New  Mexico.    Correspondence  concerning 
them. 

1829.  Legajo  1.    Id.  for  Chihuahua. 
1829.  Legajo  2. 

Expedientes  concerning  the  exemption  of  individual  Spaniards  from 
the  law  of  expulsion.    Indexed  by  name,  but  not  by  place. 
1829.  Legajo  3.    Id. 
Facultadcs  Extraordinarios  (Extraordinary  Powers).     1825-1847. 

Decrees  of  Congress  and  correspondence   relative  to  granting  extra- 
ordinary powers  to  the  executive. 
Felicitaciones  (Congratulations).    1821-1833. 

To  Iturbide ;  to  the  executives  after  Iturbide's  day,  especially  concerning 
the  securing  and  recognition  of  independence. 
(The  messages  come  from  all  over  the  world.) 


Old  Records  325 

Fclicitacioncs  a  los  Independicntes  (Congratulations  to  the  Independents). 

1829. 
Letters  to  Vicente  Guerrero  from  all  over  the  Republic  and  from  foreign 

countries. 
Filiacion  dc  Estrangeros  (Enlistment  of  Foreigners).    1843. 

(This  is  a  very  miscellaneous  bundle  of  papers  containing  records  of 
enlistment  of  foreigners  in  the  Mexican  service  over  a  considerable 
period ;  records  of  passports  of  foreigners  travelling  in  the  Republic, 
and  other  documents,  including  those  mentioned  below.) 

Cuaderno  of  correspondence  of  the  ininister  of  relations  with  various 
foreign  representatives  in  1825,  including  Michilena  at  London, 
Torrens  at  Bogota,  Obregon  in  the  United  States. 

List  of  maps  delivered  from  the  archive  of  Relations  to  the  Corps  of 
Engineers,  Aug.  19,  1823.  The  list  includes  a  number  bearing  on 
the  United  States  which  I  have  not  seen.  Some  of  them,  evi- 
dently, are  now  in  Fomento. 

"  Noticias  "  of  the  political  situation  in  the  La  Plata  country,  South 
Ainerica.  By  Capt.  Baron  au  Rousein.  Feb.,  1822.  (Copy.) 
About  20  pp. 

"  Informe  "  on  the  Island  of  Cuba  to  his  Majesty,  by  Guillemin.  Copy 
signed  by  Hyde  de  Neuville.    30  pp. 

"  Consulta  de  Cadiz."  A  report  on  the  administration,  industry,  and 
population  of  the  Spanish  colonies.  Signed  by  De  Vino  de  Pus- 
sac.    May20,  1818.    21  pp. 

Report  to  Iturbide  by  a  "  Commission  "  on  the  foreign  relations  of  the 
Empire.  It  discusses  principally  the  northern  Indians  and  the 
LInited  States,  particularly  Texas.  Opposes  Austin's  colony.  L'n- 
signed.    Circa  1822.    27  pp. 

A  similar  statement,  evidently  by  the  same  commission,  concerning  the 
dangers  from  Russia.     Summary  of  the  history  of  the  Spanish 
policy  regarding  the  Northwest.    Circa  1822.    1 1  pp. 
Fomento  1821-1824;  Invasion,  1847  (Encouragement,  1821-1824;  Invasion, 

1847). 

"  Libro  de  Industria  y  Fomento.  Sus  Negocios."  These  are  minutes  of 
the  acts  of  the  section  of  Fomento  of  the  Secretariat  of  Relations 
relative  to  colonization,  commerce,  etc.  Among  them  are  numer- 
ous minutes  of  dispositions  of  petitions  for  lands  in  Texas,  in- 
cluding that  of  Austin. 

'■  The  American  Invasion."     An  expediente  of  correspondence  of  the 
department  of  Government  relative  thereto.     ^Iainly  replies  of 
the  governors  to  circulars.    Some  from  \'era  Cruz,  Monterrey, 
and  Puebla.    1846-1847. 
Gobierno  de  los  Estados  (Government  of  the  States).    Several  legajos. 

In  general,  documents  concerning  the  administration  of  the  states  or 
departments ;  correspondence  of  the  Department  of  the  Interior 
of  the  Secretariat  of  Relations  concerning  elections,  etc.  The 
section  of  "  Gobierno  de  los  Departamcntos  ",  below,  is  unifomi 
with  this,  though  for  different  dates.  The  alphabetical  order  is 
violated  here  for  the  chronological. 

1833-1836.  Legajo  5. 

A  great  deal  on  Tamaiili])as.     1834-1835. 

Report  of  the  appointment  of  \'idaurre  f  \illasenor  as  governor  of 
Coahuila  and  Texas.    1833. 


326  Mexico:  Gobeniacion 

No.  ig6.  "  Espozicion  "  of  the  ayuntamiento  of  Cueinavaca  to  the 
effect  that  Lorenzo  Dc  Zavala  is  not  legally  the  governor  of  Mex- 
ico.   Jan.  7,  1833.    Sent  by  the  prefect  of  Cuernavaca. 

Correspondence  with  Jose  Urrea,  governor  of  Durango.  1835. 
Many  folios. 

No.  300.  Correspondence  with  itarcial  Borrego  concerning  his  ap- 
pointment as  governor  of  Coahuila  and  Texas. 

No.  294.  Id.,  with  Rafael  Eca  y  Musquiz.    50  fif. 
1834.   (The  documents  are  much  later.) 

Lower  California.  The  jcfe  politico  reports  what  he  has  done  in 
consequence  of  the  fact  that  Mexicans  have  emigrated  with  the 
Americans,  "  todo  con  motivo  de  una  casa  de  la  propriedad  de  D. 
Teofilo  Echevarria  ".     1849. 

Complaint  of  W.  Inge,  an  American  citizen,  against  the  authorities 
of  Sonora  for  mistreatment  of  the  "  comision  de  deslinde  de  ter- 
renes baldios  ". 

Border  matter  all  through  the  legajo. 
1837-1841. 

No.  12.  Correspondence  concerning  the  selection  of  a  governor  for 
New  Mexico.    1841. 

No.  2.  /rf.  for  Coahuila.    1841. 

No.  3.  Californias.  Correspondence  concerning  the  appointment  of 
Carlos  Carrillo  as  governor  ad  interim  (1837),  and  Juan  B.  Alva- 
rado  as  governor  en  propriedad  (1839). 

No.  7.  Id.  for  Chihuahua,  Sonora,  and  Tamaulipas. 
Gobierno  de  los  Departamentos  (Government  of  the  Departments'). 
1841.  Legajo  6. 

Routine  correspondence  with  the  Department  of  the  Interior  of  the 
Secretariat  of  Relations  concerning  elections,  appointments,  va- 
cancies, etc. 

1843.  Legajo  57. 

Santa  Fe  Expedition.  The  governor  of  Chihuahua  reports  that  he 
has  turned  his  government  over  to  his  lieutenant  in  order  to  go  to 
New  ]\Iexico  to  punish  invaders  from  Texas.  This  refers  to 
rumored  second  Santa  Fe  Expedition. 

Governor  Armijo,  of  New  Mexico,  reports  that  he  is  about  to  start 
for  the  Napestle  (Arkansas)  to  drive  back  the  Americans. 

Sonora.    Complaints  of  citizens  against  Jose  Urrea. 

Coahuila.  Administrative  correspondence  of  Governor  Mejia.  His 
removal.    Mar.-Oct. 

Chihuahua.  The  governor  reports  that  he  is  going  on  a  campaign 
to  the  frontier  to  secure  peace.    Mar.  2. 

1844.  Legajo  61. 

Routine  correspondence. 

1845.  L^nnumbered. 

Expedientes  concerning  the  administration  of  Jose  Urrea  in  Chi- 
huahua. 
1845-1846.  Unnumbered. 

Routine  correspondence. 
(7i(arrf{a  jVaci'owa/ (National  Guard). 

Several  legajos  marked  "  Guardia  Nacional  "  or  "  Milicia  Nacional  " 
and  dealing  with  appointments,  recruiting,  assignment  of  divi- 
sions to  sen-ice,  etc.  ?ilainly  correspondence  with  the  minister  of 
war  and  the  go\  ernors.    One  legajo  is  for  1847. 


Old  Records  327 

Guatemala.     1822-1823.    Correspondence  relative  to  Guatemala  during  that 

important  period  of  relations  with  Mexico. 
Guatemala  y  Nicarag,na  (Guatemala  and  Nicaragua).    1821-1822. 

"  Expedition  of  Seiior  Filisola  to  Guatemala  and  Nicaragua."  1821.  6  ff. 
The  whole  bundle  relates  to  Guatemala  and  Nicaragua. 
Indices   de    Correspondencia    (Inventories    of    Correspondence).      Several 
legajos. 
Lists  of  communications  received  from  and  sent  to  governors,  jcfcs  poli- 
ticos,  and  other  local  authorities.     Since  the  subject  of   o^rre- 
spondence  is  usually  indicated,  the  indices  might  prove  valuable 
in  tracing  the  course  of  correspondence. 
Indiferente  (Miscellaneous) . 

This  division  is  one  of  the  most  valuable  for  the  history  of  the  United 
States.     Besides  the  materials  specifically  noted  below,  there  is 
especially  valuable  matter  throughout  the  section  on  the  presi- 
dential and  other  elections. 
1820-1821.  Legajo  no.  1. 

Indices  of  old  documents  in  the  archive  of  the  Secretariat  of  Rela- 
tions. Under  the  head  of  "  Ayuntamiento :  Department  of  the 
Interior  ",  a  number  of  interesting  titles  for  Texas,  California, 
Chihuahua,  and  Sonora  are  cited.  These  indices  might  prove 
useful  to  a  student  of  this  archive,  as  giving  clues  to  documents 
once  in  it. 
Provisional  regulation  (reglamento)  of  the  Consejo  del  Imperio. 
Rci^lamcnto  of  the  Secretariat  of  the  Consejo  del  Estado.    1822. 

1821.  Legajo  no.  \. 

No.  61.  Provincias  Internas  de  Oricnte.  Lists  of  orders,  with  some 
of  the  orders,  received  by  the  commandant  at  Saltillo  during  the 
year.    Report  by  the  commandant.    21  fF. 

No.  44.  Two  letters  from  Tadeo  Ortiz  to  Iturbidc.    16  fF. 

Civil  lists  for  various  provinces. 

1822.  Legajo  2  (or  z). 

Petition  of  Salvador  Carrasco,  of  Texas,  for  pay  for  conducting  to 
Mexico  the  head  chief  of  the  Tonkawa,  "  Cabra  el  Holloso  ",  and 
for  relief  from  penalty  imposed  for  alleged  contraband  trade  w  ith 
Louisiana. 

Correspondence  concerning  permit  for  American  vessels  to  intro- 
duce tobacco  into  the  ports  of  Nuevo  Santander. 

Innuiry  as  to  funds  needed  by  Trespalacios  to  conduct  to  the  United 
States  the  "  expedition  of  strangers  brought  by  Felix  Trespala- 
cios ".    Relates  to  James  Long's  expedition.    3  fF. 

No.  60.  Jose  Maria  Ponce  de  Leon  asks  for  appointment  as  com- 
mandant at  Chihuahua.    20  fF. 

1823.  Legajo  2. 

Report  of  expedition  of  Jose  Romero  and  Father  Fcliz  Caballero  to 
open  communication  between  Sonora  and  California,  including 
original  diary  of  Romero  from  Tucson  to  Mission  San  Migxiel, 
ending  July  13. 

Letter  of  transmission  by  Luis  Antonio  Argiiello.  Monterrey.  July 
20.  1823.    With  the  diary,  37  flF. 

1823.  Legajo  3. 

In  this  legajo  there  is  much  concerning  Bravo,  Guerrero,  and 
Negrete. 


328  Mexico:  Gobernacion 

No.  28.  Expediente  concerning  the  state  and  the  custody  of  the 
Marquisate  del  \'alle.    About  100  ff. 

No.  32.  Reports  by  the  jcfcs  politicos  of  charitable  establishments 
{bcncficciicia)  in  their  departments.    31  fF. 
1824-1825.  Legajo  5. 

This  legajo  contains  some  papers  of  1821  and  others  of  1838-1839. 

No.  17.  Report  by  governor  of  California  relative  to  the  English 
vessel  Bcgg,  Capt.  John  Lincoln.    2  ft. 

No.  18.  Report  by  the  commandant-general  of  loss  of  only  vessel  at 
Loreto,  California.    4  ff. 

No.  40.  Report  of  the  deputation  from  New  Mexico  on  the  affairs 
of  the  province.     1 1  ff. 

Request  by  Almonte  for  copy  of  results  of  conference  between  Vic- 
toria and  the  Texas  commissioners.    Oct.  7,  1839. 

1825.  Legajo  6. 

Most  of  the  legajo  relates  to  "  Milicia  Activa  ". 

No.  29.  California.  I u forme  by  the  jefe  politico,  Echeandia.  on  the 
bad  state  of  the  province,  and  the  means  which  he  has  taken  to 
improve  it.    Dec.  15.    11  ff. 

Proposals  by  foreigners,  mainly  Europeans,  in  regard  to  establish- 
ing a  national  bank. 

Estado  de  Occidente,  various  documents  concerning. 

1826.  Legajo  7. 

No.  9.  Gov.  Echeandia,  of  California,  transmits  8  documents,  with 
his  report,  on  the  state  of  the  Californias.  Numerous  references  to 
Russian  trade.     15  ff. 

No.  15.  The  governor  of  Tamaulipas  reports  on  necessity  for  troops 
to  guard  the  ports.    6  ff. 

A  good  deal  concerning  Spaniards  and  other  foreigners. 
1826.  Legajo  8. 

Principally  orders  to  governors  of  states  to  raise  recruits. 

1826.  Legajo  9. 

Indices  of  the  archives  of  the  Secretariat  of  Relations. 

(See  1820-1821,  legajo  i.) 
No.  38.  Indices  of  documents  concerning  the  junta  de  Californias, 

1 824- 1 826. 

1827.  Legajo  10. 

Petition  of  Stephen  Richardson,  of  San  Felipe  de  Austin,  Texas,  con- 
cerning losses  due  to  customs  regulations. 

Expediente  of  correspondence  concerning  the  ownership  and  sale 
of  the  Alamo  and  other  buildings  at  San  Antonio,  Texas.    20  ff. 

Expediente  concerning  report  of  an  American  fort  on  the  Napestle 
River.    20  ff. 

Concerning  the  making  of  Los  Angeles  the  capital  of  California. 
Letter  of  Echeandia.    5  pp. 

Expulsion  of  Spaniards.    Lists  for  various  parts  of  the  Republic. 

Estimate  of  expense  of  the  Louisiana  boundary  commission,  etc. 
31  ff. 
1827.  Legajo  10|. 

Mainly  correspondence  with  the  minister  of  war  and  marine. 

Report  of  jefes  politicos  concerning  provincial  deputations.    3  ff. 


Old  Records  329 

1828.  Legajo  marked  "  B  ". 

Correspondence  directed  to  \'icente  Guerrero  from  various  parts  of 
Mexico  and  outside.     1829.    About  200  fif. 

(Includes  a  letter  from  Pedro  Ellis  Bean,  Nacogdoches,  Oct.  13,  1829;  one 
from  S.  Chew,  Philadelphia,  Oct.  5,  concerning  the  writer's  losses  in 
the  interest  of  the  Republic,  and  concerning  the  sale  of  the  Tepayac, 
apparently  furnished  by  him.) 

1828.  Legajo  13. 

No.    I.  Report  on  the  Museo  Xacional.     17  ff. 

No.  17.  Reports  of  the  various  governors  on  schools. 

No.  50,  Lists  of  maps  from  the  Secretariat  of  the  \'iceroyaUy  de- 

li\cri(l  in  1828  to  the  Secretariat  of  Relations.    About  150  maps 

noted. 
No.  59.  Regulation  for  naturalization. 
No.  62.  Correspondence  concerning  regulations  for  the  admission, 

transit,  and  settlement  of  foreigners.    35  ff. 

1829.  Legajo  14. 

Correspondence  concerning  custom-house  affairs  at  Matanioros. 
1829.  Legajo  15. 

No.  5.  Communication  of  the  ayuntamicnto  of  Santa  Fe  concerning 

a  loan. 
Malversation  of  funds  by  the  sub-comisario  of  California. 
Creation  of  two  maritime  ports  for  California. 
No.  2)2'-  Tithes  in  California. 

No.  53.  The  legislature  of  Puebla  asks  that  De  Zavala  be  removed 
from  the  Ministry  of  Hacienda.    9  ff. 

1829.  Legajo  16. 

No.  22.  Permission  given  to  Russians  to  get  salt  at  Puerto  de  San 

Quetin,  California. 
No.  51.  Concerning  forced  loan  in  Texas. 

1830.  Legajo  17. 

Report  from  P>exar  of  pirate  vessels  at  Los  Mosquetes  and  El  Saba- 
nito.    21  ff. 

No.  22.  Petition  by  permanent  commission  of  Congress  for  the 
removal  of  the  commander  of  Tamaulipas.    46  ff. 

Communication  of  deputation  of  New  Mexico  concerning  adminis- 
tration of  justice. 

1830.  Legajo  marked  X. 

Petition  of  jcfc  politico  and  deputation  asking  that  New  Mexico  be 

made  a  comniandancy-general,  separate  from  Chihuahua.     21  ff. 
No.   32.  Complaint   against  the  commandant  of   Chihuahua   by   a 

citizen  of  \'ew  Mexico.    29  ff. 
No.  33.  The  deputation  of  New  Mexico  asks  fur  fultiUmcnt  of  the 

law  of  Mar.  21,  1826,  for  the  raising  of  a  permanent  company  at 

Santa  Fe.     10  ff. 
Corres|)ondcnce  with  the  minister  of  hacienda  concerning  estimates 

for  the  department. 

1831.  Legajo  18. 

No.  38.  Request  tiiat  Congress  pass  a  decree  allowing  the  wife  and 
children  of  Iturbide  to  return.    2  ff. 

No.  22.  Correspondence  with  the  consul  of  New  Orleans  concern- 
ing minor  matters.    27  ff. 

No.  35.  Report  that  Mendivil,  of  New  Orleans,  has  come  on  an 
ecclesiastical  commission.    7  ff. 


330  Mexico:  Gobernacion 

No.  72.  Decree  of  the  state  of  Jalisco  defining'  the  classes  (all  unde- 
sirable) of  persons  to  be  sent  to  Texas  to  serve  in  the  army.    7  ff. 
No.  74.  Scarcity  of  merchandise  at  the  garrisons  of  California. 

1832.  Legajo  19. 

No.  19.    Citizens  of  New  Mexico  regarding  use  of  funds  assigned 

for  primary  schools.    9  H. 
No.  41.  Complaint  that  colonists  of  Texas  have  intercepted  the 

mails.    2  ff. 
Correspondence  with  the  consul  at  New  Orleans  concerning  expelled 

citizens  in  the  United  States.    Lists.    96  ff. 

1833.  Legajo  20. 

New  Mexico.    No.  2.    Appropriations  for  troops,    ii  ff. 

Id.    No.  5.    Fiscal  troubles.    5  ff. 

Id.    No.  21.    Manufacture  of  powder.    4  ft'. 

Id.    No.  44.    Appointment  of  a  sub-commissary. 

Interior  States  of  the  West.    Appointment  of  Francisco  Duque  as 

commandant. 
Id.  of  the  East.    No.  ^3.    Appointment  of  Filisola  as  commandant. 

6ff.  ' 

1834.  Legajo  21. 

No.  5.  Report  by  governor  of  Chihuahua  that  the  mails  from  New 
Mexico  have  been  delayed,  probably  on  account  of  Apache  hos- 
tility.   6  ff. 

No.  45.  Id.  by  the  governor  of  Sonora  that  he  cannot  comply  with 
the  new  regulation  for  troops. 

No.  19.  Expediente  concerning  the  mail  service  of  New  Mexico. 
Mainly  in  regard  to  restoration  of  Bautista  Vigil  to  the  position 
of  administrator.     19  ft'. 

No.  III.  The  governor  of  Chihuahua,  concerning  contraband  trade 
and  fiscal  troubles  there  and  in  New  Mexico.    3  and  5  ff. 

No.  114.  Petition  of  the  ayuntamiento  of  San  Buenaventura  to  have 
Simon  Elias  made  commandant-general.    4  ff. 
1835  y  1836.    Legajo  22. 

No.  3.  Petition  of  ayuntamientos  of  Tamaulipas  to  have  all  of  the 
states  of  the  East  united  into  one  jefatiira.    9  ff. 
1841.  Legajo  24. 

No.  I.  Reports  by  administrator  of  customs  at  Matamoros  of  ves- 
sels coming  there.  Original  declarations  of  the  officers  and  crews. 
Numerous  vessels  from  the  United  States.    76  ff. 

No.  5.  Report  on  distribution  of  lands  by  the  minister  of  justice. 
8ff. 

No.  10.  Report  by  the  departmental  junta  of  bad  state  of  affairs  in 
Sonora.    7  ff. 

No.  21.  Complaint  of  tardy  mails  in  California.    3  ff. 

No.  33.  Complaint  by  citizens  of  Pueblo  de  San  Jose  de  Guadalupe, 
California,  of  bad  administration  of  justice,    i  f. 

Circular  to  frontier  governors  forbidding  the  sale  of  arms  to  In- 
dians.   Replies.    21  ff. 

No.  62.  The  governor  of  New  Mexico  transmits  a  declaration  of 
one  Soler  that  Americans  are  enlisting  men  at  Independence.  Oct. 

No.  63.  Report  of  the  governor  of  Sonora  concerning  the  Santa  Fe 
Expedition. 


Old  Records  331 

i842-(i843).  Legajo25. 

Nos.  I,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9,  21.  Santa  Fe  Expedition.  List  of  prison- 
ers, petitions  for  liberty,  report  of  smallpox  among  the  prisoners, 
rumors  of  a  new  invasion,  congratulations  on  their  capture. 
About  40  fF. 

No.  61.  The  minister  of  hacienda  asks  for  report  on  offices  and  con- 
tributions in  New  Mexico  and  California.    2  flF. 

No.  63.  Report  by  deputies  from  New  Mexico,  Sonora,  and  Chi- 
liualuia  on  commerce  and  other  affairs  of  the  departments.  Much 
on  the  trade  of  El  Paso.  They  ask  for  secularization  of  the  mis- 
sions of  Senecii  and  Isleta.     15  fif. 

Id.  by  the  governor  of  California  on  the  return  of  the  California  to 
Sandwich  Islands.     1  f. 

No.  84.  The  governor  of  Zacatecas  reports  the  action  of  the  "  junta 
patriotica  de  la  guerra  de  Texas  ". 

No.  100.  The  governor  of  Oaxaca  reports  funds  furnished  for  the 
"  guerra  de  Texas  ". 

No.  107.  Authority  granted  to  California  to  purchase  a  vessel  to 
navigate  the  Pacific. 

No.  120.  Request  for  a  pension  from  the  Fondo  Piadoso  de  Cali- 
fornias. 

1842.  Legajo  254. 

No.  10.  The  governor  of  Puebla  reports  that  some  Texas  war  ves- 
sels have  been  sighted  at  Ti'ixpam.    4  ff. 

1843.  Legajo  26. 

No.  3.  The  governor  of  Sonora  reports  good  conduct  of  the  Papa- 
gos.    2  ff. 

No.  8.  Circular  announcing  election  of  Santa  Anna,  with  replies. 
ipflf. 

No.  13.  Decree  of  the  governor  of  Sonora  regarding  Yaquis  and 
Mayos. 

No.  23.  Report  of  the  minister  of  hacienda  concerning  difficulties  in 
collecting  direct  taxes  in  Xew  Mexico.    5  ff. 

No.  40.  Yergara,  representative  from  Xcw  Mexico,  reports  fears 
of  a  new  Texas  invasion.    5  fT. 

No.  62.  The  governor  of  California  offers  to  report  on  the  adminis- 
tration.   I  f. 

No.  71.  Concerning  prohibition  of  importation  of  agricultural  prod- 
ucts from  Texas  through  Matamoros. 

No.  jz.  Apache  troubles  in  Chihuahua.    6  ff. 
1843.  Legajo  26i. 

No.  II.  Indian  troubles  in  Coahuila.  Report  by  the  governor.  20  fT. 

Petition  of  inhabitants  of  Sandia,  New  Mexico,  concerning  lands. 
Unnumbered. 

No.  72.  Petition  of  Abncr  Woodward  for  license  to  practise  medi- 
cine in  Chihuahua.    3  ff. 

No.  80.  Correspondence  of  the  governor  of  New  Mexico  concern- 
ing Indians  and  the  caravan  trade.    2  ff. 

No.  9X.  The  governor  of  L  hihualuia.  concerning  duties  at  Presidio 
del  Norte.    3  ff. 

No.  100.  .'Vets  of  election  of  Santa  .\nna  by  the  assemblies.  Nov., 
1843.    61  ff. 


332  Mexico:  Gobernacion 

1844.  Legajo  27. 

No.  18.  Request  by  deputy  Manuel  Castanares,  of  California,  for 

aid  to  oppose  Americans.     1 1  If. 
No.  19.  Several  letters  of  Castanares  on  the  state  of  California.   He 

repeats  his  request  and  asks  for  an  interview  with  the  President. 

17  ff- 

No.  29.  The  governor  of  New  Mexico  sends  four  "  iniciativas  "  rela- 
tive to  establishing  a  bishopric  at  Santa  Fe,  opening  a  port  at 
Taos,  continuing  New  Mexico  as  a  department,  and  withdrawing 
the  decree  of  Jan.  15,  1S42. 

No.  95.  The  governor  of  Chihuahua  asks  for  the  withdrawal  of  the 
special  war  tax,  impo.sed  during  the  Texas  Revolution. 

No.  III.  Correspondence  with  the  frontier  governors  relating  to 
Indian  invasions.    34  ff. 

1844.  Legajo  28. 

Indian  troubles  in  Sonora.    12  ff. 

No.  38.  The  governor  of  California  reports  that  a  special  session  of 

the  assembly  has  been  called  to  consider  the  probable  war  with  the 

United  States. 
Much  matter  relating  to  Santa  Anna. 

1845.  Legajo  29. 

No.  23.  The  governor  of  Chihuahua  reports  rumors  of  another 
Texas  invasion  of  New  Mexico.    Feb.  15.    8  ff. 

No.  68.  The  prefect  of  Colima  reports  that  the  Americans  will  take 
the  port  of  Manzanillo.    May  13.    4  ff. 

No.  78.  Armijo,  concerning  the  forced  loan  in  New  Mexico. 

No.  108.  Complaints  against  the  governor  of  New  Mexico ;  discus- 
sion of  the  Indian  situation.     5  ff. 

No.  128.  The  governor  of  Chihuahua  complains  that  the  Apaches 
are  selling  captives  in  New  Mexico. 

No.  135.  Hijar,  commissioner  of  colonization  in  California,  reports 
his  correspondence  with  the  bishop  and  missionaries  concerning 
the  best  means  of  improving  the  settlements.    3  ff. 

Reports  of  the  minister  of  war  concerning  various  appointments  and 
military  dispositions  on  the  northern  frontier. 
1845.  Legajo  29|. 

Nos.  4  and  7.  Accusations  of  and  correspondence  concerning  Santa 
Anna. 

No.  13.  Report  of  the  commandant  of  California  on  the  ills  of  the 
department  and  the  commission  of  Castanares  relative  thereto. 

18  ff. 

(An  excellent  statement  of  the  political  situation.) 
No.  14.    Complaint  by  the  governor  of  New  Mexico  that  Antonio 

Rodibu  (Robidoux)  is  selling  firearms  to  the  Yutas.    7  ff. 
No.  61.  Request  bv  the  governor  of  California  for  troops.    Nov.  11 

No.  70.  The  governor  of  California  transmits  a  reglamento  for  the 

sale  and  rent  of  the  missions.    5  ff. 
No.  76.  The  governor  of  New  Mexico  reports  a  military  conspiracv 

there.    8  ff. 
No.    95.  Id.    Discusses  the  law  concerning  tax  on  testaments.    2  ft. 
No.  I  ID.  Id.    Concerning  coinage.    3  ff. 


Old  Records  333 

1847.  Legajo  30|. 

Numerous  documents  referring  to  the  war  situation  in  the  valley 
and  city  of  Mexico,  and  on  the  general  conduct  of  the  war.  Cor- 
respondence with  the  minister  of  war. 

No.  22.  Concerning  the  demand  of  Santa  Anna  for  the  personal 
command  ot  the  army.    Nov.  11.    18  flF. 

No.  78.  Proposal  of  the  governor  of  the  Federal  District  to  form  a 
military  tribunal  in  the  city.    Oct.  28.     14  ff. 

No.  79.  Junta  de  (jovernadores.  "Circular  y  Actas  de  las  Juntas 
de  los  Governadores  de  los  Estados  habidas  en  esta  Ciudad."  Acts 
beginning  Nov.  19.     119  fF. 

No.  86.  The  minister  of  war  reports  on  the  differences  between  the 
government  and  General  Alvarez.    22  ff. 

No.  124.  Documents  concerning  the  troubles  (dcsabcncnctas)  be- 
tween General  Urrea  and  the  governor  of  Tamaulipas,  trans- 
mitted by  the  minister  of  war.    May.    About  50  ff. 

Reports  of  the  Direction  General  of  Industry  on  depression  of  com- 
merce during  the  war.    3  ft'. 

Correspondence  with  the  minister  of  war  relative  to  raising  gueril- 
las to  attack  the  enemy. 
1846-1847.  Legajo  31. 

Much  correspondence  concerning  and  with  Santa  Anna. 

Request  of  the  ayuntamiento  of  the  city  that  the  city  be  fortified. 

1847.  Legajo  33  (39). 

No.  173.  Decree  of  Congress  giving  Santa  Anna  personal  command. 

No.  204.  Circular  to  states  recounting  .'^anta  .Anna's  merits  and 
bespeaking  unlimited  confidence  in  him.    Replies.    21  ff. 

No.  220.  Orders  for  services  in  the  Cathedral  on  Santa  Anna's 
arrival. 

No.  252.  Citation  of  Congress  to  special  session  on  account  of  the 
battle  of  Cerro  Gordo.    Apr.  20. 

No.  258.  Order  to  put  at  the  disposal  of  General  Liceaga,  director 
of  engineers,  all  of  the  workmen  of  the  city  and  the  battalion  of 
Zapadores.  to  work  on  fortifications.    Apr.  11.    4  ff. 

No.  268.  General  Ortega  communicates  a  declaration  of  Colin,  mes- 
senger who  delivered  letters  to  Minon,  who  was  tried  for  his  con- 
duct at  the  battle  of  La  .\ngostura  (Saltillo).    3  ff. 

No.  315.  Proposals  of  the  legislature  of  Puebla  concerning  the  con- 
duct of  the  war.    Jan.  2,  1847. 

Reports  of  acts  of  allegiance  ( jitmmrittos)  to  the  constitution. 

Appointments  of  secretaries  to  office ;  resignations  of  these  offices. 

1848.  Legajo  34. 

No.  29.  Contraband  trade  in  Tamaulipas.    Report  of  the  minister  of 

hacienda.    8  ff. 
1848.  Legajo  35. 

Contraband  trade  on  the  frontier.     N'arious  documents. 
Correspondence  concerning  the  purchase  of  arms  in  the   L'nited 

States  and  enlisting  soldiers  on  the  frontier. 
Reports  from  various  establishments  in  the  city  on  archives  and 

furniture  carried  off  or  destroyetl  by  the  .\merican  soldiers,  in 

response  to  a  circular  letter  of  June  16. 


334  Mexico:  Gobernacion 

Indios  Barbaras  (Savage  Indians).    2  legajos. 
Legajo  1830-1834. 

Alemoir  presented  to  the  king  by  the  Comisario  de  Guerra,  Francisco 
Paula  Tamariz.  concerning  the  present  state  of  Aha  California. 
Incomplete.     1823.     11  ff. 

Copy  of  the  expediente  presented  in  the  first  Junta  de  Californias 
held  before  the  viceroy,  .\podaca.    July  5,  1817.     12  fT. 
(Sent  by  Teran  from  the  Secretariat  of  War  to  the  minister  of  relations. 
1825.) 

Opinion  of  the  governor  as  to  the  proper  management  of  tli"e 
missions  of  Tamaulipas,  and  as  to  the  coming  of  Fray  Jose  Crespo 
to  Las  Palmas.    Nothing  but  the  title.     1825. 

Report  on  the  sinodos  of  California.    1827. 

Expediente  concerning  the  California  missions,  from  the  section  of 
Foinento.    1823. 

Report  by  Br.  Juan  Nepomuceno  de  la  Pena,  vicario  fordnco  recently 
sent  to  Texas,  on  the  Texas  missions  and  on  the  province  in  gen- 
eral.   1826.    16  ff. 

Report  of  the  sack  of  the  missions  of  Espiritu  Santo  and  Refugio, 
Texas.    Apr.,  1826. 

Recommendation  that  the  Cujanes  and  Karankawas  be  gathered  at 
Mission  Refugio.     1827. 

Report  by  \'eramendi,  of  Monclova,  that  chief  "  Boles  "  and  other 
Cherokees  had  come  to  get  lands  to  settle  in  Coahuila. 

Id.  by  the  jcfc  politico  of  New  ]Mexico  that  the  Mescaleros  and 
Arikaras  wish  to  settle  on  the  Napestle,  or  Arkansas.     1833. 

Various  communications  from  the  governor  of  Chihuahua  concern- 
ing Indian  matters.     1833- 1834. 

Report  by  the  jcfc  politico  of  New  Mexico  on  Indian  affairs,  with 
nine  documents  enclosed.    Aug..  1834. 

The  governor  of  Coahuila  and  Texas  asks  for  guns  to  use  in  re- 
straining the  Indians.    June.    5  ff. 

The  jcfc  politico  of  New  Mexico  reports  a  cainpaign  against  the 
Navajos.    1833.    7  flF. 

Petition  of  the  ayuntamiento  of  Santa  Fe  for  aid  against  the  In- 
dians.    1828. 

The  governor  of  New  Mexico  reports  on  making  peace  with  the 
Guampes.     1827.    27  fif. 

(He  complains  of  Simon  Escudero,  and  discusses  relations  with  the  Anglo- 
Americans.) 

Apache  invasions  into  the  Estado  de  Occidente.    1830. 

Offer  by  head  chief  "  Parva  quivisti  ",  Comanche,  to  make  peace 

with  New  Mexico.    10  ff. 
Diary  of  Jose  Antonio  Chavez,   sent  to  meet  the  Comanches   at 

Bosque  Redondo.     1829. 
Diary  of  the  expedition  of  the  company  of  Tucson   against  the 

Apaches,  kept  by  Antonio  Conianduzon(  ?).    ]\Iay-June,  1830. 
Comanche  troubles  at  El  Paso.     1830. 
Tehuacana  and   Hueco   troubles   in  Texas.     Diary  of   expedition 

against  them,  kept  by  Sanchez.    1830. 
Report  of  700  Comanches  approaching  El  Paso.     1831. 
Indian  troubles  in  Sonora  and  Chihuahua.     1823-1842. 


Old  Records  335 

Legajo  1833-1854. 

1833.  Report  by  the  governor  of  Xuevo  Leon  on  Indian  hostilities 

on  the  frontier. 
1848-1854.  About  100  expedientes  consisting  of  reports  of  Indian 
troubles,  plans  for  war  on  them,  etc.  Mainly  reports  by  governors. 
Tribtts  de  Indios  (Indian  Tribes).     1835. 

No.  I.  Report  by  the  governor  of  Chihuahua  on  Indian  affairs.    7  ff. 
No.  2.  Id.  that  the  citizens  of  Texas  buy  from  the  Apaches  goods  stolen 

in  Chihuahua.    6  flf. 
No.  3.  Id.  concerning  funds  for  the  commandant  to  use  against  Indians. 

4ff. 
Nos.  4  and  5.  Id.  concerning  the  same  matter.    7  ff. 
No.  6.  /(/.  asking  aid  for  making  war  against  the  Comanches. 
No.  7.  Id.  discussing  the  plan  of  the  commandant  for  a  general  war 

against  Indians.    7  ff. 
No.  8.  The  governor  of  Durango,  concerning  dangers  from  Comanche. 

20  ff. 
No.  9.  The  governor  of  Coahuila  and  Texas,  reporting  Indian  invasions 

in  the  department  of  the  Rio  Grande.    6  ff. 
No.  10.  The  minister  of  war  advises  making  complaint  to  the  U.  S.  gov- 
ernment that  an  .American  citizen,  aided  by  twenty  men  living  at 
the  village  of  the  Tahuayaches   (Taovayases),  is  encouraging 
this  tribe  to  damage  the  Spaniards.    3  ff. 
No.  II.    Correspondence  concerning  requests  of  the  Lipans  for  lands  in 

Nuevo  Leon.    20  ff. 
No.  12.  Id.  concerning  the  duty  of  each  of  the  frontier  states  to  defend 
its  own  frontier.     10  ff. 
Industria  (Industry). 

1822-1831.  Legajo  23.     Expedientes  from  "  Seccion  de  Industria"  of 
the  Department  of  the  Interior. 
Proposals  for  establishing  industrial  and  agricultural  enterprises  in 

Alexico,  by  foreigners  of  various  nationalities. 
Requests  for  concessions. 

Circulars  from  the  department  concerning  industrial  matters. 
No.  25.  Request  to  General  Mier  y  Teran  for  Texas  cotton  seed  for 

use  in  other  parts  of  the  Republic.     1830. 
No.  32.  Report  by  the  governor  of  New  Mexico  of  the  formation  of 
a  mining  company.     1830. 
1832-1835.  Papers  from  "  Seccion  de  Industria  "  of  the  Department  of 
the  Interior. 
Correspondence  with  the  director  of  the  Banco  Nacional  de  Avio. 
Id.  with  various  classes  of  persons  concerning  the  encouragement  of 

industry.     (Related  papers  mostly  in  I'oniento  now.) 
Circulars  concerning  industry  and  agriculture,  and  statistics  of  these 

branches,  with  replies  from  the  local  authorities. 
Correspondence  concerning  industrial  concessions  to  foreigners. 
Undated  (various  years). 

Expedientes  from  the  Department  of  Justicia  and  Instniccion  Pub- 
lica  concerning  factories,  imports,  etc. 
Inslruccion  Pi'iblica  (Public  Instruction). 

Regulations,  laws,  and  circulars  concerning  schools,  and  correspondence 
of  the  SeccitHi  de  Instruccion  Pi'iblica  of  the  department. 


336  Mexico:  Gobeniacion 

Invasion.    Movimicnto  dc  Militar  Ch'ica  (Invasion.  Movement  of  Civil  Mili- 
tia).   1829. 
Chiefly  concerns  the  Spanish  invasion  of  1829. 
Jefes  Politicos  (Political  Chiefs). 
1823.  Legajo  2. 

Provincias  Internas.     Expediente  concerning  the  extension  of  the 

Secretariat  of  the  Comniandancy-General.    About  20  fT. 
Sonora.     Appointment  of  Navaona  jefe  politico,  and  disturbances 

raised  thereupon  by  Jose  Urrea.     1823.    About  400  ff. 
Appointments  in  New  Mexico  and  other  provinces. 
1824(-i83o)  Unnumbered. 
Car  pet  a  1824. 

Customs  difficulties  in  New  Mexico. 
Expenses  of  the  jcfe  politico  of  Texas. 
Pay  for  the  Texas  deputation  in  Congress. 

Resignation  of  FJartolome  Baca  as  jcfe  politico  of  New  Mexico,  and 
the  appointment  of  Antonio  Navarro. 
Correspondence  of  the  jefe  politico  of  New  Mexico  about  a  general 
inspection  of  the  province. 
Carpcta  1825. 

Correspondence  about  the  appointment  of  J.  M.  Echeandia  as  jefe 
politico  of  California.    About  50  fif. 
Car  pet  a  1827. 

Removal  of  Navarro  as  jefe  politico  of  New  Mexico,  and  the  ap- 
pointment of  Manuel  Armijo. 
Report  of  the  jefe  politico  of  the  selection  of  the  deputation  for 

Californias. 
Appointment  of  Maria  Padres  as  jcfe  politico  of  Baja  California. 
Car  pet  a  1828. 

Concerning  separate  jefes  politicos  for  Alta  and  Baja  California. 

Report  of  the  bad  state  of  Baja  California. 

The  jcfe  politico  of  Californias  reports  that  he  has  moved  to  Santa 

Barbara  to  watch  the  frontier. 
Appointment  of  Chavez  as  jefe  politico  of  New  Mexico. 
The  jefe  politico  of  New  Mexico  reports  that  he  has  moved  to 
Albuquerque. 
Carp  eta  1829. 

Californias.     Correspondence  of  Jose  Maria  Padres. 
Appointment  of  Ramon  Morales  jefe  politico  of  both  Californias. 
Correspondence  of  the  minister  of  war  concerning  the  appointment 

of  Antonio  Garcia  commandant  of  both  Californias. 
Id.  concerning  the  bad  state  of  Baja  California. 
Id.  concerning  the  deputation  for  Baja  California. 
Carpeta  1830. 

Appointment  of  \'ictoria  jefe  politico  of  Alta  California  and  Mon- 

terde  that  of  Baja  California. 
Appointment  of  a  jefe  politico  of  New  Mexico. 
1 825- 1 847.  Legajo  24. 

New  Mexico.    Report  by  the  jefe  politico  of  the  bad  state  of  the 

department.    Among  the  ills  are  strangers  and  Indians. 
Id.  concerning  the  fonning  of  a  secretariat  of  the  jefatura  politica. 
Id.    Several  other  expedientes  concerning  the  administration. 


Old  Records  337 

1831-1833.  Legajo  59. 

No.  I.  "  Project "  of  a  patriotic  society  being  formed  in  Santa  Fe, 
transmitted  by  the  jefe  politico,  with  correspondence  of  the  pro- 
moters, Abrcu,  Ortega,  and  Miranda.    1831.    About  20  ff. 
No.  I.  Report  of  the  deputation  of  Xew  Mexico  on  the  ills  of  the 
province,  to  the  President  of  the  Republic.    Nov.  12,  1831.    2  ff. 
No.  I.  Report  by  Agustin  Escudero  that  the  beaver  trade  of  New 

Mexico  is  monopolized  by  Americans.     1831.    2  ff. 
No.  2.  Correspondence  with  the  jefe  politico  of  New  Mexico  on 

administrative  matters,  elections,  etc. 
No.  8.  Californias. 

Memorial  by  Vallejo  and  Argiiello  concerning  affairs  of  the 

province.    Los  Angeles,  Feb.  17,  1832.    33  pp. 
Letters  of  Carrillo,  Manuel  Victoria,  and  Portillo,  1831. 
Petition  of  Abel  Stearns  to  the  jefe  politico,  asking  to  be  al- 
lowed  to   remain   in   the   province,   and,   apparently,   to   be 
exempt  from  a  journey  to  Mexico.    July  18,  183 1.    if. 
Id.,  in  which  he  gives  his  history  since  1826  and  his  connection 

with  George  Washington  Eayrs.    Aug.  31,  1831. 
Passport  of  Stearns  to  Mexico.    Monterrey,  Sept.  23,  183 1. 
Proclamation  by  Victoria.    Monterrey,  Sept.  21,  1831. 
Pronouncement  of  Nov.  29,  183 1,  sent  to  the  commandant- 
general  of  California  by  Manuel  Dominguez.    Jan.  7,  1832. 
No.  9.  "  Sria  de  la  Exma.    Diputacion  de  la  .■\lta  California.    Libro 
de  Sesiones  Extraordinarias.     Aiio  de  1832."     (Original  record 
of  sessions.)     28  ff. 
No.  10.  Appointment  of  Abreu  jefe  politico  of  New  Mexico.    1832. 

31  ff- 
No.  II.  Report  to  the  executive  by  Pio  Pico,  Vallejo,  Ortega,  and 
Antonio   Maria  Osio.     San  Diego,  California,   May   15,   1832. 
Jesuitas  (Jesuits).    Two  legajos. 

Miscellaneous  Jesuit  papers  of  the  seventeenth  and  eighteenth  centuries. 
Most  of  them  seem  to  be  accounts  and  licenses,  and  to  refer  to  the 
province  of  San  Pedro  y  San  Pablo. 
Junta  de  Calif ornias.    1821-1831.    Two  legajos. 

(Papers  from  the  Junta  de  Fomento  de  la  Peninsula  de  Californias,  Sec- 
retaria  de  Relaciones.    A  good  manv  of  these  have  been  printed.) 
Legajo  1821-1831. 

Documents  relative  to  the  organization  of  the  Junta,  place  of  meet- 
ing, etc.    1824. 
Correspondence  of  the  Junta  with  the  minister  of  relations. 
Acts  of  the  Junta.    Minutes  of  the  meetings.     1824-1827. 
Inquiries  for  materials  relative  to  California. 

"  Expediente  relative  to  the  present  state  of  the  two  Californias. 
and  to  the  appointment  of  a  Governor."  Transmitted  by  Teran,  of 
the  war  department,  to  the  minister  of  relations,  July  20.  1824. 
65  ff.  Cuademo  L,  1821-1823.  fifty-five  documents ;  Cuaderno  II., 
1822-1823,  sixty-one  documents. 

(Correspondence  of  various  local  and  central  authorities,  statistics,  etc., 
for  the  period  1821-1823.) 
Report  by  Tomas  Suria,  secretary  of  the  Junta  under  the  Spanish 
regime,  concerning  papers  of  the  Jesuits  in  his  possession.    Aug. 
18,  1824. 
(He  discusses  the  histor>'  of  the  Californias  and  their  present  situation.) 

23 


338  Mexico:  Gobernacion 

Correspondence  of  the  Junta  with  the  Junta  de  Direccitin  del  Fondo 

Piadoso.     1824.    About  10  ff. 
Offer  of  Jose  Figueroa  to  colonize  Alta  California.    May  12,  1824. 

"  Fondo  Piadoso  de  Californias.     Libro  i  °  de  Expediente  No.  4. 
1824." 

(This  contains  an  "  Ynstruccion "  which  summarizes  the  history  of  the 
fund.) 

Copies  of  Salvatierra's  cartas  (1697),  and  of  the  diary  of  Garces 
(1775-1776),  made  for  the  Junta  by  Suria. 

Discussion  of  the  marine  establishment  from  San  Bias  to  Acapulco. 
1826. 

Expediente  concerning  the  division  of  the  Californias ;  the  original 
■•  Proyecto  "  of  the  Junta.    1826.    About  50  ff. 

Lists  of  documents  sent  from  the  archive  of  Secretaria  del  Virrey- 
nato  to  the  Junta. 
Legajo  1825. 

"  Expediente  de  Rl.  Orn.  Sobre  el  Estado  de  las  Misiones  de  Cali- 
fornias.   P.  Y.    No.  3  f .  39." 

(A  report  on  the  missions  of  the  north  in  response  to  the  royal  order  of 
1784.    About  40  ff.    Original. 

Plan  for  reorganizing  the  missions.    1825. 

Plan  for  colonizing  the  Californias,  presented  in  Congress.    1825. 

Project  {proyecto)  of  Francisco  Tamariz  for  the  establishment  of 

a  coast  trade  with  California.    1825.    15  ff. 
Id.  of  Tamariz  for  opening  commerce  with  Asia,  with  Alonterrey 

as  the  centre.    1825.    About  25  ff. 
Fondo  Piadoso,  papers  concerning.    1826. 
Act  providing  for  the  civil  administration  of  California.    June  30, 

1823. 
Journey  of  the  prebendary  of  Durango,  D.  Agust'm  Fernandez  de 

San  Vicente,  to  California,  on  a  commission  for  the  government. 

Correspondence,   preparations,   reports   by   San   \'icente.      1823. 

About  50  ff. 
Concerning  the  petition  of  "  Richarz  "  (Richards)  for  lands  to  form 

a  colony.     1824.    3  ff. 
Project   {Proyecto')   of  the  Junta  de  Californias  for  the  internal 

and  external  defense  of  Californias.     1825. 
Papers  of  the  Junta  sent  to  it  by  Azcarate,  son  of  the  former  presi- 
dent, Juan  de  Azcarate,  1831.    Various  papers  for  1828-1831. 
Opinion  (Dictainen)  of  the  Commission  of  the  Junta  concerning  the 

civil  administration  of  the  Californias.     1826.    4  ff. 
Juntas  Departamentales  (Departmental  Assemblies). 

Legajo  1834-1836.    Reports  of  the  election,  installation,  and  proceedings 

of  the  juntas;  decrees  of  the  assemblies.    The  correspondence  is 

with  the  jefes  politicos  and  secretaries.     (See  Legislaturas  de  los 

Estados  and  Asambleas  Departamentales.) 
Legajo  1841-1845.    Id.    Reports  for  New  Mexico  were  noted. 
Legislaturas  de  los  Estados  (State  Legislatures). 

Reports  of  election,  installation,  closing,  extra  sessions,  and  proceedings 

of  the  legislatures,  circular  regulations,  etc.    The  correspondence 

is  with  the  governors  and  their  secretaries. 


Old  Records  339 

Legajo  1823-1826.    Id. 

Report  of  occurrences  in  the  Estado  del  Occidente.    1824.    About 
100  fF. 
Legajo  no.  152.    1828- 1830.    Id. 
Legajo  1831-1833.    Id. 
Mapas  y  Pianos  Varios  (Miscellaneous  Maps  and  Plans). 

No.  4  is  a  map  of  the  Republic  printed  between  1819  and  1848.  Undated. 
Ministerio  de  Guerra  (Ministry  of  War).    1825. 

Miscellaneous  correspondence  with  the  Secretariat  of  War  and  Marine. 
Project  for  reforming  the  presidios  of  Sonora  and  Nueva  Viscaya.    It 

includes  Tucson.     1823.    2  ff. 
Original  commission  as  captain  of  cavalry  guards  conferred  by  "  D° 
Jayme  Long,  teniente  general  de  los  ejercitos  iMejicanos,  y  gober- 
nador  de  la  provincia  de  Tejas  ",  upon  D"  Demetrio  Tschitsche- 
rin,  "teniente  de  Lanceros  de  S.  M.  Y.  y  R.  de  las  Rusias  ". 
Dated  at  Puerto  de  Casas  Sept.  6,  1821.    i  p. 
Correspondence  of  Vicente  Filisola.    Tehuantepec,  1823. 
Report  by  the  minister  of  war  of  the  movement  of  foreign  vessels  in 
Mexican  ports,  1831.    About  200  flf. 
Legajo  entitled  "  Montenegro  ".    1827. 

Correspondence  of  Montenegro,  from  Charleston  and  \^e\v  Orleans,  with 
the  minister  of   war,   transmitted  to  the  minister  of   relations. 
About  100  ff. 
Negocios  de  Estado  y  de  Rclaciones  (Affairs  of  State  and  Relations). 
1822-1823.  Legajo  29.    "  Negocios  de  Estado." 

Lists  of  titled  persons  in  the  Imperial  Order  of  Guadalupe. 
Reserved  correspondence  of  the  minister  of  relations  with  the  gov- 
ernors.   1822-1823. 
Military  correspondence  of  Iturbide.     1S22. 
Correspondence  of  Jose  Maria  Beltran  with  Santa  Anna.     1822. 
Id.  of  the  minister  of  relations  with  the  Junta  Nacional  Instituyente. 
Treaty  of  Cordova.    Expediente  of  the  royal  orders  communicated 
by  tlie  Spanish  minister,  annulling  the  treaties  of  Cordova  entered 
into  between  Iturbide  and  O'Donoju.    About  100  fF. 
Imprisonment  of  Ruiz  for  part  in  a  conspiracy  against  Iturbide. 
1821-1827.  Legajo  75.    "  Relaciones." 

Important  documents  from  the  Secretariat  of  Relations  concerning 

the  revolutions  of  the  period. 
Investigations  of  the  loyalty  of  certain  clergymen   and   clerical 

orders.     1822. 
Military  documents  of  the  period. 

Reports  of  a  Spanish  expedition  to  Mexico.    Oct.,  1822. 
Expediente  concerning  the  introduction  by  royalists  of  arms  pur- 
chased in  New  Orleans.    1822.    5  fF. 
Letter  from  the  governor  ad  interim  of  New  Mexico  promising  to 
watch  for  the  expedition   reported  as  coming  from   Kentucky, 
ostensibly  to  explore  a  mine,  but  really  for  contraband  trade.  Oct. 
15.  1823. 
Several  communications  from  the  Spanish  secretaries  to  the  com- 
mandants of  the  Interior  Provinces.     1822-1823. 
No.  10.  Occurrences  at  the  Presidio  del  Norte  relative  to  the  pro- 
claiming of  Ferdinand  VII.    1824. 


340  Mexico:  Gobeniacion 

No.  15.  "  Sobre  Temores  de  que  el  Imperio  fuese  mandado  por 
alguna  nacion  estrangera."    Mexico,  Jan.  9,  1822.    11  fF. 

(This  is  a  communication  to  Iturbide  by  Jose  Maria  Allen,  transmitted 

through  the  minister  of  relations.     He  discusses  the  probable  policy  of 

the  United  States  and  England  toward  the  empire.) 

No.  18.  "  Noticias  importantes  sobre  ntra.  independencia  pr.  los  SS. 

Diputados  a  las  Cortes  de  Espana  D.  Juan  Cons'-  Navarrete  y  D. 

Toinas  Murfi."    Feb.  — ,  1822. 

(A  twenty-folio  letter  by  these  men,  with  14  accompanying  documents.) 
1822.  Legajo  84.    "  Negocios  de  Estado  y  de  Relaciones." 

File  of  royal  orders  sent  to  the  commandants  of  the  Interior  Prov- 
inces during  the  period  of  the  Empire.    Transmitted  by  the  com- 
mandants, with  communications.    A  large  bundle. 
Private  correspondence  of   Iturbide,  including  letters   from  Basil 

Hall,  at  Tepic,  thanking  him  for  courtesies  while  at  Acapulco. 
Letter  from  Henry  Clay  congratulating  Iturbide  on  independence 
from  Spain.    Mar.  13,  1822.    i  page,  partly  burned. 
Negocios  Sueltos  (Unrelated  Matters) .    ( 1823-)  1829. 

Decrees  of  Congress  relative  to  Iturbide.    Circulars  and  replies.     1823- 

1824. 
Chiapas  and  Guatemala  affairs.     1824. 
Correspondence  of  Santa  Anna.     1829. 
Correspondence  of  Vicente  Guerrero.    1829. 

"  Cartas  para  Ultramar.'    Various  letters  of  Guerrero,  including  some 

from  Montenegro  in  New  Orleans,  S.  Chew  in  Philadelphia,  and 

various  persons  in  Europe. 

Report  by  Fred.  August  Ismar  ( ?)  to  Guerrero  on  South  America  and 

Mexico.    With  a  letter  dated  Puente  Nacional,  Sept.  30,  1829. 

54  PP-  .     .     .     ,  ,        . 

"  Un  Citoyen  Mexicain  a  New  York  '  writes  on  '  Troubles  du  Mex- 

ique  ".    Feb.  19,  1829.    Several  folios. 

(Discusses  Poinsett,  Zavala,  Bravo,  and  the  Yorkinos  and  Escoceses.    Cf. 
next  below.) 

Letter  from  O.  de  A.  Santangelo  to  Guerrero,  transmitting  papers  from 
New  York.    New  York,  Mar.  15,  1829. 

Letters  from  Torrens  in  Bogota. 

Correspondence  concerning  a  conspiracy  in  Toluca  in  favor  of  Zavala  as 
governor  of  Mexico.    Nov.,  1829.     18  if. 

Plan  de  Iguala.     Correspondence  concerning  decree  of  Apr.  8,   1823. 
31  fT. 

Disturbances  caused  by  Santa  Anna.     1823.    4  fi. 
Prefecturias  (Prefect  Districts).     1841-1842. 

Correspondence  with  governors  concerning  the  prefects. 

Reports  of  appointment,  removal ;  correspondence  with  the  prefects. 
(The  northern  states  are  included.) 
" Por  Repartir"  (To  Distribute).     1824-1860. 

No.  27.  The  governor  of  Coahuila  and  Texas,  Rafael  Gonzalez,  trans- 
mits report  of  the  jefe  politico  of  the  department  of  Texas  re- 
garding disturbances  of  Anglo-Americans  in  Nacogdoches.  Circa 
1826. 
Quejas  y  Reclamaciones  contra  las  Autoridades  (Complaints  and  Reclama- 
tions against  the  Authorities).    1829. 

Minor  personal  complaints  from  Texas  and  California. 


Old  Records  341 

Complaints  by  the  Indians  of  Senecti  of  bad  treatment  by  officers  and 

missionaries.    1823.    3  flF. 
Id.  by  the  ayuntamiento  of  Monterrey,  N.  L.,  against  Commandant 

Lopez.    1822.    20  fF. 
Petition  of  two  citizens  of  Bejar  to  recover  property  sequestrated  during 

the  Gutierrez-Magee  expedition.    1822.    10  ff. 
Complaint  by  Salvador  Carrasco,  of  Texas,  of  ill  treatment  by  Arre- 

dondo  in  connection  with  a  charge  of  contraband  trading.     He 

asks  reward  for  his  good  offices  with  the  Tonkawa  Indians.  1822. 

20flF. 

Complaint  of  bad  treatment  by  Indians  of  Sonora.    1823. 
Tranquilidad  Publica  (Public  Tranquillity). 

As  is  indicated  by  the  title,  this  section  consists  of  correspondence  of  the 
Department  of  Interior  Relations  with  the  local  and  central 
authorities  concerning  the  public  peace.  Part  of  the  legajos  are 
labelled  "  Seguridad  Publica"  (Public  Security).  These  refer 
more  specifically  to  minor  police  affairs  than  to  political  matters. 
But  since  they  overlap  so  frequently  with  "  Tranquilidad  Pub- 
lica ",  they  are  incorporated  here  in  their  chronological  order. 
The  more  usual  kinds  of  documents  are  formal  reports  of  govern- 
ors on  political  conditions,  on  dangerous  foreigners.  Indians,  pro- 
nouncements, insurrections,  expulsion  of  Spaniards,  etc.  Under 
these  heads  are  contained  many  data  relative  to  the  frontier  prov- 
inces during  the  second  quarter  of  the  nineteenth  century.  There 
are  also  many  important  documents  on  the  Empire  of  Iturbide 
and  the  Maximilian  Intervention,  as  well  as  on  the  numerous 
other  political  disturbances  of  the  period.  In  some  cases  the 
legajos  for  a  given  year  are  not  numbered.  This  may  necessitate 
the  handling  of  several  legajos  of  the  same  date  in  order  to  find 
the  documents  referred  to  here. 
Legajo  1822. 

No.  I.  Long's  Expedition.  "  Sumaria  Informacion  formada  con 
varios  oficiales  de  la  Partida  del  que  se  decia  Gral.  Long,  iniciados 
de  conspiracion  contra  el  Sr.  Governador  de  la  Provincia  de  Texas 
Coronel  Dn.  Jose  Felix  Trespalacios."  Saltillo,  1822-1823.   117  flf. 

No.  7.  Report  by  the  commandant-general  of  a  conspiracy  at  Re- 
fugio, Texas,  headed  by  Jose  Domingo  Castaiieda.    References 
to  Bernardo  de  Gutierrez.    1822. 
1822.  23,  25,  y  26. 

No.  25.  An  expediente  concerning  the  establishment  of  Austin's 
colony  in  Texas.    1822-1823.    12  tT. 

(Minutes  of  notes  passed  between  the  secretary  of  relations,  the  secretary 
of  the  Consejo  de  Estado,  the  Commission  of  the  Consejo  de  Estado, 
and  Iturbide,  between  Nov.,  1&22,  and  Jan.  17,  1823.) 

Law  of  Jan.  3,  1823,  concerning  colonization. 

No.  34.  Turbulence  in  San  Buenaventura,  Chihuahua.    1826. 

No.  51.  Concerning  danger  of  a  revolution  at  Nacogdoches  headed 
by  an  Englishman  and  a  Spaniard  (names  not  mentioned).  1826. 
16  ff. 

(Correspondence  of  the  minister  of  war  with  the  local  authorities,  trans- 
mitted to  the  minister  of  relations.) 

No.  52.  Concerning  the  death  of  the  immigrant  .Anderson  at  Nacog- 
doches and  the  arrival  of  General  W'avell.    1826.    q  flf. 
(Correspondence  with  the  local  authorities.') 


342  Mexico:  Gobernacion 

No.  54.  Minor  Indian  troubles  in  Texas.    1826.    4  ff. 

No.  62.  Reports  by  "  various  citizens  "  of  Coahuila  and  Texas  on 
political  affairs.    1826.    8  ff. 
(Refer  primarily  to  Coahuila.) 
Legajo  1822. 

No.  23.  Captain-general  Anastacio  Bustamante,  concerning  expen- 
ses incurred  in  connection  with  Lipan  Indians  and  Anglo-Amer- 
icans.   3  ff. 

No.  72.  Transmission  by  Iturbide  of  papers  of  the  commandant  of 
San  Bias  relative  to  English  vessel  Zcnobia.    3  ff. 

No.  74.  Report  of  Jose  Eustaquio  Fernandez  concerning  the  bad 
conditions  in  the  Eastern  Interior  Provinces.    6  ff. 

No.  75.  The  commandant  of  the  Eastern  Interior  Provinces  report- 
ing fulfillment  of  twenty-five  royal  orders.    4  ff. 

No.  91.  Proclamations  issued  Aug.  25  by  Jose  Felix  Trespalacios 
when  he  took  charge  of  the  government  of  Texas. 

No.  107.  Juan  Bautista  Arizpc,  regidor  of  Monterrey,  concerning 
remedies  for  evils  in  the  Eastern  Interior  Provinces.  Mentions 
Texas  Indian  troubles.    Nov.  16,  1821.    44  ff. 

No.  117.  Iturbide  reporting  needs  of  army  of  the  Eastern  Interior 
Provinces.    40  ft'. 

(Contains  report  of  the  treasurer  of  Chihuahua  on  evils  of  the  provinces. 
1820.    Many  folios.) 

No.  123.  The  ayuntamiento  of  Bahia  del  Espiritu  Santo,  proposing 
benefits  for  the  province  of  Texas.    5  ff. 
(Report  lacking,  but  correspondence  relative  to  it  is  present.) 

No.  126.  Proposal  by  Melchor  Yance  that  the  running  of  wild 
horses  (caballada  mestei'ia)  be  prohibited  between  the  Rio  Grande 
and  Nacogdoches.    2  ff. 

No.  129.  Jose  Maria  Gomez,  of  Monterrey,  complaining  of  Arre- 
dondo's  government  in  the  Eastern  Interior  Provinces.    Trans- 
mitted by  Iturbide.     17  ff. 
1825.     Legajo  no.  5.   ("  Decretos  de  Relaciones  "  on  the  outside,  but  all 
of  the  papers  come  from  the  section  of  Tranquilidad  Publica) . 

1832.  Report  by  the  governor  of  Texas  that  the  permanent  deputa- 
tion has  pronounced  in  favor  of  Pedraza  as  president. 

Pronouncements  in  favor  of  Santa  Anna. 
1821-1826  ("  Seguridad  Publica  ")•    Legajo  133. 

Numerous  documents  concerning  Iturbide. 

No.  14.  1826.     The  governor  of  Texas  reports  the  hostile  move- 
ments of  the  '■  Cheroquees  "  and  other  tribes,  asks  for  a  military 
detachment  for  Nacogdoches,  and  transmits  reports  of  the  alcalde 
of  that  place.    16  ft". 
1824.  Legajo  17. 

Reports  of  political  disturbances  at  Chihuahua  and  other  frontier 
places. 
1827.  Unnumbered. 

No.  4.  Report  by  the  jefe  politico  of  New  Mexico  of  disturbances 
at  La  Canada,  and  measures  taken  in  consequence.  Correspond- 
ence.   35  ff. 

No.  7.  Report  by  the  governor  of  Coahuila  and  Texas  of  measures 
taken  at  Nacogdoches  to  check  strangers  "  of  the  Eduars  faction  " 
at  Los  Aises,  Texas.    3  ff. 


Old  Records  343 

No.  15.  Id.  concerning  measures  taken  pursuant  to  a  report  that 

Americans  are  disembarking  at  Atascosito.    6  fF. 
No.  16.  Id.  concerning  attack  at  Mier  by  Comanches  and  Chari- 

ticas. 
No.  24.  Communication  of  the  commandant  of   Eastern  Interior 

States  concerning  enlistment  of  men.    15  ff. 
No.  29.  Recommendation  by  the  minister  of  war  that  governors  aid 

Nacogdoches.    With  it  a  report  of  death  of  Richard  Fields  and 

John  Hunter  at  hands  of  Cherokees.    7  fF. 
No.  30.  Report  that  the  jefc  politico  of  the  department  of  Texas  had 

entered  Nacogdoches,  the  rebels  fleeing.    7  fT. 
No.  32.  Request  by  governor  of  Tamaulipas  for  aid  against  Indians. 
1828.  Unnumbered. 

Correspondence  of  the  minister  of  war  with  governors  concerning 

the  "  plan  "  of  Santa  Anna.     Pronouncements  in  favor  of  the 

latter. 
Conspiracy  of  Padre  Jiminez  del  Rio  concerning  the  expulsion  of 

the  Spaniards. 
Opposition  to  the  plan  to  crown  the  son  of  Emperor  Iturbide. 
No.  30.  Concerning  the  flight  of  Lorenzo  de  Zavala,  governor  of 

the  state  of  Mexico.    23  fT. 
No.  31.  Reports  to  the  elifect  that  Zavala  is  protecting  a  seditious 

movement  and  annuls  the  orders  of  the  governor-general.    69  ff. 
Nos.  32,  33,  34.   Documents  relating  to  the  same  subject  as  no.  31. 

21,  39,  and  74  fF. 
1828.  Legajo  4. 

No.  7.  "  Act "  drawn  by  Santa  Anna  and  Calderon  on  receipt  of 

order  to  deliver  a  division  of  the  army  to  .A.ntonio  Leon.    5  ff. 
1828.  Legajo  80.    Disturbances  headed  by  Santa  Anna. 
1828.  Unnumbered  legajo.    Pronouncements  in  favor  of  -Santa  Anna. 

1828.  Unnumbered  legajo.    Various  expedicntes  concerning  the  depor- 

tation of  persons  implicated  in  the  "  Plan  de  Montafio  ". 

1829.  Legajo  81.    Pronouncements  of  1829.    The  entire  legajo. 

1829.  Unnumbered  legajo.  Correspondence  concerning  the  Spanish  in- 
vasion ;  notices  concerning  Spaniards  in  the  United  States  and 
elsewhere. 

1829.  Unnumbered  legajo.  A  bundle  of  correspondence  taken  by  Mier 
y  Teran  from  a  Spanish  vessel,  consisting  mainly  of  private  cor- 
respondence from  Havana. 

1830.  Legajo  18. 

No.  42.  Report  by  the  governor  of  Chihuahua  of  disturbances  on 

the  frontier  in  opposition  to  centralism. 
1830.  Unnumbered  legajo. 

No.  16.  Circular  to  the  legislatures  reporting  the  opening  of  the 

chambers,  discourse  by  the  president,  and  replies.    17  ft. 
1830.  Unnumbered  legajo. 

No.  I.  Concerning  the  adherence  of  the  Estado  de  Occidente  to  the 

Plan  of  the  Army  of  the  Reserve.    58  fF. 
No.  13.  Request  of  the  jcfc  politico  of  California  for  aid  to  keep 

the  department  quiet.    36  fF. 
No.  52.  Decree  of  Coahuila  and  Texas  adhering  to  the  Plan  of  the 

Army  of  the  Reserse. 


344  Mexico:  Gobernacion 

No.  94.  Report  by  the  jefe  politico  of  New  Mexico  of  adherence  to 

the  Plan  of  Jalapa. 
Numerous  pronouncements  in  various  parts  of  the  Repubhc. 
1831.  Unnumbered  legajo. 

No.  9.  Mescalero  hostihties  in  Sonora. 

1 83 1.  Legajo  no.  1. 

Letters  of  governors  to  the  department  of  the  Interior. 

Formal  reports  of  "  quiet  "  from  different  states. 

No.  20.  Circulars  of  the  department  of  the  Interior  to  governors 
concerning  seditious  publications. 

No.  21.  Expediente  concerning  a  proposal  in  the  Chamber  of  Depu- 
ties that  De  Zavala  be  allowed  to  return  to  the  country. 

No.  27.  Report  from  New  Orleans  that  Antonio  Velasquez  Sayas, 
of  New  Orleans,  has  been  commissioned  to  report  on  the  army 
and  public  opinion  in  Mexico. 

1832.  Unnumbered  legajo. 

Correspondence,  circulars,  and  reports  of  pronouncements  in  favor 

of  the  Plan  of  Santa  Anna. 
1832-1833. 

No.  18.  Revolt  of  the  troops  sent  to  escort  Gen.  Jose  Figueroa  to 

Alta  California.     5  ff. 
Plan  of  Zavaleta  in  Coahuila  and  Tampico. 

1833.  Unnumbered  legajo. 

No.  5.  Report  by  the  governor  of  Tamaulipas  that  the  garrison  at 
Matamoros  has  been  sent  to  the  northern  frontier.    9  ff. 

No.    9.  The  Plan  of  Zavaleta  in  Coahuila  and  Texas.    9  ff. 

No.  64.  Request  by  the  jcfc  politico  of  New  Mexico  that  certain 
religious  be  exempt  from  the  law  of  June  23  relative  to  the  expul- 
sion of  Spaniards. 

1834.  Unnumbered  legajo. 

No.  21.  Report  by  the  jefe  politico  of  New  Mexico  of  the  bad  con- 
ditions at  Albuquerque  and  Isleta  as  a  result  of  the  proceedings 
of  Mariano  and  Jose  Chavez.    6  ff. 

No.  24.  Report  that  Paula  L^nda  has  been  confined  to  Texas  for 
sedition. 

No.  46.  Documents  relative  to  a  pronouncement  in  New  Mexico. 

No.  49.  Circular  to  the  governors  of  Chihuahua,  California,  So- 
nora, Texas,  and  Sinaloa  requesting  them  to  name  commissioners 
to  bring  colonists  from  the  United  States.  Correspondence  with 
Hijar,  from  Guadalaxara,  concerning  the  colonization  of  Cali- 
fornia.    (See  Secretariat  of  Fomento.) 

No.  50.  Indian  troubles  at  Chihuahua. 

No.  56.  Report  by  the  governor  of  New  Mexico  on  the  bad  state 
of  that  province.    2  ff. 

No.  75.  Id.  by  consul  at  New  Orleans  of  the  arrival  there  of  twenty- 
eight  expelled  Mexicans. 
1834.  Legajo  29. 

Pronouncements. 

No.  25.  Petition  from  Tampico  for  permission  to  import  corn  from 
New  Orleans. 

No.  28.  Report  by  the  commandant  of  the  Eastern  Interior  States 
of  a  treaty  with  the  Comanches.    7  ff. 


Old  Records  845 

1834.  Unnumbered  legajo. 

No.  59.  Report  of  extra  session  of  the  legislature  at  Chihuahua 

because  of  Apache  hostilities.    2  ff. 
No.  64.  Id.  of  arrival  of  expelled  persons  at  New  Orleans. 

1834.  Unnumbered  legajo. 

Reports  by  local  ayuntamientos  of  pronouncements  and  matters  of 
public  order. 

1835.  Legajo  17. 

Pronouncements  in  Sonora,  reported  by  the  governor. 

Reports  of  disturbances  in  Sinaloa. 

Acts  of  different  local  bodies  requesting  the  change  of  the  "  Carta 
Fundamental  "  of  1824  to  a  centralized  system.  Including  Coa- 
huila  and  Texas,  Sinaloa,  Tamaulipas,  New  Mexico,  Chihuahua. 
1835.  Unnumbered  legajo. 

No.  53.  Petition  of  legislature  of  Coahuila  and  Texas  for  the  re- 
moval of  Martin  Cos  from  the  commandancy,  with  related  corre- 
spondence.   1835.    9  fT. 

No.  63.  Texas.  The  governor  of  Nuevo  Leon  reports  that  a  plan  is 
on  foot  to  separate  Texas  from  Mexico,  and  charges  Zavala  and 
Mejia  with  being  the  prime  movers.    Mar.  18,  1835.    5  ff. 

No.  72.  Proposal  that  Santa  Anna  command  the  army  in  person. 

No.  84.  Orders  to  the  governors  of  Coahuila  and  Texas  and  of 
Nuevo  Leon,  to  arrest  Diego  Grant  and  Aguilar  Viesca  and  send 
them  to  Vera  Cruz.    1835.    16  ff. 

(Contains  correspondence  with  local  authorities,  and  printed  circulars, 
concerning  Texas  affairs.  A  circular  of  June  2j,  entitled  "  Libertad, 
Constitucion,  y  Federacion  ".) 

1838  to  1852. 

Nearly  the  whole  volume  deals  with  war  in  Yucatan. 

Report  by  governor  of  Chihuahua  of  a  revolt  of  Indians  of  Balleza. 

1841. 
1842.  Legajo  18. 

No.    I.  Indian  troubles  in  Tamaulipas. 

No.    3.  Comanche  troubles  in  Coahuila.     14  fF. 

No.    4.  Indian  troubles  in  Sonora. 

No.  12.  Indian  troubles  on  the  Sonora  frontier.     (Report  of  the 

jinita  departamcntal,  which  mentions  value  of  caravan  trade  from 

the  north.)   95  ff. 
No.  15.  Report  by   the   governor  of   California  of   a   conspiracy, 

headed  by  Father  Gabriel  Gonzalez,  at  the  rancho  of  San  Jose, 

to  overthrow  the  authorities.    Correspondence.    60  ff. 
No.  35.  Instructions  given  by  the  governor  of  Coahuila  to  restrain 

the  Indians. 
Many  Chihuahua  documents. 

1844.  Legajo  10. 

Numerous  documents  concerning  pronouncements  in  the  northern 

provinces. 
No.  II.  Circular  publishing  decree  of  Congress  declaring  that  Santa 

Anna  is  not  lawful  president. 

1845.  Unnumbered. 

Communications  from  Sonora,  Chihuahua,  and  other  northern  de- 
partments concerning  the  federal  system. 


346  Mexico:  Gobernacion 

Many  documents  concerning  the  doings  of  Santa  Anna. 

No.  9.  Act  of  obedience  to  the  Superior  Government  by  the  authori- 
ties of  Santa  Fe.    2  ff. 

No.  33.  Report  that  the  forces  sent  to  Texas  under  Fihsola  have 
pronounced  at  Peiiasco.    4  ff. 

No.  47.  Report  by  Hijar  of  the  revolt  of  the  company  of  Los 
Angeles  against  their  officers.    Oct.  18,  1845.    6  ff. 
1846.  Legajo  1. 

Reports  by  the  governor  of  California  of  the  expulsion  of  Jose 
Antonio  Carrillo  and  Hilario  \^arela  for  conspiracy. 

No.  27.  Acts  of  "  adherence  "  of  the  garrison  of  Mexico  on  the 
return  of  Santa  Anna.    243  ff. 

1848.  Legajo  1. 

Numerous  pronouncements. 

No.  17.  Petition  of  the  ayuntamiento  of  Mexico  that  Santa  Anna  be 
not  allowed  to  return  to  the  country. 

1849.  Various  reports  from  Coahuila  and  Tamaulipas. 

1850.  "  Muerte  de  Caiiedo." 

(A  bundle  of  some  2000  sheets  of  correspondence  of  Juan  de  Caiiedo,  min- 
ister plenipotentiary  to  Peru,  Chile,  Buenos  Ayres,  Paraguay,  and  Brazil 
between  1832  and  1837.  In  the  bundle  are  carpetas  nos.  20  to  42  (except 
no.  30)  and  some  unnumbered  books.  There  must,  apparently,  be 
another  similar  bundle  of  his  correspondence.  The  carpetas  consist  of 
instructions,  copies  of  existing  treaties,  files  of  letters  received,  and  min- 
utes of  letters  written  to  the  home  government  and  the  authorities  of  the 
countries  to  which  he  was  accredited,  as  well  as  special  correspondence 
with  Bolivia,  with  the  Mexican  minister  in  London,  with  foreign  agents 
where  he  was  located,  and  with  Ecuador,  Venezuela,  and  New  Granada. 
Notable  are  the  rcseiias,  or  reports  on  political  news,  by  Canedo.  The 
papers  should  have  important  matter  on  international  affairs.  Obviously, 
they  belong  in  the  Secretariat  of  Relaciones  Exteriores.) 

1852.  Legajo  1. 

No.  32.  Report  by  Jose  Matias  Moreno  that  officials  Castro  and 

Chavez,  with  Father  Real,  are  trying  to  secure  the  annexation  of 

Lower  California  to  the  United  States.    10  ff. 
1854.  Legajo  2. 

No.  10.  Report  by  the  governor  of  Nuevo  Leon  that  Mexicans  from 

the  other  side  of  the  Bravo  intend  to  invade  the  state.    2  ff. 
No.  36.  Proclamation  (Bando)  prohibiting  citizens  of  Tamaulipas 

from  moving  across  the  Rio  Grande.    4  ff . 
No.  40.  Proclamation  against  the  rebels  across  the  Bravo. 
No.  48.  Rumor  of  threatened  invasion  of  Tamaulipas  from  across 

the  Bravo. 
No.  54.  The  jefe  politico  of  Baja  California  reports  the  doings  of 

Sr.  Melendrez  and  of  the  filibuster  Walker.    4  ff. 
No.  64.  Report  by  the   governor  of   Sonora   concerning  invasion 

planned  by  600  adventurers  from  San  Francisco.    7  ff. 
No.  82.  Id.  by  prefect  of  Rio  Grande  that  he  fears  an  invasion  by 

500  filibusters.    3  ff. 
No.    91.  Report  that  these  fears  are  groundless. 
No.  100.  Id.  of  the  governor  of  Coahuila  concerning  the  American 

Jorge  [George]  Norton,  who  has  been  imprisoned. 
Nos.   104  and  125.     Concerning  pardon  for  ^Mexicans  living  in 

Brownsville. 


Recent  Records  347 

No.  126.  Report  of  gathering  of  American  forces  at  El  Paso.    7  ff. 
No.  136.  Id.  of  measures  for  securing  the  Coahuila  frontier.    2  ff. 
No.  166.  Id.  of  seditious  publications  in  San  Francisco  by  the  gov- 
ernor of  Nuevo  Leon.    2  fF. 
No.  198.  Id.  of  threat  of  invasion  by  Mexicans  in  Brownsville.  8  fT. 

RECENT  RECORDS. 

As  at  present  organized  the  Secretariat  is  divided  into  three  sections.  The 
ramos  (branches)  administered  by  each  section  are  indicated  below.  The 
ramos  of  the  archive  correspond  in  general  to  the  subdivisions  of  the  sections 
as  listed. 

Branches  (Ramos)  administered  by  the  First  Section. 

Observancia  de  la  Constitucion  (Observance  of  the  Constitution). 

Leyes  de  Refomia.  Elecciones  Generales  (Reform  Laws.  General  Elections). 

Congreso  (Congress). 

Secretaria  y  sus  Empleados  (The  Secretariat  and  its  Employees). 

Nombramiento  de  Empleados  de  la  Secretaria  Particular  del  Senor  Presi- 
dente  (Appointment  of  Employees  of  the  Private  Secretariat  of 
the  President). 

Presos  Federales  (Federal  Prisoners). 

Salubridad  Publica  (Public  Health). 

Consejo  Superior  de  Salubridad  (Superior  Council  of  Health). 

Diario  OHcial. 

Imprenta  del  Gobierno  (Government  Printing). 

Loterias  y  Rifas  (Lotteries  and  raffles). 

Presos  Comunes  Existentes  en  la  Carcel  General  y  en  la  Penitenciaria  (Pris- 
oners in  the  Carcel  General  and  in  the  Penitentiary.) 

Branches  administered  by  the  Second  Section. 

Consejo  Superior  de  Gobierno  del  Distrito  (Superior  Council  of  the  District). 
Gobierno  del  Distrito  y  sus  Dependencias  (Government  of  the  District  and 

its  Dependencies). 
Direccion  General  de  Obras  Publicas  y  sus  Dependencias  (Direction  General 

of  Public  Works  and  its  Dependencies). 
Ayuntamientos  (Municipal  Councils). 
Provision  de  Aguas  Potables  para  la  Ciudad  (Provision  of  Drinking  Water 

for  the  City). 
Caja  de  Ahorros  y  Prestamos  de  la  Policia  (Savings  and  Loan  Bank). 

Branches  administered  by  the  Third  Section. 

Beneficencia  Publica  (Public  Charity). 

Bencficencia  Privada  (Private  Charity). 

Carceles  (Prisons). 

Penitenciaria  (Penitentiary). 

Junta  Superior  del  Bosque  de  Chapultepec  (Superior  Council  of  the  Forest 

of  Chapultepec). 
Escuelas  Coreccionales  (Reform  Schools). 
Relaciones  con  los  Estados  (Relations  with  the  States). 
Territorio  de  Tepic  (Territory  of  Tepic). 


348  Mexico:  Gobernacion 

Distrito  Sur  de  la  Baja  California  C Southern  District  of  Baja  California). 

Distrito  Norte  de  la  Baja  California  (Northern  District  of  Baja  California). 

Territorio  de  Quintana  Roo  (Territory  of  Quintana  Roo). 

Destituciones  (Removal  from  Office). 

Actas  de  Protesta  (Acts  of  Protest). 

.'Ksuntos  Diversos  (Various  Matters). 

Policia  Rural  (Rural  Police). 

Monumentos  Piiblicos  (Public  Monuments). 

Registro  Civil  (Civil  Register). 

Pesas  y  Medidas  (Weights  and  Measures). 

Festividades  (Festivities). 

Publications. 

The  Secretariat  publishes  regularly  the  Memorias,  the  Diario  Oficial,  the 
decrees  of  the  Secretariat,  constitutions  of  the  nation  and  the  states,  the 
Recopilacion  de  Leyes  y  Decretos,  and  special  reports  relating  to  various 
branches  of  the  department. 


SECRETARIA  DE  FOMENTO,  COLONIZACION,  E  INDUSTRIA. 

(SliCRETARIAT  OF   ENCOURAGEMENT,   COLONIZATION,   AND   INDUSTRY.) 

The  Secretaria  de  Fomento  is  located  in  the  Mineria  building.  Permission 
to  consult  the  archives  is  secured  through  the  ministro  de  fomento. 

Until  1853  the  supervision  of  colonization  and  other  functions  now  dis- 
charged by  this  secretariat  were  performed  first  by  one  and  then  by  another 
department  of  government,  but  more  particularly  by  the  secretariats  of  For- 
eign Relations  and  Interior.  By  the  "  Ba.ses  "  of  Apr.  22,  1853,  there  was 
created  the  Secretaria  de  Fomento,  Colonizacion,  Industria,  y  Comercio.  The 
principal  duties  assigned  to  it  at  the  time  were  the  formation  of  general 
statistics  of  industry,  agriculture,  mining,  and  commerce,  the  supervision  of 
colonization,  the  encouragement  {fomento)  of  all  branches  of  industry 
(whence  the  name  of  the  secretariat),  the  issuance  of  patents,  the  conduct  of 
scientific  explorations,  the  management  of  roads,  canals,  and  public  works, 
and  the  drainage  of  the  city  of  Mexico.  At  the  same  time  the  Direccion  de 
Industria  y  Colonizacion  and  several  other  special  direcciones  were  sup- 
pressed.' As  organized  in  1861  the  secretariat  was  composed  of  five  sections, 
namely,  (i)  Geografia  y  Estadistica,  (2)  Comercio,  Industria.  Agricultura  y 
Mineria,  (3)  Contabilidad,  (4)  Colonizacion  y  Terrenos  Raldios,  and  (5) 
Facultative  y  Obras  Publicas.'  By  decrees  of  Apr.  6  and  Dec.  16,  1861,  the 
department  was  combined  with  that  of  Justice  in  the  Secretaria  de  Justicia, 
Fomento,  e  Instruccion  Publica,  the  department  of  Fomento  becoming  a 
section  of  the  secretariat.'  But  under  the  Intervention  the  Secretaria  de 
Fomento  was  restored,  the  five  sections  having  as  their  principal  duties  the 
charge  of  (i)  geography  and  statistics,  (2)  industry,  agriculture,  and  ex- 
positions, (3)  communication  [mails,  telegraphs,  land  transportation,  etc.], 
(4)  colonization,  unappropriated  lands,  and  tax  roll  [catastro^,  (5)  public 
works,  navigation  of  rivers  and  canals.* 

The  archives  of  interest  for  our  purposes,  so  far  as  discovered  by  the  writer, 
are  the  Archivo  General  and  Seccion  de  Cartografia.  For  the  reasons  indi- 
cated above,  the  early  papers  of  the  archives  have  come  from  various  other 
secretariats  and  departments. 

THE  ARCHIVO  GENERAL. 
The  two  departments  of  the  Secretariat  of  Fomento  of  most  interest  to 
students  of  the  history  of  the  United  States,  except  for  recent  times,  arc  the 
Archivo  General  and  the  Seccion  de  Cartografia.  The  Archivo  General  is 
regularly  open  from  9  to  i  in  the  morning,  and  from  4  to  6  in  the  afternnon. 
The  archive  is  arranged  in  "  branches  "  (ramos),  the  papers  of  each  being 
filed  in  boxes  (cajas)  or  in  bundles.  Those  in  cajas  are  well  classified  ami 
indexed,  the  inventory  or  indice  for  each  caja  being  filed  in  the  caja  with  the 
papers.    The  ramos  of  the  archive  of  primary  importance  fur  the  history  of 

'  Dublin  y  Lozano,  VI.  366. 

'  Ibid.,  IX.  15. 

'  Ibid.,  139,  235.  337.  354-    .  ,        .      j    ,     c-        .     ■    j     r  ,      c     .    ,,;    .a,;. 

'  Kfglainento  para  cl  Ri'ginii-ii  [iitenor  dc  la  Secretaria  de  Fomenlo.  iicpt.  16,  iHOa, 

pp.  3-6. 

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the  United  States  are  those  of  Colonizacion  (Colonization)  and  Colonizacion 
y  Terrenes  Baldios  (Colonization  and  Unappropriated  Lands),  which  over- 
lap both  as  to  dates  and  subject  matter. 

COLONIZACION. 
(^Colonization.    1768-1895.    42  legajos.) 

Legajol.  1768-1858.    Expedientes  1-3.° 

1.  "  1768-1858.    Baja  California.    Various  data  relative  to  distribution 

and  concession  of  unappropriated  lands  (tcrrcnos  baldios)."  65  ff. 
(For  the  mission  of  San  Jose  del  Cabo  there  are  documents  bearing  the 
dates  1768-1769.) 

2.  "  1822-1835.     Texas.     Expedientes   relative   to  colonization  ",  etc. 

226  flf".' 

(The  accompanying  indice  of  four  pages  shows  29  expedientes.  They  con- 
tain original  petitions  to  the  Mexican  government  for  concessions. 
These  ordinarily  came  through  the  Seccion  de  Fomento,  Repartimiento 
de  Tierras.  of  the  Secretariat  of  Foreign  Relations,  and  were  sent  to 
the  Comision  de  Peticiones  or  the  Comision  de  Colonizacion  of  the 
Camara  de  Diputados.  With  the  petitions  are  filed  maps  of  the  lands 
desired,  records  of  the  action  taken  by  the  different  authorities  con- 
cerned— concessions,  refusals,  etc. — and  correspondence  with  the  local 
authorities  of  the  northern  frontier,  such  as  the  governors  of  Texas  and 
the  commandant-general  of  the  Eastern  States.) 

No.  I.  Petition  for  lands  in  Texas  by  six  persons  of  the  national 
marine.     1822. 

No.  2.  Id.  by  Fortunate  De  Soto.  1832.  Contains  also  correspond- 
ence of  the  governor  of  Tamaulipas  relative  to  the  petition  of 
Baron  Rackwitz  (Racknitz  ?).    1834. 

No.  4.  Report  by  General  Teran  that  Mateo  Silva  has  settled  at 
Anahuac.    1832. 

No.  5.  Petition  by  Daniel  Stewart  (Stuart).  1822.  By  Daniel 
Stuart,  Simon  Bourn,  and  Haden  Edwards.  1823.  (See  nos.  15, 
18,  and  24.) 

No.  19.  Id.  By  Antonio  Navarro,  representing  the  sons  of  Juan 
Martin  Veramendi.     1835. 

No.  12.  By  Reuben  Ross,  for  lands  on  the  right  bank  of  the  Colo- 
rado.   1826. 

No.  14.  By  Juan  Rosset,  for  lands  for  a  Swiss  colony.  1830.  By 
Tomas  Quevedo,  commissioned  by  the  government  to  colonize  the 
Rio  Bravo.    1834. 

No.  15.  By  Daniel  Stuart,  Simon  Bourn,  and  Haden  Edwards. 
1823.     (Cf.  nos.  5,  18,  and  24.) 

No.  17.  By  Guillermo  Parrot,  for  lands  for  200  families.  1823.  By 
Col.  Jose  de  las  Piedras.  1832.  By  Pijot  and  Co.  1834.  Report 
by  General  Teran  relative  to  a  coinplaint  by  Martin  de  Leon.  1834. 

No.  18.  Petition  by  Daniel  Stuart  for  lands  for  600  families.  1823. 
(See  nos.  5,  15,  and  24.)   By  Tadeo  Ortiz.    1833. 

No.  19.  Offer  of  Tomas  Quevedo  to  colonize  and  protect  the  north- 
eastern frontier.     1833. 

No.  24.  Petition  by  Daniel  Stuart,  for  lands  for  600  families.  1823. 
(See  nos.  5,  15,  18,  above.) 

'Throughout  this  section  the  bold-faced  figures  set  at  the  beginnings  of  paragraphs 
are  the  respective  numbers  of  the  expedientes. 


Archivo  General  351 

No.  28.  By  Teodoro  Riveroll.    1833. 
^^  No.  29.  By  Baron  Rackwitz  (Racknitz  ?).   1833.  (See  no.  2,  above.) 

3.  "  1822-1856.  Baja  California.     Dispositions  relative  to  colonization 

and  unappropriated  lands  of  that  territory."    81  ff. 
Legajo2.  1821-1856.    Expedientes  4-5. 

4.  "  Indices  of   business   respecting-  colonization   and   unappropriated 

lands  (/frrcHOj  6aWt'oj)  in  Texas."    1821-1836.    25  ff. 

(An  alphabetical  list  of  expedientes  formed  in  the  Section  of  Fomento  for 
the  period.) 

5.  "  Various  matters  relating-  to  Estevan  F.  Austin  and  divers  others  ", 

etc.    1821-1835.    About  300  fF. 
(Arranged  here  in  chronological  order,  unlike  the  file.) 
"  182 1.  The  Commandant-General  ad  interim  of  the  Provinces  of 
the  East  gives  an  account,  with  documentation,  of  the  status  of 
the  project  of  settling  the  Province  of  Texas  with  300  families  ", 
etc.    38  ff. 

(The  date  of  the  commandant's  report  is  Dec.  15,  1821.  The  enclosed  cor- 
respondence comprises  some  fifteen  documents,  the  earliest  of  which  is 
Moses  Austin's  petition  of  Dec.  26,  1820.) 

"  1822.  Copies  and  originals  of  communications  of  Don  Estevan 

Austin  to  the  Supreme  Government."    47  ff. 

(Some  20  documents  covering  the  period  from  Jan.,  1821,  to  Dec,  1822. 
They  include  a  letter  of  introduction  of  Austin  to  Iturhide  by  James 
Wilkinson,  May  15.  1822;  memorial  by  Austin  to  the  Mexican  Congress, 
Mexico,  May  13,  1822;  Austin  to  Herrera,  minister  of  foreign  relations. 
May  25,  1822;  proceedings  of  the  government  while  Austin  was  in 
Mexico,  etc.) 

"  1822.  Representation  of  the  provincial  deputation  of  the  four 
[Provincias]  de  Oriente  relative  to  the  establishinent  in  the  vicin- 
ity of  Bejar  of  300  families  by  the  .American  Moses  Austin."  42  ff. 

"  1823.  Don  Estevan  F.  Austin,  asking  permission  to  introduce  300 
families  into  the  province  of  Texas."    40  ff. 

(Original  correspondence  of  Austin  with  the  minister  of  foreign  relations, 
and  dispositions  of  that  department.    1823-1824.) 

"  1824.    Don  E.  Austin  soliciting  a  letter  of  citizenship."    2  ff. 
"  1825,  1826,  and  1828.     Documents  relative  to  Sefior  Stephen  F. 
Austin."    18  ff. 

(Ten  documents  for  the  period  named,  dealing  with  the  opening  of  a  port 
at  Galveston,  importation  and  exportation  of  goods,  and  Austin's  appli- 
cation for  permission  to  bring  in  200  more  families.) 

"  1829.  Don  Estevan  F.  Austin,  relative  to  conceding  him  privilege 
for  ten  years  to  introduce  all  necessary  articles  into  the  Colony  of 
Texas  free  of  duties."    Jan.  12.  1829.    2  ff. 

"  183 1.  The  President  of  the  Commission  of  Justice  of  the  Chamber 
of  Representatives,  relative  to  sending  to  him  a  copy  of  the  con- 
cession made  to  Don  Estevan  I*".  Austin  to  colonize  Texas  in  vir- 
tue of  the  order  of  Congress  of  .April,  1823."    4  ff. 

"  1832.  The  Ayuntamiento  of  the  villa  de  Austin,  requesting  that 
measures  be  taken  to  promote  that  colony." 

"  1833.  Circular  informing  various  States  that  Don  Estevan  F. 
Austin  has  disappeared  from  this  capital  and  charging  them  that 
in  case  he  should  pass  through  their  respective  territories,  they 
shall  cause  him  to  come  to  this  Capital,  with  safe  coiuiuct,  in  order 


352  Mexico:  Foment o 

to  give  him  the  proper  charges  relative  to  the  business  of  Texas." 
Dec.  21,  1833.    With  replies.     15  flf. 

"  1833.  Circular  to  the  States,  transmitting  a  copy  of  [a  communi- 
cation by]  Don  Estevan  F.  Austin  in  which  he  invites  the  .\yunta- 
mientos  of  Texas  to  separate  from  Coahuila  even  though  the 
National  authorities  should  refuse  their  consent."  Dec.  27,  1833. 
With  correspondence,  1833- 1834.     19  ff. 

"  1833.  Sefior  E.  Austin  transmits  the  representation  of  the  conven- 
tion of  Texas  relative  to  the  annulment  of  article  1 1  of  the  law  of 
the  6th  of  April,  1830."  Austin  to  the  minister  of  relations.  Jalapa, 
July  II,  1833. 

"The  Constitution  of  Tejas  "  transmitted  by  Austin  (Aug.  i)  as 
"  the  original  of  the  project  of  a  Constitution  formed  by  the  said 
Convention  "  of  Apr.  30. 

"  1834.  The  minister  of  war.  to  the  effect  that  Don  Estevan  F.  Aus- 
tin demands  that  he  be  paid  a  salary."    3  ff. 

"  1834.  Private  letter  to  the  Seiior  General  Mejia  relative  to  the 

political  state  of  Texas  and  the  conduct  of  Don  E.  Austin."    By 

Alexandre  Calvit(  ?),  Texas.  Aug.  29,  1833.    3  ff. 

(He  expresses  a  hope  that  Austin  will  be  detained  in  Mexico  for  five  years 

"  because  he  is  really  very  obnoxious  to  Texas  as  well  as  to  the  general 

Government ".) 

"  1834.  The  minister  of  war,  asking  for  some  documents  and  notices 
for  the  institution  of  the  cause  which  is  being  brought  against  Don 
Estevan  Austin,  for  wishing  to  separate  Texas  froin  Coahuila." 
1829-1835.     121  ff. 

(Extensive  correspondence,  newspaper  clippings,  etc.,  relative  to  the  affairs 
of  Texas  and  Austin's  conduct;  letters  of  Austin  while  in  Mexico.) 
Legajo  3.  1822-1835.    Expedientes  6-7. 

6.  "  Texas.     Matters  indicated  by  the  following  indice  relative  to  the 
politics  and  administration  of  the  Colonies  of  Texas." 

Plan  for  forced  contributions  from  the  four  Eastern  Interior  Prov- 
inces, presented  to  Congress  by  Don  Melchor  Yance.    1822.    5  ft'. 

Opinion  of  Anastacio  Bustamante,  captain-general  of  the  Eastern 
Interior  Provinces,  presented  to  the  minister  of  relations,  with 
respect  to  the  proper  method  of  dealing  with  foreigners.  1822. 
6  flf. 

Concerning  the  immigration  of  "  vagabonds "  from  the  United 
States,  without  permission.  Correspondence  of  Iturbide,  the  min- 
ister of  relations,  Caspar  Lopez,  of  Monterrey  (N.  L.)  ;  declara- 
tion of  some  soldiers  of  Bexar  who  had  been  to  Natchitoches  of 
what  they  had  observed.    1823. 

Plan  for  a  colonization  law,  presented  to  the  Congress  1823.    24  ff. 

OUcio  of  Azcarate,  urging  haste  with  the  colonization  law,  and  re- 
porting an  inundation  of  the  Mississippi.     1823.    5  ft'. 

Report  of  the  minister  of  relations  to  Congress  relative  to  the 
request  of  the  Yroqueses  [Cherokees]  for  lands,  with  documents 
concerning  the  mission  of  Richard  Fields.     1823.    lift'. 

"  General  Project  "  for  the  colonization  of  Texas.  Unsigned.    1823. 

Plan  for  raising  revenue  through  the  sale  of  unappropriated  lands. 
1823.    4ff- 
(Deals  mainly  with  Texas.) 


Archivo  General  353 

"  Reglamento  "  for  the  introduction  of  foreigners,  ordered  drawn 
by  Iturbide.  Draft  of  the  decree  and  correspondence  of  the 
Council  of  State  with  the  minister  of  relations.    1823.    15  ff. 

Usurpations  of  Anglo-Americans  in  Texas.  Minutes  of  communi- 
cations to  the  commandant-general  of  the  Eastern  Interior  Prov- 
inces and  the  governor  of  Texas.    1823.    7  ff. 

Hostilities  of  the  Carancahuasas  [Karankawa]  toward  Austin's 
colonists.    A  note  of  the  Department  of  State.    1823.    i  f. 

Note  from  the  Department  of  War,  transmitting  copies  of  repre- 
sentations from  Americans  in  Texas.     1824.     13  ff. 

(The  documents  transmitted  include  communications  by  the  Baron  de 
Bastrop,  the  citizens  of  Atoyaque,  and  the  governor  of  Texas.  One 
letter  by  the  governor  is  to  John  A.  Williams.) 

Correspondence  of  Robt.  Leftwich,  agent  for  various  Americans, 

asking  for  a  decision  with  respect  to  his  petition  for  lands.    1824. 

(Originals  by  Leftwich.)     14  flf. 
Correspondence  of  the  minister  of  relations  with  Governor  Rafael 

Gonzalez,  at  Saltillo,  relative  to  the  colonization  law  for  Coahuila 

and  Texas  issued  by  Congress.    1825.    11  ff. 
Reply  of  Governor  Gonzalez,  at  Saltillo,  to  a  communication  from 

the  minister  of  relations  urging  precautions  in  the  admission  of 

Americans  as  colonists.     1825. 

(Copy  of  the  contracts  of  five  empresarios — names  not  given — filed  with 
the  above.) 

Concerning  requests  for  lands  by  Americans,  who,  by  the  authority 
of  Bernardo  de  Gutierrez,  entered  the  province  of  Texas  as  volun- 
teers in  1812-1813.  Correspondence  of  Rafael  Gonzalez  with  the 
minister  of  relations,  Austin  with  Saucedo,  of  Bexar,  and  related 
documents.     1826.     10  flf. 

Report  by  the  governor  of  Coahuila  and  Texas  that  five  families  of 
Sanano  are  on  the  way  to  settle  in  Texas.    1826.    i  f . 

Proposal  by  a  deputy  for  the  granting  of  lands  in  cnfitcusts.  \\'ith 
correspondence  of  the  minister  of  relations.    1826. 

"  Concerning  the  proceedings  of  the  empresario  Haden  Edwards 
in  the  pueblo  of  Nacogdoches  ".  etc.    Copy  of  his  grant ;  corre- 
spondence of  Saucedo  and  officials  at  Saltillo ;  copies  of  reports 
concerning  Edwards.     1825-1826.    27  flf. 
'  1822-1835.  Texas.    Petitions  to  Colonize  in  Texas." 

The  petition  of  Haden  Edwards.  Papers  from  the  Secretaria  de 
Relaciones,  Seccion  de  Fomento,  Repartimiento  de  Tierras. 

(They  include  the  original  petition  of  Edwards.  Oct.  30,  1822,  with  a  sketch 
of  the  lands  desired;  documents  relative  to  the  personality  of  Edwards, 
etc) 
A  "  Vast  project  for  colonization  "  in  Texas  by  P.  B.  I.euba,  a  Swiss. 

Original  petition.    1822. 
Petition  by  Santiago  Ferrire,  of  Xew  Orleans,  for  permission  to 

settle  1000  colonists.     1822.    With  correspondence. 
Id.  by  Ben  Milam  and  Arthur  Wavell  for  3  square  miles  of  land. 

With  map,  and  correspondence  of  Bradburn,  Iturbide,  and  the 

minister  of  relations.     1822-1823. 
Petition  by  Antonio  Mejia,  Maria  Arechaga(?),  and  Juan  Bcltran 

to  settle  600  American  families.    1823. 


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"  Mapa  Geografico  de  la  Provincia  de  Texas.    1823.    For  Don  Este- 

van  Austin."    Fine  draft,  evidently  the  original  in  Austin's  hand. 

shows  Indian  tribes. 
Petition  by  Robt.  Leftwich  to  settle  600  families.     Memorial  of 

Apr.  18,  1823;  id.  of  Aug.  19,  1823;  map;  proceedings  of  the 

Seccion  de  Fomento.    1823.    11  fif. 
Id.  by  Antonio  Mejia,  Guillermo  MacQueen,  and  Florencio  Dela- 

hanty  for  lands  for  600  families  ;  map ;  disposition.     1823.    3  ff. 
Id.  by  Santiago  Huetson  and  Santiago  Parrer ;  disposition.     1826. 
Id.  by  Juan  Maria  Bac  and  Richard  Cochrane.     1826. 
Id.  by  Jose  Feliciano  Gonzalez  for  lands  on  the  Sabinas.    1827. 
Opposition  by  Capt.  Jose  Maria  Fuentes  to  the  petition  of  two  Irish- 
men asking  for  lands  at  the  mouth  of  the  N'ueces.    1827. 
Petition  by  Mr.  Colenet  and  another  Frenchman  for  lands.    1831. 
Id.  by  Bernardo  Gonzalez  Angulo  and  General  Vicente  Filisola  for 

lands ;  disposition.     1823. 
/rf.  by  Sr.  La  Garza.    1833. 
Id.  by  Francisco  de  Paula  Moctezuma.     1833. 
Id.  by  John  McMullen  ;  map. 
Id.  by  Edward  Gritten ;  disposition.     1835. 
Id.  by  Pedro  Anaya  and  others  for  lands   formerly  assigned  to 

Arthur  Wavell  and  Juan  Cameron.     1835. 
Id.  by  Eduardo  de  Turreau  de  Limieres  and  others,  for  lands  for 

600  European  families.     1835. 
Legajo4.  1822-1835.    Expedientes  8-9. 

8.  "  1822-1835.     Texas.     Expedientes  ....  relative  to   petitions  by 

various  individuals  to  colonize  Texas."' 
Petition  by  Diego  Barney  (  ?),  Tadeo  6rtiz,  and  Felipe  O'Reilly  for 

permission  to  bring  10.000  Canary  Islanders  to  Texas.    1822. 
Petition  by  Carlos  Clavale.    1822. 
Id.  by  Simon  Bourne  (Bourn)  ;  map.    1823. 
Id.  by  Salvador  Carrasco  and  others.    1823. 
Id.  by  Jose  IMaria  y  jNIariano.    1824. 
Id.  by  Pedro  Ellis  Bean.    1826. 
Id.  by  Juan  Cameron.     1826. 
Id.  by  Juan  Dominguez.     1826. 
Id.  by  Benjamin  Lowell  [Lovell]  Drake.    1826. 
Id.  by  Juan  Dominguez.     1828. 
Id.  by  Juan  Pedro  Bueno.    1831. 
Id.  Felipe  Codallos.     1831. 
Id.  by  Felipe  D.  Smith.     1831. 
Id.  by  Antonio  Esnaurrizar  ;  map.    183 1. 
Report  by  Col.  Juan  Davis  Bradburn  to  the  minister  of  relations 

that  the  colonists  of  Anahuac  and  the  officials  of  the  garrison  have 

settled  but  lack  titles  conforming  to  the  law  of  Apr.  6.  1830.    1833. 
Instructions  by  Teran  to  Bradburn  relative  to  distribution  of  lands 

at  Anahuac.    1833. 
Petition  for  lands  by  Lorenzo  Bridat  (Budat  ?)  1833. 
Id.  by  Francisco  Bueno.     1833. 
Id.  by  Miguel  Benegas.    1834. 
Id.  by  Carlos  Brito.    1834. 
Id.  by  Juan  Luis  Chavert.    1834. 


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Id.  by  Nicolas,  of  New  Orleans.    1834. 
Id.  by  Rafael  Eca  y  Miisquiz.    1835. 

(Note:  With  these  petitions  there  is  correspondence,  and  dispositions  by 
the  authorities. 

9.  "  1822-1835.    Texas.    Petitions  relative  to  colonization." 

"  X'arious  Individuals  of  the  United  States  request  permission  to 
settle  within  the  empire." 

(This  is  a  memorial,  on  parchment,  signed  Mar.  2,  1822,  by  about  seventy 
persons  in  Davidson  Co.,  Tennessee;  carried  by  Leftwich  and  John  .\. 
Cheatham.    Among  the  signers  were  Sam  Houston  and  Ira  Ingram.) 

Petition  by  Arthur  Wavell  for  lands  in  Texas.     1822. 

Id.  by  William  Taylor,  as  representative  of  Abner  Duncan.     1823. 

Id.  by  Antonio  Wolfe  ;  map.     1823. 

Id.  by  Lucio  Woodbury ;  map.     1823. 

Id.  by  Arthur  Wavell ;  large  map,  showing  Indians.    25  ff. 

Expediente  relative  to  the  establishment  of  the  Sabano  on  the  Red 

River.    1825.    9  ff . 
Petition  by  Samuel  Davis  and  Dr.  A.  Beaty.    1826. 
Id.  by  Jose  Vehlein  and  Co.    1827. 
Id.  by  John  McMullen,  David  Burnet,  and  others.    1827. 
Id.  by  Joseph  W.  P.rown  and  about  100  others  settled  on  the  Trinity 

and  the  San  Jacinto.    1828. 
Id.  by  Alex.  Thompson.     1829. 
/(/.  by  Laisne  \'illareque  :  map.    1830.    About  30  1?. 
Id.  by  Eulogio  \'illa  Urrutia.    1830. 
Concession  to  the  "  Conchatas  and  Alibamos  ".    1831.    4  ff . 

(This  contains  a  report  on  the  "  Conchatcs  "  (Cooshatties)  by  J.  F.  Madero, 
Apr.  7.  1831.) 

Petition  by  Villdr  Pascual.     1831. 
Legajo  5.  1827-1830.    Expedientes  10-15. 

10.  "  1827-1829.    Texas.     Expedientes  ....  pertaining  to  the  history, 

politics  and  administration  of  the  Colony  of  Texas." 

Petitions  for  land  in  Texas,  transmitted  by  the  governor  of  Coa- 
huila  and  Texas.    26  ff. 

Reports  by  the  governor  of  Coahuila  and  Texas  on  the  number  of 
Americans  on  the  Attoyac  and  the  general  condition  of  Texas ; 
copies  of  local  correspondence ;  «^a(foj  of  the  colony.   1827.  72  ff. 

Report  by  the  commandant-general  of  the  Eastern  Interior  Prov- 
inces relative  to  concessions  in  Texas.    1827.    13  ff. 

Request  by  the  governor  of  Tamaulipas  that  the  colonization  of  the 
Nueces  be  suspended  until  the  boundary  with  Tamaulipas  is  deter- 
mined.   1827.    3  ff. 

Correspondence  of  the  Comision  de  Colonizacion  de  la  Camara  de 
Representantes  relative  to  Texas.     1831. 

Documents  relative  to  the  petitions  of  the  Kickapoos  and  Choctaws, 
transmitted  by  the  minister  of  war.    1827. 

List  of  Irish  fainilies  who  arrived  at  the  Nueces  and  Espiritu  Santo 
in  the  Albion.    1829. 

Id.  of  the  families  who  arrived  at  C(^pano  in  the  XclV  Packet.    1829. 

Order  to  the  governor  of  Texas  not  to  pennit  .Vmcricans  to  settle 
near  the  boundary  of  the  United  States.    1829. 


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11.  "Texas.    Measures  designed  to  preserve  the  integrity  of  the  Terri- 

tory of  Texas  and  the  enforcement  of  the  law  of  Apr.  6  of  this 
Year."     1830.    66  flf. 

(Correspondence  of  the  department  of  relations  with  the  commandant- 
general  of  the  Eastern  Interior  States,  Mier  y  Teran,  the  minister  of 
war,  and  the  governor  of  Texas.) 

12.  "  Texas.    Relative  to  the  Purchase  of  a  bilander  for  the  use  of  the 

colonies."    1830.    7  ff. 

13.  "  Texas.    The  Empresario,  Don  Stevan  Austin,  manifests  the  in- 

juries resulting  to  his  colony  from  the  law  of  April  6,  and  [re- 
quests] that  the  emigration  to  it  of  colonists  already  contracted 
be  permitted."  Original  correspondence  of  Austin,  the  minister 
of  war,  the  commandant-general  of  the  Eastern  Interior  States, 
etc.    1830.    32  fif. 

14.  "  Dispositions  for  the  inforcement  of  the  law  of  Apr.  6,  1830."  1830. 

19  ff. 

15.  "  1830.    Texas.    Results  to  colonization  from  the  law  of  Apr.  6  of 

this  year."    Correspondence  with  the  minister  of  war,  the  consul 
at  New  Orleans,  the  commandant-general  of  the  Eastern  Interior 
States,  etc.    1830.    60  ff. 
15  bis.  "  Project  of  military  Colonization,  formed  by  Sr.  Jose  de  las 
Piedras."    Nacogdoches,  Mar.  20,  1832.    10  ff. 
Legajo6.  1830-1831.    Expedientes  16-36. 

16.  "  Texas.     The  Colonization  Enterprise  of  D.  Lorenzo  de  Zavala, 

and  related  matters  (jMj  jncj'dcw/fj)."     1830.    21  ff. 

(Relates  to  his  application  for  the  lands  that  had  been  forfeited  by  Haden 
Edwards.) 

17.  Arrival  at  Matamoros  of  the  Climax  with  various  North  Americans. 

1830. 

18.  Miscellaneous  matters  relative  to  Texas.     1830. 

19.  Concerning  the  suspension  of  the  "  publication  of  the  Abogado  Mexi- 

cono  "  in  Nacogdoches.    1830.    2  ff. 

(Piedras,  of  Nacogdoches,  says  that  it  has  suspended  because  of  the  drunk- 
enness of  its  editor,  Slocum.) 

20.  Various  matters  relating  to  colonization  in  Texas.    Correspondence 

of  the  commandant-general  of  the  Eastern  Interior  States.  Teran, 
and  the  ministers  of  war,  relations,  and  justice.    1830.    44  ft. 

21.  Circular  of  the  Secretariat  of  Relations  to  the  officials  of  the  differ- 

ent states  asking  them  to  encourage  the  emigration  of  their  citi- 
zens to  Texas.    With  replies.    1830.    24  ff. 
21  bis.  Communication  from  George  Fisher,  administrator  of  customs  at 
Galveston,  transmitting  correspondence  with  Austin's  colony  rela- 
tive to  customs.    1830.    4  ff. 

22.  Letter  of  the  governor  of  Coahuila  and  Texas  transmitting  an  orig- 

inal map  of  Texas  by  Austin.    With  other  correspondence.    1830. 

12  ff. 

(The  map  is  not  here.  It  is  evidently  that  in  the  Seccion  de  Cartografia  of 
the  same  Secretariat.) 

23.  Letter  by  Teran  relative  to  the  "  Comision  del  Coronel  Bean  "  and 

to  Americans  at  Pecan  Point.     Related  correspondence.     1830. 

13  ff. 


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24.  Request  by  citizens  of  \'illa  de  Gigedo  for  permission  to  settle  on 

the  Frio  and  Nueces  rivers  ;  correspondence  with  local  authorities. 

1830.  17  ff. 

25.  Decree  of  the  government  of  Tamaulipas  relative  to  the  establish- 

ment of  settlements  on  the  K'ueces.    1830.    4  ff. 

26.  Austin  to  Alaman,  stating  that  it  is  untrue  that  the  Texans  wish  to 

separate.   July  13,  1830.  (Original.)  With  other  correspondence. 

27.  Report  by  the  governor  of  Coahuila  and  Texas  of  concessions  of  land 

in  Texas,  and  that  grantees  are  selling  to  North  Americans.   1830. 
A  copy  of  the  descriptions  of  the  boundaries  of  all  the  empresario 
grants  to  date.    1830. 

(Enclosed  with  the  above  letter.    The  two  documents  make  12  flf.) 

28.  Inquiry  by  Dr.  Ramos  Arispe  relative  to  the  law  of  Apr.  30,  1830. 

With  related  correspondence.     1830.    22  ff. 

29.  Report  by  General  Teran  relative  to  transgressions  by  Americans  at 

Pecan  Point.    He  requests  a  copy  of  Wavell's  grant.     1830.    6  ff. 
(See  above,  no.  23.) 

30.  "  Relative  to  preventing  the  introduction  of  foreigners  into  Texas." 

Correspondence  with  the  consul  at  New  Orleans,  the  commandant- 
general  of  the  Eastern  Interior  States,  and  others.    1830.    21  ff. 

31.  Correspondence  relative  to  the  Zavala-Burnet-Vehlein  grant.     1831. 

20  ff. 
Request  by  Mejia,  as  representative  of  Uihlein  (Vehlein),  Burnet, 

and  Zavala,  that  the  plan  of  colonization  formed  in  New  York  be 

validated. 
Letter  of  Dey,  Sumner,  and  Curtis  to  Mejia. 
Proclamation  by  Zavala,  Burnet,  and  \'ehlein  conferring  power  of 

attorney  upon  Dey,  Sumner,  and  Curtis,  and  giving  a  description 

of  their  grant  in  Texas. 
Printed  description  of  Texas. 
Other  letters  of  Mejia  to  the  minister  of  relations. 

32.  Concerning  the  contract  of  Cadenas  to  colonize  Galveston.     1831. 

2  ff. 

33.  Request  of  settlers  between  the  Trinity  and  the  San  Jacinto  for  for- 

mal titles;  lists  of  families  there.     1831.    16  ff. 

34.  Correspondence  by  Zavala,  Burnet,  and  \'elilein  relative  to  leasing 

their  contract.    1831.    24  ff. 

35.  Correspondence  relative  to  the  validity  of  certain  land  sales  in  Texas. 

1831.  6  ff. 

36.  .Authorization  of  the  commandant-general  of  the  Eastern  Interior 

States,  and  the  commandant  at  .Xnahuac  to  issue  titles  to  lands. 
1831.    9ff. 
Legajo  7.  1831-1834.    Expedientes  37-47. 

37.  Refusal  by  Jose  de  las  Piedras  of  a  petition  of  .Apalachee  Indians  for 

permission  to  settle  in  Texas. 
Letter  of  Jose  Maria  Guerra,  Matamoros,  Nov.  24.  1S31,  stating 
the  contents  of  one  from  Piedras,  at  Nacogdoches,  Sept.  1 1.    2  ff. 

38.  Petition  for  land  by  Col.  Tomas  Quevedo  Villanucva.    1S31. 

39.  Sentence  of  Jose  Tomas  to  three  years'  residence  in  Texas  for  vaga- 

bondage.    1831. 


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40.  "  Texas.    Correspondence  relative  to  the  introduction  of  slaves  into 
that  Territory."    183 1.     106  flf. 

(Correspondence  of  the  minister  of  relations  with  the  consul  at  New 
Orleans,  who  transmits  documents ;  memorial  of  Ezekiel  Hayes,  a  citizen 
of  New  Orleans,  to  Mier  y  Teran,  relative  to  abuse  of  indentures  for  99 
years  by  Texans,  May  30,  1831 ;  copies  of  indentures  for  60  years;  lists, 
made  in  Louisiana  and  Alabama,  of  negroes  brought  to  Texas;  corre- 
spondence with  different  departments  of  government.  A  rare  file  of 
material  on  the  subject.) 

42.  "  Texas.    Concession  to  D.  Lorenzo  de  Zavala  of  land  in  that  Terri- 

tory ",  etc.  A  representation  by  John  S.  Mason,  attorney  for 
Zavala,  Burnet,  and  Vehlein,  relative  to  the  effect  of  the  law  of 
Apr.  6,  1830,  on  his  contract ;  other  correspondence.     1832.    27  ff. 

43.  Correspondence  with  Teran  and  others  relative  to  extending:  the 

term  fixed  by  the  law  of  Apr.  6,  1830.    1832.    43  ff. 

44.  Concerning:  the  sentencing  of  criminals  from  Michoacan  to  the  presi- 

dios of  Texas.    1832. 

45.  /rf.  concerning  criminals  of  Queretaro.    1832. 

46.  Opinion  of  Lie.  Agustin  de  Libreja  relative  to  colonizing  empre- 

sarios.    1832.    24  ff. 

47.  "  Texas.    Expedientes  relative  to  the  history,  politics,  and  adminis- 

tration of  its  Colonies."    1833. 
Sentencing  of  criminals  to  serve  there  :  various  petitions  for  land. 
Communication  of  Santa  Anna  relative  to  the  necessity  of  sending 

troops  there,  and  requesting  that  "  prompt  and  full  justice  "  be 

administered  to  the  American  colonists. 
Correspondence  with  the  governor  of  Coahuila  and  Texas  relative 

to  revolution  in  Texas.    With  transmitted  documents. 
Note  by  Butler  denying  the  complicity  of  the  United  States  with 

disturbances  in  Texas. 
Report "  Upon  the  present  state  of  the  Ancient  Province  of  Texas  ". 

Matamoros,  Feb.  2,  1833.     58  pp.,  octavo. 
Numerous  communications  by  Tadeo  Ortiz,  from  Bordeaux,  where 

he  was  consul. 
Regulation  by  the  Department  of  Justice  relative  to  sending  crim- 
inals and  their  families  to  Texas. 
Correspondence  with  the  governor  of  Coahuila  and  Texas  relative 

to  disturbances  in  Texas,  and  the  danger  of  revolution. 
Expediente  relative  to  the  establishment  of   juries    (jurados)    in 

Texas. 
Petition  by  Conchate  Indians  for  pemiission  to  settle  in  Texas. 

(They  went  to  Anahuac  to  ask  permission  to  settle  with  their  people  on 
the  Trinity,  but  were  ordered  to  depart  at  once.) 

Various  petitions  for  land  in  Texas. 

Appointment  of  Tadeo  Ortiz  as  director  of  colonization  in  Texas, 
and  his  death.    74  ff. 

(Points  for  his  instructions  ;  correspondence  with  him  concerning  coloniza- 
tion from  the  United  States;  id.  with  the  consul  at  New  Orleans.) 

Relative  to  the  annulment  of  Article  11  of  the  law  of  Apr.  6,  1830. 
6ff. 
LegajoS.  1834.    Expedientes  48-52.    All  for  1834. 

48.  Appointment  of  Almonte  and  Noriega  as  commissioners  of  coloniza- 

tion for  Texas ;  their  instructions,  general  and  secret ;  correspond- 
ence.   38  ff. 


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49.  Petition  for  lands  in  Texas. 

50.  Id.  by  Laisne  de  X'illareque,  to  settle  6oo  colonists. 

51.  "  Secret  Report  upon  tiie  present  situation  in  Texas.     1834."  With 

map  of  Texas  and  of  Goliad.    By  .Almonte.     (Origfinal.)     loi  ff. 
(Printed.    A  translation  is  printed  in  Kennedy's  Texas,  vol.  II.) 

52.  "  Correspondence  of  Sr.  Juan  N.  Almonte  relative  to  the  condition 

of  that  Territory  [Texas]."     154  ff. 

(Almonte's  letters  are  from  Vera  Cruz,  New  Orleans,  Natchitoches,  Bexar, 
and  other  places.    A  rare  expediente  of  material.) 
Legajo9.  1834-1836.    Expedientes  53-57. 

53.  "  Correspondence  of  Senor  Noriega,  second  commissioner  for  the 

colonization  of  Texas."    1834.     152  ff. 

(Of  equal  interest  with  the  foregoing  expediente.) 

54.  Concerning  the  sending  of  political  prisoners  to  Texas  as  colonists. 

1834.    II  ff. 

55.  Petition  for  land  by  General  Mejia.    1834.    2  ff. 

56.  "  Austin,  Colonists  of.    Relative  to  attempts  of  said  colonists  to  make 

themselves  independent."     1834.    3  ft". 

57.  "  1835.     Texas.     Expediente  ....  relative  to  the  history,  politics, 

and  administration  of  the  colonies  of  that  Territory." 

Introduction  of  supplies  from  the  United  States.    Correspondence. 

Memorial  of  the  Cherokees  (through  Chief  Ross)  to  the  Congress 
of  the  United  States  for  lands.  (Printed.)  Transmitted  by  the 
U.  S.  charge,  with  correspondence.    1 10  ff. 

Proposal  to  the  Congress,  by  the  minister  of  relations,  of  measures 
relative  to  Texas.     1 1  ff. 

Correspondence  with  the  minister  of  war  relative  to  attempts  to  de- 
spoil the  Conchates,  and  fears  of  a  breach  with  American  colon- 
ists.   13  ff. 

Report  by  the  minister  of  relations  to  the  Comision  de  Gobernacion 
y  Colonizacion  of  the  Federal  Congress,  relative  to  lands  in  Texas. 

23  ff. 

{.\  valuable  review.) 

Communication  of  the  minister  of  war  relative  to  measures  neces- 
sary for  the  security  of  Texas. 

Several  petitions  for  land  in  Texas. 

Correspondence  of  Almonte,  as  minister  of  relations,  relative  to  the 
migration  of  "  Muscoga,  Chaktau,  and  Iluapana  "  Indians  from 
the  United  States.    23  ff. 

Confidential  communication  of  Almonte  relative  to  the  affairs  of 
Texas.    11  ff. 

Report  of  the  jcfe  politico  of relative  to  danger  of  Indian 

tribes  emigrating  to  the  United  States.    3  ff. 

"  Declaration  "  of  Capt.  Nicolas  Flores,  who  had  been  at  Natchi- 
toches, concerning  the  state  of  opinion  on  the  eastern  frontier  of 
Texas.    Dec,  1834.    ((Original.)    9  ff. 
(Transmitted  by  the  minister  of  war.) 

Report  by  the  governor  of  Tamaulipas  relative  to  a  revolution  of 
Texans  at  Bahia.    Oct.,  1835. 

Reports  by  the  minister  of  war  relative  to  supplies  being  sent  to 
Texas. 

Representation  of  the  ayuntamiento  of  Gonzalez,  declaring  peaceful 
intentions.    July  7,  1835. 


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Report  by  the  commamiant  of  the  Eastern  Interior  States  that  tlie 

Texans  are  selling  unappropriated  lands  [terrcnos  baldios). 
Report  by  Pedro  Ellis  Bean,  transmitted  by  the  minister  of  war,  to 
the  effect  that  some  Americans  have  settled  at  the  "  Old  Village 
of  the  Tahuallases  "    [Taovayas]   and  are  selling  arms  to  the 
Indians. 
Extracts  from  New  Orleans  papers  relative  to  Texas  affairs. 
"  Confidential  communication  of  Seiior  Col.  Juan  N.  Almonte  rela- 
tive  to   the   affairs   of   Texas,   and   measures    which   might  be 
adopted."    ii  ff. 

(This  document  contains  a  letter  from  David  Lee  Child,  New  Rochelle, 
Sept.  15,  1835,  to  Almonte.  He  reports  designs  which  "  some  of  my 
slaveholding  and  insatiable  countrymen  cherish  of  wresting  from  your 
country  the  noble  and  beautiful  province  of  Texas".  He  says  that  the 
Hon.  Hutchins  G.  Burton,  of  North  Carolina,  has  bought  40,000  acres 
of  land  in  Texas.  "Week  before  last,  he  was  in  Philadelphia  and  de- 
clared to  a  near  relative  residing  there  (a  respectable  man  and  an  ear- 
nest abolitionist)  that  the  reason  of  his  making  said  purchase,  was  that 
Texas  was  soon  to  be  annexed  to  the  United  States,  that  President 
Jackson  had  declared  to  him  at  the  city  of  Washington  on  the  occasion 
of  calling  as  he  passed  through  that  city  about  three  weeks  ago,  that  we 
must  have  it  either  by  negotiation  or  force;  that  if  10.000  men  would 
not  do,  100,000  should,  and  that  it  was  his  intention  to  make  said  Burton 
first  governor  of  the  new  Territory  ",  and  that  Jackson  had  made  the 
same  declaration  to  two  other  persons  within  a  few  weeks.) 

Legajo  10.  1836.    Expedientes  58-71. 

58.  Concerning  the  liberation  of  slaves  in  Texas  when  the  war  should  be 

over. 

59.  Concerning  the  return  of  the  Cherokees  to  their  lands. 

60.  Report  by  the  governor  of  Texas  relative  to  the  danger  of  San 

Antonio's  being  invaded  by  Indians.    4  ff. 

61.  Petition  for  the  concession  of  20  square  leagues  of  land  in  Texas  for 

the  family  of  Iturbide. 

(C/.  a  document  in  Relations,  relative  to  a  concession  of  land  in  Cali- 
fornia.) 

62.  Denial  by  Jose  Maria  Gutierrez  Estrada  of  the  charge  that  he  tried, 

when  minister  of  relations,  to  sell  Texas  to  the  United  States ; 
correspondence  with  Butler  enclosed.     10  ff. 

63.  Miscellaneous  documents  relative  to  Texas.    29  ff. 

64-71.  Projects  for  European  colonization,  and  general  reports  relative 

thereto. 
Legajo  11.  1856-1861.    Expedientes  72-80. 

Decrees  and  correspondence  relative  to  the  establishment  of  colonies  in 

various  parts  of  the  Republic.     None  within  the  present  United 

States,  apparently. 
(Subsequent  legajos  are  for  later  dates.) 

COLONIZACION  Y  TERRENOS  BALDIOS. 

{Colonisation  and  Unappropriated  Lands.     1821-1862.    $8  legajos.) 

Legajo  1.  1821-1829.    Expedientes  1-42. 

1.  Request  by  the  Regency  of  the  Empire  that  the  Junta  Soberana  form 

a  plan  for  the  colonization  of  the  Californias.     1821.    2  ff. 

2.  Report  by  the  commandant  of  the  Western  Interior  Provinces  on  the 

immigration  of  "  vagabonds  "  from  the  United  States.     1822. 

3.  Petitions  for  lands  in  Texas,  California,  and  elsewhere. 


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6.  Proposal  of  Refugio  de  la  Garza  relative  to  reforming  the  presidios 

of  Texas.    1822.    3  ff. 

7.  Correspondence  relative  to  petitions  for  land  in  California.     1822. 
Leg-islation  and  correspondence  of  the  minister  of  relations  respect- 
ing colonization.     1822. 

12.  Petition  by  Doctor  Juan  Heal  for  lands  on  the  Rio  Bravo  for  thirty 
families.    1822.    12  ft. 

14.  Id.  by  Jose  Maria  de  las  Casas  for  lands  in  Texas  for  seventy  fami- 
lies.    1822.     12  fT. 

16.  Petition  of  Arthur  Wavell  for  lands  in  Texas.    1823. 

19.  Request  of  Pedro  Amiendaris  that  the  inhabitants  of  Louisiana 

(■'  Luisianeses  ")  be  permitted  to  settle  in  New  Mexico.     1823. 
8  fT. 

20.  Petition  by  Antonio  Trujillo,  an  Indian  of  New  Mexico,  for  lands  on 

Rio  Conejo  ;  with  map.    1823. 

24.  Circular  announcing  that  Americans  shall  not  colonize  in  Mexico 

under  certain  conditions.    1824. 

25.  Plan  of  Mr.  Richards  to  colonize  California.    Petitions  for  lands  in 

California.     1824. 

(Correspondence  of  Teran  and  the  minister  of  relations.    RJchards's  plan 
is  not  here.) 

34.  Report  by  the  commandant  of  New  Mexico  relative  to  the  usurpa- 

tion of  lands  by  Anglo-Americans.     1825.    6  ff. 

35.  Secret  orders  relative  to  usurpation  of  lands  in  New  Mexico  by 

Anglo-Americans.    1825. 

36.  Concerning  the  formation  of  a  regulation  for  the  distribution  of 

lands  in  California.     1825.    4  flf. 
42.  "  Rough  draft  (Croquis)  of  the  Territory  of  Texas",  remitted  by 
Arturo  S.  Wavell.  with  letter.    The  map  is  of  little  value.     1826. 
Requests  for  land  in  California. 
Legajo2.  1829-1831.    Expedientes  49-74. 

49.  Requests  for  naturalization  papers.    1829. 

51.  The  enterprise  of  Carlos  Uhde  relative  to  colonization  in  New  Mex- 

ico near  the  United  States.     1829.    3  ff. 

52.  Concerning  the  establishment  of  a  frontier  military  colony  to  keep 

tb.e  Russians  out  of  California.    1829.    10  fl. 

(A  list  of  points  for  consideration,  by  Azcarate,  president  of  the  Junta  de 
Fomento  de  Californias.) 

53.  Concerning  families  destined  to  California.     1829. 

66.  Communication  from  Tadeo  Crtiz  relative  to  various  French  fami- 
lies who  wish  to  settle  in  Texas.     1830.    2  fT. 
Legajo3.  1823-1824:1831-1832.    Expedientes  75-76. 

Various  matters  relative  to  tcrrcnos  baldios.    Nothing  was  noted  bearing 
on  the  United  States. 
Legajo4.  1825-1830.    Expedientes  87-117. 

97.  Petition  of  Victor  Saenz  relative  to  the  adjudication  of  lands  as- 
signed to  the  Apaches  at  the  presidio  of  Janos.    1828. 
117.  Concerning  the  assignment  of  lands  to  foreigners  legally  residing  in 
California.    2  ff. 
Legajo  5.  1832-1835.    Expedientes  118-169. 

118.  Indian  disUirbanccs  in  Texas.     1824-1827.    78  flf. 

(Relates  to  a  conspiracy  headed  by  the  "  Gran  Cado"  to  kill  all  the  whites.) 


362  Mexico:  Fomciito 

Reports  by  Saucedo,  from  Bexar. 
Reports  of  the  Cherokee  village,  by  Richard  Fields. 
Notice  of  a  general  meeting  of  the  tribes. 
Other  correspondence. 
126.  Report  by  the  jcfc  politico  of  New  Mexico  that  the  Aricara  tribe  is 
planning  to  settle  on  the  Arkansas  within  the  Republic.     1833. 
6ff. 
Petition  of  Carlos  McRae  for  lands  in  New  Mexico.    1835.    6  ff. 
Hijar  and  the  Colonization  of  California.    Half  the  legajo  is  devoted  to 
correspondence  relative  to  his  appointment  as  commissioner  to 
colonize  Alta  California,   his  preparations,  and  reports.     1833- 
1834. 

(The  Lancastrian  system  of  education  was  proposed  for  the  schools  of  the 
colonists.) 
Legajo  6.  1835-1841.    Expedientes  160-197. 

161.  Report  by  Governor  Figueroa  of  a  "  revolution  which  broke  out  in 

Los  Angeles"  on  Mar.  7,  protnoted  by  the  adherents  of  Hijar. 
Mission  San  Gabriel,  Apr.  11,  1835.    3  ff. 

162.  Hijar  to  the  minister  of  relations,  transmitting  nine  communica- 

tions with  the  jefe  politico  y  comandante  militar  of  California, 

General  Jose  Figueroa.    Jan.  2,  1835.    9  ff. 

(The  correspondence  transmitted  extends  from  Oct.  16  to  Nov.  6,  1834.) 
165.  \'arious  Notes  {Varias  Notas)  relative  to  colonization  in  California. 

Correspondence  with  Hijar  and  others.     1835.    48  ff. 
167.  Report  by  the  governor  of  California  relative  to  the  delivery  of  the 

command  to  Hijar.    1835.    10  ff. 
169.  Report  by  the  governor  of  California,  Jose  Figueroa,  that  he  has 

contracted  with  A.  B.  Thompson  to  take  Hijar  and  his  followers 

to  San  Bias.    Mission  San  Gabriel,  Apr.  1 1,  1835.    4  ff. 

(The  contract  accompanies  the  report.) 
171.  Report  by  Hijar  that  his  colony  has  been  dissolved  by  General 

Figueroa.    1835.    3  ff. 
173.  Id.  on  the  state  of  California.    Monterrey,  Jan.  30,  1835.    7  ff. 

175.  Request  by  Hijar  to  be  relieved  of  his  commission  as  director  of 

colonization  in  California.    Monterrey,  Jan.  31,  1835.     i  f. 

176.  Report  by  Vigil  relative  to  the  taking  of  families  to  California. 

Transmitted  by  the  governor  of  New  Mexico.    1835. 
180.  List  of  those  implicated  in  the  "  revolution  "  at  Los  Angeles,  trans- 
mitted by  the  governor  of  California  to  the  minister  of  relations. 

181-188  (passim).    Petitions  concerning  concessions  in  Alta  California. 

1836,  . 
189.  The  minister  of  interior,  Romero,  requests  a  copy  of  the  instructions 

to  Hijar.     Jan.  17,  1838.    With  reply.    The  instructions  are  not 

present.    2  ff. 
194.  Correspondence  relative  to  concessions  of  lands  to  the  Cherokees, 

Conchates,  and  Shawnees  on  the  northern  frontier.     1841.    13  ff. 
Legajo  7.  1841-1846.    Expedientes  198-206. 

201.  Order  to  the  governor  of  California  not  to  admit  families  from  the 

United  States  headed  bv  "  a  certain  Howland  ".    Dec.  31,  1842. 

2ff. 

202-205.  Various  petitions  by  Europeans  for  permission  to  form  colonies 
in  Mexico. 


Archive  General  363 

206.  Proposal  of  Carlos  Leplicher  to  colonize  in  California.    1843.    ^  i  ff- 
209.  Petition  of  Jose  Maria  Ramirez  requesting  exemptions  for  his  lands 

in  California.    June  14,  1844.    3  ff. 
211.  Id.  by  members  of  the  Company  of  Bahia,  Texas,  now  serving  in 
the  Army  of  the  North,  that  they  be  not  despoiled  of  their  lands 
in  Villa  de  Ampudia,  on  the  left  bank  of  the  Rio  P>ravo.    1844. 

214.  Petitions  of  Henrique  Fitch,  Carlos  Gerolt,  and  Juan  Andres  Cris- 

tiano,  through  Henrique  Virmond,  for  lands  on  the  Bay  of  San 
Francisco,  Alta  California.    Correspondence  of  Virmond,  Hijar, 
and  others.    1832.    40  fF. 
(Note,  from  the  date,  that  this  expediente  is  filed  out  of  place.) 

215.  Claim  of  Carlos  Leplicher  to  lands  on  the  west  side  of  the  Rio 

Bravo.    1845.    Cf.  no.  206. 

216.  Report  of  the  Comision  de  Californias  on  the  influx  of  strangers. 

1844.    I  f. 

219.  Communication  to  the  president  of  the  Consejo  de  Gobiemo  trans- 
mitting a  project  for  the  colonization  of  the  Department  of  Cali- 
fornia.   The  project  is  lacking.    1845.    i  f. 

221.  Governor  Pio  Pico  reports  that  he  will  do  what  he  can  to  keep 
Americans  bound  for  Oregon  out  of  California.    Oct.  20,  1845. 

227.  Oficio  addressed  to  Gonzalez  Angulo  commissioning  him  to  present 
a  plan  to  encourage  the  desertion  of  United  States  troops.  1846. 
22  ff. 

(Contains  the  report  by  Dr.  Galvez  of  the  plan  of  Nicolas  Sinnot  and  Juan 
Murray  to  secure  desertions  by  means  of  offering  lands.  Mexico,  Sept. 
24,  1846.) 

Petitions  for  lands  in  California. 
LegajoS.  1846-1848. 

Correspondence  of  the  Direccion  General  de  Colonizacion  and  the  minis- 
ter of  relations,  concerning  concessions  in  California  and  else- 
where. 1X46.  .About  250  ff. 
248.  Petition  of  l-'ather  Eugene  McNamara,  for  the  title  to  land  in  .-Mta 
California  that  had  been  granted  to  him  by  the  governor.  1847. 
18  ff. 

253.  Request  by  the  Direccion  General  de  Colonizacion,  to  the  director 

of  the  Archivo  General  y  Publico,  for  documents  relating  to  the 
missions  and  presidios  of  the  North.     1847. 

254.  Report  by  the  Direccion  General  de  Colonizacion  of  illegal  trade  in 

California.    .Apr.,  1848.    5  ff. 
Legajo9.  1848- 1850. 

Circulars  relative  to  the  frontier  colonies,  issued  by  the  Direccion  Gen- 
eral de  Colonizacion  and  by  the  congressional  Commission  of 
Colonization. 

255.  Petition  of  citizens  of  Laredo   for  permission  to  settle  on  Rio 

Saladn.    1845. 
258.  Report  relative  to  the  request  of  Father  McXaniara  regarding  lands 

in  California.     1847.    6  ff. 

(See  above,  no.  248.) 
317.  Request  by  the  governor  of  Nuevo  Leon  for  lands  for  the  Sem- 

inoles,  Kickapoos,  and  Muscogees. 


364  Mexico:  Foiuento 

Legajo  9.  18501852. 

Various  petitions  by  citizens  of  the  United  States  for  lamis  in  Mexico. 

(From  this  point  the  petitions  of  citizens  of  the  United  States  for  con- 
cessions of  land  in  Mexico  are  the  chief  items  of  interest.  They  extend 
to  legajo  58,  ano  1862.  Since  the  period  covered  up  to  this  point  is  that 
of  chief  interest  for  the  relations  between  the  United  States  and  Mexico, 
detailed  notes  were  not  made  beyond  1850.) 

GEOGRAFIA  Y  ESTADISTICA. 
(Geography  and  Statistics.    1851-1892.    16  legajos.) 

The  records  of  this  ramo  are  of  interest  primarily  for  their  scientific  value. 
They  relate  chiefly  to  statistical,  geographical,  astronomical,  meteorological, 
and  cartographical  matters,  such  as  the  appointment  of  special  expert  com- 
missions for  work  in  the  fields  designated,  their  instructions  and  reports,  the 
reports  of  the  regular  experts  of  the  department,  correspondence  with  the 
Sociedad  de  Geografia  y  Estadistica,  etc.  One  of  the  principal  functions  of 
the  department  is  to  secure  data  for  the  compilation  of  the  general  map  of  the 
Republic,  on  which  subject  there  are  extensive  reports.  With  respect  to  the 
history  of  the  United  States  the  documents  relating  to  the  work  of  the  various 
boundary  commissions  (see  legajo  2)  should  be  of  interest.  Ethnologists  will 
be  interested  in  the  correspondence,  especially  that  in  legajo  2,  relative  to 
surviving  native  languages  in  the  Republic.  These  data  were  apparently 
utilized  by  Orozco  y  Berra.  Legajo  5  contains  correspondence  which  shows 
that  in  1862  the  archive  of  the  ex-Contaduria  de  Propias  was  delivered  to  the 
Sociedad  de  Geografia  y  Estadistica. 

OTHER  RAMOS. 
Besides  the  foregoing  sections,  which  are  those  of  principal  interest  for  our 
purposes,  there  are  numerous  others  which  can  be  given  general  mention  here. 
At  the  time  when  the  investigation  was  made  those  accessible  were : 
Agricultura  (Agriculture).    1853-1860.    8  legajos. 
Archivo.     1842-1856.    28  cajas.     In  bundles,  to  the  present. 

(Interior  administration  of  the  archive.) 
Comercio  (Commerce).    1841-1867.    About  30  legajos. 

(Matricula — registration — of  merchants  and  reports  on  this  subject  of 
commerce.) 

Comision  Geografica  Exploradora.    1892.    6  legajos. 

Contratos  (Contracts)  of  railroads  and  other  corporations.    Printed. 

Decretos  (Decrees).    Many  bundles. 

(Decrees  of  the  Secretariat  of  Fomento  and  of  all  the  other  secretariats.) 
Diversos  (Miscellaneous).    All  recent  dates.    Numerous  legajos. 
Exposiciones  (Expositions).    All  of  recent  dates. 

(Correspondence  relative  to  exhibits  at  various  expositions  in  different 
parts  of  the  world.) 

Extinguida  Orden  de  Guadalupe,    i  legajo. 

Mineria  (Department  of  Mines).  Correspondence.   1852  to  date.  Many 
legajos. 

SECCION    DE   CARTOGRAFIA. 

(section  of  cartography.) 

In  the  Seccion  de  Cartografia  of  the  Secretaria  de  Fomento  there  are 
numerous  rare  old  maps,  both  printed  and  manuscript.    They  are  kept  in  flat 


Cartografia  365 

wooden  carpetas  and  are  listed  in  a  card  catalogue  which  contains,  in  many 
cases,  photographic  reproductions  of  the  maps  as  well  as  titles.  Most  of  the 
maps  of  interest  for  the  history  of  the  United  States  are  in  carpetas  1 1  and  12. 
In  the  list  given  below  only  manuscript  maps  bearing  on  the  United  States 
are  mentioned. 

MANUSCRIPT  MAPS. 
{Carpeta  iz.) 

No.  1119.  I.inea  divisoria  entre  Mexico  y  los  Estados  Unidos  Conformc  al 
Tratado  2  de  Febrero  de  1848.  Mapa  levantado  en  1852  segiin 
los  instrucciones  del  Agrimensor  y  Comisario  interino  Jose  Sala- 
zar  Ilarreg^i.  Triangulacion  y  Topografia  por  los  Ten'"  de  Ing* 
Agustin  Diaz  y  Luis  Diaz,  engineers  of  the  Comision  de  Limites. 
Drawn  on  tracing  cloth. 

No.  1120.  Islands  in  the  Rio  Bravo  del  Norte  showing  the  main  channel  and 
to  which  country  they  belong  under  the  treaty  of  Guadalupe 
Hidalgo.  Surveyed  under  the  direction  of  Bvt.  Major  W.  H. 
Emory,  corps  of  Topographical  Engineers,  Chief  Astronomer  and 
Surveyor,  by  Mr.  Chas.  Radziminski.  Drawn  on  tracing  cloth. 
Perhaps  a  tracing. 

No.  1122.  Linea  divisoria  con  los  Estados  Unidos  en  la  frontera  de  Chi- 
huahua.   Drawn  on  paper. 

No.  1125.  A  series  of  seventeen  maps  showing  the  topography  along  the  Rio 
Bravo  del  Norte  from  its  mouth  to  Guerrero.  By  Agustin  and 
Luis  Diaz.     1853. 

No.  1138.  Mapa  de  toda  la  Frontera  de  los  Dominios  del  Rey  en  la  America 
Setemptrional.  Construido  y  delineado  por  el  capitan  de  ynge- 
nieros  D.  Nicolas  de  la  Fora,  y  el  Theniente  de  Vnfanteria  del 
Regimiento  de  America  D.  Joseph  de  Urrutia  sobre  varies  puntos 
tornados  en  el  tiempo  de  la  expedicion  que  hicieron  por  dha.  fron- 
tera a  las  ordenes  de  el  Mariscal  de  Campo  el  Sor.  Marques  de 
Rubi. 

(Drawn  on  papel  de  algoddn,  backed  with  satin.  64  x  128  inches.  Drawn 
between  1766  and  1772.  The  department  possesses  photographs,  but  they 
must  be  of  a  drawing,  for  they  show  some  features  not  contained  in  the 
original.  This  is  true  of  the  photograph  mentioned  by  Garrison,  West- 
ward Extension,  p.  99.) 

No.  1139.  Mapa  de  Texas.  Con  partes  de  los  Estados  Adyacentes.  Las  Lati- 
tudes y  Longitudes  de  Laredo,  Bexar,  Nacogdoches,  Anahuac, 
Galveston,  la  Punta  de  Bolivar  y  el  Punto  donde  la  Linea  divi- 
soria deja  al  Rio  de  Sabinas  estan  determinados  por  observa- 
ciones  del  E.  S.  Gral.  D"  Manuel  de  Mier  y  Teran.  J.  Fisher 
fecit.  Mexico,  1832.  21  x  16J  inches. 
(Was  the  author  George  Fisher,  collector  of  customs  at  Galveston?) 

No.  1143.  Mapa  original  de  Texas  Por  El  Ciudadano  Estevan  F.  .Austin 
Presentado  al  Exmo.  Sor.  Presidente  por  su  .Autor.  1826.  62  x  "') 
cm.  Drawn  on  paper,  backed  with  cloth.  Original.  In  colors. 
With  it  are  two  rough  drafts. 

No.  1145.  [Photograph  of  J  Piano  de  la  Provincia  interna  de  Nuebo  Mexico 
que  hizo  por  mandado  de  el  th"=  Coronel  de  Caballeria,  Gober- 
nador  y  Com"'  General  de  dha.  ProV  Don  Juan  Bap"  de  -Ansa 
D"  Bernardo  de  Miera  y  Pacheco  soldado  estinguiilo  de  el  real 
Presidio  de  Santa  fee.    Con  sus  Poblaciones  en  d  cstado  que  a  la 


366  Mexico:  Foment o 

presente  se  hallan,  etc Echo  en  la  \'illa  de  Santa  fee,  Capi- 
tal de  dha.  Provincia  Ano  de  1779. 

(This  is  evidently  a  photograph  of  the  map  in  the  Archive  General   y 
Publico,  Seccion  de  Historia,  vol.  25.) 

Xo.  1147.  Mapa  Particular  Geografico  de  la  Provincia  de  Nuevo  Mexico 
situada  entre  los  31  y  42°  de  latitud  Boreal  y  los  261  y  273  de 
longitud  del  Primer  Aleridian  de  Tenerife.  2iix23^  inches. 
Shows  part  of  Texas. 

No.  1148.  Mapa  de  el  Reino  de  el  Nuebo  Mexico  que  dedica  al  Senor  D" 
Fran"*  Antonio  Marin  de  el  Valle  Gobernador  y  Capitan  General 
de  dicho  reino  don  Bernardo  de  Miera  y  Pacheco.  Seiialanse  en 
el  las  provincias  que  lo  circumbalan  enemigas  y  de  paz.  Pintado 
en  manta  preparada  con  cola  6  grenetina.  76  x  99  cm.  Illumi- 
nated. 

Xo.  1158.  Descripcion  geografica  de  la  Provincia  de  N.  P.  S.  Francisco  de 
Zacatecas  ....  Para  fomiar  este  mapa  se  tuvieron  presentes, 
uno  q.  por  orden  del  S.  D.  Nemecio  Salcedo  levanto  de  las  Pro- 
vincias Internas  de  Occidente  D.  Jose  Walker,  y  otro  de  las  de 
Oriente  que  levanto  el  E.  S.  D.  Felix  M"  Calleja,  pero  uno  y  otro, 
fue  necessario  reducir  a  la  longitud  y  latitud  de  Durango  que 
hemos  deducido  de  las  propias  obsen'ancias  ....  disena  el  pre- 
sente plan,  Fr.  Pedro  Cortina. 
(Extends  to  latitude  32°  North.    Shows  part  of  New  Mexico  and  Texas.) 

No.  1162.  Chorographia  de  las  Missiones  Apostolicos,  q  administro  antes  en 
Topia.  y  la  Tepeguana,  y  actualmente  administra  en  Nayarit, 
Tarahumara,  Chinipas,  Cinaloa,  Sonora,  Pimerla,  y  California  la 
Compaiiia  de  Jesus  en  la  .\merica  Septemtrional.  Drawn  on 
parchment.    Illuminated.    Extends  north  to  33°. 

No.  1163.  Piano  del  Arzobispado  de  JMexico  ....  Formado  p""  el  Agrimen- 
sor  p''  S.  M.  (q"^  I>  g*)  D"  Jose  M"  Delgado.  Drawn  on  paper 
backed  with  cloth.  36^x56  cm.  Shows  the  southern  half  of 
X^uevo  Santander.) 

No.  1184.  El  X^uevo  Mexico  y  Tierras  Adyacentes.  Mapa  Levantada  para  la 
determinacion  de  los  Limites  de  los  Dominios  Espanoles  y  de  los 
Estados  Unidos  por  el  P.  D.  Jose  Pichardo  quien  lo  dedica  al 
Exmo.  Sor.  D.  Francisco  Xavier  \'enegas  ^'i^rey  de  esta  N.  E., 

etc Ano  de  1811. 

(Made  to  accompany  Pichardo's  report  of  1812,  q.  v.) 


SECRETARIA  DE  HACIENDA,  CREDITO  PUBLICO,  Y 

COMERCIO. 

(Secretariat  of  Hacienda,  Public  Credit,  and  Commerce.) 

As  established  in  1821  there  were  assigned  to  the  Secretaria  de  Hacienda 
"  all  matters  pertaining-  to  the  public  Estate  in  its  various  revenues  ".  The 
"  Reglamento  "  of  Nov.  16,  1824,  provided  for  the  extinction  of  the  direc- 
tions (direcciones)  and  the  auditing  offices  (contadurias  gciterales)  of 
Aduanas,  Polvora,  Loteria,  Montepios  de  Ministros  y  Oficinas,  Tesoreria 
General  de  Loteria,  and  the  Tribunal  de  Cuentas.  To  take  the  place  of  the 
contadurias  gcncralcs  provision  was  made  for  a  department  of  Cuenta  y 
Razon  and  a  Contaduria  Mayor  of  Hacienda  and  Public  Credit.  For  the 
administration  of  the  Lottery  a  Colectura  Princijial  was  provided.  Resides 
the  direct  administration  of  the  revenues  of  the  federation,  the  Secretaria  was 
given  supervision  over  the  mints  {casas  dc  moncda)  and  .^dministracion 
General  de  Correos,  and  the  Comisaria  Central  de  Guerra  y  Marina.  By  a 
previous  decree,  of  Sept.  21,  1824.  provision  had  been  made  for  the  adminis- 
tration of  the  federal  revenue  in  the  states  through  the  comisarios  gcncralcs 
established  in  each  state  to  take  the  places  of  the  intendants  and  the  ministers 
de  cajas  gcncralcs  y  fordncas,  while  by  decree  of  Oct.  16  of  the  same  year 
the  consulados  were  suppressed  and  part  of  their  functions  attached  to  the 
department  of  Public  Credit.' 

While  the  secretariat,  like  the  others,  underwent  various  changes  during 
the  disturbed  period  following  the  Independence,  its  principal  functions  are 
indicated  by  the  decree  of  Jan.  28,  1861,  by  which  the  six  sections  were  fixed 
as  those  of  (i)  Aduanas  Maritimas,  (2)  Credito  Publico,  (3)  Contribuciones, 
Correos,  Papel  Sellado,  y  Ramos  Menores,  (4)  Presuiniestos  y  Gastos  Civiles 
y  Militares,  (5)  Ensayes,  Casas  de  Moneda,  e  Indiferente,  (6)  Desamortiza- 
cion  y  Redencion  de  Bienes  Eclesiasticos.'  By  decree  of  Feb.  4,  1861,  a  sev- 
enth section,  in  charge  of  matters  relating  to  unsuppressed  convents,  was 
established.' 

I.  ORGANIZATION  AND  FUNCTIONS. 

The  present  organization  and  functions  of  the  Secretariat  are  set  forth  by 
the  "  Reglamento  "  of  June  24,  1907.  Tiie  functionaries  consist  of  the  min- 
ister, or  secretary,  the  sub-secretary,  and  the  officials  of  the  Central  Office 
of  the  Secretariat.  The  Central  Office  comprises  seven  sections,  two  depart- 
ments, the  Consejo  Consultivo  de  Edificios  Publicos  (Consulting  Council  of 
Public  Buildings),  and  the  Secretaria  Particular  (Private  Secretariat)  of  the 
minister. 

'  Dubl.in  V  Lozano,  I.  558,  7i3-7>7.  7^,  740,  el  seq. 
'Ibid.,  IX.  25-26. 
•/fcirf.,  IX.  81. 

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368  Mexico:  Hacienda 

I.  The  Sections. 

Seccion  Primera:  Registro  y  Personal  (First  Section:  Register  and  Per- 
sonnel) registers  all  communications  received  in  the  Secretariat,  and  dis- 
tributes them  among  the  appropriate  desks  {mesas)  ;  has  charge  of  matters 
of  the  personnel  of  the  Secretariat,  as  appointments,  promotions,  leaves  of 
absence,  dismissal,  etc. ;  and  keeps  all  records  of  matters  pertaining  to  the 
personnel. 

Seccion  Segunda:  Bienes  Nacionales  (Second  Section:  National  Prop- 
erty) keeps  an  inventory  of  all  real  estate  of  the  nation,  of  contracts  by  which 
the  nation  acquires  property  rights  or  alienates  property,  despatches  matters 
relative  to  the  construction,  preservation,  or  repair  of  public  edifices,  makes 
plans  and  valuations  of  public  edifices,  and  keeps  records  of  these  matters, 
and  estados  showing  the  status  of  the  fixed  property  of  the  nation. 

Seccion  Tercera:  Presupuestos  y  Asuntos  V'arios  (Third  Section:  l-lsti- 
mates  and  Miscellaneous  Affairs)  forms  the  "  initiative  "  of  the  annual  bud- 
get, collects  state  laws,  contracts,  concessions,  and  fiscal  statistics,  compiles 
monographs  of  a  fiscal  character  for  publication  in  the  Boletin  of  the  Secre- 
tariat, prepares  the  annual  memoir,  and  gives  opinions  relative  to  the  fiscal 
laws  of  the  states,  the  Direccion  de  Catastro,  the  Jefaturas  de  Hacienda,  the 
Direccion  General  de  Rentas  of  the  territories,  the  national  lottery,  the 
Oficina  Impresora  de  Estampillas,  etc. 

Seccion  Ouarta:  Sucesiones  y  Minas  (Fourth  Section:  Successions  and 
Mines)  supervises  the  collection  of  revenues  from  bequests,  intestate  prop- 
erty, and  mines.  It  exercises  the  functions  of  the  extinguished  Denfensoria 
Fiscal,  intervening  in  all  cases  of  wills  brought  before  the  local  courts  for  the 
purpose  of  satisfying  the  interests  of  the  treasury,  keeps  a  register  of  the 
mines  for  which  titles  are  issued  by  the  Secretariat  of  P'omento,  reports  twice 
a  year  on  overdue  imposts  on  legacies,  gives  opinions  on  these  matters  when 
called  on,  etc. 

Seccion  Quinta:  Pagos  (Fifth  Section:  Payments)  approves  vouchers 
(ordenes  de  pago)  issued  by  the  different  secretariats,  issues  disbursement 
vouchers  (ordenes  de  pago)  for  that  part  of  the  budget  assigned  to  the 
Secretariat  of  Hacienda,  and  supervises  the  offices  of  the  paymasters 
(pagadores) . 

It  is  the  duty  of  Seccion  Sexta:  Archivo  y  Biblioteca  (Sixth  Section: 
Archive  and  Library)  to  classify,  file,  and  inde.x  all  documents  entrusted  to 
its  care ;  to  recommend  the  annual  transmittal  of  useless  documents  to  the 
Oficina  Impresora  de  Estampillas  for  the  manufacture  of  cardboard  ;  to  form 
a  prescribed  number  of  files  of  the  Diario  Oficial  and  of  dispositions  of  the 
Secretariat ;  to  send  for  publication  to  the  governors  of  the  state  and  the  jcfcs 
pollticos  of  the  territories  all  general  dispositions  of  and  all  laws  promulgated 
through  the  Secretariat;  to  edit  the  Boletin  de  la  Secretaria  de  Hacienda,  etc. 

Seccion  Septima:  Estadistica  (Seventh  Section:  Statistics)  is  charged 
with  the  compilation,  publication,  and  distribution  of  statistical  reports  {noti- 
cias  y  cuadros)  relative  to  the  movement  of  the  following  branches :  importa- 
tion and  exportation,  international  and  coast  navigation,  commerce  of  the 
northern  frontier  by  railroad,  mineral  products,  precious  metals  received  by 
the  mint,  federal  assays,  coinage,  production  of  gold  and  silver,  manufacture 
of  tobacco,  alcoholics,  and  cotton  fabrics,  institutions  of  credit,  insurance 
companies,  retail  trade,  the  federal  treasury,  the  public  debt,  revenue  from 
foreign  commerce  and  navigation,  from  taxes  on  the  precious  metals  and 
from  internal  imposts,  or  relative  to  any  other  branch  which  the  minister  may 
recommend.    These  reports  are  published  in  the  Boletin  de  Estadistica  Fiscal. 


Organisation  and  Functions  369 

2.  The  Departments. 

The  Departamento  Consultivo  y  de  Asuntos  Judiciales  (Department  Con- 
sultative and  of  Judicial  Matters)  might  be  called  the  department  of  legal 
counsel  of  the  Secretariat.  Its  functions  are  to  assist  the  minister  in  the 
preparation  of  initiatives  of  laws,  revise  the  phraseology'  of  dispositions  of 
any  branch  of  the  Secretariat,  give  advice  on  judicial  matters,  look  after  the 
interests  of  the  Hacienda  in  matters  before  the  courts,  pass  upon  contracts 
and  concessions  entered  into  by  the  Secretariat,  and  keep  a  record  of  all  laws 
promulgated  through  the  Secretariat. 

The  duties  of  the  Departamento  de  Credit©  y  Comercio  (Department  of 
Credit  and  Commerce)  are  to  gather  data  and  make  reports  relative  to  the 
federal  public  debt  or  to  those  of  the  states  when  by  the  laws  or  contracts 
giving  rise  to  the  latter  the  federal  government  assumes  any  obligation  ;  study 
and  give  opinions  concerning  institutions  of  credit,  inspect  these  institutions, 
recommend  measures  for  increasing  the  efficiency  of  government  supervision 
of  them  and  for  guaranteeing  the  interests  of  the  public ;  prepare  an  annual 
report  and  special  reports  from  time  to  time  on  the  state  of  institutions  of 
credit  and  on  the  operation  of  securities ;  keep  informed  of  and  make  reports 
relative  to  matters  of  coinage,  the  circulating  media,  the  federal  mints  and 
assaying  ofifices,  taxation  of  the  precious  metals,  metallurgical  establishments, 
internal  and  external  trade,  socicdadcs  aiwntmas,  exchanges,  federal  sub- 
sidies and  franchises,  and  the  economic  state  of  the  Republic  in  general ;  to 
publish  commercial  information,  etc. 

3.  The  Consejo  Consultivo  de  Edificios  P6blicos. 

This  council  (Consulting  Public  Buildings  Council),  as  its  name  implies, 
gives  advice  relative  to  the  construction  and  custody  of  public  buildings.  Its 
functions  arc  prescribed  by  the  law  of  Dec.  iS,  1902,  and  by  the  Department 
regulation  published  Mar.  14,  1903. 

4.  Dep.\rtments  dependent  on  the  Secret.\riat  of  Hacienda. 

The  following  departments  are  dependent  on  the  Secretaria  de  Hacienda: 

The  Tesoreria  General  (General  Treasury)  ; 

The  Direccion  General  de  Aduanas  (Direction  General  of  Custom- 
houses) ; 

The  Direccion  General  del  Timbre  (Direction  General  of  Revenue 
Stamps)  ; 

The  Direccion  de  la  Casa  de  Moneda  y  Oficinas  de  Ensaye  (Direction  of 
the  Mint  and  .Assay  Offices")  ; 

The  Direccion  General  de  Rcntas  del  Distrito  Federal  (Direction  General 
of  Revenues  of  the  Federal  District)  ; 

The  .-Xdministracion  de  la  Loteria  Nacional  (The  Administration  of  the 
National  Lottery)  ; 

The  Oficina  Imprcsora  de  Estampillas  (The  Stamp  Printing  Office)  ; 

The  Agencia  Financiera  de  Mexico  en  Londres  (The  Financial  .Agency 
of  Mexico  in  London).  This  agency  is  charged  with  auditing  all 
payments  which,  by  the  law  of  Presupuestos  (Estimates)  or  by 
disposition  of  the  secretariats  of  state,  are  to  be  made  in  Europe, 
with  making  government  purchases  abroad,  etc. : 

The  Direccion  General  del  Catastro  (The  Direction  General  of  the  Tax 
Roll). 

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n.  THE  ARCHIVO   GENERAL  OF  THE  SECRETARIAT  OF    HACIENDA. 

With  the  exception  of  those  of  Section  2,  most  records  not  recent  have 
passed  to  the  Archive  General  of  the  secretariat  or  to  the  Archive  General  y 
Publico  de  la  Nacion,  or  have  been  destroyed.  The  records  of  Section  2  are 
retained,  for  the  greater  part,  in  the  offices  of  the  Section.  They  include  a 
large  collection  of  fiscal  records  of  the  property  confiscated  from  the  regular 
church  orders  during  the  era  of  the  Reforma. 

The  Archive  General  of  the  secretariat  occupies  the  ancient  archiepiscopal 
residence,  facing  the  north  front  of  the  Palacio  Nacional,  on  Calle  del  Correo 
Mayor.  The  contents  of  the  archive  fall  principally  into  the  following  groups : 
(i)  Records  of  the  regular  sections  of  the  department;  (2)  Records  of  the 
public  debt;  (3)  Miscellaneous  classified  series;  (4)  Unclassified  old  records, 
which  are  primarily  (o)  central  fiscal  records  of  the  colonial  period,  and  (b) 
archives  gathered,  by  confiscation  or  otherwise,  from  church  establishments, 
especially  the  archbishopric  of  Mexico,  during  the  era  of  the  Refonna. 

I.  RECORDS  OF  THE  SECTIONS. 
The  routine  records  of  the  sections  are  filed  chronologically,  according  to 
the  section  from  which  they  proceed.  Their  nature  can  be  inferred  from  the 
foregoing  outline  of  the  functions  of  the  various  sections.  Not  many  of  them 
have  great  interest  for  our  purpose.  Inventories  are  kept  in  the  diflferent 
sections,  but  not  in  the  Archive  General. 

Old  Records  From  Seccion  31. 

During  the  year  1907  a  mass  of  papers  from  Seccion  3''  were  tied  up  in 
bundles  and  a  brief  report  made  of  their  contents,  with  a  view  to  the  destruc- 
tion of  useless  records.  By  Oct.  15  of  that  year  the  report  had  reached  legajo 
501,  while  about  as  many  more  bundles  had  been  made  up  and  labelled.  The 
report  bears  the  title  "  Extracto  de  los  expedientes  contenidos  en  los  Icgajos 
de  la  Seccion  3",  Guardados  en  este  Archive  General  ".  It  shows  the  number 
of  the  legajo,  approximate  dates  covered,  and  a  very  general  statement  of  the 
nature  of  the  contents.  While  the  larger  part  of  the  documents  bear  dates 
subsequent  to  1868,  there  are  many  which  relate  to  a  much  earlier  period,  even 
before  182 1.  The  following  notes  show  the  chief  early  items  of  interest 
encountered  in  an  examination  of  the  legajos  which  from  their  labels  seemed 
to  promise  most.  But  as  the  bundles  were  made  up  almost  at  random,  with 
very  little  classification,  only  a  detailed  examination  of  every  legajo  would 
reveal  all  the  important  documents.  These  notes,  therefore,  are  rather  illus- 
trative than  exhaustive. 

Legajo  220.  1765-1791.    Movements  of  troops,  etc. 

Legajo  225.  1846.    Donations  for  the  Texas  war. 

Legajo  229.  1822-1833.    Finances,  etc.,  of  foreign  legations. 

Legajo  234.   1833.    Forced  loans. 

Legajo  240.   1786.    Movement  of  war  vessels  of  Vera  Cruz,  etc. 

Legajo  252.   1762-1774.    Movement  of  troops. 

Legajo  263.   1810.    Expenses  of  the  California  missions. 

Legajo  295.   1823-1832.    Foreign  legations. 

Legajo  307.   1836.    Funds  for  the  Texas  war. 

Legajo  324.   1822-1824.     Finances  of  the  Empire. 

Legajo  355.   1725-1828.    Accounts  of  convents. 

(Among  the  contents  is  a  book  entitled  "  Misiones,  1724-1760.     [Inside: 

Libro  7°  de  Chichimecas]  ".    It  contains  accounts  of  missions  of  Texas, 

Coahuila,  and  New  Mexico.    See  no.  584,  below.) 


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Legajo  359.   1829-1843.    Loans  by  the  United  States  to  the  Cortes. 

Legajo409.  Treaty  with  the  United  States.     1843-1872. 

Legajo  434.  Ordenanzas  del  Consulado.    1736-1772. 

Legajo  544.  Cartas  dc  Cuentas  de  Espana,  de  Filipinas,  y  de  Presidios.  1677- 

1734- 

(Nine  books  in  parchment.  A  carta  de  cuentas  is  a  report  containing  a 
summary  statement  of  accounts.) 

Legajo  583.  Misiones.     1655-1672;  1666-1674;  1672-1698. 

(Four  books  in  parchment  containing  accounts  of  funds  furnished  to 
missions  of  the  order  of  San  Francisco  in  the  Provincia  de  Santo  Evan- 
gelio,  Custodia  de  Panuco,  Provincia  de  San  Pedro  y  San  Pahio  de 
Michoacan,  and  Santiago  de  Jalisco,  and  in  Xuova  Viscnva;  the  Com- 
pany of  Jesus  in  Nueva  Viscaya;  the  Aug^stinians  and  Dominicans  in 
various  places,  etc.) 

Legajo  584.  Misiones.    1664-1670;  1654-1681 ;  1673-1681. 

(Similar  to  no.  583.  Four  books  in  parchment.  Payments  for  the  New 
Me,xico  missions  especially  were  noted.  One  of  the  books  is  "  Libro 
quinto  de  Chichimccas  ",  1664-1681.  It  contains  important  data  for  New 
Mexico.  The  items  are  entered  person  by  person,  mission  by  mission, 
presidio  by  presidio,  etc.) 

Legajo  619.  Bound  volumes  in  parchment  containing  memoranda  of  licenses 
to  ecclesiastics,  appropriations  for  them,  etc.     1731-1804. 

Legajo  620.  Seven  books  containing  records  of  the  collection  of  the  media 
anata,  etc.    1729-1796. 

2.  RECORDS  OF  THE  PUBLIC  DEBT. 

Of  these  the  following  are  the  principal  series. 
Interior.    About  100  volumes,  various  dates. 

(Facturas  de  creditos,  minutes  of  liquidation,  records  of  amortizement, 
etc.) 
Exterior  (Foreign). 

Foreign  Debt,  1837-1858.    17  vols. 

Debt  contracted  in  London.     1850-1859.    17  vols. 

(Correspondence  of  the  Junta  de  Credito  Publico.) 
Debt  contracted  in  the  United  States  in  accordance  with  the  convention 
of  July  28,  1868.  One  legajo,  marked  "  Acreedorcs  y  Pagos. 
Concluido.  1877-1890.  Carpeta  i  ".  There  are  probably  other 
legajos  which  I  did  not  see. 
Archivo  de  la  Direccion  de  la  Deuda  Publica.  1885  to  date.  Several  hundred 
volumes. 

3.  MISCELLANEOUS  CLASSIFIED  SERIES. 
Manual  de  Cargo  y  Data  of  the  Tesoreria  General.    Complete  file,  18001858. 
"  Imperio."    A  special  file  of  financial  records  of  Hacienda  for  the  period  of 

the  Intervention.     1862-1866. 
Correspondence  of  the  department  of  Hacienda  with  that  of  War,  1821  to 

date.    Several  hundred  legajos. 
Pension  records. 
Custom-house  reports  and  accounts. 

4.  UNCLASSIFIED  OLD  RECORDS. 
The  records  of  most  interest  to  u.s  arc  the  older  ones,  of  which  there  are  sev- 
eral collections.   On  account  of  their  crowded  and  disordered  condition  it  is 


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impossible  to  say  at  present  just  what  they  may  consist  of.  Nevertheless,  two 
general  classes  may  be  distinguished:  (o)  Old  fiscal  records  of  the  secular 
government,  and  (b)  papers  from  the  archive  of  the  archbishopric  of  Mexico 
and  from  convents. 

(a)  Fiscal  Records. 

Of  these  there  are  several  thousands  of  bound  volumes  and  legajos  of  un- 
bound papers.  Though  they  are  numbered,  they  are  almost  altogether  un- 
classified, and  only  an  imperfect  idea  of  their  contents  can  be  given.  They 
extend  in  broken  files  over  a  large  part  of  the  period  of  the  Spanish  regime, 
and  come  from  various  offices  of  the  Hacienda,  but  as  they  are  scattered  and 
unarranged,  all  that  can  be  done  at  present  is  to  indicate  some  of  the  general 
classes  of  documents  seen  in  the  heaps  and  alcoves. 

Principal  Classes. 

Accounts.    The  largest  single  class  is  that  of  accounts  of  the  Treasury  Gen- 
eral and  of  the  different  branches  of  Hacienda.  Of  these  there  are : 
Libros  Mannales  de  Car«;o  y  Data,  many  volumes.    These  show  in  sum- 
mary form  the  items  of  income  and  outgo  for  each  year. 
Accounts  of  the  various  government  monopolies,  as  Renta  del  Tabaco, 
Fabrica  de  Polvora,  Naipes,  Pulques,  etc.     Separate  books  for 
each  branch. 
Accounts  of  the  general  and  special  tributes  (tributos). 
Id.  of  the  Real  Tribunal  del  Consulado  at  Acapulco  and  Vera  Cruz. 

Reports  of  the  treasurer  to  the  viceroy,  and  correspondence  of  the  treasurer 
with  other  officials. 

Royal  cedulas  directed  to  the  officials  of  the  Real  Hacienda.  Numerous  bound 
volumes. 

Correspondence  of  the  Guarda  General  of  the  Reales  Almacenes  (Royal 
Storehouses)  with  the  Treasury  General ;  libros  de  cargo  y  data, 
etc. 

Expedientes  formed  in  the  Notaria  de  Sequestros  de  la  Inquisicion. 

Expedientes  relating  to  the  Monte  Pio  Militar. 

Reports  of  the  director  of  the  Government  Lottery,  and  other  correspondence. 

Expedientes  relative  to  lands  of  Indian  pueblos. 

Expedientes  from  the  section  of  Indiferente  de  Guerra  of  the  War  Depart- 
ment. 

Accounts  of  the  Treasury  General  with  the  College  of  San  Fernando  and  its 
missions  in  California.  1777-1821.  Several  volumes  concerning 
sinodos,  freights,  the  Pious  Fund,  bequests  to  missions,  etc. 

(b)  Records  from  the  Archive  of  the  Archbishopric  and  from  Convents. 

During  the  Era  of  Reform  the  ecclesiastical  property  of  the  Republic  was 
taken  into  the  custody  of  the  secular  government.  At  this  time  many  of  the 
records  of  the  archbishopric  of  Mexico  and  of  the  various  convents  were 
thus  taken  charge  of.  Those  that  found  their  way  to  the  general  archive  of 
the  Hacienda  are  largely  financial  in  their  bearing.  As  has  already  been  said, 
that  archive  now  occupies  the  old  archiepiscopal  residence  and  it  is  believed 
that  part  of  the  records  now  there  simply  remained  where  they  were  left  when 
the  archbishopric  vacated.  The  principal  items  noted  were  the  following : 
Correspondence  of  the  archbishop  and  the  cabildo  with  the  clergy  of  the 
archdiocese  and  of  the  whole  Republic  (eighteenth  and  nineteenth 


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centuries)  ;  with  the  viceroy,  the  governors,  and  the  ministers  of 
state  (eighteenth  and  nineteenth  centuries)  ;  and  with  the  various 
convents  and  monasteries. 

Circulars  of  the  archbishop  to  the  clergy. 

Matrimoniales,  Testamientos,  Capellanias,  Obras  Pias,  Archicofradias 
and  Cofradias. 

Patents  of  indulgence,  individual  and  corporate. 

Censures  of  books  by  the  Inquisition. 

Funds  for  maintaining  religious  houses. 

Various  expedientes  concerning  secularization.     Nineteenth  century. 

Trials  before  the  juzgado  of  the  archbishopric.  Appeals  and  original 
trials. 

Fondo  Piadoso  de  Calif ornias. 

Papers  from  many  convents,  mainly  accounts  and  other  documents  hav- 
ing a  financial  bearing.  It  is  evident  that  some  of  these  came 
from  the  archives  of  the  convents,  for  they  include  correspond- 
ence directed  to  the  heads  of  these  establishments. 

Papers  of  Don  Alonso  de  Morales,  governor  of  the  Marquisate  of  the 
Valley,  the  estates  of  Cortes.    1690-1710. 

(They  came  to  the  possession  of  the  church  as  the  result  of  a  bequest 
which  he  made  of  property  to  it.  They  contain  much  important  matter 
for  the  history  of  Mexico.) 

Relating  to  the  Bishop  of  Louisiana.  In  a  legajo  beginning  with  a  docu- 
ment numbered  116  is  an  expediente  (no.  180)  dated  1802,  which 
deals  with  the  pay  of  Luis  Pefialvez  when  he  was  bishop  of  Louisi- 
ana and  Florida. 

A  legajo  of  expedientes  relative  to  the  missions  of  the  College  of  Pa- 
chuca  in  Sierra  Gorda.    1740- 1760. 
(Correspondence  of  Escandon  and  others.) 


SECRETARIA  DE  JUSTICIA. 

(Secretariat  of  Justice.) 

When  the  Secretarla  de  Justicia  y  Neg;ocios  Eclesiasticos  (Justice  and 
Ecclesiastical  Affairs)  was  created  in  1821  there  was  assigned  to  it  the 
supervision  of :  all  matters  relating  to  councils,  supreme  tribunals,  justices  and 
other  civil  authorities ;  ecclesiastical  matters  in  general,  the  presentation  of 
archbishops,  bishops,  canons,  curates,  and  other  ecclesiastical  employees ; 
everything  relating  to  the  religious  establishments,  secular  and  regular,  includ- 
ing the  provision  of  their  employees,  and  the  definition  of  their  chapters ; 
everything  relating  to  the  supreme  councils  (juntas)  of  surgery,  medicine, 
pharmacy  and  veterinary  medicine,  the  appointment  of  the  members  and  their 
subordinates ;  and  the  employees  of  the  imperial  palace,  both  ecclesiastic  and 
secular." 

In  1S37  the  Secretaria  became  that  of  Interior  (with  Justicia,  and  Nego- 
cios  Eclesiasticos  attached).  The  functions  of  the  interior  department  have 
been  indicated  under  "  Secretaria  de  Gobernacion  ".  The  Secretaria  de  Jus- 
ticia y  Negocios  Eclesiasticos  was  soon  reestablished  independently,^  and  in 
1853  it  became  the  Secretaria  de  Justicia,  Negocios  Eclesiasticos,  e  Instruccion 
Piiblica.'  In  1861  it  became  that  of  Justicia  e  Instruccion  Piiblica.  As  has 
been  indicated  elsewhere  (p.  316),  the  decree  ordering  the  change  also  pro- 
vided that  the  archives  of  the  suppressed  department  of  Negocios  Eclesiasticos 
should  be  distributed  between  the  secretariats  of  Relaciones  and  Gobernacion, 
but  it  is  evident  from  pp.  179-180  that  this  was  not  completely  done.  The  func- 
tions assigned  to  this  new  secretariat  were,  ( i)  Judicial:  the  administration  of 
justice,  the  supreme  court,  circuit  courts,  district  courts,  advocates,  notaries, 
pardons,  controversies  before  the  federal  tribunals,  causes  concerning  piracy, 
expropriation  for  public  use,  codes,  official  collections  of  laws,  decrees,  judi- 
cial organization  in  the  federal  territories :  (2)  Educational:  freedom  of  teach- 
ing, professional  titles,  primary,  secondary,  and  professional  instruction,  na- 
tional colleges,  special  schools,  academies,  scientific,  artistic,  and  literary 
societies,  copyright,  libraries,  museums,  national  antiquities.  By  decree  of 
Apr.  6  and  Dec.  16,  1861,  the  secretariat  became  that  of  Justicia,  Fomento,  e 
Instruccion  Publica,  and  there  were  organized,  in  1862,  the  sections  of  Justicia 
y  Mineria,  Fomento,  Instruccion  Publica,  Archivo,  and  Secretaria  de  la 
Sociedad  de  Geografia.  Since  1905  the  department  has  been  that  of  Justice 
alone. 

Dependent  on  the  secretariat  there  are  three  archives,  none  of  which  has 
great  or  general  importance  for  the  history  of  the  United  States. 

ARCHIVO  DE  JUSTICIA. 

(archive  of  justice.) 

The  manuscripts  in  this  collection  date  only  from  1887,  since  in  1907-1908 
all  of  an  earlier  date  were  sent  to  the  Archivo  General  y  Publico  (q.  v.,  Sec- 
cion  de  Justicia).     The  nature  of  the  business  of  the  secretariat  and  the 

'  Dublan  y  Lozano,  I.  554. 
'/61U,  III.  581.  of  1839. 
'  Jbid.,  VI.  400-401. 

374 


Archivo  de  Justicia  375 

arrangement  of  the  archive  as  well  are  seen  from  the  classes  of  documents 
filed  for  any  given  year.    Those  for  1904  are : 

Administracion  de  Justicia  en  el  Territorio  de  Baja  California  (id.  in  Tepic 
and  in  Quintana  Roo)  ;  Amparo :  Exhortos  y  Hojas  de  .'^ervicio:  Libertad 
Preparativa ;  Reos ;  Foraneo  del  Distrito  Federal  y  de  los  Territories ;  Nota- 
rios ;  Suprema  Corte,  Tribunales  de  Circuito,  y  Juzgados  de  Distrito ;  Juz- 
gados  de  Distrito  ;  Secrctarias  ;  Juzgados  de  lo  Civil ;  Juzgados  Menores  de  la 
Capital ;  Juzgados  de  Instruccion  ;  juzgados  Correccionaj  y  de  la  Instruccion  ; 
Juzgados  de  Paz  en  el  Distrito  Federal  (id.  in  Baja  California,  Tepic,  y  Quin- 
tana Roo). 

Besides  these  classes  of  documents  there  are  sections  called  Archivo  (con- 
taining records  of  the  internal  administration  of  the  archive),  Estadistica, 
containing  penal  and  judicial  statistics  for  the  Federal  District  and  the  terri- 
tories, and  Legislacion.  The  last  section  extends  from  1821  to  date,  and 
consists  of  printed  circulars  and  decrees  relative  to  the  department.  The 
collection  is  very  complete  and  valuable.  This  archive  contains,  it  is  said, 
the  completest  file  of  the  Diario  Oficial  in  the  Republic. 

The  archive  is  exceptionally  well  systematized  and  administered. 

ARCHIVO  GENERAL  DE  NOTARIAS. 
(general  archive  of  NOTARIAL  OFFICES.) 

This  archive  was  created  by  the  act  of  Dec.  19,  1901,  which  provided  for 
gathering  at  a  central  place  the  old  records  of  the  various  notarial  offices  of 
the  Federal  District.  Some  of  the  records  are  said  to  date  from  the  Spanish 
Conquest.  Among  them  the  writer  has  found  recorded  titles  to  lands  in 
Texas  for  the  Mexican  period.  Presumably  similar  documents  for  other 
parts  of  the  Southwest  are  preserved  there. 

REGISTRO   PtJBLICO  DE  LA  PROPIEDAD  Y   DE  COMERCIO. 

(I'Uni.lC  KKGISTER  OF  PROPERTY  .VND  OF  COMMERCE.) 

Here  are  registered  concessions  relative  to  railroads  of  the  Republic,  con- 
cessions to  foreign  commercial  corporations  which  have  offices  in  the  Re- 
public, and  commercial  affairs  of  the  Federal  District. 


SECRETARIA    DE    COMUNICACIONES   Y    OBRAS    PUBLICAS, 

(Secretariat  of  Communications  and  Public  Works.) 

This  secretariat  was  established  by  law  of  July  i,  1891.  By  reason  of  its 
recent  organization  no  material  except  for  very  recent  history  would,  of 
course,  be  found  in  its  archives,  unless  older  archives  had  been  transferred  to 
it.  This,  it  is  stated  by  the  Honorable  Minister,  is  not  the  case.  Nothing 
need  be  said,  therefore,  with  respect  to  the  department,  except  to  indicate  the 
general  nature  of  its  functions.  These  are  classified  in  the  annual  Memoria 
of  the  department  for  June,  1907,  under  the  heads : 

Roads  and  bridges,  railroads,  telegraphs,  mail  service,  National  Palace, 
Palace  of  Chapultepec,  Palace  of  the  Federal  Legislative  Authority,  Post- 
office  building,  new  building  for  the  secretariat,  building  for  coach  drivers 
and  the  Federal  mail  service,  school  buildings,  ports,  navigation  lines  under 
contract  to  carry  mails,  Hydrographic  Commission,  lighthouses. 

For  each  of  these  branches  of  administration  the  secretariat  has  general 
supervision.  For  railroads  and  mail  service  it  grants  concessions  and  makes 
contracts.  The  Direction  of  Telegraphs,  a  subdivision  of  the  secretariat,  has 
charge  of  all  matters  relative  to  the  construction  of  lines,  international  service, 
tariffs,  statistics  of  the  service,  etc. 

It  will  be  seen  that  many  of  the  functions  of  the  department  have  formerly 
been  performed  by  the  older  secretariats. 


376 


ARCHIVES   OUTSIDE   THE   CITY   OF    MEXICO. 
INTRODUCTORY. 

During-  and  subsequent  to  the  Spanish  regime  there  has  been  contact  of 
various  kinds  and  degrees  between  territory  now  within  the  United  States  and 
numerous  places  in  Mexico  outside  the  capital  city.  In  the  earhest  days  what 
is  now  our  Southwest  was  embraced  in  the  extensive  provinces  of  Nueva 
Galicia,  Nueva  Viscaya,  and  Nuevo  Leon.  Later,  Sonora,  Coahuila,  and 
Nuevo  Santander,  set  off  on  the  north,  each  extended  far  across  the  present 
boundary  between  the  United  States  and  Mexico.  The  commandancy-gen- 
eral  of  the  Interior  Provinces,  or  the  two  commandancies  of  the  East  and  the 
West,  into  which  this  was  divided,  embraced  the  whole  northern  tier  of 
Spanish  provinces.  On  the  fiscal  side,  these  provinces  were  for  a  long  time 
within  the  jurisdiction  of  the  intendancies  at  Arispe,  Durango,  and  San  Luis 
Potosi.  On  the  ecclesiastical  side,  the  whole  of  the  north  was  at  first  within 
the  jurisdiction  of  the  diocese  of  Guadalajara,  till  it  was  parcelled  out  among 
the  dioceses  of  Guadiana  (Durango),  Linares  (Nuevo  Leon),  and  Sonora, 
while  much  of  the  missionary  work  in  our  Southwest  was  conducted  from 
provincial  centres,  such  as  the  great  Franciscan  missionary  college  of  Santa 
Cruz,  at  Queretaro,  that  of  Guadalupe,  at  Zacatecas,  and  the  Franciscan  prov- 
ince of  Jalisco,  with  its  capital  at  Guadalajara. 

This  general  and  incomplete  statement  of  the  various  kinds  of  provincial 
jurisdiction  which  at  different  times  was  exercised  over  northern  New  Spain, 
is  enough  to  make  it  evident  that  important  materials  for  the  history  of  the 
United  States  should  be  looked  for  in  the  archives  of  the  various  places  which 
have  been  the  seats  of  these  jurisdictions,  notably  Guadalajara,  Durango, 
Zacatecas,  Queretaro,  Chihuahua,  Arispe,  Monterrey,  Monclova,  and  Saltillo. 
Another  form  of  interrelation  has  resulted  from  mere  contiguity,  and  some 
light  on  the  long  contact  between  territory  on  opposite  sides  of  what  is  now 
the  border  is  to  be  found,  as  a  result  of  that  contiguity,  in  the  archives  of  the 
places  nearest  the  northern  frontier  of  Mexico. 

A  few  generalizations  with  respect  to  archives  outside  the  City  of  Mexico 
may  be  made  with  profit.  In  the  first  place,  all  public  archives,  as  those  of 
state  governments,  of  ayuntamientos  and  of  jcfaturas  poUticas,  are  subject 
to  the  authority  of  the  governors  of  the  states,  and  access  to  them  can  best  be 
gained  through  these  officials.  Admission  to  the  parish  churches  or  other 
ecclesiastical  archives  is  best  gained  through  the  supervising  bishops.  Of  the 
archives  of  the  states,  the  principal  one  is  usually  the  Archive  General  de 
Gobierno  or  the  archive  of  the  Secretaria  de  Gobierno.  In  each  municipality 
there  is  an  archive  of  the  ayuntamiento,  which  is  likely  to  contain  the  oldest 
civil  and  military  records  of  the  jurisdiction.  The  jcfaturas  politicas  are  of 
relatively  modern  origin,  but  their  archives  may  contain  old  documents.  Old 
legal  instruments  can  usually  be  found  in  the  protocol  books  of  the  notarias 
publicas  (notary  public  offices)  and  in  the  jusgados. 

In  the  investigation  which  was  made  in  the  local  archives,  the  emphasis  put 
upon  a  given  repository  was  determined  largely  by  circumstances.  The  result 
is  that  in  one  place  one  archive  and  elsewhere  a  different  one  received  the 
most  attention. 

377 


378  Introductory 

There  seems  to  be  no  satisfactory  logical  principle  by  which  to  determine 
the  order  of  presenting  the  data  relative  to  the  local  archives.  There  would 
be  some  advantage  in  treating  the  civil  and  the  ecclesiastical  archives  in  sep- 
arate chapters,  but  this  would  necessitate  twice  going  over  some  of  the 
ground,  geographically  speaking.  In  general,  the  chronological  development 
of  jurisdiction  has  been  from  south  to  north,  and,  although  this  is  only  par- 
tially true,  and  though  the  closest  and  most  important  contact  has  often  been 
nearest  the  border,  yet  the  general  fact  has  been  taken  as  the  guide  in  what 
must  be  at  best  a  more  or  less  arbitrary  order  of  procedure. 


GUADALAJARA. 

Guadalajara,  as  a  Spanish  municipality,  dates  from  the  early  years  of  the 
conquest  (about  1541,  on  its  present  site).  About  1561  it  became  the  seat  of 
the  governor,  the  Real  Audicncia,  and  the  bishopric  of  Nueva  Galicia,  in  all 
of  which  respects  it  was  the  successor  of  Compostela.  The  authority  of  the 
audiencia  in  judicial  matters  extended,  even  after  the  establishment  of  Nueva 
Viscaya,  over  all  of  the  known  north  and  northeast.  The  bishop's  authority 
had  a  like  territorial  extent  until  curtailed  by  the  erection  of  the  dioceses  of 
Guadiana,  or  Durango  (1620),  Nuevo  Leon  (1777),  and  Sonora  (1779). 

The  records  at  Guadalajara,  in  so  far  as  they  were  examined  by  the  writer, 
proved  in  some  respects  disappointing.  Rut  the  examination  was  of  neces- 
sity relatively  superficial.  The  principal  collections  of  interest  found  were 
those  of  the  ayuntamicnto,  the  Archivo  de  Instrumentos  Publicos,  the  Archive 
General  de  Gobierno,  the  archives  of  the  archbishopric,  and  the  Biblioteca 
Publica. 

ARCHIVO  DEL  AYUNTAMIENTO. 
(archive  of  the  AYUNTAMIENTO.) 

Located  in  the  Ayuntamiento  Building.  In  the  archive  the  following  note- 
worthy records  were  encountered : 

Acts  of  the  cabildo  of  the  ayuntamiento  of  Guadalajara.    Broken  files 
from  1709  to  date. 

(It  is  probable  that  there  are  older  records  which  were  not  found.) 
Correspondence  of  the  ayuntamiento  from  1701. 
"  Real  Patronato."    i  vol.,  beginning  1737. 

(This  volume  contains  reports  of  chapters  of  the  province  of  Santiago  de 
Jalisco  and  of  that  of  San  Francisco  de  Zacatecas,  appointments  of 
clergy  in  Coahuila,  Chihuahua,  and  other  frontier  places,  etc.) 

Records  of  the  Real  Audiencia  of  Guadalajara.    Eighteenth  and  early 
nineteenth  centuries.     Some  50  legajos. 

(These  are  principally  records  of  the  Jiizgado  General  de  Bicnes  de 
Difuntos.  There  are  documents  relating  to  cases  of  intestacy  in 
Coahuila,  Sonora,  and  other  frontier  places.) 

ARCHIVO  DE  INSTRUMENTOS  PUBLICOS. 
(archive  of  I'UBLIC  INSTRUMENTS.) 

Located  in  the  Palacio  de  Jurispnidencia. 

Among  the  older  records  are  the  following,  mainly  from  the  Real  .\udiencia 
of  Guadalajara. 

I.  AguasyTicrras  (Lands  and  Waters).    1584-1820.    57  vols. 

(These  are  records  of  grants.  There  is  an  inventory  of  the  volumes,  giv- 
ing the  volume  reference,  number  of  the  title,  the  iurisdiction  where  it 
is  located,  and  the  name  of  the  property.  In  a  cursory  examination  there 
were  noted  grants  in  Chihuahua.  Durango.  Nueva  .And.ilucia,  Nueva 
Viscaya,  Sinaloa,  and  Sonora.) 

.\7Q 


380  Guadalajara 

2.  Libros  de  Govierno  (Books  of  Government)  of  the  Real  Audiencia. 

1670-1752.    71  vols. 

(These  volumes  contain  royal  ccdulas  to  and  concerning  the  audiencia, 
governmental  acts  of  the  audiencia,  as  the  appointment  of  alcaldes,  regi- 
dores,  and  corregidores,  concessions  and  licenses  to  individuals,  etc. 
The  collection  should  be  highly  important  for  the  general  administra- 
tion of  the  northern  provinces.) 

3.  Registro  Publico  de  la  Propiedad.    Antiguo  Archivo  (Public  Register 

of  Property.    Old  Archive).    Seventeenth  to  nineteenth  centuries. 

277  vols. 

(Registration  of  titles,  diligencias  of  measurements  of  land,  maps  of  sur- 
veys, titles,  correspondence  of  the  audiencia  with  the  viceroy  and  the 
Junta  de  Real  Hacienda  of  Mexico,  etc.) 

4.  Notaries'  Protocol  Books.    Sixteenth  to  twentieth  centuries.    Several 

hundred  volumes. 

ARCHIVO  GENERAL  DE  GOBIERNO. 

(gener.\l  archue  oe  government.) 

This  is  an  enormous  collection.  The  present  writer  did  not  succeed  in 
examining  it  personally,  but  the  encargado,  who  has  been  long  at  his  post, 
wrote  for  him  the  following  statement  regarding  the  early  records : 

"  At  the  time  of  the  war  of  interv'ention,  in  the  years  1864-1866,  the  Gen- 
eral Archivo  of  the  State  of  Jalisco  was  carried  to  the  South  when  the  Gov- 
ernment evacuated  the  city  of  Guadalajara,  which  the  French  amiy  was  about 
to  occupy,  and  that  archive  was  destroyed  in  the  campaign  made  by  the 
invader.  In  consequence,  at  present  there  are  no  papers  of  the  period  pre- 
ceding the  dates  cited."  The  inventories,  which  the  writer  has  seen,  begin 
with  1866,  but  an  examination  will  undoubtedly  reveal  many  older  papers. 

MANUSCRIPTS  IN  THE  BIBLIOTECA  PUBLICA  (PI7BLIC  LIBRARY). 

The  Biblioteca  is  under  the  authority  of  the  governor  of  the  state,  and 
permission  to  consult  the  manuscripts  can  be  obtained  through  him.  The 
manuscript  section  is  in  the  office  of  the  director,  who  will  show  the  earnest 
student  all  courtesy. 

Seccion  de  Manuscritos. 

This  is  a  collection  of  183  numbered  items  (volumes  or  series  of  manu- 
script volumes) ,  making  in  all  about  200  separate  volumes.  They  come  chiefly 
from  the  monasteries  of  Guadalajara,  the  most  important  for  our  purposes 
as  well  as  the  most  extensive  collection  being  from  the  monastery  of  San 
Francisco.  Of  these  the  larger  part  are  records  of  the  Franciscan  province 
of  Santiago  de  Jalisco,  whose  headquarters  were  at  that  monastery.  This 
province  was  cut  of¥  in  1606  from  that  of  San  Pedro  y  San  Pablo,  which,  in 
turn,  had  been  cut  off  in  1565  from  that  of  Santo  Evangelio.  (Mota  Padilla, 
Conquista  de  la  Nueva  Galicia,  pp.  212-215.)  The  importance  of  these  rec- 
ords arises  from  the  fact  that  the  province  of  Jalisco  had  numerous  missions 
on  the  borders  of  the  United  States,  in  Coahuila  and  Sonora.  For  these  mis- 
sions the  collection  is  rich  and  indispensable.  Only  the  general  nature  of  the 
collection  as  a  whole,  with  more  specific  designation  of  unusually  important 
documents,  can  be  given  here. 

A  number  of  the  volumes  relate  primarily  to  the  inner  affairs  of  the  monas- 
tery of  San  Francisco  de  Guadalajara,  but  they  may  contain  matter  of  im- 
portance relative  to  the  province  of  Santiago  de  Jalisco.  After  no.  100  the 
documents  are  largely  copies  of  religious  books. 


Civil  Archives  381 

Nos.  1-10,  18,  30,  33,  34.  Regular  files  of  records  of  the  provincials  of  the 
province  of  Santiago  de  Jalisco,  1805-1856,  which  period  they 
cover  with  considerable  completeness.  They  contain  acts  of  the 
capHulos  definitorios,  correspondence  of  the  provincials,  etc.  The 
files  are  badly  disorganized. 

11.  Miscellaneous  papers.     1550-1744.    In  four  volumes. 

12, 13.  Royal  ccdulas  directed  to  the  Franciscan  authorities  in  general  and  to 
the  province  of  Jalisco  in  particular.  1576-1761.  Also  some  cor- 
respondence, notably  relative  to  the  expulsion  of  the  Jesuits.  No. 
12  consists  of  5  separate  volumes. 

14,94.  Papal  bulls,  brief  s,  etc.    1562-1750. 

15.  Licenses  (patcntes)  of  the  superior  authorities  of  the  order  in  the 
province  of  Jalisco.     1649-1763.    4  vols. 

19.  "  Negocios  de  Coahuila."    1676-1762. 

(A  rare  and  very  complete  collection  of  correspondence  of  the  mission- 
aries with  the  superior  authorities.    Excellent  for  border  affairs.) 

20.  "  Libro  Cuarto  de  las  fundaciones  de  los  Conventos  de  la  Santa  Pro- 

vincia  de  Xalisco." 

26.  Correspondence  of  the  provincials  of  Santiago  de  Jalisco  with  the  vice- 

roy, the  audiencia,  and  other  authorities.     1778- 1796. 

(Much  concerning  the  missions  of  Nayarit  and  Sonora.     Listed  as  no. 
100.) 

27.  "  Fracmentos  y  Papeles  Varios." 

Vol.  I.  Documents  concerning  the  secularization  of  curacies  and  doc- 
trinas. 

Diligencias  of  the  founding  of  various  monasteries. 

Catdlogo  de  los  Arcobispos  y  Obispos  which  the  Franciscans  have 
had  in  the  Indies  since  the  discovery,  by  Fr.  Jose  de  Torribia. 
Printed.    1755. 

"  Copia  de  lo  que  el  Convento  de  la  Santa  Cruz  de  Queretaro  ha 
obrado  en  punto  a  custodias." 

Collection  of  decrees  and  patents  of  the  province  of  Jalisco.    This 
contains  statistics  of  the  missions  of  Sonora  and  Ostimuri,  1796- 
1805. 
Vol.  2. 

Noticia  of  the  state  of  the  province  of  Jalisco.    1776. 

"  Fragmentos  Historicos."  Part  of  a  history  of  the  province  of 
Santiago  de  Jalisco,  written  in  the  monastery.  Book  I.  and  the 
first  seven  chapters  of  P)Ook  II.  lacking.  Book  II.  treats  of  the 
conquest  of  Nueva  Galicia;  Book  III.  of  New  Mexico,  Quivira, 
Isla  de  Californias,  and  Coahuila.  I  was  unable,  under  the  cir- 
cumstances, to  identify  the  chronicle  with  any  printed  work, 
though  it  may  be  printed. 
(This  is  not  the  Fragmento  by  Tello  in  Icazbalceta's  Doc.  Hist,  .\ff.r.) 

Miscellaneous  documents,  reports,  etc.,  of  the  eighteenth  century. 

Vol.  3. 

A  description  of  the  missions  of  Coahuila,  by  Manuel  Rodriguez. 

1768.    About  10  pp. 
A  description  of  the  natives  of  Paso  del  Norte,  by  Fray  .\ntonio 

Aguilar.    Mar.  19,  1760.    2  pp.  ■        r  -     1     1 

Communication  by  the  provincial  to  the  missionaries  of  Coahuila  on 

a  question  of  discipline.    I77-'- 


382  Guadalajara 

Representation  by  Fray  Francisco  Barbastro,  of  Santa  Cruz,  to  the 

commissary-general.     It  is  a  protest  against  the  erection  of  the 

custodia  of  San  Carlos.    Circa  1782.    16  pp. 
Communication  of  the  commissary-generaJ  to  the  missionaries  of 

Coahuila.    1779. 
Documents  relating  to  the  transfer  of  the  missions  of  Coahuila  from 

the  College  of  Santa  Cruz  to  the  province  of  Jalisco.    1772. 

{Autos  of  the  transfer,  inventories,  correspondence,  etc.) 
Id.  relating  to  the  transfer  of  the  missions  of  Pimeria  Baja  from 

the  College  of  Santa  Cruz  to  the  province  of  Jalisco.    1774-1776. 
Id.  relating  to  the  transfer  of  the  missions  of  Coahuila  from  the 

province  of  Jalisco  to  the  College  of  Pachuca.    1781. 

(Father  Najar,  in  charge  of  the  Church  of  La  Encarnacion,  in  the  City  of 
Mexico,  informed  the  writer  that  some  of  the  records  of  the  College  of 
Pachuca  are  in  that  church.) 

Vol.  4.  Several  documents  relating  to  the  missions  of  Nayarit  and  Coa- 
huila.   Later  eighteenth  century. 
Vol.  5.  Visita  of  the  missions  of  Coahuila  by  the  commissary  visitor. 
1780. 
Circular  letters  of  the  provincials.    Later  eighteenth  century. 
28.  "  Libro  de  decretos  de  la  Provincia  de  Jalisco."     1619-1789. 
35.  "  Decretos  del  Convento  de  San  Francisco."    1830-1835. 
53.  Copy  of  the  correspondence  between  the  Venerable  Mother  Maria  de 
Agreda  and  Felipe  IL  21  letters  by  each.    1643-1657. 
"  Mapa  y  descripcion  de  los  Orbes  celestiales  ",  by  the  Venerable  Mother 
Maria  de  Agreda. 
59.  "  Varios  escritos  conteniendo  Noticias  y  Apuntes  curiosos  sobre  la  funda- 
cion  de  Conventos  ",  etc.    It  seems  to  be  a  chronicle  written  in  the 
monastery  of  San  Francisco.     It  touches  Franciscan  history  in 
America  in  general.    No  date  given.    485  pp. 
100.  See  no.  26. 

ARCHIVO  DE  LA  SECRETARIA  DE  GOBIERNO  DEL  ARZOBISPADO. 

(archive  of  the  secretariat  of  government  of  the  archbishopric.) 

Located  in  the  residence  of  the  archbishop.  The  archive  consists  of  sev- 
eral hundred  large  legajos  arranged  hy  cstantcs.  It  is  very  rich  for  the  his- 
tory of  the  Church  in  the  northern  provinces. 

Classification. 

The  following  outline  shows  the  classification  of  the  archive: 
Estantes  1-5,21.  Matrimoniales  (Nuptials). 
EstanteQ.  Ordenes  (Orders). 

Estantel.  Concursos  y  relaciones  de  meritos   (Concourses  and  reports  of 
merits). 

(These  legajos  contain  applications  for  vacancies,  examinations  of  can- 
didates by  the  bishop  and  chapter   (cabildo  eclesiaslico),  colocaciones 
(appointments)  of  canons,  prebends,  curates,  etc.) 
EstanteS.  Expedientes  civiles  (Civil  expedientes).    About  40  legajos. 

(Correspondence  of  the  bishops  with  the  civil  authorities  concerning  testa- 
ments, etc,  questions  of  jurisdiction,  secularization  of  doclrinas,  etc.) 


Ecclesiastical  Archives  383 

Estauted.  Padrones  (Censuses). 

(One  legajo  is  marked  "  1648-1671  ".     The  rest  relate  to  the  nineteenth 
century.) 

Estante  10.  "  Cofradias,  imposicion  de  capitulos  de  capellanias  y  de  conven- 
tos,  redenciones  de  cofradias  y  de  conventos  ",  testaments,  ec- 
clesiastical subsidies,  etc. 

Estante  13.  Pious  works,  vouchers  of  exactions,  titles  of  capellanias,  licenses 
of  curates  and  confessors,  elections  of  curates  ( 1703-1825),  secu- 
larization of  regulars,  accounts  of  curacies,  correspondence  with 
private  individuals,  printed  decrees,  protests  against  the  consti- 
tution of  1824,  etc. 

Estante  12.  Decrees  of  the  state  government,  informacioncs  de  bautizmos, 
renunciation  of  curacies,  circulars  of  the  bishops,  records  of  loans, 
mortgages,  etc.,  dispensations. 

Estante  13.  Printed  circulars  and  memorials,  exhumations  of  remains,  corre- 
spondence, petitions  of  ministers,  etc. 

(In  this  estante  are  numerous  cuadernos  of  the  proceso  of  the  beatification 
of  Father  Margil.    It  is  much  fuller  than  the  unboxed  one  in  the  Cathe- 
dral of  Mexico.     It  contains  a  life  of  Margil  of  more  than  300  para- 
graphs, headed  "  Lctras  commissivas  p"  los  Texas  ".    It  contains  also  a 
cuadcrno  of  testimony  taken  at  San  Antonio,  Texas,  in  1778,  in  regard 
to  the  career  of  .Margil  in  Texas.    The  witnesses  were  for  the  most  part 
old  and  ignorant  persons,  who  could  give  no  important  information.) 
Estante  14.  Libros  de  visita,  libros  de  gobierno,  cedularios  (P.ooks  of  episco- 
pal visitations,  books  of  government,  books  of  cedulas). 
Libros  de  visita.  These  contain  occasional  records  of  episcopal  visitations 
from   1658  or  earlier.     Visitations  of  the  northeastern  frontier 
were  noted  for  1700,  1709,  1727,  and  1759. 
Libros  de  gobierno.    Register  of  the  official  acts  of  government  of  the 
bishopric,  kept  by  the  oficial  mayor  of  the  Secretaria.    The  earliest 
noted  was  for  1641. 
Cedularios.    Files  or  registers  of  royal  cedulas,  papal  bulls,  briefs,  etc. 
The  inventory  notes  17  vols.,  but  the  majority  of  thetn  have  dis- 
appeared.    For  the  early  period  there  were  noted:  vol.  i,  1557- 
1682  ;  vol.  3,  1683-1699  :  and  a  volume  of  copies,  1766-1796.  There 
are  numerous  documents  relating  to  ecclesiastical  affairs  of  the 
northern  frontier. 
Estante  15.  Financial  accounts  of  parishes.    Recent. 
Estante  16.  Obventions. 
Estante  17.  Miscellaneous  imprints. 
Estante  19.  Habilitaciones  matrimoniales. 

Miscellaneous. 

A  legajo  marked  "  Legajo  i  °.  Papeles  que  pueden  servir  por  lo  respective  a 
la  I.uiciana  ",  with  the  last  three  words  stricken  out  and  changed 
in  pencil  to  "  al  Saltillo  v  Monterrey  ".  Contains  numerous  docu- 
ments relative  U>  the  northeastern  frontier  for  the  seventcenlli  and 
eighteenth  centuries.  .>\mong  them  the  following  were  noted : 
Documents  showing  the  origin  of  the  curacy  of  .Monterrey  and  of  the 
doctrinas  of  the  regulars  of  Nucvo  Leon,  and  the  state  of  these 
foundations  from  1639  to  1680.  174  ff. 
Papers  concerning  the  visitation  of  Nucvo  Leon  and  Coahuila  by  Bishop 
Garavito.    1681. 


384  Guadalajara 

Letter  by  Alonso  de  Leon  to  the  bishop,  telling  of  the  entrada  into  Texas. 

Aug.  25,  1689. 
Declaration  of  Gregorio  de  Salinas  Varona  and  other  documents  relative 

to  missions  of  Coahuila.     1694. 
Libra  de  visita  of  Coahuila  and  Nuevo  Leon.    1710. 
Autos  of  the  provision  of  curates  of  Coahuila  and  Nuevo  Leon,  171 2,  in 

consequence  of  the  visitation. 
Autos  of  a  visitation  of  Coahuila.    1753. 
Circular  of  the  "  Bishop  of  Guadalaxara,  Nuevo  Reyno  de  la  Galicia,  y 

de    Leon,    Provincias    del    Nayarith.    Calif ornias,    Coahuila,    y 

Texas  ",  concerning  abuses  of  the  right  of  sanctuary.    1764. 

archivo  del  cabildo  eclesiastico  del  arzobispado. 

(archive  of  the  ecclesiastical  chapter  of  the  archbishopric  of 

guadalajara.) 

Located  in  the  Secretaria  del  Cabildo,  in  the  Cathedral.  The  archive  is 
well  arranged  and  well  indexed.  Each  section  is  filed  chronologically,  and 
there  is  a  separate  inventory  for  each  department. 

Classification. 

L  Documents  in  the  "  Cajon  de  Secretaria  ".    1712  to  date. 

(Miscellaneous  documents,  but  notably  records  of  the  subdivision  of  the 

jurisdiction  of  the  archbishropic  of  Guadalajara.    Thus,  records  of  the 

erection  of  the  bishoprics  of  Durango,  San  Luis  Potosi,  Zacatecas,  and 

Colitna  were  noted.) 

IL  Ramo  de  Hacienda.     Expedientes  and  individual  papers  relative  to  the 

department  of  hacienda  of  the  secretariat  of  the  cabildo.     1694- 

1899. 

(Salaries,  accounts  of  building  the  cathedral  and  other  churches,  titles  to 
lands  and  houses,  donations,  and  correspondence  with  the  administra- 
tors of  tithes.    Some  of  the  documents  relate  to  Nuevo  Leon,  Coahuila, 
and  Texas.) 
in.  Ramo  de  Gobierno    (Department  of  Government)   of  the  secretariat. 

1733-1798- 

(Organization  of  the  secretariat,  appointments  of  officers,  such  as  the 
jueces  hacedores,  regulations  of  elections,  correspondence  of  the  secre- 
tariat, etc.) 

1796,  no.  40,  is  "  Cuadernos  de  Dependencias  Antiguas  ".    It  relates  to 
tithes  in  California  and  Coahuila. 

IV.  Relaciones  Exteriores  (Exterior  Relations).    1754-1798. 

(Correspondence  with  secular  and  ecclesiastical  authorities  in  New  Spain 
and  outside.) 

V.  Ramo  de  Justicia  (Department  of  Justice).    1741-1801. 

(Organization  and  administration  of  justice,  causas,  criminal  and  civil, 
mainly  concerning  tithes  and  testaments.) 

VI.  Ramo  de  Beneficencia  (Department  of  Charity).     1727-1898. 

(Establishment  of  orphan's  homes,  etc.) 

VII.  Ramo  de  Culto  (Department  of  Worship).    1651-1898. 

(Foundation  of  special  altars,  capellanias,  matters  of  canonization,  cere- 
monial, regulations  of  masses,  etc.) 

1765,  Nov.,  no.  5,  is  a  "  cuaderno  concerning  the  canonization  of  Father 
Margil ". 


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VIII.  Documents  in  use  at  present  by  the  Secretariat. 

(RcRulations.  tariffs  [ardnceles],  correspondence  with  the  administrators 
of  tithes,  accounts,  books  of  corporations,  circulars  of  the  cabildo,  pas- 
toral letters,  appointments.  Among  these  documents  are  some  dating 
from  the  eighteenth  century.) 

IX.  Cases  (comodas)  i  and  2  of  the  Archive  of  the  Secretariat  and  of  the 

Haceduria  de  Diezmos. 

(Several  papers  relating  to  tithes  in  Nayarit,  California,  Sonora,  and 
Nuevo  Leon  were  noted.) 

X.  Ramo  de  la  Capilla  (Department  of  the  Chapel).    1808-1850. 

Libros  de  Actas  Capitularias  (Books  of  acts  of  the  chapters).    1552  to 

date. 

(There  is  a  separate  inventory  which  contains  a  summary  of  all  the  chap- 
ters from  1552.  It  is  called  "  Reduccion  de  las  Materias  mas  interesantes 
que  constan  en  los  Libros  de  Actas  Capitularias  ",  etc.) 

MlSCEI-L.\NEOUS. 

Among  the  miscellaneous  books  of  the  archive  there  is  a  manuscript  copy 
of  Mota  Padilla's  Historia  de  la  Conqtdsta  de  la  Nueva  Galicia,  claimed  by 
the  possessors  to  be  the  original.  A  note  inside  shows  that  it  was  purchased 
for  150  pesos  on  Sept.  7,  1837,  by  Manuel  Crisostomo  Najera,  and  given  by 
him  to  the  cabildo. 


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QUERETARO. 

ARCHIVO  DEL  COLEGIO  DE  LA  SANTA  CRUZ  DE  QUERETARO. 

(the  archive  of  the  college  of  the  holy  cross  of  QUERETARO.) 

One  of  the  richest  archives  for  the  early  history  of  the  Southwest  is  that  of 
the  ancient  Franciscan  Colle.efe  cie  Propa,^anda  Fide  of  the  Holy  Cross  of 
Queretaro.  This  venerable  institution  was  founded  in  1683,  when  it  was  put  in 
possession  of  the  already  noted  monastery  of  the  Holy  Cross.  From  the 
outset  it  played  a  most  important  part  in  the  exploration  and  the  conversion 
of  the  natives  of  the  northern  provinces  of  New  Spain  as  well  as  of  some  of 
the  interior  provinces  and  of  Guatemala.  It  was  this  college  which  claimed 
Fray  Antonio  Margil  de  Jesus,  Fray  Isidro  Felix  de  Espinosa,  Fray  Fran- 
cisco Garces,  and  Father  Font,  all  indissolubly  connected  with  the  history  and 
the  historiography  of  the  Southwest. 

Work  on  the  northern  side  of  the  Rio  Grande  was  formally  begun  by  the 
college  in  1690,  when  two  missions  were  founded  in  eastern  Texas  among  the 
Hasinai,  or  Texas,  Indians.  In  1693  a  band  of  Queretaran  friars  were  sent 
to  help  restore  the  revolted  missions  of  New  Mexico.  In  the  same  year  the 
Texas  missions  were  abandoned,  but  before  the  end  of  the  century  others  were 
established  on  and  near  the  Rio  Grande,  and  from  here  the  friars  again 
extended  their  missionary  labors  and  their  explorations  across  the  border.  In 
1716  the  first  Texas  mission  was  reestablished  and  two  others  founded  in  the 
same  vicinity,  but  in  1730  all  three  were  transferred  to  San  Antonio,  where 
the  college  had  already  maintained  for  a  time  the  weak  mission  of  San  Xavier. 
Just  before  the  middle  of  the  century  three  new  missions  were  founded  on  the 
San  Xavier  (now  San  Gabriel)  River,  in  central  Texas,  and  somewhat  later 
three  Apache  missions  were  established  on  the  San  Saba  and  Nueces  rivers, 
jointly  by  the  colleges  of  Santa  Cruz  and  San  Fernando. 

On  the  expulsion  of  the  Jesuits  in  1767  the  College  of  Santa  Cruz  assumed 
the  conduct  of  the  missions  left  vacant  in  Sonora,  or  Pimeria  Alta  and 
Pimeria  Baja,  the  latter  of  which  is  partly  included  in  modern  Arizona.  To 
better  conduct  the  work  in  Pimeria  Alta,  the  missions  of  Texas  were  given 
over  to  the  sister  College  of  Guadalupe  de  Zacatecas  in  1772,  and  those  of 
Coahuila  and  Pimeria  Baja  to  the  province  of  Jalisco,  or  Guadalajara,  in  1772 
and  1776,  respectively.  The  leading  character  in  the  missions  of  Pimeria 
Alta,  and  one  of  the  heroes  of  early  American  history,  was  Father  Francisco 
Garces.  As  soon  as  he  reached  Arizona  he  began  to  make  explorations  to  the 
northward,  and  to  plan  for  missions  on  the  Gila  and  Colorado  rivers,  a  project 
which  was  consummated  in  1780  by  the  founding  of  two  missions  on  the  Cali- 
fornia side  of  the  Colorado,  near  its  junction  with  the  Gila.  Within  two 
years,  however,  the  settlements  were  destroyed  in  a  revolt  of  the  neophytes. 
Meanwhile  Fathers  Garces  and  Font  had  made  important  explorations  in 
California  and  Arizona. 

In  1783  the  Sonora  missions  were  formed  into  the  Custodia  of  San  Carlos 
de  Sonora,  part  of  them  being  still  under  the  care  of  the  missionaries  of  the 
College  of  the  Holy  Cross.  The  custodia  was  unsuccessful  from  the  first, 
and  in  1791  the  missions  were  restored  to  the  college,  in  whose  hands  they 
remained  well  into  the  nineteenth  century.     Attempts  were  now  made  and 

386 


Ecclesiastical  Archives  387 

repeated  from  time  to  time  to  found  new  missions  for  the  Pimas  and  Papagos 
and  for  the  Arizona  Apaches,  though  with  little  success. 

The  story  of  these  missionary  activities,  down  to  1791,  so  far  as  it  has  yet 
been  written,  is  best  told  by  two  distinguished  sons  of  the  college.  Fathers 
Espinosa  and  Arricivita,  in  the  Chronica  Apostolica,  which  was  written  at  two 
widely  separated  intervals  in  the  very  room  still  occupied  by  the  archive,  and 
from  the  documents  whose  remains  are  still  there.  The  College  of  the  Holy 
Cross  was  suppressed  about  igo8,  and  the  church  (El  Templo  de  la  Cruz,  as 
the  natives  call  it)  is  now  subject  to  the  provincial  of  the  province  of  San 
Pedro  y  San  Pablo,  resident  at  Queretaro.  The  archive  of  the  ancient  college 
is  preserved  in  the  library  of  the  church,  in  a  small  bookcase  and  a  large  trunk. 

In  1772  an  inventory  of  the  archive  was  formed,  to  which  additions  have 
been  subsequently  made,  and  which  will  be  taken  as  the  basis  of  this  descrip- 
tion. It  bears  the  title :  "  Inventario  de  todo  que  se  contiene  en  el  archivo  de 
este  Apostolico  Colegio  De  la  St»  Cruz  de  Queretaro ;  ordenado  este  ano  de 
1772  ".  It  is  a  leather-bound  book,  kept  either  in  the  bookcase  or  in  the 
trunk.  It  will  be  seen  below  that  in  1772  there  were  in  the  archive  over  90 
legajos  of  unbound  records,  besides  the  bound  volumes.  Although  many  of 
the  documents  have  disappeared,  yet,  relatively  speaking,  the  collection  is 
remarkably  well  preserved.  Most  of  the  legajos  described  in  the  inventory 
are  still  present  in  whole  or  in  part.  Perhaps,  to  make  an  estimate,  more  than 
half  of  the  original  archive  remains  as  it  was  in  1772.  The  papers  are  very 
much  mixed,  but  it  would  be  a  relatively  small  task  to  restore  most  of  them  to 
their  former  classification.  Within  each  Icgajo  the  individual  documents  or 
e.xpedientes  are  as  a  rule  numbered  to  correspond  with  the  inventor}'. 

Owing  to  the  large  number  and  the  scattered  condition  of  the  papers,  little 
more  can  be  done  here  than  to  give  the  general  classification,  as  shown  by  the 
inventory,  and  to  make  comments  on  special  features  of  documents  actually 
encountered. 

DOCUMENTS  IN  LEGAJOS. 

The  "  Tabla  de  todos  los  Titulos,  6  contenido  de  cada  Letra  ",  etc.,  given  in 
the  "  Inventario  ",  shows  the  following  classes  of  documents : 

In  the  Vacio  Superior:    Account  books  (libros  de  viisas,  dc  ^asto  y  rccivo, 
and  de  aumcnto.) 

(Most  of  the  remains  of  these  financial   records  are  now  kept   in  the 
trunk.) 

A.  Bulls  for  the  founding  of  cofradias,  papal  briefs  of  indulgences,  authenti- 

cation of  various  images  and  relics,  bulls  of  the  Santa  Cruzada. 

9  legajos. 

(A  considerable  portion  of  the  division  still  present.) 

B.  Papers  relating  to  the  Holy  Office  of  the  Inquisition :  various  badges 

(vcneras),  one  being  that  of  Fray  .Antonio  Llinaz,  founder  of  the 
college.    4  legajos. 

C.  Reports  and  letters  of  bishops  and  of  ecclesiastical  and  secular  cabildos 

in  favor  of  the  college  and  its  missions.    4  legajos. 

(A  considerable  portion  present,  including  important  reports  of  the  Texas 

and  Coahuila  missions  for  1708,  1728,  1729,  1759,  and  data  regarding  the 

custodia  of  San  Carlos  de  Sonora.) 

D.  Papers  concerning  the  origin  and  the  miracles  of  the  Holy  Cross,  the 

founding  of  the  college,  and  those  of  Guadalupe  de  Zacatccas  and 
Guatemala,  and  concerning  brotherhoods  (hcrmandades) ,  etc. 


388  Queretaro 

E.  Admissions  and   dismissals    {incorporacioncs  y  dcsincorporaciones)    of 

religious;  licenses   (patentes),  royal  cedulas,  acts  of  visitation 
(actas  dc  visita).    4  or  more  legajos. 

(Quite  complete  but  mixed  with  "  G  ".  Among  the  items  noted  were  papers 
relating  to  the  career  of  Fray  Antonio  de  los  Angeles,  and  a  "  Libro  de 
Patentes  de  Govierno  Ecclesiastico  y  Secular  fuera  de  la  Religion " 
relating  to  Sonora  and  containing  a  signature  of  Fontbona,  June  14, 
1814.    See  Letter  M.) 

F.  Opinions  {consultas  y  pareceres)  concerning  various  matters;  suit  with 

the  Barefoots  in  regard  to  precedence,  and  other  disputes  in 
defense  of  the  college.    8  legajos. 

(A  considerable  proportion  present.  Mainly  of  interest  for  general  polity, 
but  some  documents  of  specific  bearing  on  the  United  States,  for  ex- 
ample:) 

Correspondence  of  Fray  Sevillano  de  Paredes  regarding  a  dispute  with 

the  curate  of  San  Antonio.    1731-1732. 
"  Satisfaccion  que  se  da  por  el  M.  P.  P.  Fr.  Juan  Figueras  en  la  Pro- 

vincia  de  Santa  Elena  de  la  Florida."    Jan.  23,  1745. 
"  Consulta  de  Governador  de  Los  Adaes  en  Materia  de  contratos  ",  etc., 

by  Jose  Ortiz  de  Velasco.    Original  in  the  Museo  Nacional. 

G.  Papers  regarding  the  founding  of  the  Beaterio  de  Santa  Rosa ;  letters  of 

the  founder  and  of  persons  of  special  virtue.    8  legajos. 
(Part  of  these  papers  are  now  in  Letter  E.) 
H.  Manuscript  books  of  the  lives  of  saints,  and  of  venerable  personages  for 
use  in  the  chronicle,  and  other  matters,     i  legajo.    As  at  present 
constituted  Letter  H  does  not  correspond  with  the  original  classi- 
fication.   Important  papers  noted  in  legajo  H  are : 

List  of  thirty  documents  needed  to  complete  the  history  of  Texas.  Made 
after  1778,  and  apparently  by  Father  Morfi. 

"  Copia  de  Varios  Papeles  del  R.   P.  Fr.   Francisco  Garces."     This 
includes : 
"  Copia  de  Noticias  Sacadas  "  by  Garces  from  his  diaries.     1775. 
Letter  to  Fr.  Mariano  Buena.    San  Xavier  del  Bac,  Feb.  20,  1771. 
(In  all  some  40  pp.    Cf.  K,  legajo  14.) 

Miscellaneous  papers  relating  to  Sonora,  later  eighteenth  and  nineteenth 
centuries. 
I.  Notes,  for  the  Chronicle,  of  the  lives  of  venerable  religious ;  letters  and 
papers  of  the  same ;  rare  occurrences  in  the  missions ;  papers  of 
the  Venerable  Father  Martin  Jorganes  de  San  Cayetano ;  and  the 
provisions  of  the  Venerable  Father  Llinaz  for  the  government  of 
the  colleges.    9  legajos.    A  large  proportion  present. 

Legajos  2  and  3  relate  to  Father  Llinaz. 

Legajos  4  and  7,  papers  of  and  concerning  Father  Margil  de  Jesiis,  in- 
cluding numerous  letters  written  by  him  in  Texas. 

Legajo  6,  papers  relating  to  Fray  Antonio  de  los  Angeles  and  notes  of 
Espinosa  for  his  Chronica. 

Legajo  8,  story  of  a  miraculous  happening  at  San  Antonio,  Texas,  1760; 
account  of  the  virtues  and  death  of  Fray  Josef  Ramirez ;  letters 
from  San  Xavier  del  Bac,  1805-1806;  removal  of  the  remains  of 
Father  Vergara  from  San  Juan  del  Rio  to  the  college ;  and  an 
account  of  the  notable  events  of  his  life. 

Legajo  9,  remarkable  happenings  in  Guatemala. 


Ecclesiastical  Archives  389 

Legajo  10,  manuscript  life,  by  Father  Espinosa,  of  his  brother,  Dr.  Dn. 
Juan  de  Espinosa,  in  Espinosa's  own  hand. 

(The  inventory  cites  a  fragment  of  baptismal  books  of  the  Opatas  missions 
of  1610  "  proving  that  the  Franciscans  were  their  first  missionaries".    I 
can  not  say  whether  it  is  present  or  not.    It  calls  also  for  a  life  of  Father 
Casanas  by  Father  Hidalgo  which  I  did  not  find.) 
Books  written  by  members  (fiijos)  of  the  college,  1.  e.,  lists  of  titles,  with 
dates  of  impression,    i  legajo. 
(Nearly  all  present.) 
Papers  Relating  to  missions  of  this  college  and  that  of  Guatemala  among 
the  Infidels.    21  legajos. 

(This  is  the  most  important  division  of  the  archive  for  the  history  of  the 
United  States,  and  it  is  relatively  complete.) 
Legajo  1.  "  Primera  Entrada  a  los  Texas."    In  all,  20  numbers,  under 
three  headings.    Nearly  all  present : 
"  First  Entrada  to  the  Texas."    1689. 
"  Second  Entrada  to  Tejas,  in  the  year  of  1716." 
"  Notices  since  the  French  invasion  in  the  year  of  1719." 
Legajo  2.  "  Papeles  de  la  Mision  de  Nra.  Sefiora  de  los  Dolores  de  la 
Punta,  y  Pueblo,  con  el  superadito  de  Orcasitas." 
(The  documents  relate  mainly  to  troubles  of  the  middle  of  the  eighteenth 
century,  and  not  to  the  founding  of  the  mission.) 
Legajo  3.  "  Papeles  de  la  Mission  de  el  Rio  Grande." 

(Thirty  numbers,  all  present.  They  cover  the  period  from  1701  to  1769. 
The  history  of  these  missions,  of  course,  is  inextricably  interwoven  with 
that  of  the  Texas  missions.) 

Legajo  4.  '"  Papeles  de  las  Missiones  de  el  Rio  de  San  Antonio." 

(Twenty-four  numbers,  nearly  all  present.  They  extend  from  1717  for- 
ward.   Important.) 

Legajo  5.  "  Papeles  de  la  Mudanza  de  las  Missiones  de  los  Adaes  al 
Rio  de  San  Antonio."    1729-1731. 
(Six  numbers,  all  present.) 
Legajo  6.  "  Papeles  de  la  Mission  de  San  Francisco  Xavier,  que  intento 
el  Marques  de  San  Miguel  de  Aguayo."    35  numbers,  nearly  all 
present. 

(These  papers  concern  not  only  the  mission  of  San  Xavier  attempted  at 

San  Antonio  in  1722,  but  also  those  founded  in  the  middle  of  the  century 

on  the  San  Xavier  River.    They  cover  nearly  the  whole  history  of  these 

little  known  missions.) 

Legajo  7.  "  Papeles  sobre  la  Fundacion  de  Missiones  a  los  Apaches." 

19  numbers,  nearly  all  present. 

(They  cover  attempts  to  establish  missions  for  the  Apache  in  Western 
Texas  from  1746  to  1768.) 

Legajo  8.  "Papeles  de  las  Missiones  de  San  Saba."     14  numbers,  all 
present. 

(Documents  relating  to  the  founding,  administration,  and  destruction  of  the 
San  Sabd  mission.) 
Legajo  9.  "  I  'apcles  contra  Franquis ;  y  otros  a  favor  de  los  Missioneros." 
18  numbers,  nearly  all  present. 

(They  relate  to  the  quarrel  of  the  missionaries  of  Texas  with  the  governor. 
Dates,  1745-1748.) 
Legajo  10.  "  Papeles  sobre  los  Diezmos  dc  las  Misiones."    10  numbers, 
nearly  all  present. 

(Mainly  correspondence  of  the  college  with  the  Bishop  of  Guadalajara, 
covering  the  whole  of  the  eighteenth  century.  Excellent  for  this  side  of 
mission  administration.) 


390  Queretaro 

Legajo  11.  "  Papeles  de  las  Missiones  en  Comun."  26  numbers,  nearly 
all  present. 

(These  papers  are  of  miscellaneous  character.  They  deal  with  general 
condition  of  the  missions,  provision  of  guards,  treatment  and  instruction 
of  Indians,  alms,  prerogatives  of  the  college  with  respect  tj3  founding 
missions,  etc.  Notable  documents  arc  no.  i,  which  contains  a  diary  of 
an  expedition  to  Texas  in  1709  by  Fathers  Kspinosa  and  Olivares,  and 
nos.  15  and  16,  which  contain  the  correspondence  that  resulted  in  the 
forming  of  Bartholome  Garcia's  rare  Manual.) 

Legajo  12.  "  Papeles  concernientes  a  las  Censuras  que  se  declararon  por 
el  P.  Fr.  Miguel  Pinilla  contra  Don  Phelipe  Rabago,  y  los  solda- 
dos ;  y  sobre  las  Muertes  de  el  Padre  Ganzabal ",  etc.  With  27 
letters.    175 1- 1756. 

(A  whole  legajo  of  some  300  pp.  relating  to  the  troubles  at  the  San  Xavier 
missions.) 

Legajo  14.  "  Papeles  de  las  Missiones  que  en  la  Provincia  de  Sonera  se 
entregaron  a  este  Apostolico  Colegio.  Ano  de  1767." 
(In  two  parts.  First  part,  nos.  1-34;  part  2,  nos.  35-81.  Most  of  the  first 
part  present.  They  contain  the  correspondence  relative  to  the  transfer 
of  the  missions,  instructions  for  the  government  of  the  new  missions, 
lists  of  missionaries,  inventories  and  padroiies  of  the  missions  (1768)  ; 
correspondence  1769-1775,  concerning  the  renunciation  of  the  missions 
of  Pimeria  Baja;  the  new  method  of  governing  the  missions,  1772; 
visitation  of  the  missions,  1774-1775;  diligencias  concerning  the  death  of 
Father  Gil  de  Bernave,  at  Carrizal,  1773;  affairs  of  the  Dominicans  of 
Lower  California;  papers  concerning  the  custodia  of  San  Carlos  de 
Sonora,  1783  ;  and,  perhaps  most  interesting  of  all,  a  summary  by  Garces, 
of  his  four  diaries  of  expeditions  in  Pimeria  Alta,  1768-1775;  dated  at 
San  Xavier  del  Bac,  May  27,  1775,  in  8  flf.) 

Legajo  15.  "  Diligencias  practicadas  en  la  entrega,  que  se  hizo  este  Cole- 
gio, de  las  dos  Misiones  del  Rio  Grande  del  Norte,  a  la  Santa 
Provincia  de  Guadalajara,  y  de  las  quatro  de  San  Antonio  de 
Bejar,  a  el  Colegio  de  Nra.  S*  Guadalupe  de  Zacatecas."  1772. 
Seventeen  or  more  numbers  present. 

(They  contain  the  correspondence  and  decrees  leading  to  the  delivery,  and 
the  inventories,  etc.,  drawn  incident  to  the  transfer.  Within  the  legajo 
is  an  unnumbered  bundle  of  "  Papeles  pa  que  la  Mision  de  San  Antonio 
cobre  lo  que  le  deve  el  .Sor.  Coronel  Dn.  Diego  Ortiz  Parrilla ",  1759- 
1763,  apparently  for  supplies  for  the  expedition  of  1759.) 

Legajo  16.  "  Papeles  concernientes  a  la  fundacion  de  la  Custodia  de  S. 
Carlos  de  Sonora,  hasta  su  disolucion,  y  otros  varios  papeles  y 
diarios  concernientes  a  dicho  tiempo  desde  1770  hasta  1791,  y  un 
legajo  de  cartas  de  P.  Barabastro,  hasta  1799."  37  numbers, 
nearly  all  present. 

(Notes  on  the  Anza  expedition,  1774 ;  correspondence  concerning  the 
formation  and  history  of  the  custodia,  1782-1791  ;  order  for  the  restora- 
tion of  the  missions  of  the  college,  1771 ;  copy  of  a  diary  of  the  Mar- 
tinez expedition,  1788,  "  Noticias  de  Nutka  ",  written  by  the  fathers  of 
San  Fernando,  1789  (cf.  p.  32)  ;  letters  of  Barbastro,  1786-1799;  an 
unmarked  bundle  of  miscellaneous  correspondence  relative  to  the  dis- 
trict of  Tucson  for  the  period.) 

Legajo  17.  "  Diligencias  practicadas  en  la  entrega  de  las  Missiones  de 
Pimeria  baja."    1776.    9  numbers,  nearly  all  present. 
(The  papers  refer  to  the  delivery  of  the  eight  missions  of  Pimeria  Baja  to 
the  province  of  Jalisco  in  1776.) 

Legajo  18.  "  Papeles  concernientes  a  las  Missiones  de  la  Pimeria  Alta 
en  Sonora,  desde  la  disolucion  de  la  Custodia  de  San  Carlos,  1791, 


Ecclesiastical  Archives  391 

Iiasta  el  Corriente  de  1800."    45  numbers.    Present  1,2358 

10-18,25-34,36,37,41-45. 

(They  consist  of  correspondence  with  the  commandant-general,  instruc- 
tions of  the  Discrctorio  to  Barbastro,  letters  of  the  missionaries  to  the 
guardian,  reports  of  a  risila  of  1795,  plans  for  the  reduction  of  the 
Apaches  and  of  the  Indians  of  the  Gila,  1795-1796;  report  by  the  Dis- 
crctorio to  the  kinK  on  the  state  of  the  missions  of  Pimeria  Aha,  1785, 
about  100  pp.;  report  on  the  missions  of  Nueva  California,  1796;  papers 
concernmg  missions  among  the  Papagos,  1799-1803.) 
Legajo  19.  "  Noticias  Antiquissimas  cle  la  Prov"  de  Texas  y  Siiplem"' 

a  los  priineros  13  legs,  de  la  K.    Contiene  niuchas  noticias  impor- 

tantes  desde  el  afio  i68g  hasta  1772."     130  numbers,  nearly  all 

present. 

(Miscellaneous  papers  relating  to  all  phases  of  the  activities  of  the  college. 
Extremely  important.) 

Legajo  20.  Documents  relating  to  the  founding  of  Purisima  Concepcion 

de  Annedo  for  the  Fames,  in  Sierra  Gorda.    1803-1809. 
Legajo  21.  "  De  Las  Nuevas  fundaciones  costeadas  por  la  M.  Y.  Archi- 

cofradia  del  Smo.  Sacramento  de  Mcjico."    18x7. 

(Correspondence   relating  to  mission   projects   in   the   Papagueria,   1817. 
There  are  also  documents  concerning  the  same  subject  dated  1800.) 
L.  Royal  cedillas,  licenses  (patoites)  of  the  ministers-general  and  the  com- 
missaries-general.   6  legajos. 

(A  large  collection  present,  including  documents  for  the  whole  field  and 
period,  .\mong  them  were  noted  various  bulls  concerning  the  Jesuit 
missions,  1758-1773;  lists  of  goods  furnished  the  Texas  missions,  1761 ; 
about  TOO  folios  of  licenses  from  the  puardians  la  the  missionaries  of 
Coahuila,  Texas,  and  Sonora ;  a  book  of  orders  for  the  government  of 
the  missions  in  common ;  a  letter  to  the  governor  of  the  Estado  de  Occi- 
dente  concerning  the  missions  of  Pimeria  dated  at  San  Ignacio,  1830.) 
M.  Bulls,  royal  ccdulas,  and  miscellaneous  papers.    3  legajos. 

(Numerous  papers  present,  but  badly  mixed.  Among  them  were  noted: 
documents  relating  to  the  second  ."Xuza  expedition  to  California.  1775; 
the  work  of  Garces  on  the  Gila  and  at  Moqui,  1776-1777;  various  decrees 
of  the  Discrctorio,  later  eighteenth  century ;  copy  of  a  letter  of  Bena- 
vides  to  the  missionaries  of  New  Mexico,  made  from  the  original  in  the 
Secretaria  de  Casa  Grande,  1700;  "Libre  de  Patentes  "  for  the  missions 
of  Pimeria  Aha,  1777-1X14;  autos  of  a  visita  of  Pimeri.i  .\lta,  1778; 
lists  of  missionaries  of  the  college,  1769-1798;  "  Noticias  particulares  de 
hcchiscrias  y  brugcrias  "  for  the  use  of  confessors  of  New  Spain.) 
N.  Papers  pertaining  to  the  Comisatura  and  the  Prcfectura  of  Missions; 

information  relative  to  the  rights  of  the  college;  bulls;  missions 

from  Spain.     2  legajos. 

(Mainly  intact.    ,'\mong  the  papers  noted  were  patents  to  the  commissaries 

and   prefects-general;   records  of   missions   from   Spain   for  the  years 

170S,  1715,  1743,  1747,  1763,  1767;  cslados  and  reports  of  the  condition 

of  the  missions  of  Texas,  Coahuila,  and  Nuevo  Santander.) 

O.  Instruments  [cscrittiras)  of  the  Pious  Works  founded  in  the  College,     i 

legajo. 
P.  Evidence  concerning  the  life  (informaciones  y  tcstimonios  de  I'ida.  cos- 

tumbrcs.  limpicca,  etc.)  of  novices,  and  books  of  reception  and 

professions  {reccpcioncs  y  profcsioncs).    5  legajos. 
Parts  of  four  legajos  noted :    I,  1684-1726 ;  2,  1727-1747 ;  3,  since  1747 ; 

4,  1 788- 1 824. 

(Valuable  for  the  personal  history  of  the  missionaries.  In  lesajo  i  arc 
informaciones  regarding  Fray  San  Buenaventura.  Fray  .■Xntonio  de  los 
Angeles,  Fray  Josef  de  Vergara.  l-'ray  Isidro  de  Fspinos.i.  etc  ;  legajo  2 
is  nearly  complete  for  all  entering  the  college  between  17^7  and  1747  ) 


392  Queretaro 

Q.  "  Notices  of  everything  which  has  occurred  since  the  expulsion  of  the 
Spanish  Fathers."     (Nineteenth-century  documents.) 

Miscellaneous  Leg.\jos. 

A  bundle  recently  marked  "  Pimeria  Alta  ". 

(Contains  correspondence  of  the  commissary-general,  1725-1728;  Texas 
correspondence  for  1728;  letter  of  Fray  Francisco  Barbastro  to  Fray 
Diego  Ximenez  concerning  the  missions  of  Pimeria  Alta,  May  4,  1777; 
Pimeria  Alta  papers,  1830-1840.) 

"  Various  Documents  and  laws  of  the  Government  of  the  year  1822." 

(Contains  various  letters  to  the  Vicario  Fray  Alonso  de  Ortega,  1811; 
report  of  the  death  of  Fray  Antonio  de  los  Angeles,  etc) 

BOUND  VOLUMES. 
In  the  trunk  or  in  the  case  with  the  legajos.  These  include  various  adminis- 
tration books  of  the  college,  as  registers  of  licenses  (libros  de  patentes),  of 
decrees  issued  by  the  Discretorio,  and  of  royal  ccdulas;  records  of  elections 
of  guardians  and  other  officers ;  accounts  of  the  college ;  autos  of  official 
visits  to  the  college,  extending  down  to  the  present ;  records  of  the  deaths  of 
members  in  the  missions  or  elsewhere  ;  occasional  books  relating  to  particular 
missions.    Notable  items  of  this  class  are  the  following : 

"  Papeles,  Cartas,  Zedulas  ",  etc.,  pertaining  to  the  government  of  Bishop 
Santa  Cruz.    Various  dates  in  the  seventeenth  century. 

(Among  the  documents  copied  is  the  report  by  Bishop  Santa  Cruz  on 
Coahuila  and  Texas,  Apr.  10,  1676.  Another  copy  is  noted  in  the  archives 
of  the  bishopric  of  Monterrey.) 

"  Libro  de  los  Muertos  De  los  Colegios  y  Provincias."    I  noted  no.  3, 
and  it  is  my  impression  that  there  are  others. 

(Important  for  biographical  data,  and  for  occasional  light  on  mission 
history.) 

Administration  Books  of  Mission  San  Francisco  Solano. 

(Original  books  of  baptism,  burial,  and  marriage,  1703-1708.  They  are  in  a 
bad  state  of  preservation.  The  copies  at  San  Antonio,  made  from  these 
originals,  are  not  complete.) 

"  Libro  en  que  se  lleba  la  quenta,  y  razon  de  los  gastos  ....  devocion, 
y  zelo  de  D°  Pedro  Romero  de  Terreros  ....  para  la  fundacion 
de  las  Misiones  de  Gentiles  Apaches,  etc." 
(Only  the  title-page  remains.) 

"  Libro  en  que  se  lleba  la  quenta,  y  razon  de  la  importancia  de  los  avios, 
que  a  la  Mision  de  San  Francisco  (de)  la  Espada  remiten  los 
RR.  PP.  S«  De  este  Ap'^°  Colegio  ",  etc.    1745-1773. 
(Financial  account  of  this  mission.) 

PORTRAITS. 

On  the  walls  of  the  monastery  there  hang  numerous  portraits  of  members 
of  the  college.  Most  of  them  are  of  the  conventional  type,  and  there  is  room 
for  difference  of  opinion  as  to  their  merit  as  works  of  art,  but  all  will  agree 
on  their  historical  value.  Some  of  them  represent  the  martyrdom  of  the 
subjects.  Most  of  them  contain  biographical  data.  Those  noted  were  the 
followinsr : 


Ecclesiastical  Archives  393 

Friars  Juan  Doming:o  de  Arricivita,  Juan  Antonio  Barrenche,  Gil  de 
Bernabe,  Pedro  de  la  Concepcion,  Juan  Diaz,  Isidro  Feliz  de 
Espinosa  (by  Peralta,  1755).  Francisco  de  Estevez,  Francisco  de 
Frutos,  Francisco  Garces,  Felipe  Guillen,  Josef  Hurtado  (Peralta, 
1753),  Melchor  Lopez  de  Jesus,  Tomas  Urive  Larrea  (?),  An- 
tonio de  los  Angeles,  Josef  Moreno,  Antonio  Margil  de  Jesus 
(Noriega),  Alonso  de  Ortega,  Francisco  Xavier  Ortiz,  Pablo 
Rebolleda,  Francisco  de  San  Joseph. 

THE  LIBRARY. 

The  library,  though  much  reduced,  still  contains  several  thousand  volumes, 
mostly  of  historical  and  religious  books.  A  large  part  of  the  collection  was 
taken  to  the  Civil  College  of  the  State,  at  Queretaro. 

The  Father  Guardian  (now  deceased)  informed  me  that  there  was  in  the 
library  not  long  ago  a  manuscript  copy  of  the  diary  of  Father  Font's  expedi- 
tion to  California,  but  a  careful  search  failed  to  bring  it  to  light. 


ZACATECAS. 

Zacatecas  dates  from  1548,  when  it  became  the  centre  of  a  rich  mining 
district  and  the  home  of  the  Oiiates.  By  1585  it  was  raised  to  the  dignity  of 
a  ciudad.  The  district,  usually  called  a  province  from  the  time  of  its  occupa- 
tion, became  a  corregimicnto  in  1736  and  an  intendancy  in  the  later  eighteenth 
century.  From  our  standpoint  it  is  of  interest  as  the  starting-point  of  explor- 
ing and  conquering  expeditions  into  the  far  north,  notably  that  of  Juan  de 
Ofiate  into  New  Mexico,  as  the  seat  of  the  missionary  province  of  San  Fran- 
cisco de  Zacatecas,  and  especially  of  the  College  of  Guadalupe  de  Zacatecas. 

ARCHIVO  DEL  COLEGIO  DE  GUADALUPE  DE  ZACATECAS. 
(archive  of  the  college  of  GUADALUPE  DE  ZACATECAS.) 

In  the  history  of  the  frontier  provinces,  and  especially  of  Texas,  the  ancient 
College  de  Propaganda  Fide  of  Guadalupe  de  Zacatecas  was  only  second  in 
importance  to  that  of  the  Holy  Cross  of  Queretaro.  It  was  founded  in  1706. 
In  1 716  it  entered  what  is  now  eastern  Texas  and  western  Louisiana,  and 
established  three  missions  among  the  Nacogdoches,  Ais,  and  Adaes  Indians, 
which  continued  in  existence  till  1772.  About  1720  two  missions  were  founded 
by  the  college  at  San  Antonio  and  near  Matagorda  Bay.  In  1754  that  of  N.  S. 
del  Rosario  was  established  near  the  San  Antonio  River,  and  some  three 
years  later  mission  N.  S.  de  la  Luz  was  planted  on  the  lower  Trinity.  About 
1760  an  effort  was  made  to  Christianize  the  Wichita  tribes  of  northern  and 
central  Texas.  In  1772  the  Queretaran  missions  at  San  Antonio  were  turned 
over  to  the  College  of  Guadalupe,  which  from  that  time  to  the  end  of  the 
Spanish  regime  remained  alone  in  the  Texas  field.  Though  the  period  was  not 
one  of  great  missionary  success,  it  was  one  of  far  greater  activity  than  has 
been  supposed  in  default  of  records.  In  1791  the  mission  of  N.  S.  del 
Refugio  was  established  near  Copano  Bay.  During  the  later  eighteenth  and 
early  nineteenth  centuries  several  attempts  were  made  to  Christianize  the 
Bidai,  Orcoquiza,  Lipan,  and  Wichita  tribes,  attempts  whose  history  has  been 
practically  unknown,  and  which  must  be  written  if  at  all  from  the  records  of 
the  college.  For  these  reasons,  for  the  half  century  after  1772  the  archive 
of  the  college,  in  so  far  as  it  is  preserved,  is  of  primary  importance  for  the 
history  of  Texas. 

Upon  the  establishment  of  the  colony  of  Nuevo  Santander,  in  the  middle 
of  the  eighteenth  century,  the  college  founded  a  number  of  missions  in  the 
regions  called  Seno  Mexicano  and  Sierra  Gorda.  Several  of  these  were  on  or 
near  the  Rio  Grande,  while  one  was  projected  for  the  Nueces  River.  In  1767 
the  Jesuit  missions  in  Tarahumara  were  transferred  to  the  college,  and  re- 
mained in  their  charge  till  well  into  the  nineteenth  century.  To  offset  the 
burden  entailed  by  this  new  field,  that  of  Seno  Mexicano  and  Sierra  Gorda 
was  now  relinquished.  In  the  later  eighteenth  century  the  college  had  close 
connection  with  the  custodia  of  Sonora  (which  included  a  part  of  modern 
Arizona),  and  in  the  second  quarter  of  the  nineteenth  century,  with  the  mis- 
sions of  California.  Like  the  College  of  the  Holy  Cross,  the  College  of 
Guadalupe  was  suppressed  about  1908,  and  is  now  a  convento  subject  to  the 
provincial. 

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Ecclesiastical  Archives  395 

THE  ARCHIVE. 

The  remains  of  the  college  archive  are  still  in  the  old  college  building,  in 
the  Villa  de  Guadalupe,  which  is  best  reached  by  the  gravity  road  from 
Zacatecas. 

In  May,  1820,  Fray  Jose  Maria  Guzman,  guardian  of  the  college,  revised 
and  indexed  "  anew  the  whole  contents  of  said  Archivo  ".  This  inventory 
(indice)  shows  that  by  that  time  most  of  the  early  records  of  the  college  had 
disappeared.  It  seems  that  the  loss  had  occurred  some  considerable  time 
before  this  date  even,  for,  writing  a  history  of  the  college  in  1845,  Father 
Freges  (he  wrote  his  name  thus)  remarked  that  he  found  himself  under  the 
same  difficulty  that  Father  Alcocer  had  experienced,  namely,  that  the  mate- 
rials for  the  early  history  had  been  lent  to  the  College  of  the  Holy  Cross  of 
Queretaro  and  had  been  lost.  There  is  in  the  archive  of  the  College  of  the  Holy 
Cross  a  reference  to  this  charge  and  a  denial.  Certainly  there  are  few  docu- 
ments of  the  kind  in  question  now  at  that  place.  The  disappearance  of  the  early 
Texas  records  from  the  archive  is  noted  also  by  Father  Jose  Maria  Puelles.  In 
the  introduction  to  his  Informe  sobre  Limitcs  de  la  Provincia  de  Tcjas  con  la 
rf<r  Lwixiana  (Nov.  30, 1827), printed  at  Zacatecas,  1828, original  in  the  Archivo 
de  Relaciones,  he  says  that  the  archive  had  been  searched  for  documents 
bearing  on  the  subject,  "  but  not  a  thing  is  found  in  it ;  perhaps  because  the 
documents  which  at  some  time  existed  here  and  in  the  archives  of  the  prov- 
ince of  Tejas  passed  "  to  Mexico,  Chihuahua,  or  to  some  other  college. 

CLASSIFICATION. 

The  inventory  prepared  by  Fray  Jose  Maria  Guzman  is  arranged  by  letters, 
an  attempt  being  made  at  an  alphabetical  grouping  of  the  materials. 
The  following  are  the  divisions  of  which  remains  were  found : 

A.  Authentication  of  relics  in  the  college. 

B.  Bulls,  briefs,  decrees,  privileges  (facultadcs). 

C.  Royal  cedillas,  documents  concerning  the  founding  of  the  college, 

and  its  interior  administration. 

D.  Donations  to  the  college,  etc. 

E.  Instruments  {cscrituras)  of  loans,  mortgages,  deeds,  etc.  relating  to 

the  missions. 
M.  Missions. 

Leg.  2.  Missions  of  Tarahumara. 
Leg.  3.  Missions  of  Seno  Mexicano  and  Sierra  Gorda. 
Leg.  4.  Entrada  of  Father  Margil  to  Nayarit. 

Leg.  5.  Papers  of  the  missions  of  Orocoquiza,  Adaes,  San  Xavier, 
and  Rosario. 
P.  Miscellaneous  mission  documents. 
Apparently  the  larger  portion  of  the  documents  noted  in  Guzman's  inven- 
tory are  still  preserved,  but  they  are  so  scattered  and  so  far  separated  from 
their  former  classifications  that  it  would  recjuire  a  great  deal  of  labor  to  state 
just  how  much  has  disappeared  since  1820. 

The  archive  is  now  in  two  separate  collections,  one  in  the  library,  and  the 
other  in  a  case  in  the  stairway  leading  to  the  attic  at  the  rear  of  the  building. 
The  latter  is  the  more  important  collection.  Because  of  the  disorganized  con- 
dition of  the  archive,  a  systematic  general  description  of  it  is  scarcely  pos- 
sible. I  give,  therefore,  with  some  detail,  the  principal  documents  and 
groups  of  documents  of  specific  or  general  bearing  on  the  United  States,  with 
as  definite  reference  to  their  location,  by  place  or  bundle,  as  is  possible.    Even 


396  Zacatecas 

with  this  help,  the  chances  are  that  individual  investigators  will  have  to  do 
considerable  searching  to  find  some  of  the  documents  listed  here.  Because 
of  the  disorder  of  the  individual  legajos  a  roughly  chronological  order  in  the 
listing  of  the  materials  has  been  followed. 

MANUSCRIPTS  IN  THE  CASE  IN  THE  STAIRWAY. 
M.  Legajos  1  and  2. 

Papers  relating  to  Father  Margil  in  Guatemala  and  elsewhere.     1700- 

1720. 
Despatches   (Despachos)   for  the  cntrada  of  Margil  into  Nayarit  and 

reports  by  him  of  the  expedition.    1708-171 1. 
"  Frutos  Espirituales  de  los  Misioneros  de  Fieles."    A  summary  of  the 

missions  of  the  college.     1728-1749. 
Correspondence  of  the  commissary-general,  licenses,  report  of  a  mission 

from  Spain.     1748- 1749. 
Id.  of  the  cabildo  edesiastico  of  Guadalajara  and  the  ayuntamiento  of 

\'alladolid.    1749. 
"  Descripcion  Topografica  ",  etc.,  of  the  missions  de  Propaganda  Fide 
of  the  Sierra  Madre  de  Viscalla  (Viscaya).     1778.     Unsigned. 
About  100  pp. 
"  Ynforme  general  "  of  the  sixteen  missions  of  Tarahumara,  by  Fr. 

Antonio  de  Urbina.    Cerocahui,  Jan.  23,  1786. 
Another  dated  Mar.  3,  1786. 
Report  to  the  viceroy  of  the  state  of  the  missions  of  Texas  and  Nueva 

Viscaya.    Oct.  2,  1787. 
Request  by  the  viceroy  that  the  college  send  certain  friars  with  the  Bishop 
of  Durango  to  New  Mexico  to  undertake  the  conversion  of  the 
Comanches.    Dec.  6,  1788. 
Correspondence  concerning  the  same  matter.    1789. 
Miscellaneous  correspondence  and  reports  concerning  the  missions  of 
Tarahumara  as  late  as  1804. 
M.  Legajo  2.  "  Todos   los   papeles   pertenecientes    a    la    recepcion    q^   este 
Colegio  hizo  de  las  Misiones  de  Tarahumara." 
Inventories,  instructions,  correspondence,  etc.     1767- 1768. 

(Missions   of   Tutuaca,    Guazapares,    Gueyachich,    Chinipas,    Baqueachic, 
Norogachi,  Santa  Anna,  Navogaman,  Moris,  Tubaris,  Thonochic,  Cero- 
cahui,  Batopillillas,   Barbaroco,  Tonachic.) 
Infonne  of  the  missions  of  Texas  and  Tarahumara.    Oct.  12,  1787. 
M.  Legajo  3.  "  Papeles  pertenecientes  a  la  Fundacion,  Renuncia,  y  entrega 
de  las  Misiones  del  Seno  Mexicano,  y  una  Descripcion  que  hizo 
el  P.  Cortez  de  las  Mis<^  de  Sierra  Gorda." 

(The  papers  present  cover  the  period  1748-1767,  and  relate  to  the  missions 
of  Santa  Barbara,  Orcasitas,  Puente  de  Arce,  Altamira,  Santa  Maria 
de    Llera,    Aguayo,    Reynosa,    San    Fernando,    Caniargo,    and    others. 
Among  the  documents  those  below  were  noted  in  particular.) 
Correspondence  relating  to  the  work  of  Escandon,  containing  incidental 
references  to  Southwest  Texas,  and  important  tribal  data.     1748 
et  seq. 
Plan  for  a  mission  on  the  Nueces.    1748. 

"  Writing  presented  by  the  Rev.  Father  Commissary  of  the  Missions,  Fr. 
Luis  Chacon,  renouncing  the  missions  of  the  Seno  Mexicano  and 
Tejas."    Undated,  but  apparently  about  i7(3o. 

(He  complains  that  Escandon  has  not  furnished  escorts  for  the  missions. 
He  proposes  renouncing  all  of  the  missions  of  eastern  Texas.) 


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M.  Legajo  5. 

(A  part  of  the  following  papers  are  in  an  enclosed  carpeta  entitled  "  Pape- 
les  pertenicientes  al  Orcoquiza".) 

Informe  of  the  missionaries  of  eastern  Texas,  and  a  request  that  their 

missions  may  be  transferred  to  the  San  Xavier  River  or  other 

place  farther  west.    Mar.  i8,  1730. 
Certification  of  baptisms  in  the  Texas  missions.    1 740,  1747. 
Petition  of  the  missionaries  for  military  protection,  with  corresponding 

decree  of  the  viceroy.    1747. 
Inventory  of  the  mission  of  San  Jose  (Texas),  with  a  statement  of  its 

progress  within  the  past  22  months.    Fray  Yldefonso  Marniolejo. 

1755- 

Another,  by  Fray  Josef  Maria  Salas.    Undated. 

Others  for  the  missions  of  N.  S.  del  Rosario  and  Espiritu  Santo,  Adaes. 
Undated. 

Correspondence  of  Texas  officials  concerning  moving  the  mission  of 
N.  S.  de  la  Luz.    1760. 

Declaracion  of  the  commissary-general  concerning  the  administration  of 
Qucretaran  missions  in  Texas  and  Coahuila.    Jan.  23,  1762. 

Informe  of  the  Zacatecan  missions  of  Texas,  by  Father  Hierro,  1762. 

Correspondence  and  other  documents  relating  to  events  at  N.  S.  de  la 
Luz  (Orcoquiza).    1763-1764. 

Inventories  of  the  same  mission.    Sept.  12,  1766,  and  May  24,  1768. 

Correspondence  of  the  guardian,  the  viceroy,  and  the  fiscal  real  concern- 
ing a  new  system  of  mission  administration.    1772. 

"  Representation  "  by  President  Ramirez  on  means  of  improving  the 
missions.    No.  8.    Nov.,  1776.    25  pp. 

Letter  of  the  viceroy  concerning  the  transference  of  three  Texas  mis- 
sionaries to  Tarahumara.    No.  5.    June  9,  1779. 

Inventory  of  mission  Espiritu  Santo.    No.  6c.    Nov.  27,  1783. 

Id.  of  N.  S.  del  Rosario.    1783. 

A  bundle  marked  "  Refugio.  Cartas  de!  R.  P.  Comis"  Fr.  Man'  Sylva." 

(It  is  evident  that  this  bundle  is  made  up  of  parts  of  different  legajos,  for 
in  some  cases  numbers  are  duplicated.  Some  of  the  papers  apparently 
belong  in  the  legajo  of  Seno  Mexicano  papers.) 

Measures  of  Gov.  Larios  to  provide  military  protection  for  the  mis- 
sions of  Texas.    No.  5.    1748. 

Copy  of  the  royal  ccdula  of  Apr.  16,  1748,  for  the  founding  of  the 
San  Xavier  missions,  with  commentaries,  with  respect  to  the 
Indians  mentioned  in  the  ccdula,  by  a  person  whose  identity  does 
not  appear.    No.  17.    CiVco  1748. 

Accounts  of  supplies  for  the  missions  of  Seno  Mexicano.  Nos.  9 
and  18.    1750. 

Various  documents  relative  to  these  missions.    1750. 

License  {patented  of  the  Discretorio  for  the  founding  of  the  mission 
of  Rosario,  and  other  related  matters.    Circa  1754. 

Inventories  of  missions  San  Francisco  de  la  Fspada  ami  La  Pu- 
risima  Concepcion.    1772. 

Documents  concerning  the  establishment  <>f  "  los  .\daiscs  ".  Xo.  4. 
1779. 


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Order  to  congregate  the  Indians  of  mission  N.  S.  del  Rosario.    No. 

7-    1783- 
£j/ado  of  the  missions  of  Texas.    No.  14.    1786. 

Informe  by  the  missionaries  to  the  bishop.  No.  17.  Apr.  20.  1786. 
(A  good  general  description  of  the  missions.) 

"  Various  letters  concerning  the  imaginary  establishment  of  the 
Lypanes  in  1786  and  1787."    No.  5. 

Letter  from  tlie  president  to  the  missionaries  "  concerning  the  Gov- 
ernment of  the  Missions  which  they  should  observe  ".  No.  9. 
1787. 

Order  that  Indians  shall  not  be  whipped.    No.  18.    Jan.  27,  1789. 

"  Descripcion   Geografica "  of   the  country   about  the  mission  of 

N.  S.  del  Refugio.  By  Fray  Francisco  Mariano  Garza.  Dec.  26, 
1791.    With  rude  map. 

Various  documents  relating  to  N.  S.  del  Refugio  (letters,  inventory, 
etc.).    1 792- 1 796. 

Inventory  of  San  Antonio  de  Valero  on  the  occasion  of  its  delivery 
to  the  ordinary.    No.  6.    Apr.,  1793. 

Order  that  no  obventions  except  a  half  fanega  of  maize  or  12  reals 
of  silver  be  collected  from  the  Indians.    No.  16.     1793. 

Royal  cedulas,  dispositions  of  the  commandant-general  of  the  In- 
terior Provinces,  edicts  of  Bishop  of  Nuevo  Leon,  papal  edicts, 
etc.,  concerning  the  missions.    1795. 

Inventory  of  mission  N.  S.  del  Refugio.    No.  50  [or  5°].    1796. 

Concerning  the  attempted  gathering  of  the  Carancaguases  and 
Cocos  at  the  mission  of  N.  S.  del  Rosario.    No.  20.     1797. 

Inventory  of  mission  N.  S.  del  Rosario.    No.  2.    May  10,  1803. 

Id.  of  mission  Espiritu  Santo.    No.  3.    May  22,  1803. 

Inventory  of  the  same.    No.  3.    May  22,  1803. 

"  Concerning  the  Mission  of  the  Tahuacanos."    No.  3.     1810. 

Royal  cedula  "  concerning  the  schools   for  children  in  the  whole 
Kingdom  ".    Oct.  21,  1817. 
A  bundle  marked  "  Misiones  de  Texas  ". 

(This  bundle  is  composed  of  fragments  of  different  legajos.) 

Autos  of  possession  of  mission  San  Juan  Capistrano.  Mar.  5,  1731. 
(A  copy  is  in  the  General  Land  Office  of  Texas,  at  Austin.) 

Decree  of  the  viceroy  and  correspondence  regarding  the  founding 
of  mission  N.  S.  del  Rosario.    1754. 

Informe  concerning  the  missions  of  the  college,  by  Simon  del 
Hierro.     1762.     (Original;  duplicate  in  another  bundle.) 

Correspondence  concerning  the  transfer  of  the  missions  of  the  Col- 
lege of  the  Holy  Cross  at  San  Antonio,  1772. 

Petition  by  the  guardian,  Solis,  for  permission  to  renounce  the  mis- 
sions of  eastern  Texas.  Dec.  14,  1772. 

Reports  of  progress  of  the  missions  in  Texas.    1772-1779. 

Report  by  Fray  Francisco  Mariano  de  la  Garza  of  the  abandonment 
of  the  pueblo  of  Bucareli.    1779.     (Original.) 

Letter  by  Father  de  la  Garza  concerning  the  Texas  missions,  to  the 
guardian.    Jan.  6,  1783. 


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Letter  by  Fray  Mariano  Reyes  concerning  the  founding  of  new 
missions  for  the  Orcoquiza.    1786. 

Inventories  of  the  Texas  missions.    1788. 

Estado  of  Bahia.    Undated. 

Informe  of  Fray  Mariano  Reyes  concerning  the  reestablishment  of 
mission  N.  S.  del  Rosario.    May  i,  1790. 

Correspondence  concerning  the  founding  of  mission  N.  S.  del 
Refugio.     1 792- 1 796. 

Inventory  of  mission  San  Antonio  de  Valero.    1793. 

Correspondence  concerning  the  missions  of  N.  S.  del  Rosario  and 
N.  S.  del  Refugio.    1794. 

Miscellaneous  correspondence  of  the  Texas  missions.  Later  eight- 
eenth century. 

Visitaoi  the  missions  of  Texas  by  the  Bishop  of  Nuevo  Leon.  1805. 
(At  the  time  of  his  visitation  there  were  14  administration  books  of  the 
old  missions  and  curacies  of  Nacogdoches,  N.  S.  de  la  Luz,  Bucareli, 
and  the  presidio  of  San  Agustin  de  Ahumada.) 

Informe  of  the  missions  of  Texas  by  Fray  Jose  Francisco  Lopez,  to 
the  guardian.  Undated,  but  written  89  years  after  the  founding 
of  San  Antonio  de  Valero,  therefore  about  1807. 

Map  of  the  coast  country  around  Bahia.     1844. 
A  bundle  marked  "  California  y  Sonora  ". 

Manifesto  of  the  province  of  Sonora,  by  Fray  Antonio  Reyes.  1772. 

Correspondence  concerning  the  missions  of  Nayarit.    1778. 

Id.  concerning  the  custodia  de  Sonora.     1783. 

Representacion  by  Bishop  Tristan  concerning  "  a  point  regarding 
the  Clergy  and  Religious  of  the  Interior  Provinces  ".  Durango, 
Nov.  16,  1791.     12  ff. 

Royal  ccdula  and  other  documents  relative  to  the  promotion  of  Sr. 
Rouset  to  the  bishopric  of  Sonora.    1796. 

Royal  order  requiring  the  consideration  of  "  the  Project  of  the 
Father  Missionary  of  the  College  of  Zacatecas  concerning  the 
civilization  of  the  Barbarian  Indians  ".     1801. 

Blotter  (borrador)  of  correspondence  relative  to  Alta  California 
"  both  with  the  Religious  and  the  seculars  with  whom  this  College 
may  have  relations  ".    1831.    Some  20  letters. 

Inventories  of  the  missions  of  Santa  Clara,  San  Jose,  and  San  Fran- 
cisco Solano.    1834. 

Id.  of  Santa  Clara.    1836. 

Correspondence  relative  to  California  between  the  commissary  pre- 
fect and  the  supreme  government.    1836. 

Inventory  of  San  Jose.     1843. 
A  bundle  mari<ed  "  Tarahumara  y  Tepehuane." 

Miscellaneous  documents  concerning  these  missions.     1775-1825. 

"  Sobre  los  Noviciados  de  los  Jesuitas  de  Rucia."  A  manuscript 
discussion,  in  iS  paragraphs.    ?.i,  pp. 

"  Autos  of  the  conversion  which  the  Seraphic  Order  has  in  the  King- 
dom of  Peru  in  (.por)  el  Ccrro  de  la  Sal." 

MANUSCRIPTS  IN  THE  LIBRARY. 
In  the  library,  in  a  case  beside  the  wall,  there  is  a  considerable  quantity  of 
miscellaneous  manuscripts,  scattered  through  bundles  without  any  classifica- 
tion.   All  that  can  be  done  here  is  to  indicate  the  specific  documents  or  groups 


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of  documents  of  direct  bearing  encountered,  and  the  general  nature  of  the 
rest.  A  chronological  arrangement  will  be  followed,  since  the  documents  are 
not  filed  in  any  useful  order. 

Declaration  concerning  the  coming  of  Dr.  Cosme  Cortes,  Fray  Francisco 
Villa  Alba,  and  another  Franciscan  to  Nayarit.    Declaration  made 
in  1655.    8  ff. 
Informe  concerning  the  attack  of  the  Tobosos  on  Fathers  Campa,  Barra, 
and  Gonzales,  on  the  road  to  Texas.     1721. 
(Contains  original  letters  by  I'athcr  Margil.) 
"  Crysis  contra  crisis,  y  censura  de  censuras."    Apr.  25,  1754. 

(A  paper  addressed  by  the  missionaries  of  San  Antonio  and  San  Xavier  to 
the  guardian  and  Discretorio.  inquiring  whether  the  missionaries  may 
fulminate  censures  independently  of  the  bishops.  It  refers  to  the 
trouble  with  Rabago  at  San  Xavier.) 

Book  of  decrees,  cedulas,  etc.    1771  ct  seq. 

"  Descripcion  Topografica,   Physica ",  etc.,  of  the  missions  of   Sierra 

Madre  de  Viscaya.    1778. 

(See  pp.  26,  396.) 
Book  of  accounts  of  the  Memorias  furnished  the  missions  of  Texas. 

1 792- 1 803. 
Correspondence  of  Fray  Rouset  de  Jesus,  missionary  in  Sierra  Gorda. 

1792. 
Report  to  the  king  on  the  doctrinas  of  Sonora,  by  Francisco,  bishop  of 

Sonora.    Dec.  28,  1797.    About  30  pp. 
"  Limites  y  extension  de  Luisiana."     From  the  Aurora.     After  1803. 

12  pp.  _ 

Copy  of  the  correspondence  between  Wilkinson,  Cordero,  and  others  con- 
cerning the  boundary  between  Texas  and  Louisiana.    1806. 

(See  other  copies,  pp.  224,  277.) 
Visita  of  the  missions  of  California  by  Fray  Vicente  Francisco  de  Sarria. 

1813. 

(This  includes  the  missions  of  N.  S.  de  la  Soledad,  San  Antonio  de  Padua, 
San  Miguel  Arcangel,  Purlsima  Concepcion,  Santa  Inez,  Santa  Barbara, 
San  Buenaventura,  San  Fernando,  Rey  de  Espafia,  San  Gabriel  Arcangel, 
San  Juan  Capistrano,  San  Luis,  Rey  de  Francia,  San  Carlos  de  Mon- 
terrey, San  Juan  Bautista,  Santa  Clara,  San  Josef.    About  20  octavo  pp.) 

"  Notas  Chronologicas  de  esta  Provincia  de  Texas  aiio  de  1815." 

(A  manuscript  by  some  one  in  the  college.) 
Papers  relating  to  the  missions  in  Tarahumara.    1826. 
Informe  by  Father  Puelles  concerning  the   boundary  of  Louisiana. 

Printed  at  Zacatecas,  1828. 
Letter  by  George  Fisher  to  Fr.  Miguel  Muro.    Anahuac,  Apr.  13, 1832. 

(Discusses  difficulties  in  Texas.) 
Letter  by  Fray  Angel  Martinez,  guardian,  to  the  commissary  and  prefect 

of  missions,  concerning  the  missions  of  both  Californias.  Zapotlan 

el  Grande,  Jan.  20,  1846. 
A  book  of  miscellaneous  correspondence  relative  to  California  missions. 

1833-1852. 
"  Papers  of  el  Nayarit."    1843-1845. 

(Estados  of  the  missions  of  the  college  in  Nayarit.) 


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Fray  Antonio  Alcocer,  "  Cronica  apostolica  serafica  guadalupanos  del 
Colegio  de  propaganda  fide  de  N.  S.  de  Guadalupe  de  Misioneros 
f ranciscanos  de  la  Observancia,  fundado  extramuros  de  la  Ciudad 
dc  Zacatecas  en  la  Rcpublica  Mexicana  ". 
(The  Indice  shows  22  chapters.    The  first  14  relate  to  the  founding  and 

the  inner  history  of  the  college;  ch.  15,  "  Progresos  de  las  Misiones  "; 

ch.  16,  "  Frutos  de  las  Misiones  " ;  ch.  17,  "  Entra  N.  V.  P.  al  Nayarit " ; 

ch.  18,  "  Prosigue  el  Informe  de  N.  V.  P." ;  ch.  19,  "  Fundacion  del  Hospo 

de  Boca  de  Leones  "  ;  ch.  20,  "  Entran  los  guadalup^  en  Tejas"  ;  ai. 

21,  "Fundacion  de  Mis'  en  Tamaulipas";  ch.  22,  "Misiones  de  Tarau- 

mara  ".    I  found  all  but  chapters  6,  7,  8.) 

Fray  Francisco  Freges. 

"  Bosquejo  de  la  Historia  del  Colegio  de  N.  S.  dc  Guadalupe  de 

Zacatecas  y  sus  Misiones,  segunda  parte  del  que  hizo  el  R.  Y.  P. 

Fr.  Antonio  Alcocer ;  y  que  continua  en  el  mismo  orden  el  P.  Fr. 

Francisco  Freges  Cronista  del  Mismo.    Afio  de  1845." 

(There  are  present  only  fragments  of  this  work.  The  author  states  that 
with  respect  to  the  early  history  of  the  college  he  found  himself  under 
the  same  difficulty  that  Father  Alcocer  had  met,  namely  that  the  mate- 
rials had  been  lent  to  the  College  of  Santa  Cruz  and  had  not  been 
returned.) 

"  Cronica  del  Colegio  del  N.  S.  de  Guadalupe  de  Zacatecas.     Per 
P.  Fr.  Freges.    Afio  de  1834."    Signed  with  a  rubric. 
(This  is  diflFerent  from  the  manuscript  noted  just  above.     It  contains  a 
chronology  of  persons,  one  of  events,  and  biographical  sketches.) 

"  Opusculos  de  R.  P.  Fr.  Francisco  Freges  Divididos  en  Tres  Partes. 
Ano  de  1840."    i  vol. 

(It  contains  various  brief  historical  sketches,  ending  with  the  founding  of 
the  College  of  Zapopan.) 

"  Memoria  historica  y  Cronologica  del  Colegio  de  N.  S.  de  Guada- 
lupe de  Zacatecas." 

(This  seems  to  include  the  first  four  of  the  following  manuscripts,  which 
arc  written  on  the  same  kind  of  paper.) 

"  Cronologia  de  los  Capi[tu]los  y  Empleados."    1707-1847. 

"  Cronologia  de  los  Profesos." 

"  Cronologia  de  la  Fundacion." 

"  Cronologia  de  los  Incorporaciones." 

"  Colegios  de  Espanoles  en  la  Independencia." 

(Fragamentary.) 
"  Notas  Chronologicas  de  el  Mapa  de  la  Provincia  de  Texas." 
"  Vida  del  Venerable  P"'  Fr.  .'\ntonio  Margil  de  Jesus." 

(An  unsigned  manuscript  of  about  .100  pages,  evidently  original  and  dis- 
tinct from  that  by  Espinosa,  to  which  this  one  makes  reference.) 

Parecer  with  respect  to  whether  the  missionaries  of  Texas  may  raise 

crops  to  sell.    Unsigned  and  undated.     15  pp. 
Miscellaneous  correspondence  concerning  the  missions,  books  of 

decrees,  licenses,  acts  of  the  Discrctorio,  etc. 

FATHER  MARGIL  RELICS. 
In  a  separate  case  in  the  library  there  is  a  large  collection  of  relics  of 
Father  Margil  which  are  kept  with  great  care  and  pride.    In  the  same  case 
are  several  cuadernos  relating  to  the  beatification  of  Father  Margil,  a  matter 
that  is  still  before  the  papal  court. 

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402  Zacatecas 

PRINTED  WORKS  AND  PAINTINGS. 

The  library  contains  a  large  collection  of  religious  and  historical  works. 
The  walls  are  decorated  with  a  rare  collection  of  old  paintings  of  the  monastic 
type  of  the  early  eighteenth  century. 

ARCHIVE  OF  THE  PROVINCE  OF  SAN  FRANCISCO  DE  ZACATECAS. 

There  is  still  in  existence  at  Zacatecas  the  monastery  which  was  the  head- 
quarters of  the  Province  of  San  Francisco  de  Zacatecas.  The  province  dates 
from  the  sixteenth  centurj',  but  the  present  building  is  relatively  modern. 
Father  Zephyrin  Engelhardt  informs  me  that  nothing  is  left  of  the  archive. 
If  there  are  any  remains  they  should  be  of  value,  for  the  province  had  num- 
erous missions  and  monasteries  in  the  frontier  provinces.  In  1736,  when 
Arlegui's  Chronica  de  la  Provincia  de  N.  S.  P.  S.  Francisco  de  Zacatecas 
(Mexico,  1737)  was  written,  there  were  still  in  operation,  on  the  northern 
frontier,  missions  in  Xueva  \'iscaya  at  Casas  Grandes  and  Conchos,  and  in 
Nuevo  Leon  at  Cadereyta,  Cerralvo,  Pilon,  etc. 

ARCHIVO  DEL  AYUNTAMIENTO. 
(.\RCHIVE  OF  THE  AYUXT.\MIENT0.) 

This  archive  should  have  some  value  for  the  early  connection  of  Zacatecas 
with  the  northern  frontier.  This  is  the  town  in  which,  as  has  been  said,  the 
Onate  family  lived,  and  from  which  this  hero  of  New  Mexico  set  out  for  his 
conquest.  It  is  inferred  from  Amador's  history  of  Zacatecas  that  there  are 
records  of  the  sessions  of  the  cabildo  for  the  seventeenth  century. 

ARCHIVO  DE  LA  SECRETARIA  DE  GOBIERNO  DEL  ESTADO. 
(archive  of  the  secret.vri.\t  of  government  of  the  st.\te.) 

In  this  archive  there  are  incomplete  files  of  records  beginning  in  1787, 
when  the  intendancy  was  established.  The  earliest  bundles  consist  mainly  of 
correspondence  of  the  viceroy  with  the  corregidor,  the  intendant,  and  the 
subdelegates.  and  of  the  corregidor  with  private  individuals  (particidarcs). 
Up  to  1S02  there  are  only  occasional  bundles,  after  which  the  files  are  rela- 
tively complete.  After  1802  there  are  expedientes  on  special  subjects,  and 
regular  files  of  correspondence  of  the  intendant  with  the  officers  of  the  Real 
Hacienda,  private  individuals  (particulares),  the  viceroy,  subdelegates,  the 
ajTintamiento,  and  military  commandants.  Later  there  are  files  of  corre- 
spondence of  the  governors  with  the  jefes  politicos,  the  prcfectos,  the  state 
legislature,  and  the  federal  ministers. 

Down  to  185 1  the  general  arrangement  of  the  documents  is  by  divisions 
(ramos).  Beginning  in  1851  all  documents  for  one  year  are  in  a  single 
legajo,  whose  contents  are  arranged  and  indexed  by  expedientes.  There 
is  a  general  inventory  of  the  archive,  which,  however,  does  not  include 
the  oldest  papers  nor  all  of  the  later  ones. 

The  archive  is  rich  in  materials  for  the  history'  of  the  state  since  1800. 
For  the  United  States  I  noted  routine  correspondence  concerning  the  Texas 
Revolution  and  the  War  of  1846- 1848.  Special  items  noted  under  these  heads 
are: 

Ministerios,  1835.    No.  483.    Correspondence  concerning  the  Texas  war. 

J.  Leg.  1.    No.  202.    Ano  de  1847.    "  Labors  of  the  Junta  de  Convencion 

(in  Lagos,  Jalisco),  in  the  war  which  the  Mexican  Nation  sus- 


Civil  Archives  403 

tained  against  the  Government  of  the  United  States  of  the  North." 

69  ff. 

(Contains  circulars  of  the  governor  to  the  people,  communications  to  the 
governor,  reports  of  the  sessions  of  the  junta  with  reference  to  defence 
of  the  nation,  correspondence  of  the  junta  with  other  parts  of  Mexico, 
etc.    The  documents  extend  from  May  to  Sept.,  1847.) 

the  biblioteca  publica. 
(the  public  libr.\ry.) 

In  the  Public  Librarj'  there  was  noted,  as  of  special  value  for  the  general 
history  of  the  Republic,  the  original  manuscript  "  Diario  Historico  de  Mexico, 
por  el  Lie.  Don  Carlos  Bustamante  ",  43  volumes.  \^ol.  i  begins  in  Dec, 
1822.  \^ol.  43  is  for  1841.  The  diary  records  political  and  military  events, 
especially,  but  contains  many  others  things — statements  of  facts,  comments, 
clippings  from  newspapers,  pamphlets,  etc.  During  most  of  the  time  Bus- 
tamante was  in  congress,  as  a  member  from  Oaxaca.  Because  of  his  prom- 
inence in  public  affairs  and  his  ability  as  an  historical  writer,  this  diary  is 
invaluable.  On  account  of  his  prominence  as  an  opponent  of  Iturbide.  it  is 
of  special  importance  for  the  period  of  the  Empire.  Doubtless  most  of  the 
materials  in  the  collection  were  utilized  by  Bustamante  in  his  numerous  his- 
torical writings.  As  to  the  history  of  the  diarj',  the  present  writer  was  told 
by  the  librarian  that  it  had  been  borrowed  by  the  College  of  Guadalupe  de 
Zacatecas  and  was  confiscated  by  the  government  during  the  Refomia. 

A  pamphlet  of  interest  and  of  which  a  copy  is  in  the  Library  is  Informc 
que  sc  did  al  Excmo.  Sr.  Presidcnte  de  la  Repiiblica  Mejicana  sobre  Limites 
de  la  Proviucia  de  Tejas  con  la  de  Luisiana,  by  Fr.  Jose  ]^Iaria  de  Jesus  Puel- 
les,  guardian  of  the  College  of  Guadalupe  and  a  former  missionarj'  in  Texas, 
signed  at  the  college  Nov.  30,  1827,  and  printed  at  Zacatecas  in  1828  (filed 
in  "  Coleccion  de  impresos  sueltos  ",  A  IL).  At  the  end  of  this  work  there 
are  useful  references  to  related  documents  in  the  national  archives. 


SAN  LUIS  POTOSI. 

San  Luis  Potosi  was  made  in  1786  the  seat  of  one  of  the  twelve  intendancies 
into  which  New  Spain  was  divided,  its  jurisdiction  extending  on  the  north  to 
incUide  Nuevo  Leon,  Nuevo  Santander,  and  Texas.  It  was  this  period  of 
jurisdiction  over  Texas,  and  the  incidental  part  played  by  San  Luis  Potosi 
in  the  war  with  the  United  States,  that  gave  the  place  its  chief  direct  contact 
with  the  United  States.  The  archives  examined  were  those  of  the  Tribunal 
Supremo  de  Justicia  and  of  Gobierno. 

ARCHIVO  JUDICIAL  DEL  TRIBUNAL  SUPREMO  DE  JUSTICIA. 

(judicial  archive  of  the  supreme  tribunal  of  justice.) 

Tn  the  Palacio  de  Gobierno.  There  is  no  general  inventory  of  the  older 
papers,  but  the  legajos  are  labelled.  There  are  three  main  divisions  of  the 
archive.  Civil,  Criminal,  Tribunal  Pleno.  Besides  the  classified  papers  there 
is  a  large  collection  of  old  papers  in  utter  disorder,  some  of  them  dating  from 
the  sixteenth  century,  and  including  records  of  the  intendancy  of  San  Luis 
Potosi. 

Among  the  older  classified  papers  encountered  having  special  bearing  on 
the  northern  frontier  are  the  following,  although  a  detailed  search  would 
doubtless  disclose  others. 

"  Expedientes  de  Santander",  legajos  1,  2,  and  3.  Circa  1787-1812. 
These  are  documents  relating  to  litigation  over  land  titles,  admin- 
istration of  salines,  alcahalas,  lands  of  Indian  pueblos,  disposition 
of  shipwrecks,  confiscated  goods,  etc.  They  may  throw  some 
light  on  the  advance  of  settlement  across  the  Rio  Grande.  Im- 
portant papers  relating  to  land  titles  in  southern  Texas  have  been 
found  in  this  collection. 

Special  Items  Noted. 
Legajo  2. 

Expediente  Ultramarine.    "  Concerning  the  Arrangement  of  the  Admin- 
istration of  the  Salines  of  the  Colony  of  N.  Santander."     1793. 
Valuable  for  the  general  administration  of  this  branch  of  the 
revenue. 
Diligencias  concerning  the  disposition  of  a  wreck  found  in  el  Brazo 

de  Corpus  Christi.     1803. 
Id.  concerning  the  wreck  of  the  Baton  from  New  Orleans  (patron, 
Pedro  Roche) ,  on  the  coast  of  Nuevo  Santander.    About  300  flf. 
Legajo  3. 

Instancia  concerning  an  embargo  placed  by  the  governor  of  Texas  upon 
certain  goods  of  D.  Mauricio  de  Mony  imported  from  Louisiana 
by  Toribio  Duran.    1793- 1794. 
"  Cedulas  Reales,  Decretos,  y  Bandos  de  la  Epoca  Vireynal."    i  legajo. 

(These  have  general  bearing  on  the  administration  of  the  intendancy.) 
404 


Ecclesiastical  Archives  405 

ARCHIVO  GENERAL  DE  GOBIERNO. 

(general  auchive  of  govf.rnment.) 

The  archive  contains  records  since  the  eighteenth  century.  They  are 
arranged  chronolotjically,  in  legajos,  the  earh'est  being  shelved  on  the  left  side 
of  the  room  near  the  entrance.  The  earlier  files  contain  fragmentary  records 
of  the  province  and  the  intendancy.  For  the  period  since  1821  the  archive 
seems  to  be  practically  complete.  Notes  were  taken  on  the  period  of  the  war 
with  the  United  States,  for  which  there  are  several  legajos.  They  contain 
correspondence  of  the  governor  with  tlie  military  officials,  the  governments 
of  other  states,  and  the  central  government  concerning  the  war,  records  of  the 
Junta  Patriotica,  etc.  In  legajo  1847,  no.  25,  there  is  correspondence  concern- 
ing the  conduct  from  place  to  place  of  a  squad  of  deserters  from  the  American 
army,  1847.  i"or  the  part  played  by  San  Luis  Potosi  in  the  war  this  archive 
should  be  invaluable. 

In  La  Bpoca:  Periodica  Oficial  del  Estado  dc  San  Luis  Potosi  for  1846- 
1848,  of  which  there  is  a  file  in  the  archive,  there  are  printed  the  principal 
proceedings  of  the  legislature,  dispositions  of  the  executive,  etc.,  concerning 
the  war. 

ECCLESIASTICAL   ARCHIVES. 

The  archives  of  the  bishopric  of  San  Luis  Potosi  were  not  examined  partly 
because  little  disposition  to  permit  such  examination  was  shown,  and  partly 
because  I  expected  to  find  little  there.  An  official  told  me  that  most  of  the 
older  records  were  dispersed  at  the  time  of  the  Maximilian  episode,  many  of 
them  being  sold  to  some  one  in  California.  I  can  not  say  what  the  basis  of 
this  statement  is. 


DURANGO. 

Durango  was  long  an  important  administrative  centre  for  the  north  country 
of  New  Spain.  Founded  in  1563,  it  soon  became  the  capital  of  the  "  king- 
dom "  of  Nueva  Viscaya,  embracing  the  modern  states  of  Durango,  Chi- 
huahua, Sinaloa,  Sonora,  and  part  of  Coahuila,  although  in  the  eighteenth 
century  the  captain-general  often  lived  at  Parral.  In  1787  it  became  the  seat 
of  the  intendancy  of  Durango,  with  a  jurisdiction  corresponding  to  the  mod- 
ern states  of  Durango  and  Chihuahua.  In  ecclesiastical  affairs  it  was  no  less 
important  than  in  secular.  In  1620  it  was  made  the  capital  of  the  diocese  of 
Guadiana,  which  embraced  the  territory  of  Nueva  Viscaya,  as  described 
above,  and  New  Mexico.  Though  it  was  gradually  delimited  in  later  times, 
the  Bishop  of  Durango  continued  to  exercise  authority  in  New  Mexico  till 
the  end  of  Mexican  rule.  At  Durango  there  was  established  in  1593- 1594  a 
Jesuit  missionary  college  which  in  the  seventeenth  and  eighteenth  centuries 
conducted  missionary  operations  in  Topia,  Tepehuane,  Tarahumara,  and  in 
the  region  of  Parras,  Coahuila.  The  missions  of  the  college  were  secularized 
in  1753,  and  the  college  building  is  now  used  as  the  public  library  of  the  city. 
Durango  was  also  the  seat  of  the  monastery  of  San  Antonio  de  Guadiana, 
which  still  exists. 

The  archives  examined  here  were  those  of  the  ayuntamiento,  the  Secretaria 
de  Gobierno,  the  Jefatura  Politica,  the  Jefatura  de  Hacienda,  the  archbishop- 
ric, and  the  monastery  of  San  Antonio  de  Guadiana. 

ARCHIVO  DEL  AYUNTAMIENTO. 

(archive  of  the  .wuntamiento.) 

This  archive  is  well  arranged  and  cared  for.  It  contains  records  since 
1583.  The  principal  classes  of  early  documents  are  royal  ccdidas,  correspond- 
ence of  the  ayuntamiento  with  various  officials,  reports  of  sessions  of  the 
cabildo  (libros  de  acucrdos  capitidares),  reports  of  elections  and  their  con- 
firmation, ordinances  relating  to  the  government  storehouse  (alhondiga), 
proclamations  (bandos  de  buen  govicrno),  autos  of  pacification  of  Indians  of 
various  parts  of  the  province,  autos  of  official  inspections  of  the  place,  records 
of  the  collection  of  the  media  anata,  promulgation  of  the  bull  of  the  Santa 
Cruzada,  etc.  As  is  true  of  the  early  records  of  other  ayuntamientos,  many 
of  the  documents  have  more  than  local  bearing.  Items  of  general  or  special 
interest  noted  are  the  following : 

Legajo  1.  1583-1728.    Royal  <:i?c/j</aj,  acts  of  the  cabildo. 
Legajo2.   1705-1743. 

No.    9.  Ordinances  for  the  government  of  the  alhondiga.     1713. 
No.  12.  Autos  concerning  the  pacification  of  the  Indians  of  Nayarit. 

1714. 
No.  14.  Regulations  made  by  the  government  of  the  province  for 
the  presidial  companies.     1715. 

(The  regulation  affected  the  presidio  of  Parral,  where  the  captain-general 
was  established,  San  Miguel,  Cerro  Gordo,  San  Francisco  de  los 
Conchos,  San  Pedro  del  Gallo,  Santiago  de  Mapimi,  Nuestra  Senora  de 
la  Concepcion  del  Pasaje,  Presidio  de  Sinaloa,  Presidio  de  Sonora, 
Santiago  de  Janos.) 
406 


Ciz'il  Archives  407 

Xo.  24.  Investigation  to  ascertain  whether  there  were  any  English- 
men in  the  city.    1719.    6  ff. 

No.  28.  Diligencias  concerning  the  pacification  of  the  Nayaritos. 
10  fF. 

No.  35.  Id.  concerning  the  revolt  of  the  Nayaritos.     1724.    58  ff. 
Legajo3.  1743-1769.    Remarked '"  1583-1760  ". 

Dtligcncias  in  consequence  of  a  cedula  of  the  king  relating  to 
defense  against  the  English.     1740-1747. 

Administration  of  the  media  anata  and  the  promulgation  of  a  bull 
of  the  Santa  Cruzada.     1749. 

Correspondence    concerning   the   beatification   of    Father    Margil. 
1752. 
Legajo4.  1716-1799. 

Report  by  the  ayuntamiento  concerning  the  retaining  in  Durango  of 
the  Rcales  Caxas  of  Nueva  Viscaya.    1716. 

Expediente  concerning  the  establishment  of  five  Franciscan  monas- 
teries in  Nueva  Viscaya.    1795.    30  ff. 
Legajo  5.  1805-1813. 

Tcstimomo  of  documents  relating  to  the  grave  spiritual  and  tem- 
poral injuries  suffered  by  the  Interior  Provinces  of  Xew  Spain, 
and  to  the  articles  of  instruction  sent  by  the  city  of  Durango  to 
the  Most  E.xcellent  Sefior  Don  Miguel  de  Lardizabal.     1810. 

(The  report  to  the  king  by  the  Bishop  of  Durango,  Tristan  y  Esmcriota, 
gives  a  good  summary  of  the  organization  and  the  condition  of  ecclesias- 
tical administration  in  the  Interior  Provinces.) 

Legajo    6.   1815-1827.    \'aluable  for  the  period  of  the  revolution. 
Legajo  10. 

No.  2.  List  of  foreigners  in  the  city.     1844. 
Legajo  n. 

Contains  a  small  amount  of  correspondence  relative  to  the  war  with 
the  L'nited  States. 

ARCHIVO  DE  LA  SECRETARIA  DE  GOBIERNO  DEL  ESTADO. 
(archive  of  the  secret..\ri.\t  of  government  of  the  st.\te.) 

When  visited  by  the  present  writer,  this  archive  was  in  a  very  disordered 
condition.  The  difficulties  of  examining  it  were  increased  by  the  fact  that  it 
had  just  been  utilized  for  the  serving  of  refreshments  at  a  social  function 
held  in  the  Palacio  de  Gobierno. 

For  the  period  since  the  Independence  (1821)  the  archive  contains  com- 
paratively complete  files  of  records  of  the  executive  department  of  govern- 
ment, such  as  are  described  more  fully  for  Chihuahua,  Coahuila,  etc. 

For  the  colonial  period  there  is  a  large  but  extremely  miscellaneous  collec- 
tion of  documents,  so  unclassified,  indeed,  that  no  adequate  notion  of  its 
nature  or  importance  can  be  acquired  till  it  has  been  systematized.  It  is 
evident,  however,  that  the  archive  contains  fragments  of  several  archives. 
Papers  relating  to  the  Real  Hacienda  as  early  as  1584  were  encountered. 
The  following  classes  of  early  documents  were  noted:  correspondence  of  the 
governors,  the  intcndants,  and  the  military  commandants  with  the  local 
authorities,  the  commandant-general,  and  the  viceroy,  rcjiorts  nf  inspections 
of  presidios,  decrees,  royal  cedillas,  and  proclamations,  trials  (causas),  crim- 
inal and  civil,  held  before  the  governors,  alcaldes,  and  juzgados  de  letras. 


408  Durango 

probate  records,  rcsidcncias  of  various  officials,  autos  of  measurement  ot 
lands,  expedientes  formed  in  the  Real  Contaduria  and  in  the  Administracion 
de  Real  Hacienda,  accounts  of  propios  y  arbitrios,  fondos  dc  camiiws,  admin- 
istration of  the  powder  monopoly,  papers  from  the  Contaduria  de  Diezmos  of 
the  Archbishopric  of  Nucva  Viscaya. 

No  document  having  direct  bearing  on  the  United  States  was  encountered 
in  the  cursory  examination  which  was  made. 

ARCHIVO  DE  LA  JEFATURA  DE  HACIENDA. 

(archive  of  the  jefatur.\  de  hacienda.) 

Located  in  the  Jefatura  de  Hacienda.  A  large  part  of  the  political  and 
military  records  of  the  province  and  state  belonging  properly  in  the  Archive 
de  Gobierno  are  in  the  archive  of  the  Federal  Jefatura  de  Hacienda,  having 
been  carried  there,  it  is  said,  during  the  French  Intervention.  Here  also  are 
records  of  the  intendancy.  This  archive,  indeed,  for  our  purposes,  is  by  far 
the  most  important  repository  of  secular  records  of  Durango,  and  it  should 
yield  to  the  investigator  much  information  concerning  the  history  and  ad- 
ministration of  the  north  country.  The  documents  are  all  in  legajos,  which 
bear  mcmbrctcs.  but  these  are  of  very  little  aid  to  the  student  because  of  the 
extremely  miscellaneous  composition  of  the  bundles.  The  collection  contains 
several  hundred  large  bundles,  filling  a  good-sized  room,  and  so  promiscuous 
in  their  arrangement  that  no  adequate  notion  of  even  the  general  nature  of  the 
contents  can  be  conveyed  here.  A  study  of  this  archive  must  some  day  be 
made  a  special  investigation. 

ARCHIVO  DE  LA  JEFATURA  POLITICA. 

(archive   of  the   jefatura    POLITICA.) 

This  archive  contains  a  few  papers,  as  correspondence  with  the  governors 
and  ayuntamientos  and  police  records,  from  1828  to  1848.  After  1848  the 
files  are  comparatively  full.  Nothing  of  direct  bearing  on  the  United  States 
was  noted. 

THE  CATHEDRAL. 
ARCHIVO  DE  LA  HACEDURIA  DE  DIEZMOS  DEL  ARZOBISPADO. 

(archive  of  the  HACEDURIA  OF  TITHES  OF  THE  ARCHBISHOPRIC.) 

This  archive  is  located  in  the  Cathedral.  The  collection,  which  is  extensive, 
is  very  valuable  for  the  study  of  the  administration  of  church  revenues  of  the 
territory  included  within  the  diocese  of  Durango,  which,  as  has  been  said,  in 
the  eighteenth  and  nineteenth  centuries  included  New  Mexico,  Coahuila,  and 
Chihuahua.  The  papers  are  arranged  chronologically.  The  following  bundles, 
chosen  from  different  chronological  periods,  illustrate  the  kinds  of  materials 
in  the  archive : 

"  Quentas  de  lo  recivido  y  despendido  de  Caldos ;  assi  de  Parras,  como 

de  el  Paso  del  Rio  del  Norte,  1739." 
Records  of  the  Diezmatorio  of  Chihuahua.    Administrator,  Br.  Rivera. 
1 758- 1 764. 

(The  file  contains  reports  of  the  administrator  of  tithes  of  Chihuahua  to 
the  Haceduria  of  the  Holy  Church  of  Durango,  accounts,  etc.    There 
should  be  similar  reports  for  New  Mexico.) 
Representations  to  Congress  regarding  tithes  and  exemptions  therefrom. 
Various  dates. 


Ecclesiastical  Archives  409 

Documents  relative  to  the  levying  of  ecclesiastical  subsidies.  Corre- 
spondence with  the  viceroy  and  with  the  local  administrators  of 
tithes.    1790. 

"  Relaciones  Juradas  originales  de  los  Curatos  del  Obispado  de  Durango 
para  la  exaccion  del  6  pr.  100  de  Subsidio  Ecco.  en  el  Ano  de 
1791  (1790)  segundo  de  la  Contribuccion." 

(Contains  sworn  statement,  correspondence,  accounts,  etc.,  for  the  missions 
of  the  Custodia  del  Paso,  and  for  that  of  New  Mexico.) 

"  Quenta  gral.  de  la  Adm™  de  Diezmos  de  el  Partido  de  Chihuahua." 
1 804- 1 807. 

"  Afio  de  1845.  Expedientes  sobre  liquidacion  de  etas,  [cuentas]  con  la 
hacienda  pub"^='  por  los  Estad'  de  Durango,  Zacat"',  Chihuahua  y 
Coahuila,  territorio  de  Nuevo  Mejico,  desde  la  independencia 
hasta  el  ano  de  1832  inclusive."    A  large  legajo. 

ARCHIVO  DE  LA  SECRETARIA  DE  GOBIERNO  DEL  ARZOBISPADO. 

(Archive  of  the  Secretariat  of  the  Archbishopric.) 

Except  for  recent  records,  the  archive  contains  very  few  papers.  Of  the 
old  papers  the  most  voluminous  relate  to  capcUaitias,  dispensations  (some  of 
them  relating  to  Chihuahua,  to  Conchos,  and  to  other  frontier  places),  causas 
(trials),  and  instruments  of  sale  (cscrituras  de  z-enta)  of  church  property. 
Nothing  of  direct  bearing  on  the  United  States  was  noted. 

THE  CONVENTO  DE  SAN  ANTONIO. 

For  the  early  history  of  this  foundation  see  Arlegui,  Chronica.  There  is  a 
small  collection  of  old  manuscripts,  of  a  miscellaneous  character,  in  the 
library  of  the  monastery,  which,  until  the  writer's  visit,  were  in  a  heap  in  the 
attic.  While  there  are  important  papers  for  the  local  history  of  the  establish- 
ment, the  only  ones  noted  as  having  any  bearing  on  the  history  of  the  north 
country  were  the  following: 

'■  The  year  1764.  Tcstimonio  of  proceedings  {diligencias)  by  tlie  Ca- 
bildo,  Justice,  and  Regimiento  of  the  Villa  of  San  Phelippe  el  Real 
de  Chihuahua,  at  the  petition  of  the  Rev.  Father  Fray  .Angel 
Lopez,  President,  Custodian,  and  Commissary  of  Thirds  (ter- 
ceros)  in  said  villa,  in  order  that  the  Hospice  (hospicio)  located 
in  it  may  be  erected  into  a  Monastery  (cotivento)  of  Our  Holy 
Father  San  Francisco,  and  said  Cabildo  Remitted  to  this  Govern- 
ment said  proceedings  in  order  that  the  Senor  Governor  of  the 
Kingdom  may  Report  to  the  King  (God  preser\'e  him),  and  impe- 
trate  from  his  Royal  piety  his  License,  as  all  may  be  seen  within. 
34  legajos." 

(Contains   correspondence   to    1772-     Valuable    for   the  local   history   of 
Cbihuahua.) 


NUEVO  LEON. 

For  only  a  few  and  relatively  short  periods  has  Nuevo  Leon  had  close  civil 
and  military  connection  with  the  territory  of  the  United  States,  but  for  nearly 
half  a  century  the  ecclesiastical  connection  was  intimate.  Nuevo  Reyno  de 
Leon  was  the  oldest  of  the  provinces  oi  the  northeastern  frontier,  and  at 
first  extended  joo  leagues  north  of  Panuco.  In  the  later  seventeenth  century 
Coahuila  was  cut  off  from  its  western  edsje,  and  in  1747  it  was  still  furthei 
delimited  by  the  formation  of  Nuevo  Santander.  After  that  time  Nuevo 
Leon  was  in  a  sense  an  interior  province.  In  the  later  sixteenth  century  the 
Castano  de  Sosa  expedition  into  New  Mexico  was  equipped  in  Nuevo  Leon, 
as  was  true  of  the  first  expeditions  led  by  De  Leon  into  Texas  a  century  later. 
The  practice  in  vocfiie  during  the  Spanish  regime  of  interchanging  provincial 
oftlcials  established  at  times  a  personal  connection  between  Nuevo  Leon  and 
Texas.  Thus,  to  cite  mere  examples,  De  Leon,  Salinas  \'arona,  and  Junco  y 
Espriella,  prominent  characters  in  the  early  history  of  Texas,  were  all  gov- 
ernors of  Nuevo  Leon.  For  a  number  of  years  in  the  early  nineteenth  century 
the  capital  of  the  Interior  Provinces  of  the  East,  of  which  Texas  was  one, 
was  at  Monterrey.  This  fact  gave  Monterrey  especially  close  connection  with 
the  LInited  States  during  the  i)eriod  of  the  Mexican  Revolution  and  of  the 
American  filibustering  expeditions  into  Texas.  .Xgain,  during  tlie  war  with 
the  L'nitcd  .States,  Nuevo  Leon,  and  especially  the  city  of  Monterrey,  was  in 
the  path  of  the  /Xmerican  army  of  invasion.  I'or  each  of  these  periods  a 
greater  or  less  quantity  of  material  bearing  on  the  United  States  is  found  in 
the  civil  archives  of  Monterrey.  The  direct  ecclesiastical  connection  of 
Nuevo  Leon  with  the  L'nitcd  States  was  longer  and  more  continuous  than  the 
civil  and  military,  since  for  many  years  after  1777  the  province  of  Texas, 
including  western  Louisiana,  formed  a  part  of  the  diocese  of  Nuevo  Leon,  or 
Linares.  Of  fully  as  great  interest  as  the  documents  having  to  do  directly 
with  events  in  the  Lhiited  States  are  those  in  the  ayuntamiento  of  Monterrey 
relating  to  the  citcoinii'iuia  system.  Indeed,  they  afford  the  best  opiiortunity 
known  to  the  writer  for  studying  from  the  sources  the  actual  workings  of  the 
cncomiciidas  on  the  northern  frontier.  I-'inally,  the  close  connection  of  the 
native  tribes  of  northern  Nuevo  Leon  with  those  of  the  Rio  Grande  border 
of  the  United  States  makes  the  records  that  throw  light  upon  the  Indians  of 
the  former  region  of  special  interest  to  students  of  the  ethnology  of  the  latter. 

MONTERREY. 

The  principal  collections  of  Nuevo  Leon  are,  as  a  matter  of  course,  at 
Monterrey,  long  the  cai)ital  of  the  province  and  state.  The  earliest  capital  was 
at  Leon,  now  Cerralvo,  near  the  Rio  Grande. 

ARCHIVO  DEL  AYUNTAMIENTO. 

(archivf.  of  thf.  avun  tamifnto.) 

The  oldest  documents  are  preserved  in  the  archive  of  the  ayuntamiento,  in 
the  Ayuntamiento  P.uilding.  facing  the  main  plaza  of  the  city.     There  is  a 

410 


CizAl  Archives  411 

pencral  inventory  of  the  older  papers  entitled  '"  Ynvcntario  general  do  todos 
los  instrumentos,  documentos  y  papeles  de  toda  clase  correspondientes  al 
Archivo  de  esta  Ciudad  de  Nuestra  Scfiora  dc  la  Purisima  Concepcion  de 
Monterrey,  Capital  de  la  Provincia  del  Nucvo  Reino  de  Leon,  formado  por 
el  Br.  D"  Juan  Bicte.  de  Arispe  por  orden  del  Yluste  Ayuntamiento  ".  The 
documents  arc  arrantjcd  chronolo.c:ically  in  legfajos  and  numbered  consecutively. 
The  settlement  of  Monterrey  dates  from  the  later  sixteenth  century.  The 
exact  date  of  its  bcj^nnning  seems  to  be  in  doubt,  but  the  formal  luuiuling  of 
the  city  occurred  in  1596.  The  earliest  documents  referred  to  in  the  "  Ynven- 
tario  general  "  of  the  archive  are  for  1608,  and  these  are  the  earliest  which 
I  personally  encountered.  P.ut  from  the  investigations  of  others  it  is  evident 
that  there  is  a  small  quantity,  at  least,  of  still  earlier  documents,  which  are  not 
listed  in  the  inventory  or  preserved  in  the  regular  tiles.' 

CLASSES  OF  DOCUMENTS. 

The  archive  is  not  confined  to  local  matters,  but  contains  important  data  for 
nearly  all  phases  of  the  colonial  history  of  the  frontier  province.  Among  the 
general  classes  of  documents  of  most  interest  for  that  period  are:  autos  of 
the  founding  of  settlements  in  various  parts  of  the  province,  documents  relat- 
ing to  repartimientos  and  encomicudas,  with  reference  to  individual  Indian 
villages,  reports  of  official  inspections  (visitas)  of  the  province,  municipal 
court  records  with  reference  to  land  grants,  probate  records,  registry  of  stock 
brands,  pledges  (fiaiicas),  criminal  i^niceedings,  reports  of  mining  operations, 
Indian  depredations,  censuses  (padroncs).  The  nature  of  these  classes  of 
documents  is  more  fully  illustrated  by  the  following  notes  on  the  earliest 
legajos. 

ILLU.STRATIVE  ITEMS. 

Legajo  1. 

1.  Grants  of  solarcs  (town  lots).    1608-1610. 

2.  Provisions  of  the  justicia  mayor,  Alonso  Lucas  el  Bueno,  concerning 

the  management  of  Indians. 

4.  Aulas  of  the  founding  of  Monterrey  by  Governor  Martin  de  Zavala. 
6.  Id.  of  Villa  de  Cerralvo. 

11.  Order  of  Governor  Zavala  to  investigate  the  management  of  Indians 

at  Estancia  de  Cerralvo. 
Legajo  2. 

12.  Aulas  of  three  grants  to  Alonzo  de  Leon,  Cadereyta,  1636. 
Legajo  3. 

21.  Dilij^encias  "  en  que  consta  la  ratificacion  dc  nueva  fundacion  de  la 
villa  de  Almaden  Prov"  de  Coahuila  por  el  S"'  Gov"'  antiguo  D. 
Martin  dc  Savala  ".     1644. 

(Printed  tiv  flonz.ilcz,  o/".  cil..  pp.  91-105.     See  note  there  concerning  the 
manuscript  which  he  used.) 

Legrajo4.  . 

5.  Dilijicncias  enacted  before  Governor  Zavala  coiiccrnmg  the  submis- 

sion of  various  tribes.    1651. 

'  See  Gonzalez,  Noticias  y  Documentos  fara  la  Ilistoriti  del  Eslado  de  Nuevo  LeAn. 
pp.  60-62;  and  Tcslimonin  dc  las  Cpiislaiicias  Rclalkas  6  la  Fundacioit  de  la  Ciudad  de 
Monterrey  (Monterrey,  1897),  p.  3.1- 


412  Monterrey 

7.  Expediente  concerning  a   campaign    and  concerninr::  the   sale  of 
Indians  before  Governor  Zavala. 

12.  Inspection  {visita)  of  Nuevo  Leon  by  Juan  de  Zavala,  lieutenant- 

governor.     1653. 

24.  Expediente  concerning  the  treatment  of  Indians  by  the  encomen- 
dcrosoi  Nuevo  Leon.    1656. 

36.  The  governor's  general  inspection  (visita  general)  of  Nuevo  Leon 
and  investigation  of  the  treatment  of  the  Indians  by  the  cncomcn- 
deros. 
Legajo  5. 

17.  Expediente  concerning  the  ownership  of  a  ranchcria  of  Alasapas 
Indians.     1662.    35  ff. 

34.  Private  litigation  before  justicia  mayor  Alonzo  de  Leon.     1665. 

47.  Expediente  concerning  Indian  relations  in  the  time  of  Governor 
Nicolas  de  Ascarraga.    1669. 

50.  Commission  authorizing  Don  Alonzo  de  Leon  to  inspect  the  hacien- 
das to  ascertain  the  treatment  of  Indians.    1669.    19  ff. 
Legajo  7. 

21,  23,  25,  27,  28,  50.  Diligencias  of  various  kinds  executed  before  Lieut. - 
Gov.  Alonzo  de  Leon.    1683-1686. 

31,42.  Id.  before  the  Marques  de  San  Miguel  de  Aguayo,  governor  of 
Nuevo  Leon.    1684-1685. 

53.  General  inspection  (visita  general)  of  the  province  by  the  Marques 
de  San  Miguel  de  Aguayo.    1685. 

58.  Documents  concerning  an  Indian  revolt.     1687. 
1705.  Legajo  5. 

No.  5.  Inspection  of  mines  (Visita  de  minas)  and  other  acts  of  Gov. 
Gregorio  de  Salinas  Varona,  formerly  connected  with  the  ex- 
ploration of  Texas,  and  later  governor  of  Florida. 

13.  Documents  concerning  the  office  of  protector  of  Indians. 
1709.  Doc.  no.  2.    Visita  general  of  the  province. 

No.  5.  Inventory  of  the  property  of  Alonso  de  Leon,  made  before  Gov. 
Luis  Garcia. 
(This  was  Sargento  Mayor  Alonso  de  Leon,  who  died  in  1709.     He  was 

brother  of  Capt.  Juan  de  Leon.    His  estate  was  at  Montemorelos,  then 

Valle  del  Pilon.) 

Revolution  Documents,  1810-1821.  Important  documents  relative  to  the 
progress  of  the  revolution  of  1810-1821  are  found  in  this  archive, 
under  the  corresponding  dates.  (See  Gonzalez,  op.  cit.,  pp.  415, 
418,  for  illustrations.)  Some  documents  of  interest  regarding  the 
defense  of  the  city  in  1846  are  also  preserved  here. 

ARCHIVO  DE  LA  SECRETARIA  DE  GOBIERNO  DEL  ESTADO. 

(archive  of  the  secret.\riat  of  government  of  the  state.) 

This  archive  is  located  in  the  Palacio  de  Gobierno.  Owing  to  the  absence 
of  the  governor  from  the  city,  the  writer  enjoyed  only  limited  privileges  in 
the  archive,  and  made  a  less  satisfactory  examination  than  was  desired.  The 
archive  is  arranged  in  legajos,  there  being  separately  numbered  annual  series 
after  the  year  1800.  Within  the  legajos  the  papers  are  as  a  rule  filed  in 
carpetas  bearing  labels  or  cardtulas,  which  are  copied  on  the  papclitos  or 
tickets  on  the  outside  of  the  legajos.  Only  for  recent  years  is  there  a  general 
index  or  inventory  of  the  documents. 


Civil  Archives  413 

While  there  are  many  hundred  large  bundles  of  papers  for  the  nineteenth 
century,  the  quantity  of  early  documents  is  disappointingly  small,  considering 
the  antiquity  and  the  importance  of  the  province  and  state.  On  this  point  Dr. 
Gonzalez  correctly  remarks:  "The  single  archive  of  the  government  of 
Nuevo  Leon  is  so  abundant  from  the  year  [iSJji  forward  that  it  alone  could 
furnish  the  data  necessary  to  write  the  history  of  the  state  in  this  epoch.  But 
the  same  is  not  true  with  respect  to  ancient  times,  for  the  documents  for  that 
period  are  as  few  as  those  for  modern  times  are  numerous  ".'  This  paucity 
of  early  documents  is  partly  explained  by  the  fact  that  some  of  the  provincial 
records  are  at  the  ayuntamiento.  It  is  to  be  noted  also  that  numerous  impor- 
tant eighteenth  century  documents  for  Nuevo  Leon  are  in  the  archive  of  the 
Secretariat  of  (Government  of  Coahuila,  at  Saltillo.  Some  of  them  are  noted 
under  that  archive. 

EIGHTEENTH  CENTURY  DOCUMENTS. 

The  earliest  documents  found  by  the  writer  in  the  archive  under  discussion 
are  those  contained  in  the  four  legajos  marked  "  Siglo  XVIIL  ",  but  Dr. 
Gonzalez  cites  some  earlier  than  any  contained  therein.'  These  bundles  are 
not  confined  strictly  to  the  eighteenth  century  (they  extend  chronologically 
from  1768  to  1814),  while  the  nineteenth  century  bundles  contain  some  papers 
of  the  eighteenth  century.  The  principal  general  classes  of  documents  noted 
are: 

Circulares  cordilleras  (Circulars  sent  in  circuit). 

Ordenanzas  sobre  varios  ramos  (Ordinances  concerning  various  depart- 
ments). 
Correspondence  of  the  governors  with  the  local  authorities,  the  gov- 
ernors of  other  provinces,  the  intendant  of  San  Luis  Potosi,  and 
the  central  authorities. 

Special  Items. 

A  bundle  of  correspondence  of  the  governors  with  the  intendant  of  San 

Luis  Potosi,  in  legajo  2.     1787-1798. 
A  bundle  of  miscellaneous  documents  relative  to  the  affairs  of  the  diocese 

of  Linares  in  legajo  3.    1793-1800. 

NINETEENTH  CENTURY  DOCUMENTS. 

It  being  impossible  to  examine  in  detail  the  many  hundred  legajos  of  docu- 
ments dated  after  1800,  a  few  were  selected  for  illustrative  purposes  from  the 
periods  of  closest  contact  between  Nuevo  Leon  and  the  United  States,  and 
notes  indicating  their  contents  are  given  here.  It  will  be  seen  that  among  the 
papers  are  many  from  the  archives  of  the  commandancy-general  of  the 
Interior  Provinces  of  the  East.  Others  have  evidently  come  from  the  archives 
of  the  diocese. 

I.  For  the  Period  1800-1814. 

For  this  important  period  legajos  1804.  no.  6,  1805,  no.  5,  1812,  no.  1,  1813, 
no.  1.  and  1814,  no.  2,  were  examined  in  detail,  and  the  following  general 
classes  of  documents  noted: 


•  Op.  cil.,  p.  739  .  .  o 

"  See  the  document  printed  by  donzaler,  o/>.  cil..  pp.  223-238. 


414  Monterrey 

Correspondence  of  the  provincial  gfovernors  or  the  juntas  t'obcrnadoras 
with  the  Real  Audiencia.  the  viceroy,  the  intendant  of  San  Luis 
Potosi,  the  subdclegados.  the  alcaldes  of  the  pueblos,  the  ntayor- 
domo  of  the  Cathedral,  the  Tuzg^ado  de  Bienes  de  Difuntos,  the 
administrators  of  the  alcabalas,  tobacco,  etc. 

Correspondence  of  the  commandant-general  of  the  Interior  Provinces 
of  the  East  (Arredondo)  with  the  same  sets  of  authorities,  with 
military  officers,  the  provincial  deputations,  etc. 

Records  of  the  Junta  Electoral  of  the  four  provinces  of  the  East. 

Papers  of  the  Junta  de  Consolidacion  de  Vales  Reales. 

Special  Items. 

Legajo  1805,  no.  5.    "  Junta  de  Consolidacion,  de  1800  a  1803." 

(The  Junta  Superior  de  Consolidacion  de  Vales  Reales  embraced  Texas 
in  its  jurisdiction,  and  some  of  its  acts  concerned  that  province.  This 
legajo  contains  correspondence  of  the  junta,  of  the  bishop  with  the 
intendant  of  San  Luis  Potosi,  of  the  commandant-general  with  various 
authorities,  of  the  bishop  with  local  priests,  and  libros  de  acuerdos  of  the 
junta.  Among  the  letters  is  one  from  Fray  Joseph  Maria  Puelles,  of 
Nacogdoches,  to  the  bishop,  Jan.,  1806.) 

Legajo  1813,  no.  1,  contains,  in  a  carpcta  inarked  "  Raino  Eclesiastica  ", 
letters  from  the  clergy  of  Texas  to  the  commandant-general. 

Legajo  1814,  no.  2,  carpcta  marked  "  Expedientes  Concluidos  ",  contains 
a  sumaria  against  Fernando  de  las  Casas,  charged  with  complicity 
in  the  death  of  Herrera,  Salcedo,  and  others  at  Bexar ;  and  corre- 
spondence of  the  chaplain  at  Bexar  with  Arredondo.  Tuly-Sept., 
1814. 

2.  For  the  Period  of  the  American  War. 

An  examination  of  the  legajos  for  1846-1847  showed  a  full  file  of  corre- 
spondence of  the  governor  with  all  the  various  local,  state,  and  central  authori- 
ties. In  legajo  no.  1,  1846,  the  documents  are  classified  under  seventeen 
branches,  namely,  alcaldes,  governors  of  other  departments  (states),  justices 
of  the  peace,  the  Supreine  Court,  the  department  assemblies,  the  department 
treasuries,  general  administration  of  the  collection  of  revenues,  ayuntami- 
entos,  printed  circulars,  cucntas  de  propios,  administrator-general  of  revenues, 
donations  for  the  Texas  war,  documents  of  the  end  of  the  year  (reports,  etc.), 
various  carpetas,  military  department,  elections,  estimates,  personnel  of  the 
government. 

Special  Items. 

Legajo  no.  4,  1846,  carpetas  i  and  2,  contains  correspondence  of  the  governor 
with  the  local  authorities  in  the  path  of  the  American  invaders  and 
with  the  governors  of  other  departments  concerning  the  war. 
Carpcta  12  concerns  donations  for  the  "  Texas  War  ". 

Legajo  no.  11,  1846,  is  labeled  "  Ramo  Militar  "  (Military  Department),  and 
contains  full  correspondence  of  the  governor  with  the  local  and 
general  military  authorities  relative  to  the  defense  of  the  place 
and  the  conduct  of  the  war. 


Civil  Archives  415 

PRESENT  CLASSIFICATION. 

The  classification  of  the  contents  of  the  archive  since  1886  is  indicated  by 
the  following  titles,  taken  from  the  records  for  1906: 

Alcaldes  primcros,  arrancred  alphabetically  by  places,  ministerios,  varias 
carpetas,  expedientcs  concluidos,  jueces  locales,  jueces  de  letras, 
gobernadores,  comandancia  de  policia,  cartas,  congregacion  de 
Colombia,  direccion  general  de  la  pcnitenciaria,  direccion  general 
de  instruccion  piiblica,  Hospital  Gonzalez,  Loteria  de  Monterrey, 
minutas,  jueces  civiles,  registradores.  recaiidadores,  supremo 
tribunal  de  justicia,  tesoreria  general  del  estado.  El  Honorable 
Congreso,  ramo  militar  y  operaciones  federales,  monthly  reports 
of  the  alcaldes,  since  1882  (separate  index). 

THE  ARZOBISPADO  DE  LINARES. 

The  bishopric  of  Xuevo  Reynu  de  Leon,  or  Linares  (now  an  archbishopric), 
was  established  by  the  papal  bull  of  Dec.  16,  1777.  To  form  it  there  were  cut 
oflf  from  the  bishopric  of  Guadalajara  the  colony  of  Nuevo  Santander,  the 
provinces  of  Nuevo  Reyno  de  Leon,  Coahuila,  and  Texas,  and  the  district 
of  Saltillo  ;  from  the  bishopric  of  Michoacan,  the  pueblos  of  Jauma\  e.  Palmil- 
las.  Real  de  los  Infantes,  and  Tula  ;  and  from  the  archbishopric  of  Mexico,  the 
district  of  Santa  P.arhara.  The  seat  of  the  diocese  was  at  first  established  at 
San  I-'clipe  de  Linares,  which  was  changed  by  royal  provision  from  a  villa  to 
a  city  for  that  purpose.  In  177Q  the  commandant-general,  Theodoro  de 
Croix,  recommended  changing  the  capital  to  Valle  de  Santa  Rosa  (Coahuila), 
or  to  Saltillo.  The  second  bishop  of  the  diocese.  Verger,  recommended  Mon- 
terrey instead,  and  as  a  result  the  cabildo  was  temporarily  moved  in  1791  to 
that  place,  which,  after  much  discussion,  was  by  royal  order  of  Xov.  10,  1792, 
made  the  permanent  episcopal  seat,  although  a  subsequent  attempt  was  made 
to  remove  it  to  Saltillo.  A  cathedral  was  begun  north  of  the  city  in  1794,  with 
the  hope  that  the  city  would  expand  in  that  direction,  but  it  was  soon  aban- 
doned. The  cathedral  first  used  and  still  occupied  to-day  is  in  reality  the  old 
parish  church.  Western  Louisiana  was  within  the  diocese  till  the  boundary 
settlement  of  1819.  Texas  remained  within  it  till  the  revolution  of  1836. 
Since  that  time  the  jurisdiction  has  been  curtailed  by  the  erection  of  the 
dioceses  of  Saltillo  and  Tamaulipas. 

The  principal  archives  of  the  diocese  are  those  of  the  Secretariat  of  Govern- 
ment and  the  the  cabildo,  and  the  papers  in  the  Claveria. 

ARCHIVO  DE  LA  SECRETARIA  DE  GOBIERNO  DEL  .\RZOBISPADO 

DE  LINARES. 

(Arcline  of  the  Secretarial  of  Goicrnment  of  the  Archbishopric  of  Linares.) 

This  archive  is  preserved  in  the  residence  of  tha archbishop,  adjacent  to  the 
Cathedral.    Hours  may  be  arranged  with  the  bishop's  secretary. 

There  is  an  indicc  general  of  the  contents  of  the  archive,  which  lists  J34 
leo-ajos  between  1779  and  1892.  The  usual  division  of  the  materials  in  the 
legajos  is  as  follows: 

Matrimonialcs  (Nuptials)  ; 
Decretos  (Decrees)  ; 


416  Monterrey 

Correspondencia  (Correspondence) . 

(The  classes  of  correspondence  are  illustrated  by  legajo  1847,  no.  135, 
which  contains  correspondence  of  the  bishop  with  justices  (jueces), 
ayuntamientos,  governors,  curacies,  private  individuals,  and  the  central 
government.) 

Circulares  (Circulars)  ; 

(Circulars  by  and  to  the  bishop.) 
Expedientes  concerning  special  matters. 
Expedientes  de  ordenes  (Expedientes  of  orders). 

(Informacioties  of  the  legitimacy,  habits  of  life,  etc.,  of  candidates  for 
orders.) 

Other  classes  of  papers  that  occur  frequently  are:  reports  of  admission 
of  collegials,  cuentas  de  fdbrica  (building  accounts),  petitions, 
relations  of  the  merits  and  services  of  individual  priests,  borra- 
dores  (blotters)  of  oficios,  retirement  (dintisios)  of  priests,  con- 
secration of  bishops,  concourses,  collation  and  renunciation  of 
benefices. 

Items  of  Special  Interest. 

Report  of  the  province  of  Coahuila,  including  notices  of  Texas,  by  Bishop 
Santa  Cruz.    1676.    Legajo  1. 

Documents  relative  to  the  erection  of  the  bishopric.     1779  et  seq.    Legajo  1. 

Correspondence  of  the  bishop  with  the  governors  of  Texas  relative  to  tithes, 
regalia,  and  other  matters  (notably  that  with  Governor  Cabello, 
legajos  11  and  13,  1784-1785). 

Id.  with  the  parish  priests  of  Texas.    Ibid. 

General  correspondence  with  the  commandant-general  of  the  Interior  Prov- 
inces of  the  East,  especially  concerning  Indians,  tithes,  and  special 
ecclesiastical  levies. 

Correspondence  relative  to  the  progress  of  the  Mexican  revolution.  i8u- 
1821. 

Id.  relative  to  the  progress  of  the  war  with  the  United  States.    1846-1847. 

(The  third  bishop  of  Linares,  Don  Primo  Feliciano  de  Porras,  bishop  from 
1803  to  1815,  in  1804  visited  the  whole  of  his  diocese,  going  as  far  east  as 
Natchitoches.  The  report  of  his  visitation  was  not  found,  though  it  may 
be  in  the  archive  but  out  of  order  in  the  files.) 

ARCHIVO  DEL  CABILDO  ECLESIASTICO. 

{Archive  of  the  Ecclesiastical  Chapter.) 

Legajos. 

The  dates  given  for  the  legajos  below  are  in  most  cases  only  approximate, 
having  been  determined  by  a  rapid  and  inexhaustive  examination.  No  attempt 
is  made  here  to  give  more  than  the  titles  of  the  legajos,  or,  in  other  cases,  very 
general  indications  of  their  contents. 

(Legajo)  no.  1.  "  Oficios  de  los  Virreyes  de  varios  afios,  con  algunas  Cedu- 
las."    1791-1810. 

No.  2.  "  Expedientes  sobre  las  4  Canonjias  de  oposicion  y  sus  edictos 
correspondientes."    1804-1850. 


Ecclesiastical  Archives  417 

No.    3.  "  Varies  Expedientes." 

(The  bundle  contains  documents  concerning  such  matters  as  the  payment 
of  tithes,  1800;  the  payment  of  a  special  subsidy  to  the  king,  1801 ;  "  peti- 
tion of  the  ecclesiastical  cabildo  to  the  effect  that  the  exaction  of  tithes 
in  the  provinces  of  Coahuila  and  Texas  be  not  prevented  ",  1803;  losses 
sustained  by  the  bishropic  from  drouth ;  opinions  of  the  Contador  Gen- 
eral of  tithes,  1792;  correspondence  with  the  cabildo  of  the  city;  rent  of 
houses,  inventories  of  effects,  the  building  of  the  cathedral  church;  the 
removal  of  the  body  of  Bishop  Valdcz  from  Santander ;  citatory  cedulas, 
etc    The  documents  of  the  legajo  reach  as  far  as  1870.) 

No.    4.   C  Also  marked  5".)   "  Sobre  repartimientos  y  quadrantes."   1791- 

1831. 
No.    6.  "  Cucntas  de  Fabricas  pertenecientes  a  varios  anos  presentadas 

por  su  mayordomo  D.  Mathias  de  Llano."    1805-1829. 
No.    6.  "  Comunicaciones  de  los  Sores.    Gonzales  Arredondo,  D.  Caspar 

Lopes,  y  D.  Mariano  Jimenes  con  inclusion  del  importante  negocio 

de  los  125000  pesos."    1794-1823. 
No.    7.  "  Bulas  y  facultades  e.xtraordinarias  del  YUmo  Don  Apodaca, 

Obpo  que  fue  de  Linares."    1843. 
No.    8.  "  Afio  de  1791  hasta  1804.    Apoderado  de  Espai'ia.    Escriturade 

la  casa  Uamada  el  antiguo  colegio."    1791-1804. 
No.    9.  "  Contestaciones  en  Vorrador."    Later  nineteenth  century. 
No.  10.  "  Memorias  y  otros  impresos."     Pamphlets  of  the  later  nine- 
teenth century. 
No.  11.  "  Pastorales  y  representaciones  de  Obispos  y  Cabiidos."    Printed 

pamphlets  of  various  dates. 
No.  12.  "  Oficios  de  las  Comisarias  de  los  Juezes  hacedores,  Tesoreria 

del  Saltillo,  Diputacion  Provincial,  Sec.  del  Congreso  del  Estado, 

Comandante  del  fijo  Ejercito  de  Reserva."    1800-1838. 
No.  13.  "  Comunicaciones  con  los  Sores.     Ministros  del  Presidente  de 

Mexico."     1821-1850. 
No.  14.  "  Cuentas  del  Mayordomo  de  Fabrica  D.  Joaquin  de  Ugartechea, 

correspondientcs  a  varios  anos  comenzando  desde  1791  hasta  el 

dia  que  las  rindio."    1794-1804. 
No.  15.  "  Oficios  de  los  Sores.  Cobernadores  de  N.  Leon,  Tamaulipas,  y 

Coahuila."     1800-1825. 
No.  16.  "  Ordenes  y  Decretos  del  Gobno,  de  Espafia  hasta  que  dejo  del 

dominio  en  Mexico."     1810-1821. 
No.  17.  "  Papeles  de  la  Haceduria."    1801-1814. 
Numerous  original  papal  hulls. 
A  small  quantity  of  loose  papers  of  miscellaneous  character. 

Bound  Volumes. 
Libros  de  gobierno  (books  of  government).    1790  to  date. 

(Containing  memoranda  of  documents  received  or  issued  by  the  secrelaria 
of  the  cabildo,  minutes  of  the  acts  of  the  cabildo,  etc.) 
Libra  de  Rcsat^os  (Book  of  balances).    1778-1820. 

(Memoranda  of  tithes  collected,  balances  on  h.ind,  etc.) 
Libra  de  Mcsadas  ( Book  of  monthly  payments  of  tlic  capitulars') .    1791  -1805. 
A  book  of  copies  of  important  communications  received  by  the  cabildo  from 
higher  authorities,  papal  bulls,  cedulas,  constitutions,  etc. 

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418  Monterrey 

RECORDS  IN  THE  CLAVERIA. 
Adjacent  to  the  library  of  the  dean  is  a  room  called  the  Gaveria  containing 
numerous  legajos  of  old  records  of  the  Haceduria  de  Diezmos  of  the  bishopric 
of  Monterrey,  and  a  few  Franciscan  papers. 

Documents  Relating  to  the  Administration  of  Tithes. 

The  chief  classes  of  these  documents  are  accounts  of  tithes  (cucntas  de 
diezmos)  of  the  various  jurisdictions  of  the  bishopric  from  1779  to  about 
1835  ''  accounts  of  the  disbursements  of  the  funds  ;  books  of  mesadas  (monthly 
payments)  of  tiie  capitulars ;  blotters  of  correspondence  of  the  Haceduria 
from  the  later  eighteenth  century  to  1845  or  later  ;  collections  of  circulars  and 
orders  of  the  junta  dc  diezmos  to  the  administrators  of  tithes;  miscellaneous 
expcdientes. 

Cucntas  de  diezmos  (•'\ccounts  of  tithes).    Of  this  class  of  documents 
the  following  items  were  noted  (there  may  be  others  of  similar 
nature)  : 
Coahuila  y  Texas.     1779-1783. 

(It  is  interesting  to  note  that  the  administrator  of  tithes  during  this  period 
was  a  woman,  Dona  Asencia  Garcia  de  Rivera.) 

Coahuila  y  Rio  Grande.    1784-1789. 

Provincia  de  Texas.     1792,  1793-4,  1794-5.  1795-6,  1796-7.  1797-8, 

1798-9,  1 799- 1 800. 
Colonia  del  Nuevo  Santander.    1783-1792. 
Villas  del  Norte.    1783-1799. 

Rio  Grande  y  Villa  de  San  Fernando.    1 794-1800.    Six  books. 
"  Varios  expedientes  incluso  el  testimonio  de  los  repartimientos  hechos  en 

Mexico  y  la  instrucion  de  esta  Contaduria." 
No.  1.  Concerning  the  tithes  of  the  province  of  Nuevo  Reino  de 

Leon.    1779. 
No.  4.  Concerning  the  tithes  of  the  new  bishopric  of  Nuevo  Reino 

de  Leon.    1779. 
No.  9.  Concerning  the  prohibition  of  the  exportation  and  killing  of 

breeding  animals.     1782. 
No.  11.  Argument  made  by  the  Doctoral  of  the  Holy  Church  of 

Valladolid  to  the  end  that  its  cabildo  should  not  be  despoiled  of 

the  "  novenos  beneficiales  ".    Sept.  28,  1779.    33  if. 
No.  12.  Certification  by  the  curate  of  Bexar  concerning  the  products 

of  the  tithes.    1780. 
No.  15.  Concerning    the   payment   of   tithes   of   the   bishopric  of 

Nuevo  Reino  de  Leon.    1792. 
No.  17.  Concerning  the  payment  of  "  novenos  beneficiales  "  to  the 

curates  of  Laredo.     1795. 
Miscellaneous  correspondence  concerning  tithes.    The  period  covered  is 

in  general  from  1779  to  1845. 
"  Billetes  de  Contaduria  y  Libramientos  de  Haceduria.    Reditos  y  Devo- 

luciones."    One  legajo.    Various  years. 
No.  4.  Nuevo  Santander.     1782-1792. 
No.  5.  Coahuila.    1790-1804. 
No.  7.  Texas.    1791-1800. 

(Others  for  Camargo,  Reynosa,  Rio  Grande,  etc.) 


Ecclesiastical  Archives  419 

Franciscan  Records. 
The  resident  missionaries  of  early  Nuevo  Leon  were  mainly  Franciscans 
of  the  provmces  of  Santo  Evangelio  de  Mexico,  San  Francisco  de  Zacatecas, 
and  Santiago  de  Jalisco.  Early  in  the  eighteenth  century  the  Jesuits  estab- 
lished at  Monterrey  the  church  of  San  Francisco  Xavier',  but  retired  before 
the  middle  of  the  century  without  founding  the  college  which  they  had 
planned  (Gonzalez,  Lcccioncs,  pp.  285-290,  239). 

In  one  corner  of  the  Claveria  there  are  a  number  of  books  from  the  dif- 
ferent houses  of  the  province  of  San  Francisco  de  Zacatecas.  Most  of  the 
books  make  more  or  less  reference  to  the  missions  of  the  lower  Rio  Grande, 
which  belonged  to  that  province. 

Libros  dc  patcntcs  (books  of  licenses).     These  are  books  containing 
copies  of  instructions  and  orders  from  the  provincial  and  other 
superior  authorities. 
To  the  mission  of  San  Francisco  de  las  Presas.    1767-1783. 
To  the  vicaria  of  San  Fernando  de  las  Presas.     1814-182C. 
To  the  monastery  of  San  Andres  de  Monterrey.     1757-17S9;  1818- 

1823  ;  1 823- 1 844. 
To  the  mission  of  Reynosa.    1788-1803. 
To  San  Francisco  de  Monterrey.    1797-1818. 
To  a  house  whose  name  docs  not  appear.    1797- 1835. 
Book  of  inventories  {libra  dc  invoitarios)  of  the  convent  of  San  .Andres 
de  Monterrey.    1796-1833. 

PARISH  CHURCH  RECORDS. 
The  oldest  records  at  the  parish  church  (at  the  curato)  are  the  marriage 
registers,  which  begin  with  the  year  1692.     From  this  time  forward  the 
records  are  full  enough  to  give  one  an  outline  of  the  history  of  the  parish 
church. 

DR.   GONZALEZ'S   COLLECTION. 

Dr.  Jose  Eleuterio  Gonzalez,  the  painstaking  and  conscientious  chronicler 
of  Nuevo  Leon,  had  a  considerable  collection  of  manuscript  and  other  mate- 
rials. From  a  statement  in  his  Xoticias  y  Documcntos  {Obras  Completas,  IL 
740)  it  appears  that  he  possessed  data  concerning  the  discovery  and  coloniza- 
tion '>f  the  provinces  of  Coahuila  and  Texas.  Presumably  they  were  utilized 
in  his  Leccioncs.  The  collection  is  said  to  be  in  the  possession  of  Lie.  Zepul- 
veda,  Monterrey. 

OTHER  LOCAL  ARCHIVES. 

Oilier  local  archives  of  the  state  of  Xuevo  Leon  which,  because  of  the  his- 
torical connection  of  the  places  with  the  United  States,  might  reasonably  be 
expected  to  contain  data  of  interest  are  suggested  here,  although  they  were 
not  visited  by  the  writer.    (For  Cerralvo,  see  p.  410.) 

Cadeieyta. 

Cadereyta  is  an  ancient  settlement  (founded  in  1626),  in  whose  early  his- 
tory the  family  of  De  Leon,  the  conquistador  of  Texas,  played  a  prominent 
part,  and  it  is  not  improbable  that  tiie  local  records  preserve  data  of  interest 
concerning  the  family.  Dr.  Clonzalcz  cites  from  this  archive  the  contract  of 
De  Zavala  for  the  coiK|uest  of  Nuevo  Leon,  1626  {op  cit.,  p.  59).  a  document 
of  interest  for  the  whole  northern  frontier. 


420  Nuevo  Leon:  Local  Archives 

Villaldama. 

At  \'^illaldama,  formerly  Boca  de  Leones,  there  was  founded  in  the  eiglit- 
eenth  century  a  hospicio  (hospice)  of  the  College  of  Guadalupe  de  Zacatecas, 
designed  and  used  primarily  as  a  resting  station  and  retreat  for  the  mission- 
aries of  Texas.  It  is  not  impossible  that  something  of  interest  concerning  the 
work  of  this  college  in  Texas  might  be  found  there. 

Lampazos. 

Lampazos  was  for  a  long  time  a  very  important  outpost  of  Nuevo  Leon. 
Here  a  mission  was  established  by  the  College  of  Santa  Cruz  de  Queretaro  in 
the  last  years  of  the  seventeenth  century,  of  which  Father  Hidalgo,  so  prom- 
inent in  Texas  and  on  the  Texas  border,  was  one  of  the  founders.  Later  a 
presidio  and  a  civil  settlement  were  established  here,  and  the  place  became  the 
outpost  for  the  defense  of  the  province  against  the  inroads  of  the  Indians 
from  the  north. 


COAHUILA. 

From  about  1674  the  early  annals  of  Coahuila,  or  Reino  de  la  Nueva  Estrc- 
madura,  are  inseparably  interwoven  willi  those  of  the  Trans-Bravo  country. 
From  Saltillo,  via  Monclova,  Bosque  and  the  friars  made  their  expedition 
across  the  Rio  Grande.  From  Monclova  as  a  base  the  settlement  of  eastern 
Texas  by  the  Spaniards  was  begun.  During  the  colonial  period  of  Texas, 
Coahuila  was  an  important  source  of  supply  of  colonists,  and  Monclova, 
Santa  Rosa,  Rio  Grande,  and  Saltillo  were  the  bases  of  support  for  the  fron- 
tier province.  Santa  Rosa  was  for  a  time  the  capital  of  all  the  Eastern  In- 
terior Frovinces,  and  Parras  and  Los  Patos  were  the  family  seats  of  the 
poW'Crful  Aguayos.  Many  of  the  names  prominent  in  mission  and  .secular 
history  are  common  to  both  provinces,  as,  for  example,  Massanet,  Hidalgo, 
Olivares,  De  Leon,  Teran,  A/.lor  Virto  de  Vera,  Barrios  y  Jauregui,  Mar- 
tos  y  Navarrete,  and  Juan  de  Ugalde.  Similar  connection  could  be  pointed 
out  for  the  later  period.  Under  the  Spanish  rule  Texas  and  Coahuila  were  for 
a  time  under  one  governor  and  had  a  common  capital,  while  many  of  the 
missions  of  both  provinces  were  often  under  a  single  general  administration. 
When  the  provinces  became  separated  Coahuila  still  included  part  of  what  is 
now  Texas.  Under  Mexican  rule  the  uniting  of  Texas  and  Coahuila  once 
more  under  a  single  government  was  one  of  the  causes  of  the  Texas  revolu- 
tion. Since  that  event  the  frontier  relations  involving  the  two  states  have  been 
close  and  highly  interesting. 

SALTILLO. 

The  Spanish  villa  (now  city)  of  Saltillo  dates  from  the  sixteenth  century. 
.As  has  already  been  indicated,  the  place  was  for  a  long  time  a  frontier  settle- 
ment from  which  newer  and  more  northern  settlements  were  recruited.  Espe- 
cially important  in  this  respect  was  the  adjacent  Tlascaltecan  pueblo  of  San 
Estevan.  In  the  early  days  Monclova  was  usually  the  capital  of  Coahuila,  but 
during  recent  times  it  has  been  at  Saltillo,  whither  the  provincial  and  state 
archives  have  been  removed.  Saltillo  is  also  the  seat  of  the  diocese  of  Saltillo, 
established  in  recent  years. 

archivo  de  la  secretaria  de  gobierno  del  estado. 
(archive  of  the  secretariat  of  government  of  the  st.^te.) 

.Asa  consequence  of  the  close  connection  of  Coahuila  with  Texas  through- 
out historical  times,  a  connection  which  has  already  been  pointed  out,  this  is 
one  of  the  most  important  local  archives  of  Mexico  for  a  study  of  the  history 
of  the  United  .States. 

The  larger  part  of  the  archive  is  arranged  info  expcdientes,  which  are 
noted  in  the  general  indicc,  or  inventory,  called  "  Registro  de  Expedientes  ". 
This  inventory  is  in  tha  main  excellently  made,  and  serves  as  a  convenient 
guide  to  the  larger  part  of  the  material  in  the  archive.  It  can  not  be  relied 
upon  entirely,  however,  as  a  number  of  the  documents  are  noted  in  it  under 
wrong  dates,  while  in  other  cases  it  is  not  sufficiently  explicit  to  furnish  the 
information  desired  by  the  investigator.  The  docuinents  arc  arranged  chrono- 
logically in  legajos,  and  the  same  arrangement  is  followed  in  the  indicc. 

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422  Saltillo 

Because  of  the  frequent  consultation  of  the  archive  for  Texas  land  titles,  a 
separate  inventory  has  been  made  of  most  of  the  expedientes  relating  to 
grants  and  transfers  of  land  in  Texas.  This  is  called  "  Registro  de  Solici- 
tudes, Concesiones  y  otros  asuntos  relatives  a  terrenes  en  Texas  ". 

Legajo  1.  1688-1736. 

(It  will  be  seen  that  some  of  the  documents  are  earlier  than  1688.  The 
numbers  given  below  correspond  to  those  of  the  expedientes.) 

1.  Documents  relating  to  the  local  history  of  Monclova  and  Caldera. 

1683-1690. 

(See  nos.  354,  363  for  documents  of  this  period.) 

2.  Autos  of  the  conquest  of  the  province  of  Coahuila  by  the  alcalde 

mayor  Antonio  Balcarcel  Riva  de  Neira  Sotomayor,  and  of  the 

expedition  into  Texas  by  Fernando  del  Bosque,  and  Fray  Juan 

Larios.    1674- 1675. 

(Most  of  these  documents  were  published  by  Portillo  in  Apuntcs  para  la 
Historia  Antigua  de  Coahuila  y  Texas,  Saltillo,  1888.  A  part  of  the 
Bosque  documents  were  translated  and  published  in  the  National  Geo- 
graphic Magazine,  vol  XIV.,  pp.  341-348.) 

"  Auttos  de  Gucrra  fechos  por  mi  el  Jeneral  Alonso  de  Leon  ",  etc. 
(These  record  the  doings  of  De  Leon  from  Oct.  14,  1687,  into  the  year 
i6go.  Among  them  are  the  reports  of  the  expedition  across  the  Rio 
Grande  in  1688  to  capture  the  Frenchman,  Juan  Jarri  [Jean  Andres],  who 
belonged  to  La  Salle's  party.  Most  of  these  documents  are  printed  by 
Portillo,  op.  cit.) 

3.  Commission  appointing  Alonso  de  Leon  governor  of  Coahuila,  and 

autos  of  some  of  his  first  acts  at  Monclova.     1687.    These  docu- 
ments are  of  the  same  nature  as  the  preceding  ones. 
Commission  appointing  Capt.  Diego  Ramon  governor  of  Coahuila  in 
place  of  Alonso  de  Leon,  deceased.    1691. 

(A  letter  in  this  expediente  shows  that  De  Leon  died  shortly  before  Mar. 
25,  1691,  apparently  at  Monclova.) 

4,  5,  6.  Various  official  acts  of  Gregorio  Salinas  Varona,  Capitan  de 
Cavallos  Corazos,  governor  of  Coahuila.     1692-1697. 
(Salinas  took  an  important  part  in  the  exploration  of  Texas  and  was  gov- 
ernor of  Pensacola.) 
7.  Royal  cedula  prescribing  customs  for  mourning  on  the  occasion  of 

deaths  in  the  royal  family.    Printed.    2  ff. 
9.  Documents  concerning  the  local  history  of  Monclova.     1687-1697. 

10.  Atitos  concerning  encouragement  of  the  missions  of  Coahuila,  and 

complaints  against  Diego  Ramon.    1692-1697. 

11.  Proclamations  by  the  governor  of   Coahuila,  Francisco  Cuerbo  y 

Valdes,  concerning  precautions  against  the  Indians,  etc.     1698. 

13.  The  removal  of  the  mission  of  San  Buenaventura  to  El  Paso  de  las 

Mancas. 

14.  Autos  of  the  founding  of  the  mission  of  San  Antonio  Galindo  de 

Moctezuma    in    the    Nuevo    Valle    de    Candamo,    of    Alazapas, 

Zenizas,  and  Exmalquios.    1698. 

(Partly  printed  in  Portillo,  op.  cit.,  pp.  265-269.) 

15.  Id.  of  the  missi(jn  of  Duke  Nombre  de  Jesus  de  Peyotes.    1698. 

(Partly  printed  in  Portillo,  op.  cit.,  pp.  273-277.) 

16.  Id.  of  the  mission  of  San  Francisco  Xavier,  in  the  valley  of  San 

Cristobal,  of  Yeripiamos.    1699. 
(Partly  printed  in  Portillo,  pp.  269-271.) 


Ciinl  Archives  423 

17.  Id.  of  the  mission  of  San  Juan   Bautista,  in  the  valley  of  Santo 

Domingo  on  the  Sabinas  river,  of  Chaguanes,  Pachales,  Mescales, 
and  Xarames.    1699. 

(Printed  in  Portillo,  op.  cit.,  pp.  277-287.) 

18.  A  duplicate  of  no.  15. 

20.  Two  despatches  of  the  viceroy  approving  the  work  of  Gov.  Valdes 
in  campaigns  against  the  Indians  and  the  founding  of  missions. 
1699. 

19,21,22.  Various  matters  concerning  the  history  of  Monclova.    1699. 

23.  Autos  of  the  founding  of  the  mission  of  San  Francisco  Solano  in  the 

valley  of  La  Circuncision  for  the  Sarame,  Papanac,  Payuguan.  and 
Siguam  tribes.     1699- 1700.    4  fF. 

(This  mission  was  the  predecessor  of  the  .^lamo  mission  of  San  .\ntonio, 
Texas.) 

24.  Declaration  of  an  Indian  prisoner  concerning  hostilities  by  his  tribe 

on  the  Rio  Grande.     1700.    5  ff. 

25.  Various  despatches  by  the  viceroy  to  the  governor  of  Coahuila.  1700. 

26.  Certificate  of  the  founding  of  the  mission  of  N.  S.  de  Guadalupe  near 

Monclova  for  Indians  of  the  Timamare.    1701. 

27.  Despatches  of  the  viceroy  creating  a  flying  squadron  at  San  Juan 

Dautista  and  appointing  Diego  Ramon  captain  of  it.     Mar.  28, 
1701. 

28.  Despatch  of  the  viceroy  concerning  the  provision  of  ornaments,  etc., 

for  the  mission  churches.    1702. 

29.  Various  royal  ccdulas  concerning  defense  against  the  Indians  at  San 

Juan  Eautista.    1703- 1707. 
34.  Autos  of  the  removal  of  San  Francisco  Solano  from  the  valley  of  La 
Circuncision  to  the  valley  of  Encarnacion.    Mar.  26,  1705. 

(See  no.  23  above.) 
37.  Inventory  of  the  archive  delivered  by  Gov.  Aguirre  to  Gov.  Martin 

Alarcon.    June  15,  1705. 
38-41.  Various  matters  concerning  Coahuila.     1705-1706. 

43.  Inventory  of  the  archive  delivered  by  Gov.  Alarcon  to  Gov.  Simon 

Padilla  y  Cordova.    Jan.  30,  1708. 

44.  Documents  concerning  the  appointment  of  Juan  de  Menchaca  as 

captain  protector  of  Indians  in  Coahuila.     1709-1711. 

(See  doc.  no.  56,  below.    These  documents  illustrate  the  workings  of  the 
institution  of  protectorate  of  Indians.) 

48.  List  of  families  taken  from  the  north  to  the  mission  of  Candela  by 
Nicolas  Ramon.    They  were  of  the  tribes  called  Payuguan,  Piti- 
jayas,  Canoa,  and  Pacaoo.    1713. 
(See  no.  259,  below,  for  a  document  of  1713.) 

50.  Certificate  l)y  the  alcaldes  of  .Monclova  concerning  the  measures  of 

ad  interim  Governor  Juan  Valdes  in  the  absence  of  the  Marqiies 
de  San  Miguel  de  Aguayo,  regarding  Indian  depredations.    17 14. 

51.  Testimony  concerning  depredations  at  Dulce  Nombre  de  Jesus  by 

Tripas  Blancas  Indians.    1714. 

52.  Inventory  of  the  archive  delivered  by  Gov.  Sim6n  dc  Padilla  to  his 

successor,  Pedro  Fermin  de  Echevcrs.    Jan.  4,  1714. 


424  Saltillo 

66.  Documents  concerning  the  appointment  of  Pedro  del  Bosque  as  pro- 

tector of  Indians  at  Santa  Rosa  de  Nadadores.     1716. 

(See  doc.  no.  44,  above.  Among  these  documents  is  a  letter  by  Joseph  de 
Azlor  Virto  de  Vera,  marques  de  San  Miguel  de  Aguayo.  dated  at 
Parras,  Dec.  5,  1716,  in  which  he  states  that  he  had  been  four  years  in 
Coahuila.) 

57.  An  expediente  containing  a  letter  by  Diego  Ramon  to  the  viceroy, 

dated  Apr.  4,  1716,  telling  of  an  expedition  which  he  had  made 
into  Texas.    2  fF. 

58.  Despatch  of  the  viceroy  concerning  a/cfl^a/flw  in  Coahuila.    1716. 

59.  Despatch  of  the  viceroy  ordering  that  oxen  and  other  supplies  be 

furnished  to  the  missions.    1716. 

60.  Damages  done  in  Coahuila  by  the  Nations  of  the  East  under  the 

leadership  of  head  chief  Diego  \'aldes.    1718. 

(The  documents  record  the  fame  of  Gov.  Alonso  de  Leon's  wars  with  the 
Indians.) 

61-69.  Various  documents  relating  to  the  administration  of  Don  Joseph 
de  Azlor  Virto  de  Vera,  marques  de  San  Miguel  de  Aguayo, 
Mesnadero  del  Reino  de  Aragon,  governor  and  captain-general  of 
Coahuila  and  Te.xas.    1719-1722. 

62.  Order  by  Aguayo  concerning  preparations   for  the  expedition  to 

Texas.    Dec.  7,  1719. 

63.  Regulation  of  the  mail  in  Texas  and  Coahuila.    1720. 

Order  concerning  desertions  of  soldiers  recruited  "  for  the  exter- 
mination and  dislodgement  of  the  French  ".    Aug.  2,  1720. 

64.  Viceroy's  despatch  quoting  a  royal  ccdula  prohibiting  protectors  of 

Indians  from  trading  with  them.    It  cites  the  Recopilacion,  book 
II.,  title  16. 

67.  Despatch  of  the  viceroy  ordering  a  military  escort  for  the  mission- 

aries going  to  Texas.    1722. 

69.  A  pardon  signed  by  the  Marques  de  Aguayo.    Monclova,  Oct.  26, 

1722. 

(This  is  the  last  official  act  by  Aguayo  noted  in  the  archive.) 

70.  Junta  de  guerra  held  by  (jov.  Don  Bias  Maria  de  la  Garza  Falcon  on 

account  of  depredations  by  the  Tobosos  Indians.    Mar.  27,  1723. 
(He  styles  himself  governor  of  Coahuila,  and  not  of  Coahuila  and  Texas.) 

71.  Declaration  of  an  Indian  prisoner  who  had  been  with  the  Apaches. 

San  Juan  Bautista,  July  15,  1724.    2  ff  . 
73.  Despatch  of  the  viceroy  ordering  that  lands  of  the  presidios  and  mis- 
sions be  distributed  according  to  the  Recopilacion,  citing  book  IV., 
title  12,  laws  2,  3,  4,  and  11. 

(Because  of  the  separation  of  the  governments  of  Coahuila  and  Texas, 
after  1723  there  is  relatively  less  material  bearing  directly  upon  Texas 
than  before  that  date.) 

80.  \^arious  official  acts  by  Gov.  Don  Manuel  de  Sandobal.    1729. 

(His  acts  are  of  interest  because  of  his  subsequent  career  as  governor  of 
Texas.) 

81.  Junta  de  guerra  held  by  Gov.  Sandobal  to  consider  the  route  to  be 

followed  in  a  campaign  about  to  be  undertaken  by  Capt.  Berro- 
teran.    Feb.  4,  1729. 


Civil  Archives  425 

82.  Petition  of  the  Colorados  Indians  of  the  pueblo  of  Nadadores  for 
lands ;  autos  drawn  before  Gen.  Don  Pedro  de  Rabago  y  Teran, 
familiar  of  the  Holy  Office,  captain  of  the  presidio  of  Sacramento, 
and  lieutenant-captain-jjeneral  of  Coahuila.    1730. 
(Teran  is  of  interest  because  of  his  subsequent  career  in  Texas.) 

84.  Viceroy's  despatch  concerning  a  petition  of  Francisco  Dubai,  con- 
ductor of  the  families  of  the  Canary  Islanders  to  San  Antonio, 
Texas.    1730. 

88.  Despatches  of  the  viceroy,  the  Marques  de  Casafuerte,  concerning 

the  establishment  of  alcabalas  in  Nueva  Viscaya,  Sinaloa,  Sonora, 
Coahuila,  Xuevo  Leon,  and  N'uevo  Mexico.     1732. 

89.  Viceroy's  despatch  ordering  that  Indians  of  the  frontier  be  not  re- 

quired to  perform  involuntary  service.    1732. 

(In  consequence  of  a  complaint  of  Governor  Sandobal.) 

90.  Autos  of  the  establishment  of  the  Villa  de  Xava.  near  San  Juan 

Bautista.    1793- 1800. 

(The  document  contains  a  review  of  the  history  of  many  of  the  frontier 
settlements  with  a  description  of  their  condition  in  1793,  by  Miguel 
Joseph  de  Emparan  to  the  commandant-general  of  the  Interior  Prov- 
inces, Pedro  de  Nava,  together  with  a  map  of  the  district  described,  and 
eslados  of  the  missions  in  1794.  The  cover  of  the  document  is  dated 
1733  and  it  is  in  consequence  filed  out  of  order.) 

91.  Complaint  by  the  soldiers  of  the  presidio  of  San  Francisco  de  Coa- 

huila to  Gov.  Garza  Falcon  against  ex-Gov.  Sandobal  for  non- 
payment of  salaries.    Nov.  2,  1733. 
96.  Declaration   by   an    Indian   called   Geronimo   Camargo   relative   to 
.•\pache  depredations,  and  proceedings  in  consequence  by  Gov. 
Garza  Falcon.    1734. 

100.  Despatch  of  the  viceroy  ordering  a  site  chosen  for  the  new  presidio  of 
Sacramento,  Oct.  10,  1735,  with  diary  of  the  consequent  explora- 
tion. 

105.  Royal  cedula  prohibiting  the  clergy  or  their  agents  from  taking  part 
in  trade,  1735.  quoting  a  papal  brief  of  Feb.  22.  1633. 

109.  Autos  of  the  founding  of  the  mission  of  San  Francisco  Vizarron  near 

that  of  Peyotes,  of  Pausanas  Indians.    1736. 

110.  Id.  of  the  presidio  of  Sacramento  ten  leagues  below  the  junction  of 

the  Conchos  and  the  Bravo.    1736. 
113.  Royal  cedula  concerning  vendible  and  renunciable  offices.     1736. 
Legajo2.   1 7.^7-1  "S^- 

120.  Autos  of  the  visitation  of  the  province  of  Coahuila  by  Gov.  Lle- 
mcnte  de  la  Garza  Falcon.    1737.    29  flf. 

(Contains  padrones  and  descriptions  of  all  the  frontier  posts  and  missions.) 
128.  Id.  of  the  removal  of  the  presidio  of  Sacramento  from  the  Rio 

(jrande  to  Kio  de  San  Diego.    1738. 
131.  Id.  of  the  founding  of  \'illa  de  el  Mineral  near  Mission  of  Peyotes. 

1738. 
133.  Orders  of  the  viceroy  in  consequence  of  the  visitation  of  the  prov- 
ince of  Coahuila  by  the  governor.     1738. 

(The  last  one  contains  a  good  general  statement  of  damages  being  done  by 
Apaches  on  the  frontier.) 


426  Saltillo 

134.  Autos  of  the  removal  of  the  presidio  of  Sacramento  to  the  valley 
Santa  Rosa.     1739. 

(For  this  period  there  are  a  good  many  expedientes  concerning  Coahuila, 
Texas,  and  Nuevo  Leon  that  have  clearly  come  from  the  Secretariat  of 
the  Viceroyalty.  They  may  have  come  indirectly,  through  the  secretariat 
of  the  commandancy-general  of  the  Interior  Provinces,  from  Chi- 
huahua.) 

141.  Claims  for  reimbursement  by  a  squadron  of  soldiers  who  went  to 
r.exar  to  provide  themselves  with  horses.     1739. 

149.  Proposal  of  Francisco  Valdibieso,  Conde  de  San  Pedro  del  .A.lamo, 

to  undertake  war  on  the  Indians  of  northern  \'iscaya,  with  related 
reports  and  royal  cedillas.    1744. 

150.  Autos  resulting  from  the  viceroy's  order  of  1737  to  select  a  site  for 

a  presidio  at  the  junction  of  the  Conchos  and  the  Rio  Grande. 

1 747- 1 748. 

(The  expedicnte  contains  a  representation  by  Altamira,  which  consists  of 
an  excellent  general  description  of  the  frontier  of  Viscaya,  and  the  diary 
of  the  exploration  made  by  Gov.  Pedro  de  Rabago  y  Tcran.) 

153.  Autos  concerning  the  depredations  of  apostate  Indians  in  Nuevo 
Leon.     1750.    189  ff. 

(Contains  correspondence  of  Jose  de  Escandon,  the  governor  of  Nuevo 
Leon,  the  viceroy,  Altamira,  Valcarcel,  the  governor  of  Texas,  and 
various  religious.) 

160.  Documents  concerning  the  same  subject  as  that  treated  in  no.  153. 
1751- 
Legajo3.  i753-i759- 

172.  Documents  concerning  the  same  subject  as  that  treated  in  nos.  153 
and  160. 

(Nos.  170,  171,  173,  174,  197,  198  deal  with  Indian  troubles  in  Nuevo 
Leon  between  1750  and  1760.) 

177.  Atitos  of  the  visitation  of  the  province  of  Coahuila  by  Gov.  Pedro 

de  Rabago  y  Teran.    1752. 

178.  Id.  of  the  visitation  of  the  province  of  Coahuila  by  Gov.  Juan  Garcia 

de  Pruneda.     1740. 
180.  Tcstimonio  of  mttos  of  the  founding  of  the  mission  of  San  Lorenzo, 

at  San  Ildefonso,  for  Apache  Indians.    1754.    17  ff. 
182.  Original  of  the  expediente  cited  in  no.  180  with  additional  docu- 
ments.   55  ff. 
204.  Autos  of  the  general  visitation  of  the  province  of  Coahuila  by  its 

governor.    1756-1757- 
Legajo4.  1760-1774. 

217.  Residencia  of  Lieut.-Col.  Don  Angel  de  Martos  y  Navarrete  of  his 

term  as  governor  of  Coahuila,  by  Jacinto  de  Barrios  y  Jauregui. 

Oct.,  1760. 
219.  Documents  concerning  the  petition  of  the  citizens  of  Coahuila  to  be 

relieved  of  alcabalas.    1 76 1 . 

222.  Documents  concerning  the  auction  {remote)  of  alcabalas  in  Coa- 

huila.   1762. 

223.  Visitation  of  the  province  of  Coahuila  by  Gov.  Barrios  y  Jauregui. 

1 760- 1 762. 

224.  Report  by  Gov.  Barrios  of  the  bad  state  of  the  province  of  Coahuila, 

with  royal  order.    1763. 


Civil  Archives  427 

229.  Representation  of  the  citizens  of  San  Fernando  de  Austria  concern- 
ing damages  done  by  Apaches.    1764. 

233.  Documents  concerning  the  encroachment  by  the  citizens  of  Villa  de 
Gigedo  upon  the  missions  of  Vizarron  and  Peyotes.    1765. 

235.  Viceroy's  despatch  with  consequent  diligcncias  concerning  the  to- 

bacco monopoly  at  Monclova.     1765. 

236.  Documents  concerning  the  administration  of  the  media  anata  in 

Coahuila.     1765. 
238.  Autos  of  the  founding  of  the  Villa  of  N.  S.  de  Orcasitas  at  the  mis- 
sion of  San  Buenaventura.     1765-1766. 
241-2.  \'arious  proclamations  issued  by  Gov.  Barrios. 
247.  Report  by  the  governor  of  Texas  of  the  confiscation  of  the  goods 

from  Fray  Francisco  Sedano  thought  to  be  contraband.    Dec.  30, 

1766. 

(A  duplicate  of  this  document  is  in  Bexar  Archives,  at  Austin.) 
251.  Various  proclamations  issued  by  Gov.  Jacobo  de  Ugarte  y  Loyola. 

1770. 
256.  Official  report  of  the  property  of  the  mission  of  San  Juan  Bautista 

at  the  time  of  its  delivery  to  the  province  of  Santiago  de  Jalisco. 

1772.    29  f{. 

/d.  of  the  mission  of  San  Bernardo.    1772.    25  fT. 

(Copies  of  the  two  above  expcdicntcs  are  in  the  archives  of  Santa  Cruz  de 
Queretaro  and  of  Gu.idalupe  de  Zacatccas.) 

259.  Concession  of  land  to  an  individual  at  Saltillo  by  the  Audiencia  de 
Guadalajara  and  approved  by  King  Philip.     1713. 
(It  is  stated  in  the  document  that  Fernando  Perez  de  Almazan  was  the 
jues  comisario  who  measured  the  land.) 

Legajo5.  1775- 1780. 

264.  Autos  of  the  founding  of  Nueva  Villa  de  San  Antonio  de  Bucareli 
at  the  Pueblo  de  Nadadores.     1775. 

268.  Proceedings  against  Juan  Antonio  and  Manuel  Diaz,  of  San  An- 

tonio, charged  with  illicit  trade  with  Natchitoches.    1775. 

269.  Petition  of  the  Indians  of  San  Juan  Bautista  requesting  that  the 

Jaliscan  fathers  should  follow  the  methods  of  those  of  Zacatecas 
in  their  treatment  of  the  neophytes.    2  ft'. 

270.  Proceedings  by  Gov.  Ripperda,  of  Te.xas,  against  various  citizens  of 

San  Antonio  for  killing  cattle  belonging  to  the  missions.     1775- 
1782. 

(Ripperda  fined  the  citizens,  who  carried  the  case  to  the  commandant-gen- 
eral.   The  latter,  in  turn,  reversed  the  decision  and  fined  Ripperda.) 
270.  ( i)   Complaint  of  the  ayuntaniicnto  of   San   Fernando  de  Bexar 
against  the  curate  for  interference  in  elections.     1776.    3  ff. 
(2)   Request  by  the  sindico  of  the  missions  of  Texas  that  mission 

Indians  be  furnished  arms  for  tlieir  defense.    1776. 
Complaint  by  a  citizen  of  San  .Antonio  against  the  curate,  Pedro 
Fuentes,  for  unjust  imprisonment.    1776. 
271-284.  Censuses  (Padronrs)  of  the  various  jurisdictions  of  the  prov- 
ince of  Coahuila.    1777. 

(Nos.  273  and  274  are  for  the  presidio  of  San  Juan  Bautista  and  the 
neighboring  missions.) 
301.  Expedicnte  concerning  the  pasturage  of  the  herds  of  the  Rancho  dc 
Mora,  belonging  to  the  mission  of  San  Antonio  de  Valero.    1778. 


428  Saltillo 

303.  Complaint  of  a  citizen  of  Bexar  that  the  governor  has  despoiled  him 

of  a  piece  of  land.    1778. 

304.  Expedieiite  concerning  the  reduction  of  alcabalas  in  Coahuila.   1778. 
307.  Expediente  concerning  the  killing  of  wild  stock  (mestcfios)  incident 

to  a  proclamation  ordered  published  in  Texas  on  Jan.  14,  1778. 

313.  Complaint  of  a  citizen  of  Bexar  against  the  curate  for  unjust  im- 

prisonment of  his  daughter.    1778. 

314.  Complaint  of  a  citizen  of  Bexar  against  the  governor  for  unjust 

punishment.    1778. 

315.  Request  by  a  woman  of  Coahuila  to  be  allowed  to  live  in  Texas. 

'778.  . 
317.  Complaint  of  a  citizen  of  Bexar  against  the  curate  for  detention  of 

his  children.     1778. 
319.  General  visitation  of  the  province  of  Coahuila  by  Gov.  Juan  de 

Ugalde.    1778. 

330.  Complaint  of  a  citizen  of  Bexar  against  the  governor  for  imprison- 

ment.   1778. 

331.  Expediente  concerning  abuses  in  the  administration  of  alcabalas  in 

Coahuila.    1778. 

332.  Request  by  the  missionary  of  San  Joseph  for  the  pardon  of  an 

Indian  guilty  of  homicide.    1778. 

333.  Expediente  resulting  from  a  request  of  the  governor  of  New  Or- 

leans for  the  return  of  fugitive  negroes  from  Texas.    1778. 

334.  Complaint  against  the  governor  of  Texas  for  the  confiscation  of  a 

slave.    1778. 

335.  Documents  concerning  the  sentence  of  an  Indian  woman  of  San 

Antonio  to  labor  on  the  hacienda  de   Patos  or   Bonanza    (the 
Aguayo  estate).    1778. 

336.  Complaints  against  the  governor  and  curate  of  San  Antonio  by  a 

citizen  of  that  place.     1778. 

337.  Id.    1778. 

339.  Expediente  concerning  the  election  of  the  alguazil  mayor  of  San 

Fernando.    1779.    41  ff. 

340.  Opinion  of  the  governor  of  Texas  with  respect  to  a  pardon.     1779. 
342.  Expediente  concerning  the  exemption  of  the  missions  of  San  An- 
tonio from  the  administration  of  the  temporalities.    1780. 

345.  Report  by  the  governor  of  Coahuila  on  the  state  of  the  mines  of  that 
province.    1780. 
LegajoB.   1781-1792. 

352.  Documents  concerning  the  payment  of  tithes  by  the  missions  of 
Texas.    Correspondence  with  the  Bishop  of  Nuevo  Leon.     1781. 

354.  Documents  relating  to  the  company  of  Monclova.  1681-1690.  (Out 
of  place  in  the  file.) 

356-358.  Documents  relating  to  the  delivery  of  the  missions  of  the  prov- 
ince of  Santiago  de  Jalisco  to  that  of  Pachuca.    1781. 
(No.  356  contains  an  expediente  concerning  the  repairing  of  the  church  at 
Espiritu  Santo.) 

358.  Various  official  acts  of  Gov.  Juan  de  Ugalde  of  Coahuila.  Docu- 
ments relative  to  the  moderation  of  alcabalas  at  Saltillo.    1782. 

363.  Various  despatches  issued  by  the  viceroy  of  Mexico,  Conde  de  Pare- 
des,  Marques  de  la  Laguna,  concerning  the  establishment  of  new 
missions  and  the  encouragement  of  settlements.  1682.  (Out  of 
place.) 


Civil  Archives  429 

364.  Expediente  concerning  the  secularization  of  the  missions  of  Coa- 
huila.    1783. 

370.  Representation  by  the  Bishop  of  Linares  requesting  that  tithes  be 

paid  on  wild  cattle  in  Texas.    1784. 

371.  Id. 

374.  Visitation  general  of  Coahuila  by  Gov.  Don  Pedro  Fueros.    1785. 

379.  Instructions  to  the  juzgado  privativo  dc  intcndencia  of  Parras.  1786. 
Id.  to  the  sub-delegate  of  Parras.    Durango,  Dec.  10,  1786. 

380.  Id.    July  ID,  1787. 

382.  Official  communication  of  Gov.  Cabello,  of  Texas,  concerning  the 
return  to  the  fondo  dc  mestcilos  of  sums  used  to  maintain  peace 
with  the  Indians.    1786. 

386.  Six  communications  of  the  governor  of  Texas  to  the  commandant- 

general  concerning  wild  stock   (mcsteilos)   and   funds  accrued 
therefrom.    1777-1778. 

387.  Documents  concerning  French  traders  among  the  Texas  Indians, 

French  settlers  in  Texas,  and  an  attempt  to  erect  a  mission  for  the 

Orcoquiza  and  other  Indians.    1784- 1788. 
404.  Request  by  the  governor  of  Coahuila  that  the  sub-delegations  be 

united  with  the  adminislracion  dc  rcntas.     1791. 
413.  Petition  of  the  Adaes  settlers  at  Bexar  for  lands.    1792. 
415.  Petition  of  two  slaves  belonging  to  a  citizen  of  Bexar  for  liberty. 

1792. 

430.  Documents  concerning  title  to  the  Rancho  de  N.  S.  de  los  Dolores. 

in  Texas.    1792.    (Evidently  that  near  Laredo.) 

Legajo7.  1792,-^797- 

431.  Instructions  to  the  officials  of  Nueva  Viscaya  charged  with  dealing 

with  the  Apaches.     1793. 

432.  The  apprehension  of  two  fugitives  from  Texas.    1793. 

434.  Criminal  process  against  a  citizen  of  Bahia  del  Espiritu  Santo.  1793. 

439.  Documents  concerning  the  delivery  of  sacred  vessels,  etc.,  to  the 

mission  of  San  Antonio  de  \'alero.     1793. 

440.  Report  of  the  stealing  of  stock  from  the  Lipanes  by  the  Tonkawas 

and  the  Indians  of  the  mission  San  Jose.    1793. 
442.  Complaint  by  a  citizen  of  Bexar  against  the  governor,  Manuel 
Mufioz.    1793. 

447.  Inventory  of  the  temporalities  of  the  mission  of  Concepcion  at  San 

.'\ntonio  delivered  to  the  Indians.     1794. 

448.  Opinion  of  the  Bishop  of  Nuevo  Leon  concerning  the  order  of 

.•\pr.  10,  1794,  relative  to  the  management  of  the  mission  Indians. 

'794- 

449.  Inventory  of  the  temporalities  of  the  mission  of  San  Juan  Capis- 

trano.    1794. 
458.   Investigation  of  charges  against  the  .\merican  colonist,  Juan  Jose 

Colbert  (Colbert  ?)".    1795. 
462.  Order  of  the  alcalde  of  Saltillo  fur  the  imprisonment  of  the  stranger 

"  Augustin  Guillcrmo  Spanzenberg",  and  consequent  proceedings. 

1795'^ 
464.  /J.  concerning  the  Frenchman,  "Estevan  Guielanbcr  ".    1795. 

474.  Report  by  the  directors  general  of  the  tobacco  monopoly  for  Espi- 
ritu Santo.    1796. 


430  Saltillo 

478.  Proceedings  in  consequence  of  a  royal  order  to  conduct  the  Amer- 
ican "  Juan  Corbert  "  to  Vera  Cruz.    1796.    (C/.  no.  458,  above.) 
486.  Report  by  the  governor  of  Texas  that  the  Coco  and  Karankawa 
Indians  desire  a  mission.     1797. 
Legajo  8.  1798-1799. 

491.  Complaints  by  the  cabildo  of  San  Fernando  de  Bexar  against  the 

governor,  Manuel  Muiioz.    1798. 

492.  Proceedings  relative  to  the  sentence  of  a  Lipan  captive  to  work  at 

Ensenillas.    1798. 

500.   (2)   Seizure  of  contraband  from  Miguel  Flores,  a  citizen  of  Nacog- 
doches.   1799. 
Legajo  9.  1800- 1805. 

611.  A  document  relating  to  the  presidio  of  Bahia  del  Espiritu  Santo. 
1800. 

513.  Process  against  a  resident  of  Texas  suspected  of  collusion  with  the 
Nations  of  the  North.    1800. 

522.  Opinion  of  the  tenicntc  letrado  of  the  intendancy  of  San  Luis 
Potosi  concerning  the  supply  of  stamped  paper  for  Coahuila  and 
Texas.    1801. 

542.  Petition  of  Francisco  Bermiidez,  a  notary  of  New  Orleans,  for  per- 
mission to  settle  in  Coahuila  and  to  sell  therein  goods  destined  for 
Atakapa.     1804. 

548.  Expediente  concerning  the  exaction  of  tithes  in  Texas.    1S05. 

550.  Proceedings  against  Julian  Grand,  accused  of  approving  an  article 
in  the  "  Gaceta  del  Nache  "  {Natchez  Gazette)  directed  against 
the  government  and  the  minister  of  Nacogdoches.     1805. 

553.  Inventory  of  the  property  of  the  secularized  mission  of  San  Antonio 
de  Valero  and  of  the  chapel  of  the  extinguished  presidio  of  Los 
Adaes.    1805. 

561.  An  application  for  lands  on  the  San  Antonio  river.     1805. 
Legajo  10.  1806-1810. 

567.  Request  by  Luis  Galvan,  ex-official  of  the  tobacco  monopoly  at  San 

Antonio,  asking  for  reappointment  and  that  the  office  be  made 
independent  of  the  administration  of  Coahuila.     1806. 

568.  Correspondence  concerning  the  same  matter.    1806. 

589.  Trial  of  two  Indians  of  the  missions  of  Rosario  and  Refugio  for 
attacking  the  corporal  of  Espiritu  Santo.     1807. 

601.  Proposition  of  Jose  Rose  to  establish  at  Bexar  a  pottery  factory. 
1808. 

609.  Sale  of  goods  left  in  Bexar  and  Nacogdoches  by  Francisco  Rodri- 
guez.    1808. 

611.  List  of  supplies  furnished  by  Felipe  Roque  de  la  Portilla  to  the  ten 
citizens  who  settled  on  the  San  Marcos  River.     1808. 

621.  Demand  for  payment  of  debt  by  one  citizen  of  Bexar  against  an- 
other.   1809. 

624.  Opinion  of  the  director-general  of  customs  concerning  alcabalas  on 
goods  brought  from  Texas  to  Coahuila  and  on  flour  taken  from 
Coahuila  to  Texas.    1809. 
Legajo  11.  1810-1814. 

628.  Papers  relative  to  the  extradition  from  Coahuila  of  four  foreigners. 

1810. 

629.  /(/.  relating  to  the  boundary  between  Coahuila  and  Nuevo  Santan- 

der.    1810. 


CivU  Archives  431 

633.  Id.  relating  to  the  deportation  of  the  physician  Julian  Poitevin  de 
Pons  and  wife  to  Louisiana.    1810. 

635.  Opinion  of  the  Royal  Audiencia  of  Guadalajara  concerning  the  peti- 
tion of  the  governor  of  Texas  for  authority  to  order  the  whipping 
of  malefactors.     1811. 

639.  Establishment  of  the  tobacco  monopoly  in  Bexar  in  charge  of  Luis 
Galvan.    181 1. 

64L  Commission  issued  to  Don  Mariano  Garcia  for  the  punishment 
{ persccucion)  of  the  insurgents  in  Texas.     1812. 

642-648.  Various  documents  concerning  the  revolution  in  Coahuila.  1812. 

649.  Papers  relative  to  the  pardoning  of  a  citizen  of  Bexar.   181 2. 

653.  Report  by  the  administrator  of  the  tobacco  monopoly  of  Coahuila 
and  Texas  that  Pedro  Aranda,  chief  of  the  insurgents,  had  con- 
fiscated 2ooo  pesos  of  the  funds  of  the  tobacco  monopolv  of  Texas. 
1812. 

655.  Sumaria  against  Dr.  Julian  Poitevin  dc  Pons.     i8i2. 
(See  no.  633.) 

658.  Declaration  of  a  citizen  of  Bexar  who  fled  to  Coahuila  from  the 
Comanches.     1813. 

663.  Expediente  concerning  the  confiscation,  valuation,  and  auction  of 
the  property  of  the  citizens  of  Bexar  who  took  part  with  the  in- 
surgents.   1813. 

670.  Regulations  for  the  government  of  mission  Indians  and  the  sale  of 
their  lands.    1814. 

67L  Information  concerning  the  conduct  of  Dr.  Julian  Poitevin  dc  Pons. 
1814. 

(See  nos.  633  and  655.) 
Legajo  12.  181 5. 

672.  Sumaria  against  a  citizen  captured  on  the  Bahia  del  Espiritu  Santo 
road,  and  accused  of  being  an  insurgent.    181 5. 

683.  Expediente  concerning  the  ill  treatment  of  the  Indians  of  the  North 
at  Mission  Vizarron.    1815. 
Legajo  13.  1816-1819. 

692.  Correspondence  with  the  alcalde  of  Palafox,  Texas.     1816. 

709.  Sumaria  against  an  American  named  "  Dele  ",  accused  of  contra- 
band trading.    1817. 
Legajo  14.  1820-1823. 

724.  Deposition  of  three  strangers  at  Bahia  del  Espiritu  Santo.    1820. 

726.  Petition  of  "  the  American  Christian  Hefser  "  for  land  in  the  dis- 
trict of  Bexar.    1821. 

731.  Investigation  of  the  conduct  of  Capt.  Francisco  Garcia,  commandant 
of  Bahia  del  Espiritu  Santo,  in  reference  to  the  defense  of  P.ahia 
during  Long's  invasion.     1821. 

733.  Petition  of  Jose  Antonio  Gutierrez  with  reference  to  property  con- 
fiscated by  the  Spanish  government  from  his  brother  Bernardo, 
for  taking  part  with  the  insurgents.     1822. 
Legajo  15.  1824. 

751.  Division  of  the  propios  fa  certain  class  of  lands)  of  the  villa  of  San 
Fernando. 

756.  Petition  to  resettle  the  villa  of  Palafox  with  47  families. 
Legajo  16.  1825. 

768.  Complaint  by  President  Fray  Antonio  Diaz  dc  Leon,  in  the  name  of 
three  f.-imilies  of  the  mission  i>f  I-'spiritu  Santo,  concerning  lands. 


432  Saltillo 

769.  Communication  of  the  minister  of   foreign  relations  concerning 

lands  in  Texas. 

770.  Two  communications  of  the  jefe  politico  of  the  department  of 

Bexar  concerning;  lands. 

771.  Instructions  to  be  observed  by  the  commissioner  in  assigning  lands 

in  Bexar. 

772.  Communications  of  the  ayuntamientos  of  the  state. 
774.  Acts  of  the  Consejo  del  Estado  (Council  of  State). 

777.  Accounts  of  the  collection  and  disbursement  of  the  export  duties  on 

horses  and  mules  and  of  the  consumption  tax  on  foreign  goods  for 

the  province  of  Texas.    1824-1825. 
781.  Complaint  by  citizens  of  Bexar  that  Juan  Beramendi,  alcalde  prima, 

has  despoiled  them  of  certain  property  (nncas). 
784,  786.  Documents  relating  to  the  devolution  of  property  confiscated 

by  the  Spanish  government  in  Texas. 
787.  Complaint  by  Maria  Gertrudis  Urrutia  regarding  lands  confiscated 

by  Juan  de  Castaiieda,  captain  at  Bahia. 

793.  Investigation  of  the  conduct  of  the  jefe  politico  of  the  department 

of  Bexar. 

794.  Investigation  of  the  conduct  of  the  emprcsario  Green  De  Witt, 

accused  by  "  the  foreigner  Pedro  Elias  Bean  "  of  malversation  of 
public  funds. 

795.  Request  by  a  citizen  of  San  Fernando  for  permission  to  sell  sheep. 

796.  Application  by  C.  Jose  Samuel  Noris  for  a  land  grant. 

797.  Expediente  concerning  the  request  of  the  jefe  politico  of  the  depart- 

ment of  Bexar  that  the  building  and  walls  of  the  mission  of  San 
Antonio  de  Valero  be  sold. 

798.  Expediente  relative  to  the  petition  of  C.  Roberto  Luis  for  permission 

to  settle  in  Colonia  de  Austin  with  100  or  more  negroes. 
Legajo  17.  1826. 

799.  Communications  of  the  secretary  of  the  congress  of  Coahuila  and 

Texas  relative  to  petitions  by  various  residents  of  Nacogdoches 
for  lands  in  Texas. 

800.  Miscellaneous  correspondence.    Contains  a  proclamation  by  Hayden 

Edwards  dated  at  Nacogdoches,  Oct.  25,  1805. 
803.  Expediente  concerning  the  proceedings  of  Hayden  Edwards  at 
Nacogdoches.    About  30  fT. 

805.  Concerning  the  establishment  of  a  professorship  of  grammar  {cate- 

dra  de  gramatica)  at  Bexar  at  public  expense. 

806.  Cuaderno  concerning  the  auction  of  the  four  secularized  missions 

of  San  Juan  Bautista,  San  Bernardo,  Dulce  Nombre  de  Jesus,  and 
Vizarron. 

807.  Request  by  the  ayuntamiento  of  Rio  Grande  that  the  lands  of  the 

secularized    missions   at   that   point   be   distributed    among   the 

citizens. 
813.  Correspondence  concerning  the  proceedings  of  Hayden  Edwards. 

About  40  fT. 
Legajo  18.  1826. 

816.  Concerning  the  suspension  of  the  ayuntamiento  of  Rio  Grande. 
824.  Inventories  of  the  property  of  the  four  missions  named  in  no.  806. 
830.  Concernins:  the  formation  of  these  inventories. 


Civil  Archives  433 

Legajo  19.  1827. 

850.  Concerning-  the  auction  of  stock  pastured  on  the  hinds  of  the  secu- 

hirized  missions  of  San  Juan  Bautista  and  San  Bernardo. 

851.  Concerning  the  permission  granted  to  Juan  Jose  Tagle  to  go  to  the 

United  States. 
854.  Concerning  permission  granted  by  the  King  of  Spain  for  the  settle- 
ment of  famihes  from  Louisiana  on  the  Trinity  River. 

857.  Concerning  the  arrest  of  a  contraband  trader  in  tobacco  from  New 

Orleans. 

858.  Concerning  petitions  for  grants  of  land  in  the  department  of  Bexar. 
858  bis.  Concerning  cucntas  de  propios  y  arbitrios. 

859.  Communications  from  the  minister  of  foreign  relations  concerning 

lands  in  Texas. 

860.  Petitions  for  lands  in  Texas. 

861.  Correspondence  of  Cordero,  Saucedo,  and  Wilkinson.    1806.    9  ff. 

863.  Minutes  of  acuerdos  (dispositions)  of  the  government  concerning 

lands  in  Texas. 

864,  Correspondence  of  Stephen  F.  Austin  with  the  governor  of  Coa- 

huila  and  Texas.    Oct.,  1826-Nov.,  1827. 

(The  last  letters  were  written  in  Saltillo.) 
871.  Concerning  the  resignation  of  Francisco  Flores,  administrador  de 

rentas  of  the  department  of  Bexar. 
881.  Petition  of  Jose  Feliciano  Gonzalez  for  lands  on  the  Sabine  River, 

Texas. 
884.  Investigation  concerning  the  history  of  the  founding  of  Saltillo. 

886.  Concerning  the  passage  of  Stephen  Curier  of  the  United  States 

from  Monclova  to  Chihuahua,  with  goods  brought  from  Texas 
and  without  paying  duty. 

887.  Expediente  reservado  concerning  the  conduct  of  Pedro  Elias  [Ellis] 

Bean.    About  5  folios. 

(Contains  testimony  of  Americans  concerning  the  private  life  of  Bean. 
Some  of  it  is  to  the  effect  that  he  had  an  American  wife.) 

890.  F.xpediente  concerning  the  Edwards  rebellion.    About  30  ff. 

891,  892.  Concerning  land  grants  in  Texas  to  certain  Mexicans. 

893.  Concerning  concessions  of  land  at  Bexar  to  George  Robb,  Francisco 

Keller,  and  three  Mexicans. 

894.  896.  Concerning  various  land  grants  in  Texas. 

895.  Concerning  the  exclusion  of  foreign  vessels  from  Bahia  del  Espiritu 

Santo. 

896.  \'arious  applications  for  land. 
Legajo  20.   1828. 

900.  Complaint  against  Juan  Antonio  Teran  for  carrying  correspond- 
ence to  the  enemy's  country. 

902.  Concerning  the  establishment  of  a  colony  of  200  families  by  Colonel 

Juan  Dominguez. 

903.  Concerning  the  resistance  by  the  ayuntamicnto  at  Nacogdoches  to 

the  claim  of  Pedro  Elias  i'.ean  to  a  sitio  of  land  because  it  con- 
tained the  salines  upon  which  the  settlement  depended. 

904.  .Application  for  eleven  leagues  of  land  in  Texas  by  Jose  Justo 

Liendo. 

905.  Id.  for  nine  leagues  by  Jose  Maria  Balmaceda. 

29 


434  Saltillo 

906.  Petition  by  American  settlers  on  the  Trinity  and  San  Jacinto  for 

titles  to  their  land  en  propicdad. 
910.  Miscellaneous  documents. 

The  changing-  of  the  name  of  Saltillo  to  Leona  Vicario. 
Refusal  of  the  constituent  conyrcss  to  grant  the  claim  of  Jose  Miguel 
Ramos  Arispe  for  expenses  while  in  prison  in  Spain  as  a  repre- 
sentative of  Coahuila  and  Texas. 
Decree  declaring  the  "  Coahuiltejanos  "  \'icente  Guerrero  and  Man- 
uel Pedraza  bcnemcritos  dc  la  patria. 
Legajo  21.   1829. 

919.  Concerning  the  introduction  of  prohibited  goods  through  Bahia  de 
San  liernardo  with  the  permission  of  the  ofiicials  of  Goliad. 

926.  Contract  of  Martin  de  Leon  to  settle  50  families  in  Texas. 

927.  Ajjplication  of  Commodore  David  Porter  to  settle  a  colony. 

933,  Report  by  the  ayuntamiento.  in  consequence  of  a  circular  of  Oct.  2, 
of  the  property  possessed  by  foreigners. 
Legajo  22.  1829. 

943.  Concerning  the  contract  of  Lorenzo  de  Zavala  (in  preference  to 
Pedro  Elias  Bean)  for  500  families  for  the  department  of  Bexar. 
946.  Concerning  the  secularization  of  the  Rio  Grande  missions. 
961.  Contraband  goods  captured  on  the  La  Vaca,  Texas. 
965.  Application  of  Ben.  Milam  for  land. 
Legajo  23.   1829. 

986.  Prohibition  of  the  introduction  of  slaves  by  George  Robb. 
Legajo  24.  1830. 

4  (jic).  Concerning  the   contract  of   "Juan   Macmulen "    (John   Mc- 

Mullen). 
988.  Memorial  of  the  governor  to    Congress  concerning  the  various 

branches  of  his  administration. 
990.  Concerning  the  banishment  of  Jose  MaFia  Gutierrez  for  two  years 

"  to  the  Department  of  Bexar  ''. 
993.  Concerning  the  offer  of  Dr.  Diego  Grant  to  bear  the  expense  of 
opening  a  road  to  Parras. 
1001.  Concerning  the  boundaries  of  lands  conceded  to  Indian  tribes  ac- 
cording to  the  law  of  Mar.  21,  1825. 
1005.  Request  by  the  commandant-general  of  the  Interior  .States  of  the 
East  from  the  governor  concerning  troops  "  for  the  Texas  ex- 
pedition ". 
1037.  Concerning  the  fining  of  Juan  Brown  by  the  ayuntamiento  of  Par- 
ras for  blocking  the  roads  across  his  lands. 
1047.  Correspondence  of  the  governor  with  the  commandant-general  of 
the  Interior  States  of  the  East. 
Legajo  25.   1831. 

1051.  Census  of  all  the  pueblos  of  the  state. 

1053.  Concerning  the  establishment  of  a  school  at  Bexar  according  to 

decree  no.  129  of  the  legislature. 
1057.  Various  correspondence  concerning  colonization. 

1061.  Concerning  the  establishment  of  a  colony  of  800  persons  by  Austin 

and  Williams. 

1062.  Commission  to  J.  Antonio  Saucedo  to  assign  lands  in  the  McMullen 

and  McGloin  grants. 

1063.  Id.  to  Antonio  Navarro  for  the  grants  of  Wavell  and  De  Witt. 


Cizfil  Archives  435 

1072.  Concerniiifj  the  moncda  amorticada  of  Dexar. 
1075.  Report  by  the  governor  to  Congress  on  the  state  of  the  government 
Jan.  2,  1831. 

1077.  Request  by  the  ayuntamiento  of  Goliad  that  the  littoral  lands  of 

Santiago   Power  and  Santiago  W'uelson   (Wilson)   be  assigned 
either  to  the  citizens  or  to  De  Leon. 

1078.  Concerning  the  alienation  of  lands  of  extinguished  missions,  ac- 

cording to  the  decree  of  Apr.  29,  183 1. 
Legajo26.  1831. 

llOl.  Concerning  the  number  of  families  introduced  by  Austin  under  con- 
tract of  Apr.  27,  1825. 
1170  bis.  Notice  of  the  families  in  Green  De  Witt's  colony. 
1217.  Contract  of  Diego  Grant  and  Carlos  Beale  to  settle  800  families. 
Legajo28.  1833. 

1248.  Concession  to  Juan  Antonio  Padilla  and  Tomas  J.  Chambers  to 
settle  800  families  on  the  Arkansas  and  Red  rivers. 

1252.  Expediente  resulting  from  certain  doubts  of  the  jcfc  politico  of 

Bexar  as  to  the  correct  method  of  giving  possession  to  grantees. 

1253.  Concerning  the  exclusive  right  granted  to  Jose  Francisco  Madero 

to  make  the  Trinity  navigable. 
Legajo29.  1834. 

1269.  Petitions,  communications,  etc.,  relative  to  colonization  in  Texas. 

1271.  Correspondence   with    Almonte   and    Noriega,   commissioners   in 
charge  of  the  colonization  of  Texas. 

1278.  Election  of  Jose  Maria  Viesca  as  deputy  in  Congress  from  Coahuila 
and  Texas. 

1288.  Nominations  by  the  ayuntamientos  of  "  Brazos,  Austin,  and  Nacog- 
doches "  for  the  offices  of  jcfc  dc  dcpartamcnto. 

1292.  "  Important  documents  "  in  which  .\lmonte  makes  known  certain 
plans  for  the  better  regulation  of  the  colonization  of  Texas. 

1302.  "  Various  documents  relative  to  concessions  and  treaties  made  with 

the  Indians  in  the  State  of  Texas." 

1303.  Concerning  the  desire  of  certain  ayuntamientos  of  Texas  to  form  a 

separate  state. 

1304.  "  Empresas  de  Colonizacion." 
LegajoSO.   [Undated.] 

1309.  Complaint  by  Mexican  citizens  near  the  Red  River  that  their  lands 

have  been  occupied  by  the  families  of  Wavell's  colony. 
1316.  "  Relative  to  the  revolt  (^f  the  colonists  of  Brazos  and  Nacogdoches 

against  the  authority  of  the  Nation." 
1320.  Initiative  {Iniciativo)  made  to  both  chambers  opposing  reforms  in 

the  constitution. 
Legajo31.  1836. 

1338.  Concerning  the  alienation  of  the  property  of  Diego  Grant  in  favor 

of  Juan  (le  Dios  Pradel,  of  \'iesca. 
Legajo34.  1839. 

1360.  Trial  (Proceso)  of  the  foreigners  "  Bcnnet  MacauU  "  and  "  N'ictor 

Loupy  ",  charged  with  having  taken  arms  against  the  government. 

1840. 

1369.  Concerning  the  creation  of  juntas  patrioticas  in  Saltillo  to  collect 

donations  for  the  Texas  war.    1842. 

1370.  Concerning  the  purchase  of  horses  for  the  frontier  presidios.   1842. 


436  Saltillo 

Legajo35.  1843. 

1375.  Acts  of  adherence  to  the  "  bases  de  org^anizacion  politica  de  la  Re- 

publica  "  by  the  officials  of  the  department  of  Coahuila. 
1378.  Passports  of  foreigfners.     1835,  1836,  1837. 
Lagajo  36.  1844. 

1382.  Concerning  the  reorganization  of  the  military  forces  of  Coahuila. 
1388.  Concerning  the  prohibition  of  the  importation  of  certain  goods  by 

the  foreigner  Ysidro  Chausel. 
1392.  Election  of  Francisco  Mejia  as  governor. 

(All  through  this  period  there  are  full  records  of  elections  in  the  state, 
decrees  of  the  governors,  memorials  to  the  legislature,  etc.) 

Legajo  38.  1845. 

1453.  Inventory  of  the  property  of  the  deceased  foreigner  Tomas 
"  Shsmitt  "  (Smith)  and  investigation  at  Villa  de  Allende  con- 
cerning his  death. 

1463.  Invasion  of  Partido  de  Parras  by  400  Indians  from  the  north. 

1473.  Disorders  in  Rio  Grande  among  the  Eejar  squadron. 

1475.  Note  of  the  department  assembly  transmitting  to  Congress  an 
exposition  concerning  the  importation  of  foreign  cotton. 

1479.  Reports  of  an  earthquake  in  the  city  of  Mexico. 

1495.  Appointment  of  Mariano  Arista  as  general-in-chief  of  the  Fourth 
Division. 

Various  documents  concerning  Indian  invasions  in  Coahuila. 
Legajo  39.  1846  (and  1847). 

1527.  Concerning   censuses    (padrones)    of   foreigners   in   the  different 
departments. 
Legajo  40.  1848. 

1540.  Concerning  indemnity  to  the  state  for  lands  lost  by  virtue  of  the 
treaty  of  Guadalupe  Hidalgo. 

1552.  Investigation  before  the  jites  de  primera  instancia  of  Saltillo  of 
claims  for  damages  suffered  by  the  haciendas  of  Buena  Vista  and 
La  Encantada  during  the  American  war. 

1555.  Id. 

1561.  Concerning  transmission  by  the  jcfatura  politica  of  reports  concern- 
ing damages  done  by  troops  who,  under  Colonel  Washington, 
crossed  the  lands  of  the  state  without  permission. 

1567.  Concerning  the  return  of  American  troops  to  Saltillo  after  evacua- 
tion. 

1574.   (i)   Concerning  the  requiring  of  Carlos  Clark  to  leave  the  country. 
(5)   Sale  of  cattle  left  by  the  Americans  at  Hacienda  de  Patos. 
Legajo  42.  1850. 

1579.  Investigation  of  charge  against  individuals  of  trading  with  Amer- 
icans on  the  Rio  Bravo. 

1600-1605.  Various  documents  relative  to  founding  military  colonies  at 
Rio  Grande  and  Guerrero. 

Various  documents  relative  to  contraband  trade  on  the  frontier. 

1608. 1615.  1628.  Settlement  of  Indians  migrated  from  the  United  States. 

1624.  Request  of  citizens  of  Guerrero  for  a  customs  house. 

1629.  Claims  for  damages  done  by  American  filibusters. 
Legajo  43.   185 1. 

1642.  Measures  to  prevent  Indian  incursions  in  Coahuila  and  Chihuahua. 


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Naturalization  of  Foreigners. 
Expedientes  concerning  naturalization  of  foreigners.  The  approximate  dates 
can  be  gathered  from  the  above  list.  No.  1166,  Alejandro  Di- 
nelli ;  1167,  Tomas  Jefferson  Chambers;  1168,  Santiago  Power; 
1170,  Diego  Grant;  1171,  Felipe  Dimit ;  1172,  Nicolas  Grisanti ; 
1219,  Juan  Augusto  Rollan ;  1219,  Benjamin  Briol :  1223,  Juan 
Brown ;  1289,  Antonio  Teodoro  Sanchez  Knauff ;  1290,  (Jeorge 
Miller. 

Applications,  Concessions,  and  Other  Matters  Relative  to  Lands 

IN  Texas. 

To  save  space  the  following  expedientes  referring  primarily  to  applications 
for  lands  and  grants  of  land  in  Texas  after  1820  are  cited  in  the  briefest  way 
possible.  Further  data  concerning  some  of  those  of  most  interest  or  impor- 
tance are  given  in  the  foregoing  list  under  the  respective  numbers.  Most  of 
expedientes  are  listed  in  the  special  inventory  entitled  "  Registro  de  las 
solicitudes,  concesiones  y  otros  asuntos  relativos  a  Terrenos  en  Texas  ".  In 
the  following  summary  it  is  ordinarily  to  be  understood,  unless  otherwise 
stated,  that  the  person  whose  name  is  given  was  an  applicant  for  land,  or  a 
grantee,  or  both.  The  names  are  as  found  in  the  inventory  or  on  the  labels 
of  the  documents,  as  it  was  impracticable  to  examine  every  expediente  to  get 
the  correct  form. 

Legajo  16.  1825.  No.  768,  Petition  in  favor  of  mission  families  at  Espiritu 
Santo ;  769,  Communications  from  the  minister  of  foreign  rela- 
tions concerning  lands ;  770,  Communications  from  the  jcfc  poli- 
tico; 771,  Instructions  for  distributing  lands;  787,  Complaint  of 
Maria  Gertrudis  Urrutia ;  796,  Application  by  Jose  Samuel  Noris ; 
798,  Application  by  "  C.  Roberto  Luis  ". 

Legajo  17.  1826.  No.  799,  Application  of  residents  of  Nacogdoches ;  807, 
Distribution  of  secularized  mission  lands  at  Rio  Grande. 

Legajo  18.  1827.  No.  858,  Applications  of  various  persons  of  Bexar;  859, 
Communications  of  the  minister  of  foreign  relations  ;  860,  Various 
petitions;  863,  Minutes  of  dispositions  of  the  government;  881, 
Jose  Feliciano  Gonzalez;  891,  Ramon  Lagarreta;  892,  Five  citi- 
zens of  Mexico ;  893,  George  Robb,  Francisco  Keller,  and  others ; 
894,  Various  applications  at  Nacogdoches ;  896,  Various  applica- 
tions. 

Legajo  20.  1828.  No.  902,  Application  of  Col.  Juan  Domingucz  to  establish 
a  colony  of  200  families ;  903,  Opposition  to  a  claim  of  Pedro 
Elias  Bean ;  904,  Application  of  Justo  Liendo :  905,  Of  Jose  Maria 
Balmaceda ;  906,  American  settlers  on  the  Trinity. 

Legajo 21.  1829.  No.  926,  Contract  of  Martin  de  Leon  to  settle  50  families; 
927,  Application  of  Commodore  David  Porter  to  settle  a  colony ; 
929,  Tomas  Mekine  (McKinney  ?),  Juan  Durtc,  and  Roberto 
Caly,  citizens  of  Nacogdoches. 

Legajo  22.  1829.  No.  943,  Contract  of  Lorenzo  de  Zavala  to  settle  500  fami- 
lies; 960,  Jose  Maria  de  la  Garza;  965,  "  Benjamin  Rober  May- 
lam  "  (Milam)  ;  976,  Various  petitions  and  coninumications. 

Legajo  23.  1829  (?).  No.  977,  Dispositions  by  the  government:  978,  Com- 
munications of  the  minister  of  the  interior  ;  979,  \arious  applica- 
tions, including  one  by  Miguel  Ramos  Anspc;  985,  Sligucl 
Rabago. 


438  Saltillo 

Legajo24.  1830.  Seven  documents  numbered  1-7.  No.  i,  Application  by 
Edward  Pcttus ;  2,  Daniel  E.  Colton ;  3,  Alexandro  de  la  Garza ; 
4,  Contract  of  Juan  -MacMullen  ;  5,  Xotes  concerning  lands  in 
Texas;  6,  Concession  to  Miguel  Davila ;  991,  Carlos  Bury;  997, 
Franklin  Lewis ;  998,  Frederick  Calvit ;  999,  Fernando  del  Valle ; 
1000,  Juan  Nepomuceno  Acosta ;  looi,  Boundaries  of  Indian 
lands;  1002,  Juan  Garza;  1003,  Esteban  Julian  Wilson;  1004, 
Eleuterio  Lopez;  1006,  Col.  Francisco  Ruiz;  1007,  Felipe  Eliza 
Chanog  (  ?)  ;  1008,  Francisco  W.  Thomson  ;  1009,  Francisco 
Rivas  ;  loio,  Antonio  Garay  ;  loii,  Dona  Maria  de  la  Concepcion 
Marques  de  Torreon ;  1012,  Juaquin  Mier;  1013,  Byrd  Lockhart ; 
1014,  Benjamin  Fulcliear  and  Graves  Fulchear ;  1015,  Andres 
V'arela ;  1016,  Alexander  Farmer;  1017,  Antonio  Gonzalez;  1018, 
Agustin  Martinez  de  Lejarza;  1019,  Antonio  Rivas;  1020,  Agus- 
tin  Martinez  de  Lejarza;  1021,  Jose  Antonio  Sepiilveda ;  1022, 
Antonio  Menchaca ;  1023,  Agustin  Viesca;  1024,  Abner  Kuyken- 
dall ;  1025,  Fernando  del  Valle;  1026,  Francisco  Medina;  1027, 
Atanacio  de  la  Cerda ;  1028,  Doiia  Maria  Francisca  Esnaurrizar ; 
1029,  Francisco  Rodriguez;  1030,  Francisco  Garay;  1031,  Carlos 
Ocampo ;  1032,  Maria  Concepcion  Marquez ;  1033,  Eduardo  L. 
Prtht  (Pratt  ?)  ;  1034,  Concession  to  Pedro  Varela,  transferred  to 
Adelaide  Matilde  Mejia  Walker;  1035,  Jayme  Hertz  ;  1036,  Man- 
uel Cresencio  Rejon ;  1040.  Juan  Luis  Chavert ;  1044,  X'arious ; 
1045,  Correspondence  of  the  jcfe  politico  of  the  department  of 
Bexar ;  1046,  Correspondence  with  Stephen  F.  Austin  ;  1048.  Cor- 
respondence with  the  minister  of  relations;  1049,  Juan  N.  de 
Acosta;  1050,  Abraham  Bouman  ( ?)  and  Charles  K.  Rees. 

Legajo25.  1831.  No.  1056,  Correspondence  with  the  jcfe  politico  of  Bexar; 
1058,  Various  petitions  ;  1059,  Minutes  concerning  lands  in  Texas  ; 
1060,  Commission  to  the  alcalde  of  Bexar  to  give  titles  to  grant- 
ees ;  1061,  Application  of  Stephen  F.  Austin  and  Samuel  Williams 
to  settle  800  families ;  1062,  Commission  to  J.  Antonio  Saucedo 
to  assign  lands  in  the  j\Ic]Mullen  and  McGloin  grants ;  1063,  Fd.  to 
Antonio  Navarro  to  assign  lands  in  grants  of  Gen.  Wavell  and 
Green  De  Witt;  1065,  Remigio  Ynoten  ;  1066,  Tomas  Quevedo ; 

1067,  Vicente  Ortiz,  representative  of  George  Antonio  Nixson ; 

1068,  Santos  de  Arcos,  agent  of  the  same  ;  io6g,  Candido  de  Arcos  ; 
1071,  Capt.  Manuel  Hernandez;  1077,  Request  of  the  ayunta- 
miento  of  Goliad  that  the  littoral  lands  of  Santiago  Power  and 
Santiago  Wuelson  (Wilson)  be  assigned  to  the  citizens  or  to 
IMartln  de  Leon ;  1078,  Concerning  alienation  of  lands  of  extin- 
guished missions,  according  to  decree  of  Apr.  29,  183 1  ("  relates 
to  the  affair  of  Santiago  Poueer  Huitzon  "). 

Legajo  26.  1831.  No.  1080,  Buenaventura  Reyes,  agent  of  George  A.  Nix- 
son; 1081,  Francisco  and  Geronimo  de  Prado ;  1082,  Fernando 
Rodriguez;  1083,  Francisco  Herrera ;  1084,  Francisco  Borja; 
1083,  Jose  Francisco  de  las  Piedras ;  1086,  Francisco  Rodriguez ; 
1088,  Miguel  Muldon  (?),  curate  of  San  Felipe  de  Austin,  1089, 
Ramon  de  la  Cerda;  1090,  Juan  S.  Mason;  1091,  Juan  N.  Esca- 
lera  ;  1092,  Jose  Jilaria  Escalera  ;  1093,  Jose  Mariano  Lopez  ;  1094, 
Presbitero  Jose  Ygnacio  Galindo ;  1095,  Jose  Antonio  Farias ; 
1096,  George  and  William  Scott ;  1097,  Elena  Kimble,  widow  of 


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Santiago  Dill  (Dell  ?,see  no.  1 1 19)  ;  1098, Carlos  Gil ;  1099,  George 
A.  Nixson ;  iioi,  Concerning  families  introduced  by  S.  F.  Austin 
under  contract  of  Apr.  27,  1825  ;  1 102,  Juan  Jose  Gallardo  ;  1 103, 
Demetrio  and  Jose  Maria  del  Castillo  ;  1 105,  Marcial  Uorrego  for 
Jose  Alaria  Echaiz ;  1106.  .Antonio  Esnaurrizar;  1107.  Andres 
Ruiz  de  Esparza ;  1108,  Carlos  Ocampo ;  1109,  Valentin  Cruz; 
1 1 10,  Valentin  Elguezabal ;  11 12,  John  Gates;  11 13,  Joel  La  rev  ; 
1 1 14,  Jesse  H.  Cartwright ;  11 15,  \'ictoriano  Cepeda  ;  11 16, 
Thomas  Harnett ;  1 1 17,  \ital  Flores  ;  1 1 18,  Dr.  .Socrates  F.  Mose- 
ley;  11 19,  Sarah  Dell,  widow  of  Reed;  1120.  Rhoads  Fischer; 
1 121,  Santiago  Cummins:  1122,  Santiago  Kerr;  1123,  Samuel 
Gates;  1124,  Samuel  M.  Williams;  1125,  Simon  Sanchez;  1126, 
Peter  William  Gray;  1127,  Robert  Peebles;  1128;  Robert  Vince; 
1 129,  Manuel  de  los  Santos  Coy;  1130,  Henry  Harrison;  1131, 
Mariano  Alora ;  1132,  Miguel  Zaragoza ;  1133,  Marcelino  Marti- 
nez; 1134.  Juan  Mora:  1135,  Juan  \icente  Campos;  1136,  John 
Pettus  ;  1 137,  Jose  Maria  Moreno  ;  1 138,  Juan  Jose  Acosta  ;  1 139, 
Jose  Maria  de  Carbajal ;  1140,  Jose  Mariano  -Vcosta ;  1141,  Jose 
Antonio  Farias  ;  1 144,  John  W.  Hall ;  1 145.  Jose  Maria  Cardenas  ; 
1 146,  Jose  Gomez  and  Ygnacio  de  Leon;  1147,  Jose  Maria  Car- 
denas; 1 148,  Jose  Luis  Carbajal;  1149,  Juan  Hernardo,  Henigno 
Davenport ;  1 150.  Joaquin  de  la  Garza  :  1 151,  Joseph  D.  Clemmcnts  ; 
1152,  Jose  Maria  Alora :  1153,  Leno  (Levi?)  Philips;  1154, 
William  Barnett ;  1155,  Wyly  Martin;  1156.  William  C.  Harris; 
1 157,  Jesse  P)Urnham ;  1158,  John  H.  Scott;  1159.  Jose  David 
Sanchez;  1170^1^,  Concerning  the  families  of  the  colony  of 
Green  De  Witt ;  1 174,  Jose  Dolores  Martinez ;  1 175,  Jose  Armero 
y  Ruiz. 

Legajo27.  1832.  No.  1185,  Commission  to  Jose  Antonio  Navarro  to  give 
possession  to  grantees  in  Gonzalez,  with  list  of  grantees;  1 186, 
John  Carlos  Beales ;  1188,  Petitions,  communications,  etc.,  con- 
cerning lands  in  Texas;  1193,  Tomas  \'ega  and  Jose  Maria 
Aguirre  and  Rafael  Aguirrc :  1197,  Tomas  Rontello  ( ?)  ;  1201, 
John  Duret :  1205,  Ygnacio  Chavez,  Francisco  Rivas,  Anastacio 
Rivas,  Jose  Maria  Cardenas,  Fcrmin  Rodriguez.  Jose  Luis  Carba- 
jal, Joaquin  de  la  Garza,  and  Jose  fa  Rodriguez  ;  1206,  Gen.  .\rturo 
Wavell ;  1215,  Contract  with  Juan  X'icente  Cam]x>s,  agent  of  a 
Mexican  company  to  settle  50  families  in  the  Department  of 
Rexar — among  the  promoters  was  Juan  Carlos  Deales;  12 16, 
Concerning  the  settlement  of  200  foreign  families  by  Jose  Manuel 
Rdvucla  and  Juan  Carlos  Beales  on  the  lands  granted  to  Estevan 
Julian  Wilson  on  May  27,  1826;  1J17,  Contract  of  Diego  Grant 
and  Juan  Carlos  Beales  to  settle  800  families ;  1222,  Ramon  de  la 
Garza. 

Legajo28.  1833.  No.  1228,  Jose  Maria  Carbajal:  1231,  JoseMaria  Ruiz; 
1232,  Juan  Francisco  Bueno ;  1233,  Jose  de  Jesus  \aldera:  1234, 
\icente  Dur.'m ;  1235,  Fernando  Cabrera;  1236.  .\n.sclmo  \'cr- 
gara;  1237.  Pedro  Slarlinez;  1238.  .Vntonio  Salinas;  123^.  Pedro 
Pereyra,  Jose  lesi'is  Grande,  .Mariano  Grande;  1240,  .-Xntjcl  N'a- 
varro;  1241.  Joaquin  Menchaca :  1242,  Francisco  de  .S<.sa:  1243. 
Jose  Maria  Flores;  1244,  Jose  Ygnacio  .\rix-ha  and  Juan  Smith; 
1245,  Manuel  Jimincz;  1246,  Nicolas  Flores;  1248,  Concession  to 


440  Saltillo 

Juan  Antonio  Padilla  for  the  settlement  of  800  families  on  the 
Arkansas  and  Red  rivers;  1249,  Justo  Pepi,  Jose  Jesus  Grande, 
Jose  Francisco  Madero;  1250,  Felipe  Musquiz ;  1251,  Francisco 
Cadena  ;  1252,  Concerning  the  mode  of  giving  possession  to  lands ; 
1257,  Jose  Jorge  Pollet ;  1259,  \'arious  matters  concerning  lands  ; 
1260,  Communications  of  the  minister  of  relations  ;  1264,  Enrique 
Rueg(?). 

Legajo  29.  1834.  No.  1269,  Petitions,  minutes,  etc. ;  1270,  Commission  to 
Diego  Antonio  Taylor  to  give  titles  to  colonists  in  Texas;  1271, 
Correspondence  of  Almonte  and  Noriega  concerning  the  coloni- 
zation of  Texas  ;  1292,  Recommendations  of  Almonte  concerning 
regulation  of  colonies  in  Texas;  1293,  Concerning  declaring  in 
force  the  contract  of  the  Nashville  Company  with  respect  to  the 
part  of  the  lands  granted  to  Austin  and  Williams;  1296,  Luis 
Halloway;  1297,  Antonio  Tijerina,  agent  of  Francisco  Maria 
Lombardo  ;  1302,  "  Various  documents  relative  to  concessions  and 
treaties  made  with  the  Indians  in  the  State  of  Texas  " ;  1304, 
"  Empresas  de  Colonizacion  " ;  1305,  Amounts  owed  for  lands 
bought  in  Texas. 

Legajo  30.  [undated].  No.  1306,  Frost  Thorn  ;  1307,  Luisa  Eufracia  Proud- 
home,  Carlos  Nogret,  and  Carlos  Pavie ;  1308,  Martin  Santiago 
Allen  ;  1309,  Complaint  of  l\Iexicans  against  the  colonists  of  Gen. 
Wavell ;  1311,  Jose  Maria  Mendoza ;  1313.  Petition  by  M.  Wil- 
liams that  the  commission  of  the  Nashville  Company  be  sus- 
pended ;  1314,  Anfredo  R.  Guilds  ;  1317,  Various  matters. 

Legajo  32.  1837.    No.  1341,  Communications  of  the  minister  of  relations. 

Legajo  38.   1845.    No.  1504,  Concerning  grant  to  Rafael  de  la  Pefia  in  1830. 

Legajo  40.  1848.  No.  1540,  Concerning  indemnifying  the  state  for  lands  lost 
by  virtue  of  the  treaty  of  Guadalupe  Hidalgo. 

Unclassified  P.\pers. 

In  this  archive  there  are  several  hundred  legajos  of  papers  that  are  not  ar- 
ranged into  expedientes  or  otherwise  classified  except  that  they  are  roughly 
grouped  into  carpetas  on  a  chronological  basis.  They  date  from  1777  to 
present  times,  and  many  of  them  are  as  important  for  historical  purposes  as 
those  that  are  classified.  It  being  impracticable  to  examine  all  of  the  legajos 
with  minute  care,  and  there  being  no  inventory,  several  legajos,  representing 
different  periods,  were  studied  with  a  view  to  ascertain  the  general  nature  of 
the  contents.    The  results  are  given  here  below. 

Legajos  1777  a  1779;  1780  a  1783;  1783,  [17] 84  y  [17] 85;  1786  a  1789; 
1792  a  1794;  1794  a  1796;  1797  y  1798;  1799. 

Miscellaneous  correspondence  of  the  governors  of  the  province  with  the 
viceroy,  the  commandant-general,  other  governors,  the  Bishop  of 
Nuevo  Leon,  the  intendant  of  San  Luis  Potosi,  the  ayuntamientos, 
alcaldes  and  justices  of  the  various  villas  and  pueblos. 

Bandos,  circulars,  royal  cedillas,  and  decrees. 

In  legajo  1786  a  1789  there  is  an  anonymous  paper  marked  "  Obispos  ", 
which  consists  of  a  brief  biographical  sketch  of  the  first  four 
bishops  of  Nuevo  Leon. 

In  legajos  1797  y  1798  there  is  a  "  Noticia  de  las  misiones  del  Rio 
Grande  ". 


Civil  Archives  441 

Legajo  1824. 

Books  of  acts  {libros  de  actas)  of  the  deputation  of  Coahuila. 

Correspondence  of  the  deputation  with  those  of  other  states,  the  gov- 
ernor, the  ministers  of  the  federal  government,  the  jefes  politicos, 
etc. 

Id.  of  the  governor  with  the  commandant-general,  other  governors,  the 
ayuntamientos,  etc. 

Decrees  of  the  governor  and  of  the  federal  executive. 
Legajos  for  1835. 

Correspondence  of  the  governor  with  other  governors,  the  Bishop  of 
Nuevo  Leon,  the  commandant-general  of  the  Interior  States  of 
the  East,  the  asesor  auxiliar,  the  commandancies  principal  of 
Coahuila,  Texas,  and  other  states,  the  President  of  the  Republic, 
the  federal  Congress,  the  ministers  of  the  federal  government,  the 
deputations  of  Coahuila  and  other  states,  the  jcfcs  politicos  of 
Coahuila  and  Texas,  the  ayuntamientos,  jueccs  dc  primcras  in- 
stancias,  the  conscjo  dc  gobicnio  of  the  state,  the  administrador  de 
rcntas  uiiidas,  the  "  Superioridad  Judicial  de  Texas",  etc. 

(There  is  correspondence  of  the  jefc  politico  of  the  department  of 
Bexar,  Aug.,  1834,  May,  1835 ;  of  the  department  of  Nacogdoches,  May, 
1835;  of  the  department  of  Brazos,  Aug.,  1834,  May,  1835.  A  letter  to 
the  jefe  politico  of  Bexar,  Aug.  10,  1835,  concerns  excluding  Zavala 
from  the  state.) 

Register  of  official  acts  of  the  governor. 
Circulars  issued  by  the  governor. 
Records  of  the  Fdbrica  dc  Cis^arros. 
Militia  appointments  by  the  governor. 
Reports  of  foreigners  in  the  different  jurisdictions. 
Census  reports  for  different  jurisdictions. 
Reports  of  local  elections  for  de]Hities. 
Petitions  for  lands  in  Texas. 

(Correspondence  with  Jorge  .\ntonio  Nixson,  commissioner  to  assign  lands 
in  the  colony  of  Zavala,  Vehlcin,  and  Burnet.) 
Memorial  asking  protection  against  the  Waco  Indians. 
Acts  of  the  Comision  de  Puntos  Constitucionales  of  the  state. 
Legajo  1846.  Contains  the  same  classes  of  documents  as  above,  among  them 
being  lists  of  donations  for  the  war,  reports  of  military  opera- 
tions, etc. 

AieCHlVO  DEL  AYUNTAMIENTO. 
(archive  of  the  ayuntamiento.) 
The  Archive  of  the  Ayuntamiento  contains  relatively  complete  records 
since  1594.  The  "  Inventario  General  de  .Xrchivo  ",  which  is  in  three  parts, 
shows  122  carpctas  (corresponding  to  legajos  in  most  other  archives)  between 
1594  and  1900.  An  examination  of  the  "  Inventario  "  to  1727  shows  the  fol- 
lowing principal  classes  of  documents:  Acts  (libros  dc  acucrdo)  of  the 
ayuntamiento,  royal  ccdulas,  decrees  of  the  viceroy,  provisions  of  the  pro- 
vincial governors,  records  of  testaments,  mortgages,  land  grants,  reports  of 
annual  elections  in  the  pueblo  of  ."^an  I-!stevan  ( if/)-- 181  j),  documents  relat- 
ing to  encomiendas,  enslavement  of  Indians,  Indian  tributes,  Indian  wars, 
civil  and  criminal  causas.  regulations  concerning  the  management  of  cattle, 
censuses  (padroncs),  etc.  Several  of  the  duciinients  are  in  the  .\/tec 
language. 


442  Saltillo 

Individual  Itkms  of  Interest. 

Census  (Reseiia)  of  the  armed  citizens  of  Saltillo.     1676.    Carpeta  no.  3. 

Petition  of  Fernando  del  Bosque  askingf  for  the  release  of  sequestrated  prop- 
erty belonging  to  him.     1678.    Ibid. 

Report  by  Father  Fray  Francisco  Penasco  of  the  advancement  of  the  Indians 
of  Coahuila  since  the  beginning  of  missionary  work.    1680.    Ibid. 

Document  relating  to  Diego  Ramon.    1684.    Ibid. 

Dispute  relative  to  the  jurisdiction  over  the  mission  of  Caldera.     1690.    Car- 
peta 4. 
(This  document  throws  light  on  the  career  of  Father  Damian  Massanet.) 

Prosecution  of  an  Indian  for  assault  upon  Fernando  del  Bosque.    1701.    Car- 
peta 6. 

Documents  relating  to  the  estate  nf  the  Marques  de  San  Miguel  de  Aguayo. 
1702,1716.    Carpeta  6. 

Documents  Relating  to  the  War  with  the  United  States,  1845-1848. 

In  Carpeta  No.  dp. 

1845.  Official  communications  from  the  state  and  federal  governments  con- 

cerning the  approach  of  and  preparations  for  war. 

1846.  Communications  from  the  jefe  politico  giving  news  of  the  American 

invasion,  announcing  the  removal  of  the  government  to  Parras, 
and  requesting  a  report  on  foreigners  in  Saltillo. 

1847.  Report  by  the  curate  that  he  intends  to  hide  the  treasure  of  the  church 

to  prevent  its  confiscation  by  the  Americans. 
Report  of  contributions  to  aid  wounded  Mexicans. 
Provisions  of  the  ayuntamiento  to  prevent  a  smallpox  epidemic. 
Decree  of  the  President  ordering  the  militia  to  aid  the  army. 
Decree  ordering  the  Congress  to  meet  at  ]\[onclova  on  account  of  the 

war. 
Correspondence  concerning  the  quartering  of  American  soldiers  in  the 

city,  and  concerning  guerrilla  warfare. 

In  Carpeta  No.  yi. 

1848.  Communications  from  the  Junta  Patriotica. 

Report  by  the  procurator  of  the  ayuntamiento  of  the  damages  done  to  the 

city  property. 
Complaints  of  private  citizens  of  damages  done  to  their  haciendas. 

RECORDS  IN  THE  CATHEDRAL. 

The  diocese  of  Saltillo  being  a  recent  foundation,  presumably  its  records 
contain  little  of  interest  for  our  purposes.  There  are  in  the  Cathedral,  how- 
ever, a  few  old  records  that  may  be  mentioned. 

FRANCISCAN  RECORDS. 

Ten  bound  volumes  of  manuscript  records,  containing : 

Letters  and  instructions  from  the  provincial  of  the  province  of  Santiago 
de  Jalisco  to  the  Convento  de  N.  S.  P.  San  Francisco  de  Guada- 
lupe.   Early  nineteenth  century. 

Financial  accounts  of  this  monastery. 


Ecclesiastical  Archives  443 

Books  of  government  (libros  de  gobicrno)  of  the  Chapel  of  the  Third 
Order  of  Penitence  of  San  Francisco.  Later  eighteenth  century. 
(Records  of  elections,  chapters,  professions,  etc.) 

Id.  of  the  Convento  de  San  Francisco.  Eighteenth  and  nineteenth  cen- 
turies. 

Mass  books  (libros  de  misas)  of  the  Convento  de  San  Jose  del  Saltillo. 
1 793- 1 850. 

Collections  of  the  tomalldlos  of  the  Chapel  of  the  Third  Order  of  San 
Francisco. 

ARCHIVO  PARROQUIAL  DE  GUERRERO. 

These  are  three  small  bundles  of  papers  recently  taken  to  Saltilli)  from  the 
parochial  church  of  Guerrero,  Coahuila,  near  the  old  settlement  of  the  mis- 
sions of  San  Juan  IJautista  and  San  I'ernardo,  on  the  Rio  Grande.  They  con- 
sist primarily  of  records  of  the  chaplaincy  of  the  Presidio  of  Rio  Grande,  or 
San  Juan  I5autista,  of  the  curacy  of  San  Juan  Bautista,  and  of  the  curacy  of 
Guerrero.    Among  the  papers  were  noted  : 

Correspondence  directed  by  the  commandant-general  and  the  provincial 
governors  to  the  commander  of  the  presidio.  Later  eighteenth 
and  early  nineteenth  centuries. 

(Among  them  is  a  letter  from  John  Davis  Bradburn,  Galveston,  1820.) 
Circulars  sent  en  cordillcra  from  the  jjishop  and  the  Cabildo  Eclesiastico 
of  Xuevo  Leon  to  the  various  pastorates  and  missions  of  the 
diocese.    The  extreme  dates  noted  were  1780-1804. 
(The  cordillcra  for  circulars  in   1798  was  as   follows:     Monterrey,  San 
Estevan  de  Tlascala,  Pesqueria  Grande,  Salinas,  Boca  de  Lcones,  Piinta 
de  Lampazos,  Candela,  lilonclova,  Nadadorcs,   Santa  Rosa.  San   Fer- 
nando, Pcyotes.  Vizarron,  San  Bernardo,  San  Juan  Bautista,  Rio  Grande, 
Bexar.    The  curate  of  Bexar  was  instructed  to  send  a  copy  to  Nacog- 
doches, the  original  continuing  to  San  Jose,  San  Francisco  de  la  Espada, 
San  Juan  Capistrano,  La  Purisima  Concepcion,  N.  S.  del  Rosario,  Es- 
piritu    Santo   de   Zuniga,    N.   S.   del   Refugio.   Laredo,    Revilla,    Mier, 
Camargo,  Rcynosa,  Ccrralvo.  and  the  Secretaria.) 
Records,  similar  to  the  above,  of  the  parochial  church  of  Guerrero.   1831- 
1850. 

MONCLOVA. 
ARCHIVO  MUNICIPAL  DE  MONCLOVA. 

(MLNKIl'.M.   .\KClIUi;  OF    .MO.NCLUV.V.) 

In  the  municipal  archive,  which  is  separate  from  the  offices  of  the  adminis- 
tration, the  general  records  of  the  ayuntamionto  from  the  earliest  times  are 
stored,  but  badly  cared  for.  .\t  the  time  when  this  investigation  was  made 
the  room  in  which  they  were  kept  was  just  recovering  from  a  flooding  which 
had  damaged  some  of  the  ])recious  documents  and  menaced  the  rest.  The 
papers  are  tied  in  legajos,  the  twenty  embracing  the  period  from  1675  to  1843 
being  arranged  in  carpctas  and  listed  in  the  "  Indice  del  .\rchivo  Municipal 
de  esta  ciudad  corrcsiMindiente  a  los  afios  de  1675  a  1843  ".  The  principal 
classes  of  documents  before  i8»to,  as  shown  by  the  "  tndice  ".  arc:  reconls  of 
the  founding  of  .Monclova  and  neighboring  .settlements,  grants  and  transfers 
of  land,  water,  and  mineral  rights,  fiscal  records  (cuentas  de  caja  and  ^m.-m- 
tas  de  propios  y  arbilrios),  and  miscellaneous  expedicnles.  .After  iSoo  the 
following  additional  classes  are  common :  royal  cedulas  and  orders,  libros 


444  Mondova 

de  actos  of  the  ayuntamiento,  investigations  of  the  conduct  of  pubHc  officials, 
correspondence  of  the  ayuntamiento  with  the  justices  (jueses),  the  governors, 
and  the  commandant-general,  censuses  (padrones),  proclamations  (bandos) 
and  circulars  issued  by  the  governors,  militia  regulations,  and  contributions 
for  religious  fiestas.  After  1821  there  appear  correspondence  of  the  ayunta- 
miento with  the  deputies  in  Congress,  the  jcfes  politicos,  junta  gobcrnativa, 
other  ayuntamientos,  and  the  federal  authorities,  instructions  to  deputies, 
decrees  of  the  state  government,  reports  of  annual  elections,  files  of  the 
annual  memoirs  to  the  federal  ministers  and  of  the  state  Gaceta. 

Of  the  legajos  listed  in  the  "  Indice  "  I  failed  to  find  nos.  3  (1800-1819),  12 
(1828),  and  20  (1843).  It  is  not  improbable,  however,  that  they  are  scattered 
among  the  unclassified  bundles,  which  contain  documents  of  the  classes  given, 
to  recent  times.  The  records  of  the  ayuntamiento  in  active  use  are  kept  in 
the  municipal  offices. 

In  this  repository  are  also  the  records  of  the  Jefatura  Politica  of  Monclova 
from  about  1890,  and  files  of  various  official  gazettes  of  the  state  for  the 
nineteenth  century. 

ITEMS  OF  SPECIAL  INTEREST. 

The  close  connection  of  Monclova  with  the  beginnings  of  Texas  makes  the 
local  archives  of  great  importance  for  personal  data  regarding  the  latter. 
Early  documents  of  this  kind  noted  were : 

OfiRcial  acts  of  Alonso  de  Leon.    1689-1690.    Legajo  1. 

/d.  of  Gregorio  de  Salinas  Varona.    1691.    Legajo  2. 

Id.  of  the  Marques  de  San  Miguel  de  Aguayo.    1722.    Legajo  2. 

Grant  of  land  to  Juan  del  Bosque.    1675.    Leg.  1,  no.  i. 

Id.  to  Nicolas  Ramon.    1689.    Leg.  1,  no.  2. 

Id.  to  Alferez  Juan  de  Leon.    1690.    Leg.  1,  no.  3. 

Id.  to  Rafael  Eca  y  Mi'isquiz.     1690.    Leg.  1,  no.  5. 

Id.  to  Alferez  Nicolas  Flores  de  Valdez.    Leg.  1,  no.  7. 

Expediente  relative  to  a  trip  to  Mexico  by  the  same  in  the  interest  of  the 
villa.     1693.    Leg.  1,  no.  12. 
(Similar  personal  data  for  succeeding  years  are  encountered  in  the  legajos.) 

Documents  relating  to  the  American  war  of  1846-1847. 

"  Aiio  de  1846.    Libro  de  Seciones  Extraordinarias.    No.  2.    Mon- 
clova." 

(On  Oct.  28  an  extraordinary  session  was  held  in  which  two  papers  were 
read,  one  from  the  commander  of  the  American  forces  before  his  arrival 
in  Monclova,  the  other  the  reply  of  the  jefe  politico.  At  this  meeting 
arrangements  were  made  for  the  reception  of  the  American  troops.  In 
the  meeting  of  Nov.  3  complaint  was  made  that  the  American  officers 
had  threatened  to  confiscate  supplies  in  violation  of  their  agreement,  and 
a  committee  was  appointed  to  confer  with  the  American  officers  on  the 
matter.) 

Copy  of  the  proceedings  of  the  ayuntamiento  of  Valle  de  Santa 

Rosa  to  consider  defense  against  the  Americans.    Aug.  7,  1846. 
Miscellaneous  correspondence  regarding  the  American  war.     1846- 

1847. 

ARCHIVO  DEL  JUZGADO  DE  PRIMERAS  LETRAS. 

This  archive  contains  records,  apparently  quite  complete,  from  1699  to 
date.  The  principal  classes  of  early  documents  are  escrituras  de  tierras, 
causes  civiles,  and  causas  criininales.  The  archive  is  well  arranged  and  cared 
for  and  has  good  inventories. 


Ecclesiastical  Archives  445 

ARCHIVO  DE  LA  IGLESIA  PARROQUIAL. 

(archive  of  the  parish  church.) 

The  records  of  this  church  are  quite  fragmentary  until  relatively  recent 
times.  Classes  of  early  documents  of  interest  to  students  of  the  history  of  the 
United  States,  because  of  the  close  personal  connection  of  Monclova  with 
early  Texas,  are  the  following: 

Baptismal  records  of  the  mission  of  San  Migfuel  de  Aguayo  and  of  the 

parish  church  of  Monclova.    Incomplete  files  since  1688. 
Books  of  government  {libros  de  gobierno),  containing  orders  from  the 
bishops  and  other  superior  officers  of  the  church.     Incomplete 
files  since  1779. 

(These  episcopal  orders  usually  went  in  cordillera  through  the  various 
settlements  of  Coahuila  and  Texas,  and,  therefore,  are  of  special  interest 
to  Texas.) 

OTHER  ARCHIVES  IN  COAHUILA. 

It  is  not  at  all  improbable  that  a  search  at  Parras  and  I-os  Patos  would 
yield  items  of  interest  concerning  the  Agiiayos.  Similarly,  it  may  be  that  at 
the  old  settlements  on  the  Rio  Grande  below  Eagle  Pass  there  are  mission 
records  and  other  documents  of  importance  for  the  history  of  the  frontier. 


TAMAULIPAS. 

Until  near  the  middle  of  the  eighteenth  century  the  littoral  region  north  of 
Tampico,  though  belonging  nominally  to  Xucvo  Leon,  was  unoccupied  and 
little  known.  About  1748  Col.  Jose  de  Escandon  established  in  this  region 
the  colony  of  Nuevo  Santander,  with  its  northern  boundary  at  the  San 
Antonio  River,  and  including,  therefore,  a  large  part  of  southern  Texas,  with 
the  settlements  of  Laredo  and  Dolores.  Later  the  boundary  receded  to  the 
Nueces  and  then,  in  1848,  to  the  Rio  Grande.  After  the  revolt  from  Spain 
the  name  of  Nuevo  Santander  was  changed  to  Tamaulipas.  The  provincial 
and  state  capital,  which  has  undergone  some  removals,  is  now  at  Victoria 
(old  Aguayo),  which  is  also  the  capital  of  the  diocese  of  Tamaulipas. 
Tamaulipas  is  in  a  double  sense  frontier  to  the  LTnited  States,  for,  besides 
touching  the  Rio  Grande  and  formerly  embracing  part  of  Texas,  it  presents 
a  maritime  coast  which  has  afforded  an  avenue  of  inter-relations  between  the 
countries.  It  is  to  be  noted  also  that  for  some  time  the  Franciscan  missions 
of  Santander  and  New  Mexico  formed  the  single  Custodia  of  Tampico  y 
Nuevo  Mexico. 

The  only  archives  visited  in  Tamaulipas  were  those  of  the  small  towns  of 
the  Rio  Grande  frontier,  but  there  is  good  reason  to  suppose  that  the  state 
archives  at  A'ktoria  and  the  maritime  towns  of  Taripico  and  Soto  la  Marina 
should  contain  data  of  interest. 

THE  BORDER  TOWNS. 

The  local  archives  of  the  river  towns  of  northern  Tamaulipas  preserve 
records  of  unique  value  for  some  purposes.  The  towns,  most  of  which  date 
from  the  middle  of  the  eighteenth  century,  when  they  were  founded  by 
Escandon,  were  the  seats  of  missions  which  drew  upon  the  Lidian  population 
of  both  sides  of  the  river.  They  were  also  the  basis  of  a  considerable  ranch- 
ing industry  in  the  area  between  the  Rio  Grande  and  the  Nueces,  and  the 
headquarters  of  the  principal  ranchcros  and  land  owners.  In  later  times, 
from  the  day  vi'hen  they  were  visited  by  Philip  Nolan  to  the  rule  of  Diaz, 
they  were  the  scene  of  contraband  trade  and  other  border  disorders. 

It  is  not  surprising,  therefore,  that  the  archives,  fragmentary  though  they 
are  in  some  cases,  contain  interesting  data.  The  mission  records  throw  val- 
uable light  on  the  distribution  of  the  Rio  Grande  tribes  in  the  eighteenth  and 
early  nineteenth  centuries  ;  the  parish  church  records  reveal  in  a  striking  way 
the  conglomerate  social  structure  of  the  frontier  settlements,  and,  to  some 
exent,  the  movement  of  population,  while  the  civil  records  in  the  ayunta- 
mientos  contain  important  information  regarding  the  history  of  the  early 
settlements,  land  grants,  and  ranching  interests  across  the  Rio  Grande,  Indian 
relations,  contraband  trade,  and  frontier  disturbances  of  later  times. 
446 


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MATAMOROS. 

ARCHIVE  OF  THE  PARISH  CHURCH. 

The  principal  contents  of  this  archive  of  interest  to  the  student  of  the  his- 
tory of  the  United  States  are  the  following : 

1.  Records  of  the  mission  of  Nuestra  Sefiora  del  Refugio,  formerly 

located  in  Refugio  County,  Texas,  two  leather-bound  books : 

a.  (Outside  title)  :  "  Libro  N»  2.  1807.  Bautismos.  Confirma- 
ciones  del  Aiio.  1868 ''.  (Inside  title)  :  "  Libro  II  Dc  Bautism* 
Hechos  en  la  Mision  de  Ntra.  Sra.  del  Refugio  de  la  Bahia  Desde 
el  afio  de  1807  ".    35  used  folios. 

(The  entry  numbers  run  1-46,  27-194,  making  in  all  214.  The  first  date  is 
Apr.  21,  1807,  the  last,  Feb.  21,  1827.  This  shows  that  the  mission  con- 
tinued in  existence  and  operation  many  years  after  it  has  been  supposed 
to  have  been  e.xtinct.  A  note  shows  that  all  of  the  baptisms  made  after 
July  9,  1824,  were  administered  in  the  parochial  church  because  of 
Comanche  hostilities.) 

b.  (Outside  title) :  "  Entierros,  Mision  Mision  (sic)  de  Xtro.  Padre 
Sor.  S.  Jose  de  Camargo.  No.  4°  ".  (Inside,  and  correct  title) : 
"  Libro  II  De  Entierros  Hechos  en  la  Mision  de  Xtra.  Sra.  del 
Refugio  de  la  Bahia  Desde  el  afio  de  1807  ". 

(In  all  there  are  157  entries,  extending  from  May  16,  1807,  to  Nov.  18. 
1825.  The  entries  are  signed  by  Fr.  Jose  Manuel  Gailan,  Fr.  Juan  Maria 
Zepulveda,  Fr.  Jose  .Antonio  Diaz  de  Leon,  Fr.  Miguel  Mufioz. 

The  two  foregoing  books  are  well  preserved.  The  tradition  is  that 
they  were  taken  to  ^latamoros  during  the  Texas  Revolution.  Their  re- 
maining there  is  probably  to  be  explained  by  the  confusing  of  the  mission 
to  which  they  relate  with  the  early  church  of  Matamoros  (see  below). 
These  books  aflford  an  outline  of  the  later  history  of  the  mission  and 
throw  light  on  the  tribes  concerned.  Those  named  in  the  book  oi  bap- 
tisms are  the  Carancahuases,  Piguiques,  Copanes,  Coapites,  Pamaques, 
Cujanes,  Malaguites,  Pajalaches,  Tobosos,  Cocos,  Xaranames,  and 
Lipanes.) 

2.  Records  of  the  parish  church  of  Matamoros. 

In  iSoo  a  church  was  established  at  Matamoros  with  the  name  of 
Nuestra  Senora  del  Refugio  de  los  E.^tcros.  It  is  still  in  opera- 
tion, but  the  old  records  are  at  the  curacy  (citrato)  adjoining  the 
parish  church.  The  records,  including  the  books  of  baptisms, 
burials,  marriages,  confirmations,  and  government,  are  quite  com- 
plete down  to  the  present  time.  The  earlier  ones  throw  light  on 
the  native  tribes  in  the  vicinity,  particularly  the  .Mulatos  or 
Xegros.  They  also  throw  light  on  the  migration  of  Spaniards 
from  the  older  settlements  up  the  river  to  .Matamoros. 

3.  "  Libro  (le  Reales  Cedulas."    A  book  containing  e])i.scopal  and  royal 

regulations  affecting  the  church  at  Camargo,  for  the  period  1780- 
1804.  Most  of  the  regulations  emanate  from  the  Bishop  of 
Xuevo  Leon.  Originally  the  book  belonged  to  the  church  of 
Camargo. 
The  administration  books  throw  much  light  upon  the  social  structure 
of  the  frontier  [wpulation.  The  entries  are  a  medley  of  Spaniards, 
Indians,  mestizos,  coyotes,  and  other  castes.  The  Indian  tril)cs 
represented  arc,  principally,  Carrizos,  Mulatos,  Como  .se  Llamas, 
Cotonames,  Anda  el  Caminos,  Pintos,  Xegros.  and  Tcniacapemcs. 


448  Matanioros 

AHCmVO  DEL  AYUNTAMIENTO. 
(archive  of  the  AYUNTAMIENTO.) 

This  archive  contains  fairly  complete  records  of  the  local  civil  government 
since  1797.  The  principal  series  of  legajos  are:  before  1832,  "  Justicias  y 
Alcaldes",  1797-1816,  one  legajo ;  "  Ayuntamiento  y  Alcaldes",  1816-1832, 
several  legajos;  after  1832,  "Ayuntamiento",  "  ^Alcaldes  1°*";  "Alcaldes 
208  y  3M  "  ;  and  "  Juzgados  1°  y  2°  de  Paz  ",  numerous  legajos.  The  bundles 
contain  indices  by  years. 

The  contents  of  the  early  legajos  in  the  different  series  are  quite  similar, 
and  may  be  summarized  together.  The  principal  classes  of  documents  noted 
were :  correspondence  of  the  president  of  the  ayuntamiento  with  various 
authorities,  records  of  concessions  and  litigation  concerning  land  and  water 
rights,  notaries'  protocol  books,  oficios  of  the  juzgados,  causas,  libros  de 
conciliaciones  en  juicio  brebe,  collections  of  royal  cedulas,  communications 
and  proclamations  of  the  provincial  governors  and  the  commandant-general, 
padrones  (censuses),  lists  of  taxpayers,  of  electors,  of  persons  subject  to 
military  service,  election  reports,  etc. 

Items  of  Interest. 

The  early  records  throw  interesting  light  on  the  settlement  of  the  lower 
Rio  Grande  region.  Those  after  1810  are  of  value  for  frontier  conditions 
during  the  War  of  Independence.  Individual  items  of  interest  before  1825 
noted  are  the  following : 

"Justicias  y  Alcaldes,  1797-1816." 

Documents  relative  to  land  rights  on  both  sides  of  the  Rio  Grande. 
Book   of   royal  orders  and  proclamations   during  the   revolution. 

1812-1813. 
Proclamations   and   communications  of   the   commandant-general, 

Arredondo,  relative  to  the  revolution.    1814. 
Surety  for  the  good  conduct  of  a  "  European  "  of  the  Congregacion 

del  Refugio.    1810. 
Instructions  for  the  government  of  the  provinces.     1814. 
Similar  documents  for  1815-1816. 
"  Ayuntamientos  y  Alcaldes.    Aiios  1817  al  1822." 

Orders  of  local  military  commandant  looking  to  the  exclusion  of 

Americans  from  the  Ysla  de  Corpus  Christi.     181 7. 
Carpeta  concerning  danger  of  Indian  attack  from  the  north.    Feb.- 

Apr.,  182 1. 
"  Ayuntamientos  y  Alcaldes.    1823  al  1824." 

Note  on  the  Indians  of  the  "  Villa  del  Refugio  ". 

Census  of  the  district.    1824. 

Correspondence  of  the  president  of  the  ayuntamiento  concerning 

contraband  trade  on  the  border. 
Confiscation  of  tobacco  and  other  contraband  goods. 
Communication  of  Jose  Bernardo  de  Gutierrez  de  Lara,  from  Pa- 

dilla,  to  the  alcalde  primcro  of  Refugio,  regarding  2000  fusils 

purchased  of  a  Mr.  Esmit  [Smith].    Dec.  22,  1824.    Carpeta  8. 
For  the  period  of  the  Texas  Revolution  and  the  War  with  the  United 

States  the  correspondence  becomes  of  increasing  interest. 
"  Ayuntamientos  y  Alcaldes.    1825  al  1826." 

Lists  of  persons  to  be  banished  from  the  district. 


Civil  Archives  449 

REYNOSA. 
ARCHIVO  DEL  AYTJNTAMIENTO. 

(archive  of  the  ayuntamiento.) 

The  villa  of  Reynosa  is  within  the  jurisdiction  of  the  district  of  Mata- 
moros,  not  of  the  city  of  Matamoros. 

The  archive  of  the  ayuntamiento  contains  relatively  complete  records  of  the 
local  government  since  about  1760.  The  classes  are  similar  to  those  noted  for 
Matamoros,  but  for  the  earlier  years  they  are  arranged  chronologically  in 
legajos  without  classification.  Among  the  papers  are  to  be  found  interesting 
documents  bearing  on  the  early  history  of  the  border,  especially  on  Indian 
relations  and  local  justice. 

RECORDS  AT  THE  PARISH  CHURCH. 
I.  MISSION  RECORDS. 

Some  distance  above  the  present  town  of  Reynosa  there  was  established  in 
the  middle  of  the  eighteenth  century  the  mission  of  Senor  San  Joachin  del 
Monte  de  la  Villa  de  Reynosa.  It  evidently  ceased  to  operate  in  1816,  for 
the  existing  mission  records  end  at  that  date,  while  thereafter  there  are 
numerous  entries  in  the  parish  church  records  of  persons  "  of  the  mission  ". 
For  the  mission  there  remain  the  following  records: 

Baptismal  records.    One  book.     1790-1816.    The  latter  portion  of  it  is 

used  for  matrimoniales  of  persons  of  the  villa. 
Marriage  records.    One  book.    1790-1816.    In  bad  shape.    Twelve  used 
folios. 

(The  principal  tribes  entered  in  these  two  books  are  the  Mulatos,  Tejones, 
Pintos,  Mayapemes,  Casaschiquitas,  Campaquascs,  Carrizos,  Comosella- 
mas,  Cotonamcs,  Comecrudos.  Ncgros,  Malahuitas.  Salapagucmes, 
Fames,  Anda  el  Caminos.  The  records  contain  interesting  data  con- 
cerning the  use  of  Indians  as  slaves  on  the  frontier.  .\n  occasional  entry 
is  made  of  persons  "of  the  mission  of  Palmitos",  above  Reynosa.) 

2.  RECORDS  OF  THE  PARISH. 

Marriage  records.    Apparently  complete  from  1790. 

Baptismal  records.  Apparently  complete  from  1800  to  date,  except  for 
the  period  1814-1820.    For  these  years  none  were  found. 

Burial  records.  Before  1850  only  one  book  was  found,  covering  the 
years  1830-1843. 

"  Diligencias  de  Matrimonio  "  in  the  Juzgado  Eclesiastico  of  the  villa. 

Miscellaneous  expedientes,  dating  as  far  back  as  1762.  Some  for  1787 
are  cnteretl  in  the  back  of  the  book  of  mission  baptismal  records. 
(See  above.) 

"  Libros  de  Governacion."  Miscellaneous,  and  probably  incomplete,  rec- 
ords of  superior  orders  for  the  government  of  the  parish  church, 
beginning  as  early  as  1790  and  extending  to  1827. 

(Like  the  parish  records  of  Matamoros,  these  records  shed  interesting 
light  on  the  social  structure  of  the  frontier  village.  The  conclusion  is 
that  the  majority  of  the  inhabitants  were  mulnttocs  (free  and  slave),  and 
mestizoes.  The  first  thirty  entries  in  the  earliest  baptismal  records, 
which  are  typical,  contain  sixteen  mulattoes,  two  mestizoes,  ten  Span- 
iards, and  two  not  designated.) 

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450  Caiiiargo 

CAMARGO. 
ARCHIVE  OF  THE  PARISH  CHURCH. 

This  archive  is  kept  at  the  priest's  house  {ciirato),  adjoining  the  church. 
The  principal  items  of  interest  are  the  following: 

I.  MISSION  RECORDS. 
The  earliest  records  preserved  iiere  date  from  1764,  and  are  joint  records 
of  the  mission  of  San  Agustin  de  Laredo  and  the  Villa  de  Camargo  Begin- 
ning in  1770  and  extending  to  1810  there  are  separate  records  for  the  mission 
of  San  Jose  de  Camargo,  or  Mision  de  Camargo,  which  from  1793  forward 
appears  in  the  same  records  as  Mision  Patrocinio  del  Sr.  San  Joseph  de  la 
Villa  de  Santa  Anna  de  Camargo.  It  is  not  clear  from  the  records  whether 
the  missions  of  San  Agustin  de  Laredo  and  San  Jose  de  Camargo  were  dis- 
tinct missions  or  not.  After  1770,  when  the  separate  records  for  the  latter 
begin,  there  are  relatively  few  entries  of  mission  Indians  in  the  joint  mission 
and  villa  record,  yet  they  continue,  at  least  to  1787.  The  mission  books  are 
as  follows : 

Baptismal  records. 

Joint  record  for  the  mission  of  San  Agustin  de  Laredo  and  the  villa. 
1 764- 1 786.    One  book.    Only  a  few  mission  entries  are  made  after 
1770. 
Record  for  the  mission  of  San  Jose  de  Camargo.     1770-1809.    One 
book. 
^Marriage  records. 

Joint  record  for  the  mission  of  San  Agustin  de  Laredo  and  the  villa. 
1764-1796.    One  book.    After  1770  the  record  is  confined  to  the 
villa. 
Record  for  the  mission  of  San  Jose  de  Camargo.     1770-1809.     One 
book. 
Burial  records. 

Joint  record  for  the  mission  of  San  Agustin  de  Laredo  and  the  villa. 

1 764- 1 797.    One  book. 
Record  for  the  mission  of  San  Jose  de  Camargo.     1 772-1 810.    One 
book. 

PARISH  RECORDS. 
Baptismal,  marriage,  and  burial  records.  As  has  been  indicated,  the  earliest 
records  of  the  villa  are  joint  records  of  the  villa  and  the  mission,  beginning 
in  1764.  Separate  baptismal  records  of  the  villa  begin  in  1787,  separate  mar- 
riage records  in  1796,  and  separate  burial  records  in  1797.  After  these  dates 
the  records  of  these  classes  seem  to  be  complete  to  date. 

Books  of  government  {libros  de  gobicrno).    The  earliest  noted  bears  the 
dates  1782-1810.    One  Camargo  book  is  noted  under  Matamoros. 
(See  above.) 
Account  books.     Accounts  of  the  building  of  the  church,  records  of 

tithes  collected,  etc.     Miscellaneous  and  fragmentary. 
Letters  (car/a.s).    One  bundle. 

A  small  collection  of  letters  from  the  bishops  concerning  the  build- 
ing of  the  church.    Begin  in  1793. 

(The  following  tribes  are  the  chief  ones  entered  in  the  mission  records  at 
this  point :  Carrizos,  Tarequanes,  Venados,  Cueros  Quemados  (Que- 
mados),  Tejones,  Guapes,  Paisanos,  Cotonames,  Paxaritos,  Borrados, 


Civil  Archives  451 

Tortugas,  Mulatos,  Comosellamas,  Malaguitas,  Pauraques,  Anda  el 
Caminos,  Salapaguemes,  Mayapenies,  Nacion  del  Malnomi)rc,  Cacaiotes. 
The  villa  population  is  shown  to  be  the  same  conglomeration  of  Span- 
iards, mestizoes,  and  mulattoes.  as  that  of  Matamoros  and  Reynosa.) 

PAPERS  OF  GUTIERREZ  DE  LARA. 

The  writer  was  informed  by  llie  great-grandson  of  the  revolutionary 
leader,  JJernardo  Gutierrez  de  Lara,  that  the  manuscript  personal  memoirs  of 
the  latter  are  now  m  the  possession  of  a  private  individual  at  Guerrero, 
Tamaulipas.  Gonzalez,  Leccioncs,  p.  139,  cites  two  cuadernos  relating  to  the 
confiscation  of  the  estate  of  Gutierrez  de  Lara. 


CHIHUAHUA. 

From  the  days  of  Fray  Agustin  Rodriguez  and  Espejo  the  region  that  is 
now  Chihuahua  served  as  the  foreground  of  New  Mexico.  In  the  seven- 
teenth and  eighteenth  centuries  Santa  Barbara  and  Parral  were  at  times  the 
military  headquarters  for  Nueva  Viscaya,  whose  nominal  capital  was  at 
Durango.  After  1659  Paso  del  Norte  and  Casas  Grandes  became  missionary 
outposts,  and  the  former  place,  after  the  revolt  of  1680,  became  the  primary 
base  of  operations  for  the  recovery  and  maintenance  of  New  Mexico.  For 
many  years  Janos  was  an  important  stronghold  against  the  frontier  tribes. 
The  city  of  Chihuahua  was  founded  later  than  these  other  places,  but  when  it 
became  the  capital  of  the  Interior  Provinces  in  1777  (see  p.  75),  it  rose  into 
primacy  among  all  the  northern  settlements  of  Mexico.  Early  in  the  nine- 
teenth century  it  became  one  of  the  objective  points  of  the  overland  traders 
from  Missouri  through  Santa  Fe,  and  for  this  reason  and  as  capital  of  the 
Interior  Provinces  of  the  West,  it  ranked  with  Monterrey  as  an  outpost 
against  the  American  advance  to  the  Southwest.  During  the  War  with  Mex- 
ico it  was  occupied  by  American  troops,  and  since  then  has  been  an  important 
centre  of  frontier  relations.  These  are  only  a  few  of  the  points  of  contact 
between  the  United  States  and  the  state  of  Chihuahua. 

In  this  state  archives  were  visited  at  Chihuahua,  Parral,  Santa  Barbara,  and 
Juarez. 

ARCmVO  DE  LA  SECRETARIA  DE  GOBIERNO. 

(archive  of  the  secretariat  of  government.) 

PAPELES  VIEJOS. 
{Old  Papers.) 

These  papers,  marked  "  Siglo  XVII  ",  "  Siglo  XVIII  ",  and  "  Diversos  ", 
consist  mainly  of  the  records  of  the  Alcaldia  of  Santa  Rosa  de  Cusihuiriachic, 
a  settlement  much  older  than  Chihuahua.  Besides  these  Santa  Rosa  records 
there  are  a  few  local  records  of  San  Felipe  el  Real  de  Chihuahua,  and  a  few 
documents  from  the  archive  of  the  commandancy-general  of  the  Interior 
Provinces,  chiefly  for  the  period  when  the  headquarters  were  at  Arispe.  The 
papers  are  arranged  in  legajos.  Only  items  of  iterest  for  our  purpose  are 
noted  here. 

Legajo  F. 

Circular  by  the  Lieut.-Gov.  of  Chihuahua  to  the  alcalde  mayor  of  Santa 

Rosa  concerning  Oconor's  general  campaign  of  1772. 
Papers  from  the  archive  of  the  commandancy-general. 

Measures  for  providing  arms  and  powder  for  New  Mexico.    1779. 

Correspondence  concerning  the  petition  of  Father  Garces  for  alms 

for  the  Yuma  Indians,  at  the  time  when  he  was  founding  their 

missions.    1780. 

Expediente  concerning  Apache  captives  taken  by  the  captain  of 

Tucson.    1780. 
Correspondence  concerning  the  property  of  the  Jesuits  at  Villa  de 
Sinaloa.    1780. 

452 


Civil  Archives  453 

Miscellaneous  correspondence  for  1782. 

Expediente  concerning  the  administration  of  the  fondos  de  propios 
y  arbitrios  of  Saltillo.    1783. 
Circulars  issued  by  the  commandant  of  Durango  to  the  subdclet^ados. 
Expediente  formed  by  the  Comision  de  Temporalidades  relative  to  the 

property  of  the  Jesuits  of  Chihuahua.     1792-1793. 
Donations  for  the  war  against  Spain.    1829. 

Censuses  (padrones)  of  various  districts  of  Nueva  Viscaya.    1835. 
LegajoJ. 

Autos  of  an  investigation  concerning  the  boundaries  {tcrminos)  of  the 

jurisdiction  of  Nueva  Viscaya.    1771-1783. 
Id.  of  the  founding  of  a  hospital  at  Chihuahua.    1799. 
Legajo  M. 

Expediente   concerning   the   collection   of   old   coin   and   its   disuse   in 
the  Interior  Provinces.    Marked  "  1780.    Sonora.    N.  77.    L.  D." 
From  the  archive  of  the  commandancy-general. 
Legajo  N. 

Correspondence  of  Luis  Cazorla,  once  a  prominent  official  in  Texas,  with 
the  viceroy.    Santa  Rosa,  1782. 
Legajo  P. 

Contains  some  correspondence  by  Suarez,  at  Chihuahua,  directed  to  the 
commandant-general  at  Arispe.     1782. 
Legajo  Q. 

A  few  letters  to  Croix,  at  Arispe,  with  minutes  of  replies.    1782. 
Legajo  S. 

Incomplete  report  by  Altamira  on   the  northern  provinces.     Dec.   i6, 

1751.    ff.  213-267.    It  lacks  the  first  five  paragraphs. 
Letter  by  Father  Sedelmayr  to  the  viceroy.    Tubatania,  June  25,  1751. 
Id.  by  Felipe  Segesser,  visitador,  to  the  viceroy. 

Incomplete  expediente  concerning  the  aflfairs  of  Pimeria  Alta.   1761- 
1762.    It  contains: 
"  Relacion  "  by  Gov.  Tienda  de  Cuervo  of  the  operations  of  Capt. 
Gabriel  de  Vildosola  from  Dec.  16,  1761  to  Jan.  13,  1762. 
Various  correspondence  of  Cuer\'o.    1761-1762. 
Legajo  U. 

Fiscal  documents  relating  to  Paso  del  Norte.    1769. 
Letter  of  Ygnacio  Lizassoain,  San  Aliguel,  to  Gov.  Tienda  de  Cuer\o, 
consisting  of  a  report  of  danger  from  the  Apaches  on  the  fron- 
tiers of  Sonora.    Dec.  2,  1761. 
"  Relacion  "  by  Tienda  de  Cuervo,  to  the  viceroy,  of  affairs  of  the  Seris 
and  Pimas.    Jan.  13,  1762.    flF.  76-84. 
(Some  of  the  papers  of  this  legajo  have  been  transferred  to  legajo  S.) 

Diversos. 
Legajo  1800-1808. 

Correspondence  of  Salcedo,  commandant-general,  with  the  Bishop  of 

Durango  concerning  the  election  of  a  canon.    1806. 
"  Padron  General  para  la  formacion  de  la  Estadistica  del  Dcpartamento 
de  Chihuahua."    1800. 
(Includes  Puebla  de  Ysleta,  showing  a  total  of  693  persons.) 


454  Chihualiua 

Legajo  1817-1822. 

A  few  letters  from  the  governor  of  New  Mexico  to  the  commandant- 
general  and  to  the  commandant  of  San  Elizario. 
Legajo  1826. 

Beginning  with  this  legajo  there  is  considerable  general  correspondence 
of  the  departmental  (state)  governors  with  the  federal  govern- 
ment and  with  local  authorities,  as  the  ayuntamientos,  the  comi- 
sario,  military  commanders,  and  other  governors.  Included  in 
the  correspondence  is  the  jurisdiction  of  Paso  del  Norte. 

Acts  of  the  Consejo  de  Govierno. 

Expediente  concerning  Indian  affairs  at  Paso  del  Norte. 
Legajo  1838 (1837). 

Papers  from  the  Jefatura  del  Paso  concerning  the  "  Revolution  "  in  the 
department  of  New  Mexico,  the  assassination  of  the  governor. 
etc.    1837-1838.    About  100  ff. 

(Correspondence  of  various  authorities  of  both  departments.  The  dis- 
turbance is  charged  to  American  influence.) 

Minutes  of  the  proceedings  of  the  departmental  juntas.     1837-1841. 

(These  "  Diversos  "  were  not  examined  systematiciUy  after  1S30,  but  they 
seem  to  contain  occasional  matter,  Hke  the  above,  of  interest  to  the 
United  States.) 

REGUL.AR  FILES. 

There  is  a  large  collection  of  regular  files  of  the  department  of  governrnent 
of  the  state  (or  department)  since  1825.  The  documents  are  arranged  in 
legajos,  which  in  turn  are  subdivided  into  carpetas.  There  are  decrees  of  the 
governors,  and  correspondence  of  the  governor  with  all  classes  of  officials 
of  the  state  of  Chihuahua,  of  other  states,  and  of  federal  government,  such 
as  the  following:  correspondence  with  the  state  congress,  the  administration 
general  of  mails,  the  administration  general  of  revenues  (retitas),  the  ramo 
de  tabacos,  the  ramo  de  justicia,  the  ayuntamientos,  the  jefcs  politicos,  the 
diputacion  pennanente,  the  state  military  authorities,  the  federal  President 
and  the  federal  ministries,  the  governors  of  other  states,  etc.  The  grouping 
is  not  uniform,  but  it  is  not  difficult  to  find  a  given  class  of  correspondence 
for  any  given  year.  The  legajos  are  numbered  consecutively  from  1825  to 
date. 

Items  of  Interest  Noted. 

It  was  impossible  to  examine  in  detail  all  of  the  legajos  of  the  immense 
archive,  and  the  items  noted  here  are  rather  illustrative  than  exhaustive. 

jS-'7. 

Legajo  3.  Correspondence  of  the  governor  with  the  authorities  of  Pueblo  del 

Paso  and  San  Elizario.    1827.    13  carpetas. 
Legajo  4.  Correspondence  with  the  authorities  of  other  states,  including  New 

Mexico,  Coahuila  and  Texas,  and  California.    1827.    34  carpetas. 
Legajo  8.  Correspondence  with  the  governor  of  New  Mexico.     1827. 
Id.  with  the  minister  of  relations  relative  to  foreigners.     1827. 

Legajo  10. 

No.  2.  Correspondence  relative  to  the  search  for  the  Pike  papers.    1827 

(See  the  American  Historical  Reziew,  XIII.  798-827.) 


Civil  Archives  455 

Legajo  111. 

No.  I.  Indian  incursions  at  Galeana  and  Balleza. 
No.  2.  Foreigners  asking  cartas  de  naturalicacion. 
Legajo  113.  No.  14.  Correspondence  concerning  Apaches. 

Sale  of  stock  by  the  Comanches  in  Texas. 
Legajo  114. 

No.  4.  Documents    relative   to    foreigners.      Correspondence    with   the 
department  of  the  interior. 
Circulars  of  the  governor  relative  to  the  Texas  war.     1836. 
Correspondence  with  the  jefe  politico  of  Paso  del  Norte  concerning 
the  same  subject. 

Legajo  115. 

No.  3.  Concerning  Apaches. 

(Beginning  with  1835  the  documents  are  arranged  more  largely  in  expc- 
dientes  than  in  carpetas  by  offices.) 

1S36. 
Legajo  117. 

I.  Correspondence  of  the  governor  with  the  minister  of  war.     1835. 
6-7.  Id.  with  the  minister  of  relations.    1S36. 
(All  of  1827,  1835,  and  1836  were  examined.) 

i8.fO.    Legajos  131,  133. 

Legajo  133.  No.  3.  Concerning  a  theft  of  cattle  from  the  Hacienda  del  Tor- 
reon  by  North  .Americans  under  Josiah  Gregg,  and  measures 
taken  to  punish  the  theft.    1839-1840. 

1841.    I  egajos  134-137,  142. 

Legajo  135.  "  Expedientes." 

No.  24.  '•  Ano  de  1841.    Sobre  Expedicion  Tejana."    About  100  ff. 

(Full  correspondence  with  officials  all  over  Mexico,  July-Dec.    Circulars, 
proclamations,  etc.,  concerning  the  expedition.) 

Legajo  137.  .     t  j- 

No.  I.  Expedientes  relative  to  contributions  for  the  war  wUh  the  Indians. 
No.  6.  Padrdn  General  of  the  district  of  Paso  del  Norte.    (Ysleta,  731.) 

Legajo  142. 

No.  4.  Financial  accounts  {cucntas)  of  Ysleta. 

No.  8.  Sumuria  to  delermino  whether  Lucius  Thurston,  rcsulctu  m  Lhi- 
huahua,  w^as  implicated  in  the  Santa  Fe  Expedition.  I'laza  de 
Chihuahua,  1841.    About  30  ff. 

(Contains  letters  and  other  documents  taken  from  Thurston,  among  them 
one  from  his  brother,  A.  S.  Thurston,  of  Houston's  cabmet.) 

1843.    Legajos  138,  139,  140. 

Legajo  138.  •     1    i- 

'  No.  I.  Correspondence  with  the  governors  of  other  states,  including 
New  Mexico.  Sonora.  and  (Toahuila,  circulars,  proclamations,  etc.. 
concerning  the  Santa  Fe  Expedition. 


456  Chihuahua 

Legajol39.  "  Expedientes." 

No.  21.  "  Concerning  an  expedition  of  lOO  Texans  with  the  ostensible 
object  of  opening  a  road  to  Santa  Fe,  New  Mexico."  1840-1842. 
About  75  ff. 

(Contains  rumors  of  the  expedition,  documents  taken  from  Santa  Fe  pris- 
oners, etc.) 

Legajo  140. 

No.  46.  Concerning  dispositions  relative  to  supplying  means  to  sustain 

the  war  against  the  Texans  who  have  invaded  the  department  of 

New  Mexico.    1841-1842.    About  50  pp. 
No.  20.  Concerning  funds  for  the  war  against  the  Texans.     1841-1842. 

About  20  pp. 
No.  26.  Concerning  the  occupation  of  San  Antonio  by  General  Vasquez. 

About  10  pp. 
No.  45.  Concerning  a  voluntary  contribution  for  the  war  against  the 

Texans.    1841-1842.    About  50  pp. 

1843.    Legajos  141,  143,  144. 

No.  35.  Concerning  the  re-establishment  of  the  Jesuits  in  the  Republic, 
and  the  founding  by  them  of  missions  in  California,  New  Mexico, 
Sonora,  Sinaloa,  Durango,  Chihuahua,  Coahuila,  and  Texas  to 
civilize  the  Indians.    Opposition  by  the  juiita  of  Chihuahua. 
Legajo  141.  No.  11.    Visit  by  the  governor  to  the  frontier  to  arrange  treaties 
with  the  Indians  and  systematize  the  defenses.     1843. 
(Contains  a  manifesto  by  Gov.  Monterde  of  his  visit.    June  23.    12  pp.) 
Legajo  143. 

No.  36.  Revenues  of  Paso  del  Norte. 
Legajo  144. 

No.  7.  Thieveries  by  the  Apaches. 

1845.    Legajos  148,  150-153. 
Legajo  151. 

No.  II.  Correspondence  concerning  the  passage  of  Governor  Monterde 
to  New  Mexico  to  meet  the  Texan  invaders.    1843.    About  75  pp. 
Legajo  152.  Correspondence. 

Carpeta  i.  With  the  minister  of  relations. 
Carpeta  3.  With  the  minister  of  war. 

1846.    Legajos  154-158. 

Legajo  155.  Correspondence. 

No.  I.  With  the  minister  of  relations.    July,  1846. 

No.  2.  Id.    Aug.-Oct. 

No.  3.  Id.    Nov.-Dec. 

No.  4.  With  the  prefect  of  El  Paso. 
Legajo  156.  Expedientes.    Nearly  the  whole  legajo  relates  to  raising  forces 
to  resist  the  Americans. 

No.  2.  Concerning  a  mutiny  of  the  guard  of  El  Paso. 
Legajo  157. 

No.  27.  Concerning  pursuit  of  certain  Comanches. 


Civil  Archives  457 

Legajo  158. 

No.  I.  Donation  of  $1000  by  the  Bishop  of  Durango  for  the  war  with 

the  United  States.    1846. 
No.  2.  Concerning  the  sentence  of  25  prisoners  to  labor  on  the  maes- 

tranza  de  artilleria.     1846. 
No.  4.  Donations  by  the  citizens  of  the  district  of  Hidalgo  for  the  war. 

1847. 
"  Informacion  "  taken  before  the  Juzgado  de  Letras  of  Chihuahua 

concerning  the  passports  of  the  foreigners  who  came  in  the  cara- 
van of  Don  Alberto  Speyer.    It  contains  declarations  of  different 

Americans.    1846. 
No.  5.  Concerning  a  reform  in  the  collection  of  duties  levied  on  the 

goods  of  foreigners.    1846. 
No.  6.  Provision  that  the  revenues  of  the  district  of  El  Paso  shall  be 

assumed  by  the  city  of  Chihuahua  in  case  of  the  former's  invasion 

by  the  Americans.     1846. 
No.  8.  Correspondence  with  the  minister  of  relations  concerning  measure 

taken  by  the  federal  government  to  check  the  advance  of  the 

Americans.    1846. 
No.  9.  Order  that  foreigners  not  long  residents  in  the  frontier  places 

shall  leave  the  Republic. 
No.  II.  Valuation  of  arms  and  other  goods  captured  from  American 

prisoners  at  Villa  del  Paso.    1846. 
No.  12.  Concerning  the  extension  of  time  of  residence  to  foreigners 

through  the  month  of  February. 
No.  13.  Concerning  the  opening  and  translation  of  letters  brought  from 

New  Mexico  by  Estanislao  Corras  for  certain  English-speaking 

persons.  The  translations  are  present,  the  originals  arc  not.   1846. 
No.  14.  Papers  related  to  the  expedientes  {incidencias)  containing  the 

declarations  of  various  persons  who  came  from  New  Mexico, 

concerning  the  taking  of  that  city  by  the  North  Americans. 

(It  relates  to  the  offer  of  two  deserters,  Chas.  Welesley  and  James  John- 
son, to  join  the  Mexican  service.) 
No.  16.  Fine  levied  against  Americans  named  Blanco,  Coke,  and  Noel 

for  not  presenting  their  cartas  de  scrguridad. 

1847.    Legajos  159-165,  167. 
Legajo  159. 

No.    6.  Donations  for  the  war. 

No.  16.  Communications    from   the  prefect   and   the   administrator  of 

revenues  {rcntas)  of  El  Paso  concerning  the  taking  of  that  place 

by  the  Americans.    Nov.,  1846-Sept.,  1847.    About  100  pp. 
No.  17.  Concerning  payment  for  grain  taken  by  the  .American   forces 

from  Indians  of  El  Paso.    1847. 
No.  18.  Proposals  to  the  conmiandcr  of  the  .\nicrican  forces  that  the 

traders  who  came  in  their  wake  shall  trade  throughout  the  state. 
Nos.  27,  28,  29.  Concerning  cartas  dc  seguridad  of  Americans. 

Legajo  160. 

No.  2.  Concerning  the  restriction  of  foreigners  to  the  mtenor  m  conse- 
quence of  a  circular  of  1844. 

No.  4.  Concerning  the  transfer  of  North  .Xmericans  in  the  city  of 
Chihuahua  to  Cusihuiri.ichic,  on  account  of  the  war  with  the 
United  States.    1846-1847. 


458  Chihuahua 

No.  28.  Relative  to  the  new  invasion  of  El  Paso  by  the  Americans. 
Correspondence  with  the  prefect  of  El  Paso.    1847-1848. 
Legajo  161. 

No.  I.  Correspondence  with  the  prefect  of  Villa  del  Paso. 

No.  2.  Concerning  invasions  by  Apaches  and  Comanches.  A  large 
bundle. 

No.  6.  Correspondence  with  the  coniniandaiit-general. 
Legajo  162.  Correspondence  with  the  officials  of  other  states. 
Legajo  163. 

No.  8.  Communications  relative  to  forces  of  the  enemy.  Interesting  cor- 
respondence concerning  operations  within  the  state. 

No.  10.  Concerning  auxiliaries  for  the  defense. 

No.  16.  Concerning  cartas  dc  scguridad. 
Legajo  167. 

No.  2.  Expenses  for  the  succor  of  troops  of  the  Seccion  de  Vanguardia 
which  set  out  for  the  Villa  del  Paso.    Nov.,  1846-Jan.,  1847. 

No.  5.  Approach  of  the  American  army  to  the  state  of  Durango. 
Correspondence  and  proclamations.    Nov.,  1846-Jan.,  1847. 

No.  6.  Invasion  of  Sonora  by  the  American  army.  Correspondence, 
newspaper  clippings,  proclamations,  etc.     1846-1847. 

No.  8.  Declarations  at  Villa  del  Paso  of  two  persons  arrived  from  New 
Mexico,  concerning  the  American  forces.    July,  1847. 

No.  19.  Patriotic  declarations  of  citizens  of  the  state,  offering  their 
property  and  persons  in  the  service  of  the  country.  1846-1847. 
About  100  pp. 

No.  18.  Regulation  to  expedite  the  collection  of  donations  for  "  the  war 
against  the  Yankes  ".     1846-1847. 

No.  20.  Aid  given  to  persons  wounded  in  the  action  at  Sacramento. 
1847. 

No.  29.  Correspondence  with  the  governor  of  Sinaloa.    Sept.-Oct.,  1847. 

No.  32.  News  from  New  Mexico  acquired  through  letters  directed  to 
certain  persons  at  El  Paso.    Sept.-Oct.,  1847. 

No.  35.  Request  of  the  citizens  of  Presidio  del  Norte  for  military  pro- 
tection.   May  13,  1847. 

1848.    Legajos  165-166,  168-173. 
Legajo  172. 

No.  2.  Concerning  the  union  of  the  states  of  Chihuahua,  Durango,  Zaca- 
tecas,  and  San  Luis  Potosi  to  punish  the  savage  Indians. 
(See  Secretaria  de  Gobernacion,  Mexico,  this  date.) 

No.    5.  Concerning  the  armament  from  Sonora. 

No.  14.  Concerning  the  ousting  of  citizens  from  houses  and  lands  by  the 
Americans. 
Legajo  174.  1849-1850.     Expedientes   concerning  the   epidemic   of   cholera 

("  or  cholera  morbus  "). 
Legajo  175.   1849. 

No.  I.  Campaign  against  the  Apaches. 
No.  2.  Detention  of  2000  rifles  at  Tampico. 
No.  3.  Applications  for  lands  in  the  ejidos  of  Villa  del  Paso. 
No.  5.  Campaign    against    Indians.      Several    expedientes    concerning 
troubles  at  Janos  and  other  frontier  places. 


Civil  Archives  459 

No.  i8.  Concerning  Indian  wars.  Good  general  reports  on  frontier 
troubles. 

No.  19.  Concerning  the  campaign  against  the  Indians  undertaken  by  the 
American  M.  Chevalier.  Proposal,  contract,  report  of  plunder 
taken,  etc. 

No.  22.  Concerning  proposal  of  the  American  David  K.  Porrey  (or 
Torrey)  to  the  government  for  the  ransom  of  captives  among  the 
Comanches. 

No.  28.  Concerning  the  importation  of  salt  tiirough  the  port  of  F.l  Paso. 

No.  30.  "  Consejo  de  Gobierno."     Expediente  concerning  its  delibera- 
tions relative  to  the  possession  nf  the  pueblos  of  Ysleta,  Socorro, 
and  San  Elizario,  taken  by  the  Americans.    About  10  pp. 
Legajol76.  1849.    Censuses  (padronrj)  of  various  jurisdictions. 

ARCHIVO  DE  LA  SECRETARIA  DE  JUSTICIA. 
(.^RCHIVE  OF  THE  SECRETARI.\T  OF  JUSTICE.) 

Only  the  collection  of  old  papers  in  the  Department  of  Justice  was  exam- 
ined. These  consist  mainly  of  catisas  held  before  the  subdcle^ados  and  corre- 
gidorcs  of  Chihuahua  in  the  later  eighteenth  and  the  early  nineteenth  cen- 
turies. An  examination  of  the  hundred  or  more  Icgajos  in  the  collection 
revealed  the  following  expedientes  of  interest: 

Legajo  1770. 

Hojas  dc  scrvicios.     1759- 1798. 

(Among  them  I  noted  one  for  Manuel  Miifioz,  governor  of  Texas.) 
Communications  addressed  to  the  commandant-general,  and  forwarded 
to  the  subdclegados  and  corregidores. 
Legajo  1779. 

Expediente  "  Concerning  the  introduction   into  the  Province  of  New 
Mexico  of  four  Frenchmen  from  Alta  Luisiana  ".     1812,  1813. 
(This  contains  the  declarations  of  the  four  Frenchmen  at  Santa  Fc,  July 
30,   1812;   report  by  Jose  Manriquc,  commandant  at   Santa  Fe.  of  the 
coming  of  a  number  of  American  traders,  .•Kug.  5,  1812— the  two  parties 
were  brought  to  Chihuahua  to  see  if  there  was  any  collusion  bitween 
them — declaration  of  the  Americans,  made  at  Chihuahua;  letter  of  in- 
troduction   for    certain    Frenchmen    written    by    Manuel    I-iza,    I^'iierte 
Manuel,  Sept.  8,  1812;  report  by  Manrique,  of  a  reconnoitring  expedition 
to  the  Comanche  country.    The  Frenchmen  were  sent  from  Chihuahua 
to  Arispe  as  prisoners,  and  were  still  there  in  1815.) 
Legajo  1785. 

Correspondence  concerning  seditious  language  used  by  Bishop  Rousct, 
of  Sonora.    1810. 

Legajo  1787. 

Investigation  of  the  extent  of  contraband  goods  brought  to  I  exas  and 
Coahuila  by  Americans,  the  persons  bringing  them,  and  those 
selling  thei'n ;  also  of  the  exportation  of  mules  and  horses  to 
Louisiana.     i8og.    65  flf. 

(The  investigation  was  held  before  the  jucs  comisionado,  Thomas  Mores, 
administrator-general  of  the  royal  tobacco  revenues  of  Coahuila  and 
Texas.  Interesting  testimony  on  the  whole  subject  of  contraband  trade, 
bringing  in  Nolan,  Gil  Ybarbo,  Barr  and  Davenport,  and  others.  Sec 
legajo  marked  1809.) 
Legajo  1809.  .  .      .         ,  ,       ,        , 

Contains  cuaderno  no.  4  of  the  mvcsligation  of  contraband  trade  noteil 
under  legajo  1787. 


■1(jO  Chihuahua,  Parral 

MUNICIPAL  ARCHIVES. 
The  archive  of  the  Ayuntamiento,  housed  in  the  Palacio  Municipal,  contains 
several  hundred  legajos  of  records  for  the  eighteenth  and  nineteenth  centuries, 
of  classes  similar  to  those  noted  in  the  municipal  archives  of  Parral  and  Santa 
Barbara  (see  p.  461).  Some  of  the  documents  relate  to  the  frontier  districts 
of  Nueva  Viscaya  and  to  New  Mexico.  In  the  same  building  is  the  archive 
of  the  Jefatura  Politica,  whose  regular  files  begin  with  1876.  Besides  these, 
however,  it  contains  many  old  papers  once  in  the  archive  of  the  Ayuntamiento. 

ARCHIVO  DEL  CONGRESO  DEL  ESTADO. 

(archive  of  the  state  congress.) 

This  archive  contains  records  of  the  state  legislature  from  1823  to  date. 
There  is  an  inventory  of  the  archive  which  indicates  in  a  general  way  the 
contents.  The  papers  are  arranged  chronologically  in  legajos.  The  principal 
classes  of  documents  are:  minutes  of  sessions,  acts  of  Congress  {cuadcrnos 
de  actas),  secret  correspondence,  expedientes  concerning  infractions  of  the 
law,  reports  of  committees,  padrones,  proposals  of  deputations,  decrees  and 
laws. 

ARCHIVO  DE  LA  TESORERIA. 

(archive  of  the  treasury.) 

In  this  collection  there  are  records  of  the  state  treasury  from  the  Inde- 
pendence to  date.  In  addition  there  are  older  papers  reaching  back  to  1805. 
Of  these  the  most  important  are  the  records  of  the  Administracion  General 
de  Rentas  of  Chihuahua,  whose  jurisdiction  included  New  !\Iexico.  There 
are  also  records  of  the  special  administrations  of  various  estanquillos  (monop- 
olies). The  collection  should  prove  very  important  for  the  study  of  provin- 
cial administration  of  royal  revenues. 

ARCHIVO  DE  LA  COMANDANCIA  GENERAL  DE  PROVINCIAS  INTERNAS. 

(archive  of  the  commandancy-general  of  the  interior  provinces.) 

The  chief  disappointment  resulting  from  the  search  in  Chihuahua,  and  one 
of  the  greatest  disappointments  of  the  whole  investigation,  was  the  faiTure 
to  find  there  the  remains  of  the  old  archive  of  the  Commandancy-General  of 
the  Interior  Provinces.  Reference  to  pp.  75,  76,  and  numerous  similar  ev- 
idences not  contained  in  this  volume,  show  that  in  the  period  between  1777  and 
1800  a  great  mass  of  materials  for  the  early  history  of  the  frontier  was  sent 
thither  from  the  Secretaria  del  Virreinato.  The  last  definite  trace  of  the 
archive  found  by  the  writer  shows  that  in  1827  it  was  in  the  custody  of  the 
Comisario  of  Chihuahua,  and  presumably  in  the  archive  of  the  Comisaria 
General  of  the  state.'  Only  a  few  scraps  of  the  archive  were  found  at 
Chihuahua,  and  a  few  others  at  Saltillo,  and  it  seems  that  it  has  never  been 
sent  to  the  Archivo  General  y  Publico  de  la  Nacion.  If  it  is  still  in  a  large 
measure  intact  it  should  be  of  the  rarest  value. 

PARRAL. 

ARCHIVE  OF  THE  JEFATURA  POLITICA  AND  OF  THE  AYUNTAMIENTO. 

These  archives  are  kept  together,  and  of  the  older  papers  there  seems  to  be 
no  separate  classification,  dividing  the  papers  of  the  ayuntamiento  from  those 
of  the  Jefatura  Politica. 

'  See  Bolton,  in  the  American  Historical  Review,  XIII.  798-799. 


Parral,  Santa  Barbara  401 

The  records  reach  back  to  1632.    The  following  are  the  principal  classes  of 
documents  noted : 

a.  Records  of  the  military  commandancy  of  the  "  Cuerpo  de  Dragones 

de  San  Carlos  ",  with  headquarters  at  Parral.  These  records 
would  seem  to  be  of  considerable  importance  for  the  history  of 
the  whole  jurisdiction  of  Parral,  which  in  the  eighteenth  century 
was  extensive.  The  documents  include  correspondence  of  the 
commander  with  the  commandant-general  of  the  Interior  Prov- 
inces (with  capital  at  Chihuahua)  ;  correspondence  with  officers 
of  subordinate  posts,  as  that  at  Guajoquilla ;  correspondence  with 
the  alcalde  mayor  of  Parral ;  "  filiaciones  "  of  the  troops  of  the 
command  ;  criminal  processes. 

b.  Records  of  the  ayuntamiento  of  Parral,   and  of  the  local  judicial 

authorities,  seventeenth,  eighteenth,  and  nineteenth  centuries. 
Among  them  there  are :  protocolos  of  escrituras  publicas,  testa- 
mentarias,  tittilos  de  tierras  y  minas,  dilii^encias  y  juicios  ciz'iles 
y  criminales,  padrones  of  the  jurisdiction  of  Parral.  One  for  the 
year  1783  was  noted. 

c.  Records  of  the  jurisdiction  of  the  subdelegados  of  Parral  in  the  later 

eighteenth  and  early  nineteenth  centuries.  They  include  dilit^cn- 
cias  civiles  y  criminales,  and  correspondence  with  the  authorities 
at  Durango  and  Chihuahua.  These  records  do  not  seem  to  be  very 
extensive. 

d.  From  the  early  nineteenth  century  there  are  incomplete  records  of  the 

Jefatura  Politica,  of  various  classes.  The  most  notable  for  the 
early  years  are  the  bundles  of  correspondence  of  the  jcfcs  politicos 
of  Parral  with  various  authorities  of  the  state. 

ARCHIVO  DE  LA  IGLESIA  PARROQUIAL. 

In  the  archive  of  the  parish  church  the  following  classes  of  documents  were 
noted : 

a.  Libras  de  AdministraciSn  (baptisms,  marriages,  and  burials).    The 

oldest  records  of  this  class  seem  to  be  of  the  year  i'i34. 

b.  Causas  before  the  jueces  eclesidsticos  of  Parral.     Among  these  are 

interesting  documents  illustrating  the  relations  of  the  church 
authorities  and  the  military  authorities,  such  as  quarrels  over 
jurisdiction,  etc. 

c.  Matrimoniales. 

d.  Correspondence.    Of  this  there  are  several  legajos  of  letters  directed 

to  the  cura  from  the  bishops,  persons  in  the  city  of  Mexico,  and 
in  Spain.  I  noted  particularly  correspondence  directed  to  Father 
Jose  Francisco  de  Frias,  1770- 1780. 

SANTA  BARBARA. 

A  visit  to  Santa  Barbara,  where  it  was  said  important  records  for  the 
history  of  the  United  States  were  to  be  found,  resulted  in  the  discovery  of 
nothing  of  direct  bearing  on  the  subject.  The  municipal  archive  is  at  the 
Jefatura  I'olitica.  The  older  records  of  the  ayuntamiento  and  other  local 
offices  arc  relatively  few,  and  apparently  do  not  go  back  of  the  early  eighteenth 
century.  They  include  primarily  :  protocol  books,  testamentary  records,  com- 
munications from  the  governor  of  Nueva  N'iscaya  to  the  alcalde  (^instructions, 


4G2  Jndres 

etc.).  id.  from  the  commandant-peneral  of  the  Interior  Provinces,  causas, 
civil  and  criminal,  held  before  the  justicia  mayor  or  the  sitbdelegado,  titles  to 
land,  complaints  against  the  subddcgados,  and  acts  of  the  ayuntamiento.  It 
is  stated  on  good  authority  that  titles  to  lands  in  Texas  have  been  settled  in 
modern  times  by  the  records  of  this  archive. 

The  administration  books  of  the  parish  church  go  back  to  1665.  There  are 
at  the  church  also  records  of  the  Cofradia  de  S.  Nicolas  of  the  church  of  San 
Francisco  del  Oro,  beginning  in  1666. 

JUAREZ. 
ARCHIVES  OF  THE  CHURCH  OF  GUADALUPE. 

Historically  Juarez  (El  Paso)  has  been  closely  connected  with  New  Mexico. 
Shortly  before  1659  missionary  work  was  begun  there  by  Fathers  Juan  Cabal 
and  Francisco  Perez,  from  New  Mexico.  In  1659  the  mission  of  Nuestra 
Seiiora  de  Guadalupe  was  founded  there  by  Father  Garcia  de  San  Francisco, 
also  of  New  Mexico.  Between  that  date  and  1680  the  mission  of  San  Fran- 
cisco de  los  Sumas  was  founded  twelve  leagues  below  Guadalupe,  and  a  small 
civil  settlement  grew  up  in  the  region.  F.oth  missions  were  administered  by 
the  province  of  Santo  Evangelic,  and  as  dependencies  of  the  Custodia  of  New 
Mexico.  From  the  records  in  the  church  of  Guadalupe  it  appears  that  twelve 
other  missionaries  served  there, during  the  period  named.  These  were  friars 
Benito  de  la  Natividad,  Juan  Alvarez,  Joseph  de  Trujillo,  Agustin  de  Santa 
Maria,  Sebastian  Navarro,  Nicolas  de  Salazar,  Juan  Bonilla,  Francisco  de 
Ayeta,  Antonio  de  Fierra  (Sierra),  Pedro  Gomez  de  San  Antonio.  Nicolas 
Hurtado,  and  Joseph  Valdez.  Of  all  these.  Father  Ayeta  is  best  known  to 
fame. 

In  ]68o,  as  a  result  of  the  revolt  of  the  Pueblo  Indians  of  the  upper  Rio 
Grande  valley,  the  settlers  all  retreated  to  El  Paso,  where  a  presidio  and  a 
villa  were  established,  and  El  Paso  became  for  many  years  the  capital  and 
principal  settlement  of  New  Mexico,  and  has  always  been  important  sub- 
sequently. With  the  settlers  retreated  several  tribes  of  loyal  Indians,  for 
whom  new  missions  were  established  in  the  El  Paso  district.  Of  all  the  mis- 
sions that  of  Guadalupe  was  the  recognized  head,  and  it  also  became  the 
parish  church.  This  explains  why  its  archives  contain  records  of  several  of 
the  lesser  establishments. 

I.  RECORDS  OF  THE  MISSION  AND  PARISH  OF  GUADALUPE. 

Libros  de  Bautismos  (baptismal  records).    Nearly  complete  since  1663. 

Books  for  the  following  dates  were  found:  1662-1688;  1682-1696; 
1697-1709;  1709-1714;  1714-1727;  1727-1740;  1750-1765;  1765- 
1775;  1775-1783;  1783-1792;  1798-1804;  1804-1807:  1808-1814; 
1814-1820;  1820-1825;  1820-1834;  1834-1839;  1845-1848;  1848- 
1861 ;  and  complete  subsequently. 
Libros  de  Casamientos  (marriage  records).    Nearly  complete  since  1707. 

Books  were  found  for  the  following  years :     1707- 1728 ;  1728- 1775  ; 
1775-1804;  1804-1815  ;  1815-1845  ;  and  apparently  complete  there- 
after. 
Libros  de  Entierros  (burial  records).    Nearly  complete  since  1663. 

Books  were  found  for  the  following  years :  1663-1684 ;  1685-1693  ; 
1693-1709;  1727-1750;  1750-1776;  1776-1786;  1787-1S12;  1812- 
1826  ;  1826-1835  ;  1835-1842  ;  1842-1848;  and  apparently  complete 
thereafter. 


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Libro  de  Fabricas  (records  of  building).    1803-1836. 

"  I.ibro  en  que  se  copian  las  Cordilleras  de  la  Sagrada  Mitra  (de  Du- 
rango)."    1813-1871. 
(Register  of  circulars  and  orders  from  the  bishop.) 

"  Ouadcrno  dondc  sc  sisjucn  cuentas  .1  los  Peoncs."     1727-1833. 

Diligencias    Matrimoniales     (Investigations    preceding    permission    to 
marry).    An  extensive  collection,  in  legajos.  from  1707  forward. 

Miscellaneous  correspondence.     A  considerable  quantity,  for  the  eight- 
eenth and  the  nineteenth  centuries. 

Escrituras  regarding  cofradias,  church   lands,  capcllaiiias,  tithes,   etc. 
I  legajo.    Eighteenth  century. 

Pastorales  y  Circulares.    19th  century,    i  legajo. 

2.  RF.CORDS  OF  THE  MISSION  OF  S.AN  ANTONIO  DE  SENECU. 

T?autismos  (Baptisms).     1719-1722;  1772-1824;  1829-1851. 
Casamientos  (Marriages).    1706-1723;  1772-1851. 
Entierros  (Burials).    1772-1848. 

3.  RECORDS  OF  SAN  LORENZO  (MISSION  AND  PUEBLO). 

Bautismos.    1700-1723  ;  1777-1847.    Fragments  for  1822. 

Casamientos.    1777-1846. 

Entierros.    1778-1847. 

Confirmaciones  (Confirmations).     1833. 

Padrones  (Census  lists).    1846-1847. 

4.  RECORDS  OF  LA  YSLETA. 

Casamientos.    San  Agustin  de  la  Ysleta,  1849-1853. 

(At  the  curacy  of  Ysleta  there  is  a  book  of  baptisms  for  the  mission  of  San 
Antonio  de  la  Ysleta,  1792- 179S,  and  a  record  of  the  act  of  possession 
given  in  1792  by  Vargas  Zapata  to  the  missions  of  Corpus  Christ!  de  los 
'Piguas  de  la  Ysleta.  Socorro,  and  Scnecii.) 

ARCHIVO  DEL  AYUNTAMIENTO. 

I  am  inforincd  by  Mr.  J.  W.  Curd,  on  the  basis  of  personal  knowledge,  that 
the  records  of  the  Ayuntamiento  of  Juarez  go  back  tn  1692 


SONORA. 

The  relation  between  Sonora  and  the  southwestern  portion  of  the  United 
States  has  always  been  close.  Sonora  formed  the  highway  of  the  early  six- 
teenth century  explorers  in  the  Southwest;  the  occupation  of  Arizona  (Pi- 
meria  Alta)  in  the  early  years  of  the  eighteenth  century  and  of  Alta  Cali- 
fornia in  the  later  years  of  the  same  century,  were  in  an  important  sense  but 
the  expansion  of  Sonora.  The  missionaries  who  operated  in  Arizona,  and 
to  some  extent  those  who  entered  California,  were  the  same  as  those  who 
subdued  northern  Sonora  ;  the  Arizona  missions  belonged  to  the  same  custodia 
as  those  on  the  other  side  of  the  present  international  boundary.  It  was  from 
Sonora  that  the  land  routes  to  California  were  first  explored,  that  the  colony 
which  founded  San  Francisco  in  1776  was  led,  and  that  the  greater  portion  of 
the  early  settlers  of  Alta  California  and  Arizona  came.  From  1779,  when  the 
diocese  of  Sonora  was  founded,  to  1840,  when  California  was  erected  into  an 
independent  bishopric,  California  was  a  portion  of  the  diocese  of  Sonora, 
with  the  capital  at  first  at  Arispe,  and  elsewhere  later.  Until  1854  a  large 
part  of  Arizona  was  administered  as  a  part  of  the  province  or  state  of  Sonora. 
After  1848  Sonora  was  the  scene  of  numerous  filibustering  expeditions  from 
the  United  States,  chiefly  from  California,  and  the  refuge  of  many  disorderly 
Americans.  In  the  settlement  of  the  difficult  Southwestern  Indian  problems, 
and  in  the  establishment  of  civilized  order  in  the  Southwest,  Sonora  and  the 
United  States  border  have  always  been  intimately  connected.  For  these 
reasons  the  interest  of  the  Sonora  archives  to  students  of  our  history  is 
obvious. 

HERMOSILLO. 

The  principal  archives  of  the  state  are  at  Hermosillo,  the  capital,  which 
formerly  was  at  Ures,  and  earlier  at  Arispe. 

archivo  del  gobierno  del  estado. 

(archive  of  the  state  government.) 

Located  in  the  state  capitol,  and  directly  under  the  authority  of  the  governor 
of  the  state,  from  whom  permission  to  work  in  the  archive  is  obtained. 
Hours,  9  to  5  daily. 

The  archive  is  well  arranged  and  administered.  For  the  eighteenth  and 
nineteenth  centuries  there  are  over  1500  boxes  of  documents,  called  tonios. 
Each  tomo  bears  on  the  back  its  appropriate  date.  There  is  a  general  in- 
ventory ("  Ynventorio  ")  to  1833  and  from  1885,  the  intervening  period  not 
yet  being  indexed.  The  records  are  arranged  consecutively  on  a  chrono- 
logical basis,  but  those  falling  before  1800  are  designated  as  "  Siglo  XVIII  " 
(eighteenth  centur>')-  The  results  of  a  fairly  detailed  examination  of  this 
group  are  indicated  below : 

SIGLO  XVIII. 
{De  1/69  a  1800;  4  Tomos.) 

Tomo  1.  A-C.  Expedientes  1-24. 

Tomo  2.  D-F.  Expedientes  1-77. 

Tomo  3.  G-M.  Expedientes  1-48. 

Tomo  4.  N-V.  Expedientes  1-93. 

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Civil  Archives  4G5 

Principal  Items  Noted. 

Tomo  1.  Mainly  correspondence  of  the  commandant-gfeneral,  governor-in- 
tendant,  and  viceroy  concerning  the  general  administration. 

2.  Administration  of  the  biencs  de  comunidad  of  the  missions.     1770 

1783  and  later. 

3.  Abuses  committed  by  the  curates.    1792. 

6.  Appearance  of  sixteen  war  vessels  at  the  port  of  San  Miguel,  Sinaloa. 

'797-. 

11.  Complaints  against  authorities.    Various  dates. 

12.  Consulta  (opinion)   regarding  the  powers  of  the  intendant.    A  re- 

port to  the  viceroy  by  the  governor-intendant.    1772. 

14.  Certificate  of  the  death  of  Felipe  Xeve.  at  Hacienda  de  N.  S.  del 

Carmen,  -Vug.  22,  1784. 

17.  Private  accounts  of  the  intendant. 

19.  Campaign  against  the  rebel  Pimas  with  an  army  of  Seris  and  Ti- 

burones. 
24.  Causas  criminales  (criminal  trials). 
Tomo  2.  Correspondence  similar  to  that  of  tomo  1. 

I.  Official  act  creating  .Xrispe  capital  of  the  Interior  Provinces;  found- 
ing of  a  casa  de  motieda  and  a  bishopric  at  Arispe.    Correspond- 
ence.   1 780- 1 785. 
3.  Documents  relative  to  the  destruction  of  the  signs  placed  on  the 
roads  to  commemorate  murders  by  the  savages.    1783. 

8.  Expedientes  relative  to  disarming  the  Yaquis  and  Mayos,  and  the 

organization  of  four  companies  of  Indians.     1792. 

9.  Order  by  the  bishop  expelling  negroes  and  nuilattoes  from  Indian 

villages.     1785. 

15.  Seri  depredations.     Proposal  to  extinguish  the  tribe  by  banishing 

the  men  to  Cuba  and  the  women  and  children  to  California.    1795. 

16.  Yaqui  troubles.    1795. 

18.  Apache  depredations.    1793-1797. 

21.  Discovery  of  the  placers  of  Cieneguilla.     1772.    Correspondence  of 
Hugo  Oconor,  from  Chihuahua. 

31.  Division  of  the  bishopric  into  .Mta  and  Raja  Sonora.     1783. 

32.  Establishment  of  the  Seris  near  Pitlc.     1783. 

33.  The  Ag^uardicnte  monopoly  (cstauco).     1772. 

34.  Concerning  the  election  of  n/co/di'i' ordiHarioj.    1794. 

39.  Establishment  of  missions.    1772,1797.    Alx)ut  50  folios. 

(Cuntains  references  to  Garces's  entrada  of  1771,  circulars  to  the  fodr(s 
asking  information,  instructions,  etc.) 

43.  Exemption  of  goods  imported  from  the  Californias  from  the  alcabala. 
45.  Establishment  of  a  ca;a  n-a/ at  El  Rosario.    1783. 
44-46.  Receipts  of  the  treasury-general.     1768-1772:1793. 

47.  Establishment  of  an  impost  on  gold  anil  silver  of  the  mines. 

48.  Establishment  of  estancos  (monopolies)  of  tobacco,  jxjwder,  playing- 

cards,  etc. 
50.  Establishment  of  tobacco  monopoly  (cstanquillo)  in  the  Californias. 

1783- 

52.  Establishment  of  the  national  bank  of  San  Carlos. 

53.  Establishment  of  a  general  pay  office   {l<a!:adur(a  j^rnrro/)   at  the 

provincial  capital. 

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466  Hermosillo 

56.  Establishment  of  colony  at  the  Gila  and  Colorado ;  expedition  to 

California.    1772-1783.    About  30  pp. 

(Fragmentary    correspondence   of    Francisco    Machado,   Joseph    Palacio, 
Croix,  and  the  governor.) 

57.  Peace  with  the  Apaches.    1791-1795. 

(Correspondence  with  the  officials  at  Arispe;  accounts  of  maintenance  of 
prisoners,  etc.") 

Tomo  3.  Correspondence  as  above. 

7.  Accounts  of  the  "  Expedicion  de  Sonora  "  under  Pedro  Corbalan. 

1775- 

8.  Informes  of  the  intendant  concerning  the  general  administration. 
10.  Pretensions  of  the  commandancy-general  to  independence  from  the 

viceroyalty  of  Mexico.    1793. 

14.  Informe  of  the  intendant  concerning  Yaquis,   Pimas,   Seris,  and 

Apaches.    1772. 

15.  Report  concerning  an  alleged  coalition  of  the  above  tribes. 

16.  Informe  concerning  public  revenues. 

17.  Instructions  to  inspectors  of  the  administration  of  alcabalas. 

18.  Instructions  to  Antonio  Roinero,  patron  of  the  vessel  San  Pedro  sent 

to  California  to  gather  pearls.     1775. 

19.  "  Invasion  a  la  Provincia  de  Texas  por  una  partida  de  Americanos 

capitaneada  por  Felipe  Nolan  y  Mr.  Cook."    1797-1800. 

(Contains  some  documents  concerning  the  Nolan  expedition  not  available 
elsewhere.) 

20.  Infamies  concerning  the  Mineria.    1772-1793. 

21.  Id.  concerning  the  establishment  of  schools  in  the  Indian  villages. 

22.  Id.  concerning  difficulties  of  collecting  tribiitos. 

24.  Juicio  de  intestado  of  the  bishop  of  Sonora,  Fray  Antonio  de  los 

Reyes. 

25.  Various  juicios  civilcs  similar  to  the  above. 

39.  Drafts  (librainientos)  by  the  treasury  at  Arispe  on  the  general  treas- 

ury at  Mexico. 

40.  Lista~s  de  Revista  (military  reviews). 

41.  List  of  prisoners  in  Sinaloa.    1798. 
Tomo  4.  Correspondence  as  above. 

4.  Appointment  of  Neve  as  commandant-general  in  place  of  Croix.    Ce- 
dula,  Feb.  15, 1783. 

6.  Report  of  the  war  with  France.    1799. 

7.  Various  appointments  {nombramientos) . 
12.  Lists  of  monarchists  in  the  province. 

28.  Measures  for  reconciling  the  Pimas  with  the  Yaquis. 

29.  Measures  concerning  a  Pima  uprising. 

43.  Trial  (proceso)  of  Domingo  Espinosa,  captain  of  the  presidio  of 

Santa  Cruz. 
54.  Reception  of  Domingo  Elisondo  as  comandante  ad  interim  of  Sinaloa 

and  Sonora,  and  of  Pedro  Corbalan  as  governor,  in  place  of 

Pineda.    1770. 
57.  Reception  of  Alexo  Garcia  Conde  as  governor  of  Sonora  and  Sinaloa. 

1797. 


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SIGLO  XIX. 

(Nineteenth  Century;  about  lyoo  totnos  in  cajas.) 

An  examination  of  numerous  boxes  for  different  periods  revealed  a  wealth 
of  all  classes  of  government  records,  including  election  returns,  data  for  the 
annual  memories  of  the  governors,  correspondence  of  the  governors  with  the 
local  jurisdictions,  the  military  authorities,  the  missionaries,  etc.    There  are 
reports  of  foreigners  in  the  province,  filibusters,  and  frequent  documents 
relating  to  Tucson,  the  Gila  and  Colorado,  Apache,   Pima,   and   Papago 
troubles,  etc.    Down  to  1870  the  arrangement  of  the  files  is  as  follows : 
Tomos  5-11.  1 80 1  - 1 820. 
Tomos  12-70.  1821-1830. 
Tomos  71-211.  1831-1840. 
Tomos  212-349.  1841-1850. 
Tomos  350-506.   185 1 -i860. 
Tomos  507-589.  1861-1870. 

Special  Items  Noted. 

Tomo  42.  No.  7.  "  Ynforme  del  alcalde  del  Tucson  relativo  a  la  introduccion 
de  unos  Pescadores  Americanos  al  Rio  Gila."    1826. 

(Relates  to  a  party  under  St.  Vrain  and  others  engaged  in  trapping  on  the 
Gila.) 

Tomo  54.  No.  i.  "  Ynvaciones  que  con  el  pretexto  de  pescar  nutrias  efectuan 
algunas  partidas  de  Americanos  per  el  lado  del  Rio  Colorado." 
1828. 

ARCHIVO  DEL  OBISPADO  DE  SONORA. 

(archive  of  the  bishopric  of  sonora.) 

Located  at  the  episcopal  residence.  Permission  to  examine  it  is  secured 
from  the  bishop.  The  diocese  was  formed  in  1779,  the  first  bishop.  Fray 
Antonio  de  los  Reyes,  taking  possession  on  Dec.  11,  1782.  At  the  time  of 
its  formation  the  diocese  included  Sinaloa,  Sonora,  and  both  Califomias. 
Alta  California  was  separated  in  1840,  when  the  diocese  of  California  was 
formed,  and  Sinaloa  in  the  latter  part  of  the  nineteenth  century.  For  a  list 
of  bishops  of  this  diocese,  see  pp.  472-473. 

The  collection  of  old  papers  consists  of  perhaps  a  hundred  legajos  dating 
before  1854,  the  time  of  the  Gadsden  Purchase.  Each  legajo  bears  a  date 
on  the  outside,  with  no  other  designation,  as  a  nile.  The  date  may  refer 
only  to  the  first  document,  but  in  general  there  is  a  bundle  for  each  year.  The 
oldest  legajo  found  is  dated  1795.  From  that  date  to  1830  there  arc  33  legajos. 
The  writer  was  told  that  older  papers  of  the  diocese  have  been  transferred  to 
Culiacan. 

The  bundles  contain  the  usual  classes  of  records  of  an  episcopacy.  A  gen- 
eral examination  revealed  correspondence  of  the  bishops  with  the  curates  and 
the  secular  authorities,  expedientes  of  matrimoniales  (marriage  records'), 
obras  pias  (pious  works),  circulars,  complaints  against  the  curates,  padrones 
(statistical  records),  appointments,  etc.  There  are  numerous  documents 
relating  to  Alta  California  and  Arizona. 


468  Sonora 

FRONTIER  MISSION  ARCHIVES. 
As  has  been  indicated,  the  frontier  missions  of  Sonora  were  closely  asso- 
ciated with  those  of  Arizona.  Most  of  the  early  Jesuit  sites  have  ,s;rown  into 
modern  towns,  with  parish  churches,  and  presumably  in  many  of  them  there 
may  be  found  early  records  connected  with  the  frontier  of  the  United  States, 
similar  to  those  of  the  frontier  towns  of  Tamaulipas.  At  the  parish  church 
of  Magdalena,  for  example,  important  records  of  the  San  Ignacio  mission 
were  found.  A  search  at  Santa  Cruz,  San  Ignacio,  Tubutama,  Saric,  Caborca, 
and  other  frontier  places  might  result  in  the  finding  of  other  similar  records. 
It  may  be  noted  that  a  considerable  number  of  the  administration  books  of 
these  frontier  missions  have  found  their  way  into  the  Bancroft  Collection,  at 
the  University  of  California. 


APPENDIX. 
LIST  OF  VICEROYS  OF  MEXICO.' 

1535-1550-  Antonio  de  Mendoza,  Conde  de  Tendilla,  Comendador  de  So- 

cuellanos. 
1550-1564.  I,uis  de  \'elasco. 
1 564- 1 566.  The  Audiencia  acting  executive. 
1 566- 1 568.  Gaston  de  Peralta,  Marques  de  Fakes. 
1 568- 1 580.  Martin  Enriquez  de  Almanza. 
1 580- 1 583.  Lorenzo  Suarez  de  Mendoza,  Conde  de  Coruna. 
1584-1585-  Pedro  Moya  de  Contreras  (viceroy,  archbishop,  and  inquisitor). 
1 585- 1 590.  Alvaro  Manrique  de  Zi'iniga. 
1590"! 595-  T.u's  de  \'elasco  (son  of  the  second  viceroy). 
1595-1603.  Caspar  de  Zuniga  y  Acevedo,  Conde  de  ^[onterrey. 
1603-1607.  Juan  de  ^^endoza  y  Luna,  Afarques  de  Montesclaros. 
1607-1611.  Luis  de  \'elasco.  Marques  de  Salinas  (second  term). 
1611-1612.  Fray  Garcia  Guerra,  archbishop  and  viceroy. 
1612-1621.  Diego  Fernandez  de  Cordova,  Marques  de  Guadalcazar. 
1621-1624.  Diego  Carrillo  de  Mendoza  y  Pimentel,  Marques  de  Gelves,  Conde 

de  Priego. 
1624-1635.  Rodrigo  Pacheco  y  Osorio,  Marques  de  Cerralvo. 
1635-1640.  Lope  Diaz  de  Armendariz,  Marques  de  Cadereyta. 
1640-1642.  Diego  Lopez  Pacheco  Cabrera  y  Bobadilla,  ^larques  de  \'illena, 

Duque  de  Escalona. 
1642  (June-November) .    Juan  de  Palafox  y  Mendoza,  bishop  of  Puebla. 
1642-1648.  Garcia  Sarmiento  Sotomayor,  Conde  de  Salvatierra,  Marques  de 

Sobroso. 
1648-1650.  Marcos  de  Torres  y  Rueda,  bishop  of  Yucatan,  president  of  the 

Audiencia,  executive  ad  interim. 
1650-1653.  Luis  Fnriquez  de  Guzman,  Conde  de  Alvadeliste,  Marques  de 

\"ilIaflor. 
1653-1660.  I*>ancisco  Fernandez  de  la  Cueva,  Duque  de  Alburquerque. 
1660-1664.  Juan  de  Lej'^'a  y  de  la  Cerda,  Conde  de  Banos,  Marques  de  Leyva 

y  de  Ladrada. 
1664  (June-Oct.).  Diego  Osorio  Escobar  y  Llamas,  bishop  of  Puebla. 
1665-1673.  Antonio  Sebastian  de  Toledo,  Marques  de  Mancera. 
1673.  Pedro  Xuno  Colon  de  Portugal  y  Castro,  Duque  de  X'eragua.  Marques 

de  la  Jamaica  y  grande  de  Espafia.    Governed  six  days  only. 
1673-1680.  Fray  Payo  Enriquez  A  fan  de  Rivera,  of  the  Order  of  Santiago, 

archbisho[)  of  .\le.\ici). 
1680-1686.  Tomas  Antonio  de  la  Cerda  y  Aragon,  Conde  de  Paredes,  Marques 

de  la  Laguna. 
1686-1688.  Melchor  Portocarrero  Laso  de  la  \'ega,  Conde  dc  Monclova. 
1688-1696.  Caspar  de  la  Cerda  Sandoval  Silva  y  Mendoza,  Conde  dc  Galve. 
i6g6  (Feb. -Dec).  Juan  Ortega  y  Montafiez,  bishop  of  Michoac.nii. 
1696-1701.  Jose  Sarmiento  \'alladares,  Conde  de  Moctczuma  y  Tula. 
1701-1702.    [I'.an  Ortega  y  Montafiez,  archbishop  of  Mexico  (second  term) 
1702-1711.  Francisco  Fernandez  dc  la  Cueva,  Diujue  dc  .\lbur(|ucrquc.  Mar- 
ques de  Cuellar. 

'This  list  was  compiled  fmni  Manuel  Rivera,  /,iij  Gobt-nuinlfs  dc  Mfx\(o  (Mexico, 
1873),  and  Jose  Coroleu.  America,  llislprin  de  su  Colonicaiion,  Dominaiu'm  i 
fitdi-f't-iidt-ncia  (Barcelona,  i8<J4-i8<J5),  I.  27 .'-.74. 

469 


470  Appendix 

1711-1716.  Fernando  de  Alencastre  Norona  y  Silva,  Duque  de  Linares,  Mar- 
ques de  Valdef  uentes. 

1716-1722.  Baltazar  de  Zuiiiga,  Guzman  Sotomayor  y  Mendoza,  Marques  de 
Valero,  Duque  de  Arion. 

1722-1734.  Juan  de  Acuiia,  Marques  de  Casafuerte. 

1734-1740.  Juan  Antonio  de  Vizarron  y  Guiarreta,  archbishop  of  Mexico. 

1740-1741.  Pedro  de  Castro  Figueroa  y  Salazar,  Duque  de  la  Conquista,  Mar- 
ques de  Gracia  Real. 

1741-1746.  Pedro  Cebrian  y  Agustin,  Conde  de  Fuenclara. 

1746-1755.  Juan  Francisco  de  Giiemes  y  Horcasitas,  Conde  de  Revilla  Gigedo. 

1755-1758.  Agustin  de  Ahumada  y  Villalon,  Marques  de  las  Amarillas. 

1758-1760.  Francisco  Cajigal  de  la  Vega  (ad  interim). 

17601766.  Joaquin  de  Alonserrat,  Marques  de  Cniillas. 

1766-1771.  Carlos  Francisco  de  Croix,  Marques  de  Croix. 

1771-1779.  Fray  Antonio  IMaria  de  Bucarely  y  Ursiia,  Bailio  de  la  Orden  de 
San  Juan. 

1779-1783.  Martin  de  Mayorga  (ad  interim). 

1783-1784.  Matias  de  Galvez. 

1784-1785.  The  president  of  the  Audiencia  acting  executive. 

1785-1786.  Bernardo  de  Galvez,  Conde  de  Galvez  (son  of  previous  viceroy). 

1 786- 1 787.  Eusebio  Ventura  Beleiia,  regent. 

1787  (May-August).  Alonso  Niinez  de  Haro  y  Peralta,  archbishop  of  Mex- 
ico (ad  interim). 

1787-1789.  Manuel  Antonio  Flores,  President  of  the  Audiencia  de  Mexico. 

1 789- 1 794.  Juan  \'icente  de  Giiemes  Pacheco  de  Padilla,  Conde  de  Revilla 
Gigedo. 

1794-1798.  Miguel  de  la  Griia  Talamanca  y  Branciforte,  Marques  de  Branci- 
forte. 

1 798- 1 800.  Miguel  Jose  de  Azanza. 

1800-1803.  Felix  Berenguer  de  Marquina. 

1803-1808.  Jose  de  Iturrigaray. 

1808-1809.  Pedro  Garibay  (ad  interim). 

1809-1810.  Francisco  Javier  de  Lizana  y  Beaumont,  archbishop  of  Mexico. 

1810  (May-Sept.).  The  president  of  the  Audiencia  acting  executive. 

1810-1813.  Francisco  Javier  Venegas. 

1 81 3- 18 16.  Felix  Maria  Calleja  del  Key. 

1816-1821.  Juan  Ruiz  de  Apodaca,  Conde  del  Venadito. 

1821.  Juan  O'Donojii. 

LIST  OF  ARCHBISHOPS  OF  MEXICO,  1528-1846.' 
1528-1548.  Fray  Juan  de  Zumarraga. 
1551-1572.  Fray  Alonso  de  Montufar. 
1573-1586.  Pedro  Moya  de  Contreras. 
1592-1596.  Alonso  Fernandez  de  Bonilla. 
1601-1606.  Fray  Garcia  de  Santa  Maria  Mendoza. 
1608-1612.  Fray  Garcia  Guerra. 
1613-1626.  Juan  Perez  de  la  Serna. 
1629-1635.  Francisco  Manso  y  Zuiiiga. 
1636.  Francisco  Verdugo. 
1639-1640.  Feliciano  de  la  Vega. 
1642-1643.  Juan  de  Palafox  y  Mendoza. 

'Compiled  from  Francisco  Sosa,  El  Episcopado  Mexicano  (Mexico,  1877),  pp.  247- 
251. 


Appendix  471 

1643-1650.  Juan  de  Manozca  y  Zamora. 
1653.  Marcelo  Lopez  de  Azcona. 
i655-i''>'^'3-  Mateo  Saga  de  Bugxieiro. 
1663-1664.  Dr.  Diego  Osorio  de  Escobar  y  Llamas. 
1664-1665.  Dr.  Alonso  de  Cuevas  Davalos. 
1666-1667.  Fray  Marcos  Ramirez  de  Prado. 
1668-1680.  Fray  Payo  Enriquez  de  Rivera. 
1682-1698.  Dr.  Francisco  de  Aguiar  y  Seijas. 
1699-17 10.  Dr.  Juan  de  Ortega  y  Montanez. 
1712-1728.  Fray  Jose  Lanciego  y  Eguilaz. 
17301747.  Juan  Antonio  de  Vizarron  y  Eguiarreta. 
1749-1765.  Dr.  Manuel  Rubio  y  Salinas. 
1766-1771.  Dr.  Francisco  Antonio  Lorenzana. 
1771-1800.  Dr.  Alonso  Nuiiez  de  Haro  y  Peralta. 
1802- 181 1.  Dr.  Francisco  Javier  de  Lizana  y  Beaumont. 
1812-1814.  Dr.  Antonio  Bergosa  y  Jordan. 
1815-1838.  Dr.  Pedro  Jose  Fonte. 
1840-1846.  Dr.  Manuel  Posada  y  Garduno. 

LIST  OF  BISHOPS  OF  GUADALAJARA,  1544-1777. 

Fray  Antonio  de  Ciudad  Rodrigo  (renounced  the  honor). 
Juan  de  Barrios  (was  never  consecrated). 
1547-1552.  Pedro  Gomez  Maraver. 
1 555-1656.  Fray  Pedro  de  Ayala,  F'ranciscan. 
1 571-1576.  Francisco  de  Mendiola. 
1 579- 1 590.  Fray  Domingo  de  Arzola,  Dominican. 

1591.  Fray  Juan  de  Trujillo,  Geronymite  (elected  but  did  not  take  posses- 
sion). 
1591.  Fray  Pedro  Suarez  de  Escobar  (elected  but  did  not  serve). 
I59i(  ?)-i592.  Alonso  Fernandez  de  Bonilla. 
1597.  Francisco  Santos  Garcia. 
1601-1607.  Alonso  de  la  Mota  (Gonzalez  gives  the  date  of  his  accession  as 

1598). 
1607-?.  Fray  Juan  del  Valle,  Benedictine. 
1618-1630.  Fray  Francisco  de  Rivera. 
1631-1635.  Leonel  de  Cervantes  Carbajal. 
1637-1641.  Juan  Sanchez,  Duque  de  Estrada. 
1647- 1663.  Juan  Ruiz  Colmenero. 
1666-1674.  Francisco  Bcrdin  y  Molina. 
1675- 1676.  ^^anuel  Fernandez  de  Santa  Cniz. 
1678-1694.  Juan  de  Santiago  de  Leon  Garabito. 
1696-1702.  Fray  Felipe  Galindo  y  Chavez,  Dominican. 
1707-1712.  Diego  Camacho  y  Avila. 
1714-1721.  Fray  Manuel  de  Minibela. 
1722.  Pedro  Tapis  (appointed  after  his  death). 
1723-1726.  Fray  Juan  Bautista  .Mvarez  de  Toledo. 
1727-1734.  Nicolas  Carlos  Gomez  de  Cervantes. 
1 735- 1 75 1.  Juan  Gomez  de  Parada. 
1752-1760.  Frav  Francisco  de  San  Buenaventura  Martinez  de  Tejada  Dicz  dc 

Velasco,  RecoUct. 
1763-1772.  Diego  Rodriguez  Rivas  de  Velasco. 
1773-?.  Fray  Antonio  de  .Alcalde  (Gonzalez  gives  1771  as  the  date  of  his 

election). 


■172  Appendix 

Visitations  were  made  by  the  bishops  of  Guadalajara  or  by  their  commis- 
sioners to  the  Eastern  Interior  Provinces  in  1628,  1635,  1648,  1675,  1682,  1701, 
1709,  1712,  1718,  1728,  1741,  1745,  1753,  1760,  1777.' 

LIST  OF  BISHOPS  OF  DURANGO  (GUADIANA),  1620-1868.' 
1620-1631.  Fray  Gonzalo  de  Hermosilla,  Augustinian. 
1631-1639.  Alonso  Franco  y  Luna. 

1 639- 1 654.  Fray  Francisco  Diego  de  Evia  y  \'aldes,  Benedictine. 
1 656- 1658.  Pedro  Barrientos  Lomehn. 
1662-1671.  Juan  de  Gorospe  y  Aguirre. 
1676-1684.  Fray  Bartolome  de  Escanuela,  Franciscan. 
1686-1689.  Fray  Manuel  de  Herrera,  Minimo  de  San  Francisco  de  Paula. 
1692-1700.  Garcia  de  Legaspi  y  \'elasco. 
1701-1704.  Manuel  de  Escalante  Colombres  y  Mendoza. 
1705-1709.  Ignacio  Diaz  de  la  Barrera. 
1713-1722.  Pedro  Tapis. 

1723-1734.  Benito  Crespo,  of  the  order  of  Santiago. 
1736-1747.  Martin  de  Elizacochea. 
1747-1757.  Ansehno  Sanchez  de  Tagle. 
1 758- 1 768.  Pedro  Tamaron. 
1 769- 1 772.  Fray  ^"icente  Diaz  Bravo. 
1773-1782.  Antonio  Macarulla. 
1783-1793-  Esteban  Lorenzo  de  Tristan. 

1794.  Fray  Jose  Joaquin  Granados  (formerly  bishop  of  Sonora). 

1795.  Francisco  Gabriel  Olivares  y  Benito. 
1815-c/rfa  1828.  Juan  Francisco  Marquez  de  Castaniza. 
1831.  Jose  Antonio  Laureani  de  Zubiria. 

1868.  Jose  Vicente  Salinas. 

LIST  OF  BISHOPS  OF  LINARES,  1778-1851.* 
1778.  Fray  Antonio  de  Jesus  Sacedon. 
1783-1790.  Fray  Rafael  Jose  \'erger. 
1 792-1799.  Dr.  Andres  Ambrosio  de  Llanos  y  \'aldez. 
1802-1815.  Dr.  Primo  Feliciano  Marin  de  Porras. 
1818-1821.  Dr.  Ignacio  de  Arancibia  y  Homiaegui. 
1831-1838.  Fray  Jose  Maria  de  Jesus  Belaunzaran  y  Urena. 
1843-1844.  Salvador  Apodaca  y  Loreto. 
1844-1851.  Ignacio  Sanchez  Navarro  (never  consecrated). 

LIST  OF  BISHOPS  OF  SONORA,  1779-1850.' 

This  bishopric  was  erected  in  May,  1779,  being  cut  oft  from  those  of  Guada- 
lajara and  Durango,  and  becoming  a  suffragan  of  the  archbishopric  of 
Mexico. 

'  The  above  list  was  compiled  from  Francisco  Javier  Hernaez.  Coleccion  de  Bulas, 
Breves  y  Otros  Documentos  Relatives  a  la  Iglesia  de  America  y  Filipinos  (1879),  pp. 
72-74,  and  Gonzalez,  Leceiones  Orales  de  Historia  de  Nuevo  Leon,  pp,  366-367. 

■*  From  Hernaez,  Coleccion  de  Bulas,  etc.,  pp.  85-87. 

°  Gonzalez,  Leceiones  Orales,  pp.  370-379.  Note  numerous  differences  in  Hernaez, 
p.  87. 

"  From  Hernaez,  Coleccion  de  Bulas,  etc.,  p.  87. 


Appendix  473 

1780  (confirmed  Dec.  11).  Fray  Antonio  de  los  Reyes,  Franciscan. 

1 788- 1 794.  Fray  Jo.se  Joaquin  Granados,  FVanciscan. 

^794-1795-  I'ray  Daniian  .\lartinez  Galisonga,  Franciscan. 

1797-1S13.  Fray  Francisco  Kouset,  Franciscan. 

1817-1828.  Fray  Bernardo  del  Espiritu  Santo,  Barefoot  Carmelite. 

1832-1837.  Angel  Mariano  Morales. 

1837-1850.  Lazaro  de  la  Garza. 

LIST  OF  GOVERNORS  OF  NEW  MEXICO,  1598-1846.' 
1598-1608.  Jiiaii  (le  Onate. 
1608-         .   Pedro  de  Feralta. 
1621-1628.  Felipe  Zotylo. 
1629.  Manuel  de  Silva. 
1640  (  ?).  Fern,  de  Argiiello. 
1641.  Luis  de  Rosas. 
1^142.  Valdes. 

1643.  Alonso  Pacheco  de  Heredia. 
1645.  Fern,  de  -Argiiello. 
(1647).  Luis  de  Guzman. 
1650.  Hernando  de  L'garte  y  la  Concha. 
1653-1654.  Juan  de  Samaniego. 
1656.  Enrique  de  .Avila  y  Pacheco. 
To  1661.  Bernardo  Lopez  de  Mendizabal. 
1661-1664.  Diego  de  Penalosa  Bricefio. 

.  Fern,  de  \'illanueva. 

.  Juan  de  Medrano. 

.  Juan  de  Miranda. 

1675.  Juan  Francisco  de  Trevifio. 

1679-1683.  Antonio  Otermin. 

1683-1686.  Domingo  Jironza  Pctriz  Caizat. 

1686-1689.  Pedro  Reneros  de  Posada. 

1689-1691.  Domingo  Jironza  Petriz  Cruzat  (second  term). 

1691-1697.  Diego  de  \'argas  Zapata,  Lujan  Ponce  de  Leon. 

1697- 1 703.  Pedro  Rodriguez  Cubero. 

1703-1704.  Diego  de  \'argas,  Marques  de  la  Nava  de  Brazinas. 

1 704- 1 705.  Juan  Paez  Hurtado  (acting). 

1705-1707.  Francisco  Cuervo  y  \'aldes  (ad  interim). 

1707-1712.  Jose  Chacon  Medina  Salazar  y  Villasenor,  Marques  de  la  Penuela. 

1712-1715.  Juan  Ignacio  Flores  MogolUin. 

1715-1717.  Felix  IVIartinez  (ad  interim). 

1717.  Juan  Paez  Hurtado  (acting). 

1717-1722.  .\ntonio  X'alvcrde  y  Cosio  (ad  interim). 

1721  (  ?).  Juan  de  Estrada  y  Austria(  ?)  (ad  interim). 

1722-1731.  Juan  Domingo  de  lUistamante. 

173 1- 1736.  Gervasio  Cruzat  y  Gongora. 

1736-1739.  Enrique  de  Olavide  y  Michelena  (ad  interim). 

1739-1743.  Gaspar  Domingo  [Doiningucz  ?|  de  Mendoza. 

1 743- 1 749.  Joaquin  Codallos  y  Rabal. 

1747  (appointed).  Francisco  de  la  Rocha. 

'  Copied  from  Bancroft,  Arisona  and  New  Mexico,  pp.  253-i>4- 


474  Appendix 

1749-1754.  Tomas  Velez  Cachupin. 
1754-1760.  Francisco  Antonio  Marin  del  Valle. 
1760.  Mateo  Antonio  de  Mendoza  (acting). 
1761-1762.  Manuel  Portillo  Urrisola  (acting). 
1762- 1 767.  Tomas  Velez  Cachupin. 
1767-1778.  Pedro  Fermin  de  Mendinueta. 
1778.  Francisco  Trebol  Navarro  (acting). 
1778-1789.  Juan  Bautista  de  Anza. 
1785.  Manuel  Flon  (appointed). 
1789-1794.  Fernando  de  la  Concha. 
1794-1805.  Fernando  Chacon. 
1805-1808.  Joaquin  del  Real  Alencaster. 
1807-1808.  Alberto  Mainez  (acting). 
1810-1814.  Jose  Manrique. 
1815-1817.  Alberto  Mainez. 
1816-1818.  Pedro  Maria  de  Allande. 
1818-1822.  Facundo  Melgares. 
1822-1823.  Francisco  Javier  Chavez. 
1822-1823.  Antonio  Vizcarra. 
1823-1825.  Bartolome  Vaca. 
1825-1827.  Antonio  Narbona. 
1827-1828.  Manuel  Armijo. 
1828.  Antonio  Vizcarra  (acting). 
1828-1831.  Jose  Antonio  Chavez. 
1831-1833.  Santiago  Abreu. 
1833-1835.  Francisco  Sarracino. 

1834.  Juan  Rafael  Ortiz  (acting). 

1835.  Mariano  Chavez  (acting). 
1835-1837.  Albino  Perez. 
1837-1838.  Pedro  Mufioz  (acting). 

1837-1838.  Jose  Gonzalez  (revolutionary  governor). 

1838-1846.  Manuel  Armijo. 

1841.  Antonio  Sandoval  (acting). 

1844-1845.  Mariano  Martinez  de  Lejanza  (acting). 

1845.  Jose  Chavez  (acting). 

1846.  Juan  Bautista  Vigil  y  Alarid  (acting). 

LIST  OF  GOVERNORS  OF  THE  CALIFORNIAS.' 

GOVERNORS  OF  BOTH  CALIFORNIAS. 

1697-1699.  Luis  de  Torres  y  Tortolero. 
1699-1701.  Antonio  Garcia  de  Mendoza. 
1701.  Isidro  de  Figueroa. 
1701-1746.  Estevan  Rodriguez  Lorenzo. 
1 746- 1 750.  Bernardo  Rodriguez  Lorenzo. 
17501767.  Fernando  de  Rivera  y  Moncada. 
1 767- 1 769.  Caspar  de  Portola. 
1769-1770.  Matias  de  Armona. 
1770-1775.  Felipe  Barri. 
1775-1782.  Felipe  de  Neve. 

'  From  Engelhardt,  The  Missions  and  Missionaries  of  California,  I.  624,  and  Richman, 
California  under  Spain  and  Mexico,  pp.  520-523.  See  the  latter  work  for  more  details 
regarding  the  governors. 


Appendix  475 

1782-1791.  Pedro  Pages. 
1791-1792.  Antonio  Romeu. 
1 792- 1 794.  Jose  Joaquin  de  Arrillaga. 
1794-1800.  Diego  de  Borica. 
1800-1804.  Jose  Joaquin  de  Arrillaga. 

GOVERNORS  OF  ALT  A  CALIFORNI.\. 
1804-1814.  Jose  Joaquin  de  .Arrillaga. 
1814-1815.  Jose  Dario  Arguello. 
1815-1822.  Pablo  Vicente  de  Sola. 
1822-1825.  Luis  .Antonio  Arguello. 
1825-1831.  Jose  Maria  Echeandia. 

1831  (July  31-December  6).  Manuel  Victoria. 
1831-1833.  Jose  Maria  Echeandia. 

1832  (January  27-February  16).    Pio  Pico. 
1832-1833.  Agustin  V.  Zaniorano. 
1833-1835-  Jose  Figueroa. 

1 835- 1 836.  Jose  Castro.    (January  2-May  3,  1836)  Nicolas  Gutierrez. 

1836  (May  3-August  i).  Mariano  Chico. 

1836  (August  i-November  5).  Nicolas  Gutierrez. 

1836  (November  5-December  7).  Jose  Castro. 

1836-1842.  Juan  Bautista  .Alvarado. 

1842-1845.  Manuel  Micheltorena. 

1845-1846.  Pio  Pico  (second  term). 

1846-1847.  Jose  Maria  Flores. 

1847  (January  ii-January  13).  Andres  Pico. 

GOVERNORS  OF  LOWER  CALIFORNIA. 

1800- 1805.  Jose  Joaquin  de  Arrillaga. 

1806-1814.  Felipe  de  Goycoechea. 

1814-1821.  Jose  Dario  Arguello. 

1822-1825.  Jose  Manuel  Ruiz. 

i825-:829.  Jose  Maria  de  Echeandia. 

1825-1826.  Jose  Maria  Padres  (deputy). 

1826-1829.  Miguel  Mesa  (deputy). 

1829-1830.  Manuel  Victoria. 

1830-1831.  Manuel  Monterde. 

1831-1833.  The  territorial  deputation  by  rotation. 

1833-1834.  Mariano  Monterde. 

1834-1835.  The  territorial  deputation  (temporarily). 

1835.  ^T.  Martinez. 

1836.  M.  Conseco. 

1837.  Fernando  de  la  Toba. 
1837-1842.  Luis  del  Castillo  Negrete. 
1842.  Francisco  Padilla. 

LIST  OF  GOVERNORS  OF  NOEVO  LEON,  1583-1846.* 

1583-1590.  Luis  de  Carabajal  y  de  la  Cueva. 

(1583-1626.  Liiutenant-governors:  Diego  de  Montemayor,  Diego 
Rodriguez,  .\gustin  de  Zavala.  Cristobal  de  Gruzcta,  Diego 
Rodriguez,  Alonso  Lucas  el  Bueno.) 

'From  Gonzalez,  Lecciones  Oralcs,  pp.  161-170. 


47G  Appendix 

1626- 1664.  Martin  de  Zavala. 

(Lieutenant-Governors:  Juan  Lopez  de  Sigiienza,  Juan  Ruiz,  Juan 
de  Zavala,  Francisco  Iribe  y  Vergara,  Leon  de  Alza,  Roque  Visto 
y  Buytrago.) 

1664.  The  Ayuntamiento  of  Monterrey. 

1665.  Leon  de  Alza  (ad  interim). 
1667.  Nicolas  de  Azcarraga. 
1676.  Domingo  de  Pruneda. 

1681.  Domingo  de  Viadgaray  y  Zaraza. 

(Lieutenants:  Francisco  de  la  Calancha  y  \'elenzuela.  Bias  de  la 
Garza.) 

1682.  Juan  de  Echeverria  (Echevers  ?),  ad  interim. 

1682.  The  Ayuntamiento  of  Monterrey. 

1683.  Alonso  de  Leon  (ad  interim). 

1684.  The  Marques  de  San  Miguel  de  Aguayo. 

1687.  Francisco  Cuervo  de  Valdez  (ad  interim). 

1688.  Pedro  Fernandez  de  la  \^entosa. 

(Lieutenants :    i\Iartin  de  Mendiondo,  Antonio  Fernandez  Vallejo.) 
1693.  Juan  Perez  Merino. 
1698.  Juan  de  \^ergara  y  Mendoza. 

(Lieutenant-governor:    Antonio  Fernandez  Vallejo.) 
1703.  Francisco  Baes  Trevino  (ad  interim). 
1705.  Gregorio  de  Salinas  \'arona. 

1707.  Cipriano  Garcia  de  Pruneda. 

1708.  The  Ayuntamiento  of  Monterrey. 
1708.  Luis  Garcia  de  Pruneda. 

1 710.  Francisco  Mier  y  Torre. 
1 7 14.  Francisco  Baes  Trevino. 

(Lieutenant-governor:    Nicolas  de  Vandale.) 

1718.  Juan  Ignacio  Flores  Mogollon. 

1719.  Francisco  Barbadillo  Victoria. 

(Lieutenant-governor:    Luis  Garcia  de  Pruneda.) 
1723.  Juan  Jose  Arriaga  Brambila. 

(Lieutenant-governor:    Alonso  Garcia  Cuello.) 
1725.  Pedro  de  Sarabia  Cortes. 

(Lieutenant-governors:     Alonso  Garcia  Cuello,  Pedro  Elizondo, 
Pedro  de  la  Barrera  y  Ebra.) 
1730.  El  Conde  de  Penalva. 

(Lieutenant-governor:    Miguel  Cantu.) 
1732.  Antonio  Fernandez  de  Jauregui  y  Urrutia.     (For  a  time  acting-gov- 
ernor of  Texas.) 

(Lieutenant-governors:    Miguel  Cantu,  Lorenzo  de  Hoyos  y  Solar, 
Pedro  Elizondo.) 
1741.  Pedro  del  Barrio  Junco  y  Espriella. 

(Lieutenant-governors:     Bernardo  de  Posada,  Francisco  Ignacio 
Larralde.) 
1746.  Vicente  Bueno  de  Laborbolla. 

(Lieutenant-governor:     Francisco  Ignacio  Larralde.) 
1752.  Pedro  del  Barrio  Junco  y  Espriella. 

(Lieutenant-governor:    Domingo  Miguel  Guajardo.) 
1759.  Juan  ]\Ianuel  Muiioz  de  \'illavicencio. 

(Lieutenant-governor:    Antonio  L^rresti.) 
1762.  Carlos  de  \^elasco.    (Lieutenant-governor:    Antonio  Urresti.) 


Appendix  477 

1764.  Ignacio  Wssel  [Ussel  ?]  y  Giiimbarda. 

(Lieutenant-governor:    Salvador  Lozano.) 

1772.  Francisco  Echegarav. 

1773.  Melchor  Vidal  de  Lorca  y  Villena. 

(Lieutenant-governor:    Joaquin  de  Mier  y  Noriega.) 
1781.  Vicente  Gonzalez  de  Santianes. 

(Lieutenant-governor :    Joaquin  de  Mier  y  Noriega.) 
1789.  Manuel  Vaamonde. 

(Lieutenant:    Bernardo  Wssel  y  Guimbarda.) 
1795-  Simon  Herrera. 

(Lieutenants:     Alejo  Rubalcaba,  Francisco  Javier  Urresti,  Pedro 
Ilerreray  Leyva.) 

1810.  Manuel  de  Santa  Maria. 

1811.  Santiago  X'illareal. 

( Lieutenant :    Bernardo  Wssel  y  Guimbarda. ) 
1811.  The  Junta  Gobernadora. 
1813.  Ramon  Diaz  Bustamante. 

(.Mcaldes  de  primer  voto,  acting  jefes  politicos:    Pedro  Manuel  dc 
Llano,  Fernando  Uribe,  Juan  .Antonio  Mujica,  Francisco  .Antonio 
Farias,  Froylan  de  Miery  Noriega,  I-"rancisco  Bruno  Barrera.) 
1817.  Bernardo  Villamil. 

(Alcaldes:    Francisco  Bruno  Barrera,  Juan  Jose  de  la  Garza  Trc- 
vino,  Alejandro  Trevino  Gutierrez.) 

JEFES  POLITICOS. 

1822.  Juan  de  Echeandia  . 

1823.  Francisco  Mier  y  Noriega. 

(Ad  interim:    Rafael  Gonzalez,  Jose  .Antonio  Rodriguez,  Eusebio 
Gutierrez,  Jose  Antonio  Rodriguez.) 

GOVERNORS. 
1825.  Jose  Maria  Paras. 
1827.  Manuel  Gomez  de  Castro. 
1829.  Joaquin  Garcia. 

1833.  Manuel  Gomez  de  Castro. 

(Vice-governor:    Manuel  Maria  de  Llano.) 

1834.  Juan  N.  de  la  Garcia  y  Evia  (ad  interim.) 
1837.  Joaquin  Garcia. 

(Acting  governors:    .Anselmo  R.  Marichalar,  Mateo  Quiroz.) 
1839.  Jesus  Davila  y  Prieto. 
1841.  Jose  Maria  Ortega. 

(Governor  ad  interim:    Manuel  Maria  de  Llano.) 
1846.  Juan  N.  de  la  Garcia  y  Evia. 
Francisco  de  P.  Morales. 

LIST  OF  GOVERNORS  OF  COAHUILA,  1674-180S." 

Until  1674  the  district  of  Coahuila  was  claimed  alternately  by  both  Nueva 
Vizcaya  and  Nuevo  Leon.  In  the  year  named  it  became  an  alcaldia  mayor  of 
Nueva  \'izcaya.  In  U>Sj  an  independent  governor  was  api)ointed.  .^ome  of 
the  governors  of  Coahuila  also  ruled  Texas. 

'•Compilcrl  mainly  from  manuscript  sources  and  I'ortillo's  .Ifuiitfs  para  la  Historia 
Aiilipua  de  Coahuila  y  Tejas.  There  arc  probably  numerous  imperlections  in  the  list, 
but  it  is  the  best  that  could  be  made  under  present  circumstances. 


478  Appendix 

1674-1676.  Antonio  Valcarcel  Rivadeneira  Sotomayor  (alcalde  mayor). 

-1682.  Fernando  del  Bosque  (alcalde  mayor). 
1682-         .  Joseph  de  Brazamonte  (alcalde  mayor). 
1687-1691.  Alonso  de  Leon. 
1691-         .  Diego  Ramon,  governor  ad  interim. 
1 691- 1692.  Domingo  de  Teran  de  los  Rios. 
1692-1697  (or  1698).  Gregorio  de  Salinas. 
1698-1702  (or  1703).  Francisco  Cuerbo  y  Valdez. 
1703-1705.  Alathias  de  Aguirre. 
1705-1708.  Martin  de  Alarcon. 
1 708- 17 12.  Simon  Padilla  y  Cordova. 
1712-1714.  Pedro  Fermin  de  Echevers  y  Subisa. 
1714-1716.  Juan  Valdez,  governor  ad  interim. 
1717-         .  Joseph  Antonio  de  Eca  y  Musquiz. 
1717  (Aug.  5)-      .    Martin  de  Alarcon  ;  lieutenant-governor. 
1719-1722.  Joseph  de  Azlor  Virto  de  Vera,  Marques  de  San  Miguel  de  Aguayo. 
1723-         .  Bias  Maria  de  la  Garza  Falcon. 

1729-  .  Manuel  de  Sandoval. 

1730-  .  Pedro  de  Rabago  y  Teran. 
1733-1737  ( ?).  Bias  de  la  Garza  Falcon. 
1737-1738.  Clemente  de  la  Garza  Falcon. 
1738-         .  Luis  Garcia  de  Pruneda. 
1739"        •  Juan  Garcia  de  Pruneda. 
1744-1756  ( ?).  Pedro  de  Rabago  y  Teran. 
1756-1757  (  ?).  Miguel  de  Lesma  y  Escudero. 
1 757- 1 759.  Angel  Martos  y  Navarrete. 

1759-1767.  Jacinto  de  Barrios  y  Jauregui.    (Dates  not  quite  clear.) 

(Lorenzo  Cancio  and  Diego  Ortiz  Parrilla,  governors  ad  interim.) 
1 768- 1 777.  Jacobo  de  Ugarte. 
1 778- 1 783.  Juan  de  Ugalde. 
1 783- 1 790.  Pedro  Fueros. 
1790-1793  (?).  Miguel  Joseph  de  Emparan. 
1800-1805.  Antonio  Cordero  y  Bustamante. 

LIST  OF  GOVERNORS  OF  TEXAS,  1691-1824.'° 

1691-1692.  Domingo  Teran  de  los  Rios.     (Called  governor  of  Texas  in  the 

instructions  of  January  23,  April  13,  and  November  8,  1691.) 
1693-1716.  Texas  unoccupied,  but  included  in  Coahuila. 
1716-1719.  Martin  de  Alarcon.    Appointed  governor  of  Texas  December  9, 

1716.     (On  August  5  he  was  appointed  also  lieutenant-governor 

of  Coahuila.) 
1719-1722.  The  Marques  de  San  Miguel  de  Aguayo,  governor  of  Coahuila 

and  Texas. 
1722-1726.  Fernando  Perez  de  Almazan. 
1727-1730.  Melchor  de  Media  \'illa  y  Ascona. 
^73^         •  Juan  Bustillo  Zevallos. 
1734-         .  Manuel  de  Sandoval. 
1736.  Carlos  Benites  Franquis  de  Lugo. 

"  Compiled  from  manuscript  sources,  Bonilla,  Breve  Compendia,  Bancroft,  North 
Mexican  States  and  Te.ras,  and  a  list  furnished  me  by  Mr.  E.  W.  Winkler,  state  librarian 
of  Texas.  There  are  some  imperfections  in  the  results,  in  spite  of  all  care,  for  the 
materials  for  compiling  a  correct  list  are  still  mainly  unprinted. 


Appendix  479 

1/37-  Fernandez  do  Jauregui  y  Urrutia,  governor  of  Xuevo  Leon,  governor 
extraordinary  and  visitador. 

1737-1740.  Prudencio  de  Orobio  y  Eazterra  (ad  interim). 

1741-1743.  Tomas  Felipe  Wintuisen. 

1743-1744.  Juste  Boneo  y  Morales. 

1744-1748.  Francisco  Garcia  Larios  (ad  interim). 

1 748- 1 750.  Pedro  del  Barrio  Junco  y  Espriella. 

1751-1759.  Jacinto  de  Barrios  y  Jauregui. 

(Barrios  was  appointed  governor  of  Coahuila  in  1757,  but  was  retained  in 
Texas  till  1759  to  complete  a  task.  Angel  Martos,  with  whom  Barrios 
was  interchanged,  remaining  in  Coahuila  meanwhile.  Bonilla  is  in  error 
at  this  point.) 

759-1766  (?).  Angel  Martos  y  Navarrete. 

767-1770.  Hugo  Oconor,  governor  ad  interim. 

770-1778.  The  Baron  de  Ripperda. 

778-1786.  Domingo  Cabello.  (His  appointment  was  dated  Sept.  8,  1775, 
but  he  did  not  arrive  till  late  in  1778.) 

786.  Bernardo  Bonavia.     (Appointed  July  8,  but  apparently  did  not  serve.) 

787-1790.  Rafael  Martinez  Pacheco.  (Appointed  Feb.  27;  removal  ap- 
proved Oct.  18,  1790.) 

788.  The  office  of  governor  was  ordered  suppressed  and  the  province  put 
under  a  presidial  captain. 

790-1799  ( ?).  Manuel  Mufioz.     (Appointment  approved  Oct.  18,  1790.) 

798  ( ?).  Josef  Irigoyen  (apparently  appointed  but  did  not  sen'c). 

800  ( ?)-i8o5.  Juan  Bautista  de  Elguezabal. 

805-1810.  Antonio  Cordero  y  Bustamante. 

810-1813.  Manuel  de  Salcedo. 

811  (Jan.  22-Mar.  2).  Juan  Bautista  Casas  (revolutionary  governor). 

8i4-i8i8(?).  Cristobal  Dominguez. 

817.  Ignacio  Perez  and  Manuel  Pardo  (ad  interim  governors). 

817  (May28)-i822  (?).  Antonio  Martinez. 

822  (?)-i823  (?).  Jose  Felix  Trespalacios. 

823  (?)-i824.  Luciano  Garcia. 

LIST  OF  GOVERNORS  OF  COAHUILA  AND  TEXAS. 

824-1826.  Rafael    Gonzales. 
826-1827.  ^  ictor  Blanco. 
827-1831.  Jose  Maria  Viesca. 
831-1832.  Jose  Maria  Letona. 
832-1833.  Juan  Martin  de  Bcramendi. 
834-1835.  Juan  Jose  Elguezabal. 
835.  Agtistin  \'iesca. 
Ramon  Eca  y  Muzquiz. 


INDEX. 


Abad,  Fr.  Miguel,  merits  of,  158;  retirement  of, 
161 

Abel,  George,  report  to,  52 

Abiquiu,  missionaries  of,  48 

Abogado  Mexicano,  356 

Abreu,  jefe  politico,  appointment  of,  337;  cor- 
respondence, 337 

Acadians,  shipwrecked,  43 

Acapuico,  blockade  of.  250 ;  correspondence 
with  officials  of,  156,  158;  defense  of,  54, 
306;  insurrectionists  at,  230;  map  of  port 
of.  141:  marine  establishment  at,  338;  re- 
cruits in,  115;  reduction  of,  42;  supplies 
for,  169;  trial  of  governor  of,  43;  vessels 
at,  231,  320 

Accounts,  372 ;  see  also  Cuentas 

Acevedo,  Manuel,  papers  of,  60 

Acoma,  letters  from,  207 

Aconichi,  secularization  of  mission  of,  72 

Acordada,  Tribunal  de  la,  46,  64,  192 

Acosta,  Jose  Mariano,  application  by,  439 

Acosta,  Juan  Jose,  application  by,  439 

Acosta,  Juan  Nepomuceno,  applications  by,  438 

Actas  de  Juramento,  seccion  de,  319 

Actas  de  Protesta,  ramo  de,  348 

Activa,  ship,  166 

Acts,  see  Oaths 

Acuna,  Juan  de,  see  Casafuerte,  Marquis  de 

Acuiiacion,  records  of,  42 ;  see  also  Currency 

Acusos  de  Recibo,  seccion  de,  319 

Adaes,  Los,  attack  planned  against,  136;  chapel 
of  presidio  of,  430;  expedition  to,  56; 
journey  to,  29;  opinion  of  governor  of, 
388;  presidial  accounts,  59,  122,  197;  mis- 
sion, 389,  395,  397 ;  requests  of  citizens  of, 
43.  123;  settlers,  429;  transplanting  of  pre- 
sidio of,  118 

Adaes  Indians,  mission  among,  394 

Adams,  John  Quincy,  proposal  of,  226 

Administracion  de  la  Loteria  Nacional,  depart- 
amcnto  de.  369 ;  see  also  Lotteries 

Admiralty  (Almirantazgo),  Secretariat  of, 
documents   from,  311 

Aduana  dc  Mexico,  Escribania  de  la,  archives, 
10,  45  ;  see  also  Custom-Houses 

Aduanas,  Dircccion  General  de,  369;  see  also 
Custom-Houses 

Aduanas,  seccion  de  (Archive  General  y  Pub- 
lico), 184;  (Secretario  de  Gobernacion) 
310;  see  also  Custom-Houses 

Aganza,  Joseph  Valentin  de,  representation  of, 

'S3 
.Agencia  Financicra  de  Mexico  en  Londres,  de- 

partamento  de,  360 
Agreda,  Maria  de,  correspondence,  382;  map 

and  description  by,  382 

32 


Agricultura,  ramo  de,  364 ;  see  also  Agricul- 
ture 
Agricultural  and  Mechanical  College  of  Texas, 

.55 
Agriculture,  papers  concerning,  317,  364 
Aguas  Calientes,  correspondence  with,  249,  281 
.'\guas  de  Cerro  Prieto,  27 
Aguayo,  family  of,  421,  445  ;  marquisate  of,  236 
Aguayo,   Indian  attack  on,   127;  mission,  96; 

see  also  Ciudad  Victoria 
Aguayo,  papers  respecting,  60 
Aguayo,    Marquis    de,    see    San    Miguel    de 

Aguayo,  Marques  de 
Agudo,  Dn.  Mathias  Monte,  correspondence  of, 

220 
Aguila,  papers  respecting,  60 
Aguila,  Vicente  del,  relations  by,  74 
Aguilar,  Fr.  Antonio  de,  description  by,  381 ; 

letter  of,  31 
Aguilar,  Santiago,  declaration  by,  279 
Aguirre,  papers  respecting.  60 
Aguirre,  £)»!.  Ignacio  Maria  de,  work  of,  8,  9 
Aguirre,  Jose  Maria,  application  by,  439 
Aguirre,  Juan  Bautista  dc,  diary  of  expedition 

by,  40,  1 13 ;  petition  of,  148 
Aguirre,  Manuel  de,  letters  of,  24 
Aguirre,  Go:'.  Mathias  de,  archive  delivered  by, 

423 
.•\guirre,  Rafael,  application  by,  439 
.•\gustin.  Father,  paper  by,  129 
.•\humada.  Father  Luis  de,  letters  of,  25 
Ahumada,  Rafael  de,  reports  sent  to,  190 
.^id  Society,  formation  of,  215 
.-\is,  Los,  see  .\ix,  Los 
.\is  Indians,  migration  of,  58;  mission  among, 

.•\ix,  Los,  mission  of,  123;  pennission  to  settle 
at,  43 

.\jcno,  seccion  de,  266-267 

.Alabama,  negroes,  358 

.Mamdn,  Lucas,  correspondence  of,  36,  180, 
224,  237,  258.  259,  260,  263,  272,  278,  357; 
reports  of,  ID 

.\lamo,  capture  of,  27s;  mission  of,  423;  owner- 
ship and  sale  of,  328;  see  also  San  .\ntonio 
de  Valero 

Alamos,  Los,  correspondence  with  officials  of, 
125;  mail  sent  by  way  of,  79;  sublreasury 
of,  135;  supplies  sent  by  way  of,  148;  with- 
holding of  funds  from.  94 

Alarcon,  Gov.  Martin  dc,  archive  delivered  by, 
423;  archive  delivered  to,  423;  services  of, 
29;  title  conferred  on,  55;  visitation  by,  91 

.Masapas  Indiana,  412;  see  also  .M.iiapas 

Alazapas,  founding  of  mission  of,  422 

.Mbcmarle.  Earl  of  (George  Keppel,  third  carl), 
capitulation  to,  57 

48 1 


482 


Index 


Alberja,  Lazaro,  instructions  to,  57 

Albion,  ship,  355 

Albuquerque,  conditions  at,  344;  letters  from, 

207 
Alburquerque,  Duque  de  (Francisco  Fernandez 

de  la  Cueva),  469;  decree  of,  55 
Alcabalas,  archives,  7  n.  184;  collection  of,  129, 

184;   seccion   de,    184 
Alcaldes,  elections  of,  59;  papers  of,  185 
Alcaldes  Mayores,  seccion  de,  185 
Alcantara,  Fr.  Tomas,  correspondence,  69 
Alcazar,  Conde  de,  papers  respecting,  61 
Alcerreca,  Col.,  manifesto  of,  212 
Alcivia,  Fr.  Jose  Maria,  letters  by,  30 
Alcocer,  Fr.  Antonio,  395 ;  chronicle  by,  401 
Alcudia,  Duque  de,  letter  of,  58,  125;  report  to, 

23s 

Alegre,  Xavier,  52 

Alegre  Capetillo,  Father  Jose  Maria,  itinerary 
of,  26 

Alejandro,  see  Alexander,  ship 

Aleman,  Jose  Maria,  appointment  of,  134 

Alencaster,  Gov.  Joaquin  del  Real,  correspond- 
ence, 308,  309,  310;  investigation  of,  308; 
pay  received  by,  310;  trial  of,  309,  310 

Alert,  Anglo-American  vessel,  178 

Alerta,  ship,  47 

Alexander,  ship,  85,   165 

Alexandria,  ship,  156 

Alhuyniuhit,  Indian,  trial  of,  113 

Alibamos,  concession  to,  355 

Allen,  Edward,  report  by,  177 

Allen,  Jose  Maria,  citizenship  requested  by,  176; 
communication  by,  340 

Allen,  Martin  Santiago,  application  by,  440 

Almacenes,  see  Storehouses 

Almaden,  Coahuila,  founding  of,  411 

Almagres,  Los,  mines  of,  121 

Almansa,  instructions  to,  309 

Almansa,  Father  Miguel  Xavier  de,  letters  of, 
24 

Almazan,  Gov.  Fernando  Perez  de,  see  Perez 
de  Almazan 

Almirantazgo,  secretaria  de,  see  Admiralty 

Almonte,  Juan  N.,  appointment  of,  273,  297,  358; 
commission  to,  257;  correspondence,  213, 
246,  287,  288,  358,  359,  360,  435,  440;  in- 
structions, 358;  itinerary  by,  290;  request 
by,  328 

Alonso,  Capt.  Juan,  death  and  will  of,  176 

Alonzo,  archbishop  of  Mexico,  see  Nuiiez  de 
Haro  y  Peralta,  Alonso. 

Alsbury,  mission  of,  91 

Altamira,  affairs  of,  133;  mission,  396 

Altamira,  Marques  de,  advice  of,  30 ;  corre- 
spondence, 426 ;  official  opinions  of,  30 ;  re- 
ports of,  31,  52,  56,  93,  453 ;  representation 
by,  426 

Altar,  Americans  in,  230;  captain  of  presidio  of, 
102 ;  filibusters  at,  303 ;  military  affairs  of, 
136;  official  correspondence  with,  132,  138, 
300 

Altimira,  Fr.  Jose,  flight  of,  146;  represen- 
tations of,  157  I 


Alva,  opinion  of,  no 

Alvarado,  Gov.  Juan  B.,  action  of,  296;  address 
by,  272;  appointment  of,  326;  capitulation 
of,  286;  correspondence,  272,  287,  288;  pro- 
posal to,  287 ;  report  to,  286 

Alvarez,  Fr.  Juan,  missionary,  462 

Alvarez,  Gen.  Juan,  correspondence,  293,  295, 
314;  differences  with,  232'}  revolt  of,  296 

Alvarez,  Manuel,  U.  S.  consul,  conversation 
with,  282 

Alvarez  de  Guitan,  papers  respecting,  60 

Alvarez  de  Nava,  Gov.  Simon,  correspondence 
with,  109 

Alvarez  de  Toledo,  Jose,  correspondence  con- 
cerning, 65;  engagement  with,  106;  move- 
ments of,  66 

Alvarez  Osorio,  Francisco,  resignation  by,  139 

Amador,  Gen.,  orders  to,  279 

Amador,  Ellas,  history  by,  402 

Amangual,  Francisco,  diary  of,  261,  277 

Amarillas,  Marques  de  las  (Agustin  de  Ahu- 
mada  y  Villalon),  viceroy,  470;  appoint- 
ment of,  88;  despatch  by,  129;  papers  of 
administration  of,  12 

America,  adventurers,  232,  298,  300,  303 ; 
agents  in,  250,  251,  282;  aggressions  by,  226, 
246;  alliance  with  Spain,  232 ;  armament  by, 
298;  armistice  with,  250;  arrest  of  citizens 
of,  85,  86;  assassination  by  citizens  of,  298; 
bandits,  263;  boundary  commission,  229; 
cattle  left  by  citizens  of,  436;  cattle 
thieves  of,  233,  234;  claims  of  citizens 
of,  259;  colonists  of,  237,  353,  358,  359,  361, 
363 ;  complaints,  242,  25s,  261 ;  complaints 
against  citizens  of,  335 ;  concessions  to, 
263;  confederation  of  republics  of,  232; 
confederation  of  Spanish-American  states, 
230;  congresses,  238,  239,  240;  consul, 
173,  303;  correspondence  with  officials 
of,  215 ;  customs,  263 ;  damages  done  by 
citizens  of,  228;  debts  due  merchants  of, 
183,  264;  delivery  of  custom-houses  by, 
250;  deserters,  69,  152,  293,  303,  405;  de- 
signs of  citizens  of,  223,  251 ;  disturbances 
by  citizens  of,  258;  documents  relating  to 
citizens  of,  185 ;  encounter  with,  281 ;  estab- 
lishment of,  282;  expulsion  of  citizens  of, 
243,  301,  448;  families  in  Mexico,  296;  fili- 
busters, 302,  436;  forces,  214,  215,  228,  230, 
233,  247,  248,  250,  263,  277,  293,  314,  333. 
347,  436,  457:  forts,  253,  328;  Franciscans 
in,  382;  in  California,  177;  invasions  by, 
147,  212,  231,  233,  251,  325;  land  grants  to 
citizens  of,  262;  merchants,  243;  military 
officers,  250;  migration  of  citizens  of,  58, 
223;  minister  to  Mexico,  229;  movements 
of,  343;  newspaper,  215;  newspaper  re- 
porters, 254;  occupations  by,  215,  228,  267; 
on  New  Mexico  frontier,  225 ;  on  Texas 
frontier,  133;  orders  concerning,  83,  214; 
outrages  committed  by,  250;  petitions  of 
citizens  of,  242 ;  pirates,  300 ;  policy  of,  262 ; 
preparations  to  invade  by,  134;  prisoners, 
242,  284,  285,  297,  457;  procedure  of  239; 
proclamation  by  citizen  of,  211;  proposals 


Index 


483 


from,  262;  revolution  attempted  by,  173; 
settlers,  355,  356,  360,  434,  437;  steamboats, 
228;  trade,  183,  263,  278,  436;  traders,  139, 

261,  308.  321,  337,  459;  vessels,  40,  47,  66, 
156,  162,  163,  16s,  175.  183,  184,  226,  231  251, 

262,  264,  272,  277,  280,  288,  294,  303,  320,  327 ; 
war,  444 ;  see  also  America,  North ;  Amer- 
ica, South ;  Anglo-Americans ;  United 
States 

America,  Central,  dclesate  from,  239;  docu- 
ments relating  to,  268 ;  negroes  for,  238 

America,  North,  adventurers,  229;  aid  given 
by  citizens  of,  244;  see  also  America 

America,  South,  ecclesiastical  affairs  of,  202; 
legation  to,  245;  negroes  for,  238;  revolu- 
tions in,  66,  264;  war  in,  88 

American  Historical  Association,  Report,  57 

American  Historical  Review,  47,  224,  454,  460  n. 

Americanists,  Congress  of,  236,  240 

American  Revolutionary  War,  progress  of,  306 

Amestoy,  Fr.  Marcos,  request  of,  165;  travell- 
ing expenses  for,  69 

Amoles,  San  Agustin  de  los,  see  San  Agustln 
de  los  Amoles 

Amphyon,  ship,  183 

Ampudia,  Gen.  Pedro,  correspondence,  284, 
293;  operations  of,  296;  orders  to,  203; 
papers  concerning,  297,  304 ;  reports  by,  281 ; 
treatise  formed  by,  290 

Ampudia.  Villa  de,  lands  in,  363 

Amurio,  Fr.  Gregorio,  passage  of,  140 

Amusements,  public,  59 

Ana.  ship,  183,  184 

Anahuac,  authorization  of  commandant  at,  357; 
closure  of  port  of,  187;  colonists  of,  354; 
map  of,  365 

Anata,  media,  189,  371,  406,  407,  427 

Anata,  Contaduria  de  Media,  archives,  7  n. 

\naya,  correspondence  concerning,  66 

Anaya,  Gen.  P.  M.,  minister  of  war,  corre- 
spondence, 292 

Anaya,  Pedro,  petition  by,  354 

Anda  el  Caminos,  Indian  tribe,  447;  church  rec- 
ords of,  449,  451 

Anderson,  immigrant,  death  of,  341 

Andrade,  Antonio,  intendant  of  Guadalajara, 
communication  to,  290;  papers  respecting, 
60;  report  by,  88 

Andres,  Fr.  Juan,  guardian  of  San  Fernando, 
letters  to,  196 

Angelo,  Daniel,  letters  of,  54 

Anglo-Americans,  Chambers,  311;  correspond- 
ence concerning,  46;  disturbances  of,  340; 
expenses  concerning,  342;  immigration  of, 
273;  invasions  by,  47,  223;  movements  of, 
133.  271 ;  order  concerning,  58;  proposal  to 
trade  with,  48;  rumors  concerning,  133, 
147;  usurpations  by,  353,  361;  vessels,  178; 
see  also  America 

Angostura,  see  Buena  Vista 

Angiilo,  papers  respecting,  60 

Angulo,  Bernardo  Gonzalez,  see  Gonzalez 
Angulo 

Anna  Eliza,  American  vessel,  175 

Anna  Elisabeth,  ship,  175,  226 


Ansaldo,  Mateo,  provincial,  letter  to,  24 
Antislavery  Congress,  240 
Antoneli,  papers  respecting,  60 
Antonio,  Fr.  Ignacio,  report  by,  121 
Anza,  Juan  Bautista  de,  appointment  of,  136; 
correspondence,  25,  28,  54,  56,  71,  88,  89,  97, 

105,  H3.  119,  150;  debt  due,  117;  diaries  by, 
27,  28,  ^,  119;  expeditions  by  28,  38,  56,  89, 
113,  128,  139,  170,  390,  391;  formation  of 
Indian  village  by,  98;  map  ordered  by,  365 ; 
operations  of,  198;  opinions  by,  170;  order 
by.  97;  proposals  of,  135,  152;  proposals  by 
father  of,  56;  reports  of,  28,  97,  5^;  treaty 
signed  by,  97 

Apaches,  account  of,  153;  acts  concerning,  50, 
55 ;  affairs,  96 ;  attacks  by,  70,  104 ;  attacks 
upon,  70,  loi,  104;  campaigns  against,  31, 
87,  92.  97,  104,  105,  108,  III,  301,  334,  4^; 
correspondence  concerning,  455 ;  dangers 
from,  453;  dealings  with,  io8,  429;  defense 
against,  135;  depredations,  425,  427,  465; 
expenses  of  conducting,  132:  flight  of,  83; 
goods  stolen  by,  335;  hostilities,  330,  34S; 
imprisonment  of  chief  of,  92;  invasions  by, 
227,  334,  458;  lands  assigned  to,  361;  mis- 
sions, 30.  132,  207,  220,  386,  387,  389,  392, 
426;  murders  committed  by,  138;  peace 
with,  178;  prisoners,  114,  115,  424,  452; 
prison  for,  131 ;  punishment  of,  104;  reduc- 
tion of,  391 ;  reports  concerning,  33,  34.  82, 

106,  292,  466;  revolt  of,  279;  sale  of  cap- 
tives by,  332 ;  thieveries  by,  456 ;  trade  with, 
226;  treaties,  124;  treatment  of,  209; 
troubles,  131,  132,  310,  331,  467 ;  uprising  of, 
270;  war  with,  37,  87 

Apalache,  San  Marcos  de,  sec  San  Marcos  de 

Apalache 
Apalachee  Indians,  petition  of,  357 
Apiscas,  attack  by,  182 
Apodaca,  Juan  Ruiz  de,  viceroy,  see  Ruiz  de 

Apodaca 
Apodaca  y  Loreto,  Bishop  Salvador,  bulls  and 

faculties  of,  417 
Apolategui,  Antonio,  trial  of,  177 
Apolinar  or  Apolinario,  Fr.  Mariano,  requests 

of.  83,  165 
Applications,  for  office.  46 
.\raga.  Manuel,  associates  of,  276 
.\rag6n,  Pedro  de,  letters  of,  24 
Arana,  papers  respecting,  60 
Aranda,  Conde  de,  reports  to,  210 
.\randa,  Pedro,  tobacco  funds  confiscated  by, 

431 

Aranjo,  Francisco,  request  of,  84 

Aranzazu,  ship,  41,  73,  79,  148,  150 

.•\rchbishops,  letters  and  papers  of,  13,  185;  see 
'  also  names  of  archbishoprics  and  arch- 
bishops 

Archer,  W.  P..  letter  of,  293 

Archive  of  the  Cabildo  of  the  archbishopric  of 
Mexico,  218 

Archive  of  the  Church  of  Guadalupe  (Juircx), 
462-463 

Archive  of  the  Jefatura  Politica  and  of  the 
Ayuntamiento   (Parral),  460-461 


484 


Index 


Archive  of  the  Parish  Church  (Camargo),  450- 

451;  (Matamoros),  447 
Archive  of  the  Province  of  San  Francisco  de 

Zacatecas,  402 
Archives,  Mexican,  accessibility,  2;  importance, 
1-2;  in  the  City  of  Mexico,  general  infor- 
mation, 5 ;  outside  the  City  of  Mexico,  gen- 
eral information,  Z77-Z7i;  working  hours, 
2-3 ;  see  also  Archive ;  names  of  particular 
archives  and  places 
Archivo,  ramo  de,  364 

Archivo  de  Gobierno  (Chihuahua),  452-459; 
(Durango),  407-408;  (Guadalajara),  380; 
(Hermosillo),  464-467;  (Monterrey),  412- 
415:  (Saltillo),  421-441;  (San  Luis  Po- 
tosi),4os;  (Zacatecas),  402-403 

Archivo  de  Guerro,  seccion  de,  185 

Archivo  de  Instrumentos  Publicos  (Guada- 
lajaro),  379-380 

Archivo  de  Justicia,  374-375 

Archivo  de  la  Bibfioteca  (de  Guerra  y  de 
Marina),  305-311 ;  (Guadalajara),  380-382; 
(Nacional),  210-213;  (Zacatecas),  403 

Archivo  de  la  Comandancia  General  de  Pro- 
vincias   Internas   (Chihuahua),  460 

Archivo  de  la  Haceduria  de  Diezmos  del  Arzo- 
bispado  (The  Cathedral,  Durango),  408- 
409 

Archivo  de  la  Iglesia  Parroquial  (Monclova), 
445;  (Parral),  461 

Archivo  de  la  Jefatura  de  Hacienda  (Durango), 
408 

Archivo  de  la  Jefatura  Politica  (Durango), 
408 

Archivo  de  la  Secretaria  de  Gobierno  (Chi- 
huahua). 452-459 

Archivo  de  la  Secretaria  de  Gobierno  del  Arzo- 
bispado  (Durango),  409;  (Guadalajara), 
382-384 

Archivo  de  la  Secretaria  de  Gobierno  del  Arzo- 
bispado  de  Linares  (Monterrey),  415-416 

Archivo  de  la  Secretaria  de  Gobierno  del  Es- 
tado  (Durango),  407-408;  (Monterrey), 
412-415;  (Saltillo),  421-441;  (Zacatecas), 
402-403 

Archivo  de  la  Secretaria  de  Justicia  (Chihu- 
ahua). 459 

Archivo  de  la  Secretaria  del  Arzobispado  de 
Mexico,  216-218 

Archivo  de  la  Tesoreria  (Chihuahua),  460 

Archivo  del  Ayuntamiento  (Durango),  406- 
407;  (Guadalajara),  379;  (Juarez),  463; 
(Matamoros),  448;  (Monterrey),  410-412; 
(Reynosa),  49;  (Saltillo),  441-442;  (Zaca- 
tecas), 402 

Archivo  del  Ayuntamiento  de  la  Ciudad  de 
Mexico,  214-215 

Archivo  del  Cabildo  Eclesiastico  (Monterrey), 
416-417 

Archivo  del  Cabildo  Eclesiastico  del  Arzo- 
bispado (Guadalajara),  384-385 

Archivo  del  Colegio  de  Guadalupe  de  Zacatecas, 
394-402 

Archivo  del  Colegio  de  la  Santa  Cruz  de  Quere- 
taro,  386-393 


Archivo  del  Congreso  del  Estado  (Chihuahua), 

460 
Archivo  del  Consulado  de  Nueva  Orleans,  267 
Archivo  del  Cuerpo  del  Estado  Mayor,  312-315 
Archivo  del  Gobierno  del  Estado  (Hermosillo), 

464-467 
Archivo  del  Imperio  (de  Guerra  y  de  Marina), 

311-312;  (de  Relaciones  Exteriores),  268 
Archivo  del  Jusgado  de  Prinieras  Letras  (Mon- 
clova), 444 
Archivo  del  Obispado  de  Sonora,  467 
Archivo  General    (de  Fomento,   Colonizacion, 
e  Industria),  349-364;  (de  Gobernacion),  5, 
251.  316-348;    (de  Guerra  y  de  Marina), 
269-305;  (de  Hacienda),  370-373;  (de  Re- 
laciones Exteriores),  222-268 
Archivo  General  de  Gobierno   (Guadalajara), 

380;  (San  Luis  Potosi),  405 
Archivo  General  de  Notarias,  375 
Archivo  General  y  Publico,  5,  259,  317 ;  descrip- 
tion,  11-12;  divisions:    (Californias)    138- 
172,  (Correspondencia  de  los  Virreyes)  12- 
17.    (Historia)    20-60,    (Historia,    Opera- 
ciones   de  Guerra)    60-67,    (Justicia)    172- 
181,   (Marina)    181-184,   (Misiones)   67-75, 
(Oficio  de  Soria)   184,   (Provincias  Inter- 
nas)  75-138,   (Reales  Cedulas  y  Ordenes) 
17-20;  historical  sketch,  6-11;  location,  ad- 
mission,   hours,    etc.,    6;    maps    in,    11  n.; 
seccion  de,  319-320;  request  to  director  of, 
363 
Archivo  General  y  Publico  de  la  Nacion,  6-193 ; 

seccion  de,  259 
Archivo    Judicial    del    Tribunal    Supremo    de 

Justicia  (San  Luis  Potosi),  404 
Archivo  Municipal  de  Monclova,  443-444 
.Archivo   Parroquial   de   Guerrero    (Cathedral 

Records,  Saltillo),  443 
.'\rchivos  de  Legaciones,  seccion  de,  267 
Archivo  y  Biblioteca,  seccion  de,  368 
.Arcos,  Candido  de,  application  of,  438 
-Arcos,  Santos  de,  application  of,  438 
.\rechaga.  Maria,  petition  by,  353 
Areche,  Jose  Antonio,  fiscal  real,  opinion  by, 

197;  visitador  general  of  Peru,  81 
Arenas,  Isla  de,  guano  beds  on,  251 
Argonaut,  ship,  40,  115 
Argiielles,  Da.  Paula  de,  will  of,  83 
Argiiello,  Jose,  service  of,  171 
.\rguello,  Louis  Antonio,  correspondence,  163, 

273,  319.  327;  report  by,  142 
.•\rgiiello,  Santiago,  correspondence,  288;  me- 
morial by,  227 
Aricaras  or  Arikaras,  Indians,  334,  362 
-\rispe,    Anglo-American    Chambers    at,    311; 
archives  of,  377;  commandant-general  at, 
453;  correspondence  of  fiscal  officials  of, 
131 ;  discovery  of  mine  near,  95  ;  drafts  by 
treasury  of,  466;  establishment  of  bishop- 
ric at,  465;  intendancy  of,   i,  377;  made 
capital,  75,  77,  465;  military  affairs  of,  126; 
military  commandancy  at,  i ;  mission  funds 
of,  137;  monthly  post  for,  115;  pay  office 
of,  94,  113;  titles  registered  at,  262 


Index 


485 


Arispe,  Dr.  Jose  Mipucl  Ramos,  application  by, 
437 ;  claim  of,  434 ;  inquiry  by,  337 ;  opinions 
.  by,  225 

Arispe,  Br.  Juan  Bicte.  de,  inventory  made  by, 
411 

Arispe,  Juan  Ignacio  de,  papers  sent  by,  50 

Arista,  Gen.  Mariano,  appointment  of,  436; 
correspondence,  281,  282,  285,  291,  292,  293; 
official  communications  of,  294;  plan  by, 
290;  reception  by,  245;  reports  by,  281,  284, 
292,  311 ;  trial  of,  299 

Arizona,  Bancroft's  history  of,  33.  92,  473  n.; 
counterfeiting  in,  252;  cowboy  disturbances 
in,  254;  disturbance  in,  233;  documents 
relating  to,  467 ;  emigration  to,  253 ;  fili- 
busters of,  233;  Indian  missions,  387;  land 
grants,  253;  mines,  300;  missions,  464; 
Spanish  grant  in,  262 ;  troops  for,  233 

Arizpe,  Juan  Bautista,  report  of,  342 

Ariztcguirre,  Pedro  Ygnacio  de,  reports  and 
accounts  by,  159 

Arkansas,  troops  for,  225 

Arkansas  River,  colonization  on,  435 ;  estab- 
lishment on,  282;  forts  on,  263,  309,  328; 
Indian  settlements  on,  98,  334;  plan  to  set- 
tle on,  362;  settlers  on,  440;  survey  of,  226 

Arkokisa.  sec  Orcoguiza  Indians 

Arlcgui,  Joseph,  Chronica,  402,  409 

Armada,  Royal,  ig,  160,  189 

Armament,  donation  for,  61 

Armamento,  department  of,  papers,  9 

Armedo,  Purisima  Concepcion  de,  founding  of, 
391 

Armendaris,  Pedro,  request  of,  361 

Armento  Fr.,  authority  conferred  by,  129;  re- 
quest of,  129 

Armero  y  Ruiz,  Jose,  application  by,  439 

Armijo,  Gen.,  papers  respecting,  60 

Armijo,  Ambrosio,  deputy  from  New  Mexico, 
request  by,  322 

Armijo,  Antonio  de,  report  by,  106 

Armijo,  Gov.  Manuel,  appointment  of,  336; 
correspondence,  279,  281,  282,  291,  332; 
reports  by,  228,  279,  282,  326 

Arminon,  CoL,  papers  respecting,  60 

Armona,  Gov.  Matias,  charges  by,  171 ;  corres- 
pondence, 25,  139,  168,  171,  172,  197;  re- 
ports by,  58,  139 

Arms,  purchase  of,  36,  54,  64 

Army,  papers  concerning,  304-305;  of  the  Re- 
serve, 343;  of  the  North,  281,  284,  285,  289, 
290,  291 

Arnaya,  Father  Nicolis,  letters  of,  25 

Arocha,  Jose  Yg^nacio.  application  by,  439 

Arostegui,  Doiia  Josef  a,  gift  of,  20 

Arredondo,  Jose  Joaquin,  conduct  of,  341 ;  cor- 
respondence, 46,  106.  133,  134.  136,  137.  414: 
government  of,  342 ;  made  commandant- 
general,  76;  papers  of,  61,  66-67;  proclama- 
tions and  communications  of,  448 

Arredondo,  Gonzalez,  see  Gonzalez  Arredondo 

Arricivita,  Father  Juan  Domingo  de,  chronicle 
by,  39'7 :  portrait  of,  393 

Arrillaga,  Dr.  Basilio,  library  of,  203 


I  Arrillaga,  Gov.  Jose  Joaquin  de,  appointment  of, 

!  14s;  correspondence,  42,  84,  140.   142,  143, 

j  146,  147,  158,  159,  160,  162,  163,  165;  death 

of,  140;  plan  by,  140,  160- 161 ;  reports  by, 

86,  272 ;  requests  of,  80,  86;  service  of,  171 ; 

statistical  table  by,  42 

Arroyo,  Fr.  Felipe,  despatch  of.  163 

Arroyo  Salado,  action  at,  285 

Arroyo  Zarco,  accounts  of  hacienda  of,  81,  162; 
affairs  of  Pious  Fund  and,  129,  164;  renters 
of,  80;  sale  of,  IS7 

Arteaga  y  Bazan,  Ignacio,  correspondence,  128; 
discoveries  of,  154;  expedition  of,  39;  re- 
port by,  154 

Artilleria.  Yngenicros  y  Fortificacioncs,  sec- 
cion  de,  185 ;  see  also  Engineers ;  Fortifi- 
cacioncs 

Artillery  (Artilleria),  papers  concerning,  9, 
185 ;  Inspection-General  of,  correspond- 
ence, 312 

Arvifia,  Fr.  Rafael,  request  of,  164 

Arzobispos  y  Obispos  seccion  de,  185 

Asambleas  Departamentales,  seccion  de,  320 

Ashley,  Robert,  expedition  of,  147;  orders  for 
arrest  of,  147 

Asia,  trade,  321,  338 

Asian,  Gov.  Phelipe,  letter  of,  160 

Asociacion,  La.  newspaper,  233 

Aspasia,  ship,  183 

Assemblies,  departmental,  317.  320 

Astronomical  Congress,  International,  240 

Aslurias,  ship,  165 

Asumpcion  de  Xochimilco,  N.  S.  de  la,  mon- 
astery, 205 

Asuntos  Diversos,  ramo  de,  348 

Asuntos  Internacionales,  seccion  de,  223-236 

Asuntos  N'arios,  seccion  de.  259-263 

Atacapa  Indians,  alliance  with,  117 

Atakapa,  goods  destined  for,  430 

Atascosito,  Americans  at,  343 

Atoyaque,  communications  by  citizens  of,  353 

.■Urevida,  privateer,  183,  200,  245 

Attoyac  Creek,  settlers  on,  355 

Audiencia,  royal,  archives,  7n.,  10;  correspond- 
ence, 13,  13  n.,  65,  143.  307,  414;  orders  of, 
199;  papers  concerning.  18,  61,  189;  records 
before,  190;  quarrel  of,  lOS 

Augustinians,  missions,  371 ;  orders  to,  148 

.Aurclio,  Indian,  trial  of,  164 

.Aurora,  400 

Aury,  Louis,  correspondence  concerning,  65 ; 
doings  of,  46 

Ausentes  e  iguorados,  seccion  de.  236 

.Austin,  ayuntamiento  of,  351,  435;  negroes  for, 
432 

.\ustin,  Moses,  21a;  colony  of,  351 ;  petition  of, 
I         351 ;  statement  by,  136 

.■\ustin,  Stephen  F.,  application  of,  438;  colony 
1         of,  32s,  341.  347.  351.  353,  356,  359.  434.  4JS. 
439;  correspondence.  225,  351.  353,  356,  357, 
1  433i  438;  documents  concerning,  351,  352; 

imprisonment  and  trial  of,  273;  investiga- 
I  tion  of,   175;  lands  granted  to.  440;  m.ipj 

I         by.  354.  356.  365 
I  .Autographs,  no 


486 


Index 


Avalos,  Gen,  Francisco,  correspondence,  298; 
defense  by,  299 

Ayeta,  Fr.  Francisco,  labors  of,  462 ;  letters 
of,  27;  memorial  of,  27 

Ayola,  papers  respecting,  61 

Ayres,  see  Eayrs,  George  Washington 

Ayuntamientos,  61,  185,  318,  320;  administration 
of,  347 ;  archives  (Chihuahua),  460;  (Dur- 
ango),  406-407;  (Guadalajara),  379; 
(Juarez),  463;  (Matamoros),  448;  (Mex- 
ico), 214-215;  (Monterrey),  410-412; 
(Parral),  460;  (Reynosa),  449;  (Saltillo), 
441-442;   (Zacatecas),  402 

Ayuntamientos,  ramo  de,  347;  seccion  de  (Ar- 
chivo  General  y  Publico),  185,  (Secretaria 
de  Gobernacion),  320 

Ayutla,  plan  of,  302 

Azanza,  Miguel  Joseph  de,  letter  of,  171 ;  pe- 
tition of,  211 

Azcarate,  son  of  Juan  de  Azcarate,  338 

Azcarate,  Juan  de,  list  by,  361 ;  official  letter  by, 
352;  opinions  of,  278;  reflections  of,  224; 
trial  of,  48 

Azcarraga,  Gov.  Nicolas  de,  412 

Azilqueta  (Azpilcueto  ?),  Martin,  letters  by,  74 

Azlor  Virto  de  Vera,  Joseph  de,  see  San  Miguel 
de  Aguayo,  Marques  de 

Azogues,  Contaduria  de,  7  n.,  8,  9 ;  see  also 
Quicksilver 

Aztec,  language,  documents  in,  441 ;  manu- 
scripts, 205 

Azuela,  Manuel  de,  letter  of,  25 

B.  M.,  letter  from,  287 

Babirpes,  port  of,  136 

Bac,  Juan  Maria,  petition  by,  354 

Bac,  San  Xavier  del,  see  San  Xavier  del  Bac 

Baca,  Bartolome,  political  chief,  resignation  of, 

336 
Bacharm,  J.  W.,  letter  of,  293 
Backnitz,  Baron  Johan  de,  petition  of,  237 
Bacoachi,  correspondence  with  fiscal  officials  of, 

131 ;  Indians  at,  132;  see  also  Baqueachic 
Bahia,  Tex.,  see  Espiritu  Santo,  Bahia  del 
Baird,  Santiago,  request  for  citizenship  by,  176 
Bajamonde,  pronouncement  of,  299 
Bajan,  insurgents  at,  133 
Baldeza,  J.,  papers  respecting,  61 
Balleza,  Indians  of,  345,  455 
Balmaceda,  Jose  Maria,  applications  for  land 

by,  433,  437 
Balona,  ship,  183 
Baltazar,  report  to,  52 
Banco   Nacional   de   Amortizacion,  sec   Bank, 

national 
Bancroft,  H.  H.,  Arizona  and  New  Mexico,  ZZ, 

g2,  473  n.;   California,  88,    no,    151,    156; 

citations  by,  28,  176;  document  printed  by, 

54;  North  Mexican  States  and  Texas,  26, 

75,  75  n.,  76,  478  n. 
Bancroft  Collection,  468;  documents  in,  211; 

transcripts  in,  21 
Bandini,  Juan,  leadership  of,  271 ;  letters  by, 

271,  272 
Bandits,  attack  on,  67;  death  of  American,  263 


Bandos,  seccion  de,  185 ;  see  also  Proclamations 
Bank,  national,  57,  258,  335;  savings  and  loan, 

347 

Banning,  Gen.  H.  B.,  conference  with,  252 

Bafios,  Fr.  Joachim,  missionary,  206 

Baptisms,  74,  397,  445,  447,  449.  450,  461,  462, 
463 

Baqueachic,  mission,  396;  see  also  Bacoachi 

Barbaroco,  mission,  396 

Barbastro,  Fr.  Francisco  Antonio,  letters  of,  26, 
390,  391,  392;  reports  by,  71,  92;  represen- 
tation by,  382 

Barbour,  prisoner,  communication  from,  296 

Barcenilla,  Fr.  Isidore,  request  of,  162 

Barco,  Father  Miguel  del,  letters  of,  26,  166 

Barefoots,  see  Franciscans 

Barlovento,  Armada  dc,  181 

Barnes,  Juan,  arrest  of,  174 

Barnett,  Thomas,  application  by,  439 

Barnett,  William,  application  by,  439 

Barney,  Diego,  petition  by,  354 

Baroguanigua,  report  concerning,  107 

Baroni,  Leonardo,  papers  of,  220 

Baronius,  Cardinal  Caesar,  letters  from,  220; 
life  of,  220 

Barra,  Fr.,  attack  on,  400 

Barrados,  J.,  papers  respecting,  61 

Barragan,  fiscal  officer,  correspondence,  272; 
order  to,  313;  report  by,  289;  trial  before, 
274;  trial  of,  289 

Barr  and  Davenport,  demands  by,  137;  testi- 
mony concerning,  459 

Barreda,  Gabino,  reports  of,  239 

Barreda,  Fr.  Jacinto  de,  document  witnessed 
before,  206 

Barreiro,  Antonio,  appointment  of,  176;  Ojeada 
sobre  Nuevo  Mexico,  176 

Barrenche,  Fr.  Juan  Antonio,  portrait  of,  393 

Barrera,  opinion  of,  313 

Barri,  Gov.  Felipe,  bonds  required  of,  128; 
complaints  by,  46,  151 ;  correspondence,  68, 
69,  118,  119,  128,  144,  168;  documents  trans- 
mitted by,  118;  services  of,  168 

Barri,  Juan,  correspondence,  119 

Barriero,  Miguel,  treatise  dedicated  to,  290 

Barrio,  Aniceto  de,  case  against,  129 

Barrio  Junco  y  Espriella,  Gov.  Pedro  del,  410; 
conduct  of,  121 ;  correspondence,  104,  105, 
107;  investigation  concerning,  50;  services 
of,  105  _  _ 

Barrios  y  Jauregui,  Gov.  Jacinto  de,  421 ;  cor- 
respondence, 90;  investigations  by,  121, 
426;  proclamation  by,  427;  reports  by,  104, 
136,  426;  visitation  by,  426 

Barron,  G.  E.,  correspondence,  300 

Bartirano,  Father  Melchior  de,  request  of,  52 

Basterra,  Fr.  Dionisio,  letter  to,  195 

Bastrop,  Baron  de,  communication  by,  353 ; 
declaration  before,  133;  statement  wit- 
nessed by,  136 

Baton,  vessel,  404 

Baton  Rouge,  notices  relative  to,  235 

Batopillillas,  mission,  396 

Batres,  Jose,  reply  by,  275 

Bauamichi,  secularization  of  mission  of,  72 


Index 


487 


Baumabe,  mission  of,  120 

Bavispe,  American  bandits  at,  263 

Bayonnaise,  French  vessel,  231 

Beales,  Juan  Carlos,  application  by,  439;  con- 
tract of,  435;  colony  of,  439 

Bean,  Pedro  Elias  (Ellis),  accusation  by,  432; 
claim  of,  433,  437;  commission  of,  356; 
conduct  of,  433;  contract  of,  434;  docu- 
ments concerning,  304;  letter  from,  329; 
petition  by,  354;  reports  by,  277,  360 

Beaty,  Dr.  A.,  petition  by,  355 

Beaumont,  chronicles  of,  22 

Bee,  Barnard  E.,  commissioner,  arrival  of,  177; 
correspondence,  177,  227,  232;  mission  of, 
227 

Begg,  English  vessel,  328 

Bejar,  see  Bexar 

Belda,  Fr.  Vicente,  requests  of,  164 

Belda  y  Costello,  Fr.  Mariano,  license  to,  84 

Beleiia,  Eusebio  Ventura,  correspondence,  23, 
98;  Recopilacidn  .  .  de  los  Autos  .  .  de  la 
Real  Audiencia  y  Sola  del  Crimen  de  esta 
Nueva  Espana,  75  n. ;  statement  to,  48 

Bell,  Commodore  Charles  H.,  conduct  of,  231 

Belledo,  Joseph,  correspondence,  49 

Beltran,  correspondence,  47 

Beltran,  Jose  Maria,  correspondence,  339;  pe- 
tition by,  353 

Benavides,  Fr.  Alonso  de,  letter  of,  391 ;  report 
of.  203 

Benavides,  Fr.  Rafael  de,  difficulties  of,  116 

Beneficencia,  ramo  de  (Guadalajara),  384 

Bencficencia  Privada,  ramo  de,  347 

Beneficencia  Piiblica,  ramo  de,  347 

Benegas,  Miguel,  petition  by,  354;  see  also 
Venegas 

Benito  dc  la  Natividad,  Fr.,  missionary,  462 

Bent,  Carlos,  report  concerning,  263 

Benton,  Thomas  H.,  speech  of,  258 

Beramendi,  Juan,  complaint  against,  432;  see 
also   N'eramcndi 

Berlandier,  Luis,  papers  of,  261 

Berlin,  congress  at,  240;  Mexican  legation  at, 

259 
Bermudez,  Francisco,  petition  of,  430 
Bemabe,  Fr.  Gil  de,  death  of,  390;  portrait  of, 

393. 

Bernacci,  opinion  of,  41 

Bernal,  Lieut.  C.  M.,  letters  by,  74 

Bernalillo,  San  Felipe  y  Puerto  de  San  Fran- 
cisco de,  see  San  Felipe  y  Puerto  de  San 
Francisco  de  Bernallillo 

Bernardo,  Juan,  application  by,  439 

Bcrnave,  see  Bernabe 

Berne,  conference  at,  240 

Bernet,  Joseph,  instructions  to,  57 

Bcrrotcr.in,  Capt.  Jose  de,  campaign  of,  424; 
diary  of  expedition  by,  37;  report  by,  34 

Bertu,  Luis,  concession  to,  99 

Betancur,  Juan  dc,  letters  of,  54 

Bctlem,  missionaries  of,  48 

Betsey,  American  brig,  165 

Bcudm,  Cornelius,  letter  by,  74 

Bexar,  affairs  at,  44;  alcalde  of,  4.?8;  applica- 
tions of  persons  of,  437;  attack  upon  and 


capture  of,  275;  ayuntamiento  of,  321 ;  col- 
onization, 429,  434,  439;  complaints  by 
citizens  of,  428,  429,  432;  confiscation  of 
property  of,  431 ;  correspondence  with  offi- 
cials of,  45,  267;  council  of  war  held  at. 
96;  curate  of,  418;  debt  due  citizen  of,  430; 
declarations  from,  290,  431 ;  decree  con- 
cerning, 321 ;  documents  concerning,  135, 
414;  expeditions  against,  284,  285;  expedi- 
tions from,  277,  281;  Indian  troubles,  44; 
lands,  432,  433;  map,  365;  moneda  amorti- 
zada  of,  435;  news  from,  248;  pardon  for 
citizen  of,  431 ;  petition  of  citizens  of,  341 ; 
political  chief  of,  432,  435,  438,  441 ;  pottery 
factory  for,  430;  presidial  company  of,  174; 
professorship  of  grammar  at,  432;  refer- 
ences to,  8^;  report  from,  329;  sale  of 
goods  left  in,  430;  school  at,  434;  slaves 
of,  429;  soldiers,  270,  311,  352,  426;  squad- 
ron, 436 ;  tobacco  monopoly  in,  431 ;  see  also 
San  Antonio 

Beza,  Gov.  Francisco,  complaints  against,  93 

Bezerra,  Gen.  Antonio,  report  by,  52 

Biarritz,  international  conference  of,  240 

Bibliographical  Society  of  America,  Papers  of, 
75 

Biblioteca,  see  Archivo  do  la  Biblioteca 

Biblioteca  Nacional,  documents  listed,  210-213; 
information  concerning,  210;  manuscript 
collections  in,  5;  working  hours  in,  2 

Biblioteca  Piiblica  (Guadalajara),  380-382; 
(Zacatecas),  403 

Biblioth^que,  Sommervogel,  24 

Bidais,  alliance  with,  117;  mission  for  the,  44, 
394 

Bienes  Nacionales,  seccion  de.  368 

Bienes  Raiccs.  seccion  de,  236 

Bienvenida.  ship,  184 

Biller,  Diego,  security  for,  177 

Billings,  Joseph,  letters  of,  41 

Birds,  collection  of,  263 

Bishops,  letters  and  papers  of,  60,  63,  185 ;  see 
also  names  of  particular  bishoprics  and 
bishops 

Black,  Jonn,  U.  S.  consul,  correspondence,  248; 
expulsion  of,  243 

Black,  Capt.  William,  letter  of,  142 

Blair,  interviews  with,  231 

Blanco,  American,  fine  levied  against,  457 

Blanco,  Fr.  Joseph,  certificate  in  favor  of,  308 

Blanco,  Gen.  Miguel,  command  of,  300 

Boca  de  Leones,  see  Villaldama 

Bocanegra,  minister  of  relations,  correspond- 
ence, 287;  investigation  of,  32 

Bocas  prietas,  report  concerning,  107 

Boca  Tuerta.  Indian  chief,  89 

Bodega,  port  of,  attempt  to  sell,  227;  occupa- 
tion of,  42;  occurrences  at,  381;  Russians 
at,  88,  212.  272,  273 

Bodega  y  Quadra,  Juan  Francisco  de  la,  boy 
brought  by,  157:  correspondence.  4'.  "3, 
141,  142,  172;  diaries,  40,  53,  141;  discov- 
eries by,  155;  expeditions  of,  38,  39,  73,  161. 
246;  map  by,  141 ;  report  to,  41 

Bodega  y  Ross,  271 


488 


Index 


Boehmer,  Julius,  inquiry  of,  237 

Bogota,  correspondence,  264 

Boletin  de  Esladistica  I'iscal,  368 

Bolelin  de  la  Secretaria  de  Hacienda,  368 

Bolivar,  Simon,  letter  from  244;  votes  of,  283 

Bolvar  Point,  map,  365 

Bolton,  Herbert  E.,  bibliography  by,  186;  writ- 
ings of,  13  n.,  34,  37,  75,  460  n. 

Bonaparte,  Joseph,  movements  of,  66 

Bonavia,  Gov.  Bernardo  de,  complaint  by,  127; 
letter  to,  126;  made  commandant-general, 
76;  papers  respecting,  61,  62,  63;  pay  of,  44; 
request  of,  124 

Bonavia  y  Zapata,  Brig.  Bernardo,  proceedings 
ijy,  125 

Boneo  y  Morales,  Justo,  governor  of  Texas, 
investigation  by,  92 

Bonct,  Juan  Bautista,  agreement  of,  307;  cor- 
respondence, 307 

Bonilla,  Antonio,  biographical  notes  by,  49; 
Breve  Compendia,  52,  478  n.;  compilations 
by,  13  n.,  ig,  138,  211;  history  by,  28,  35; 
notes  by,  27 ;  report  by,  102 :  work  of,  7 

Bonilla,  Fr.  Juan,  missionary,  462 

Bonita.  American  vessel,  277 

Bontello,  Tomas,  application  by,  439 

Borbon,  Francisco  Xavier,  history  by,  70 

Border  troubles,  see  Commissions ;  Comision 
Mixta ;  Comision  Pesquisadora 

Borica,  Gov.  Diego  de,  commission  of,  137; 
correspondence,  72,  no,  129,  143,  145,  152, 
154,  158,  160,  161,  162,  166;  papers  of,  120; 
passport  by,  170;  reports  by,  160,  170,  171 

Borja,  San  Francisco  de,  see  San  Francisco  de 
Borja 

Borland,  prisoner,  communication  from,  296 

Borrados,  tribe,  church  records  of,  450;  report 
concerning,  107 

Borrego,  Marcial,  application  by,  439;  cor- 
respondence, 326 

Bosque,  Fernando  del,  assault  upon,  442;  expe- 
ditions of,  421,  422  ;  petition  of,  442 

Bosque,  Juan  del,  grant  to,  444 

Bosque,  Pedro  del,  appointment  of,  424 

Bosque  Redondo,  Indians  at,  334 

Boston,  trading  expedition  from,  264 

Bostones,  brig,  272 

Bosuet,  see  \'isuet 

Botanical  garden,  59 

Boton  de  Fierro,  Comanche  chief,  trial  of,  173 

Boturini  Benaduci,  Lorenzo,  letters  to,  205 ; 
papers,  8,  20,  22,  203,  324 

Bouman,  Abraham,  application  by,  438 

Boundaries,  244 ;  commissions,  224,  228,  235,  261, 
262,  277,  278,  315.  328;  correspondence  con- 
cerning, 231,  299;  decree  concerning,  50; 
discussion  of,  223 ;  disputes  concerning, 
224,  234;  report  concerning,  230:  treaties, 
86,  190;  see  also  Louisiana,  boundary  ques- 
tion 

Bourbon  County,  Ga.,  erection  of,  47;  Papers 
Relating  to,  47 

Bourn  or  Bourne,  Simon,  petitions  by,  350,  354 

Bowdoin,  James,  certificates  signed  by,  148 

Bowie,  James,  despatch  by,  275 


Bracho,  Rafael,  papers  respecting,  61 
Bradburn,    John    Davis,   correspondence,   261, 
353.  443;  instructions  to,  354;   report  by, 
354 
Branciforte,  review  of,  171 
Bravo,  Jayme,  memorandum  signed  by,  75 
Bravo,  Nicolas,  command  of,  248;  correspond- 
ence, 278,  279,  293,  294;  discussion  of,  340; 
documents  relating  to,  171,  327 
Bravo  River,  see  Rio  Grande 
Brazil,  legation  to,  245 ;  treaty  with,  256 
Brazoria,  Americans  at,  273;  closure  of  port  of, 

187 
Brazos,  ayuntamiento  of,  435  ;  colonists  of,  435  ; 

political  chief  of,  441  ;  see  also  Brazoria 
Brazos  de  Santiago,  vessel  at,  253 
Brazos  River,  arrest  of  persons  at,   124;   ex- 
cesses committed  in,  261 ;  migration  to,  58 
Brenham,  Richard  F.,  commissions  to.  283 
Bridat  (Budat  ?),  Lorenzo,  petition  by,  354 
Briefs,  papal,  204,  381,  383,  387,  395,  425 
Bringas   de   Manzaneda,   Pedro,   letters  of,  24 
Briol,  Benjamin,  naturalization  of,  437 
Brito.  Carlos,  petition  by,  354 
Brotherhoods,  sec  Confraternities 
Brown,  Capt.  John,  arrival  of,  165;  correspond- 
ence, 85 
Brown,  Joseph  W.,  petition  by,  355 
Brown,  Juan,  naturalization  of,  437 
Brownsville,  armed  gathering  near,  230 ;  cor 
respondence  with  authorities  at,  298;  elec- 
tions in,  302 ;  filibusters  at,  213  ;  fire  in,  253  ; 
hurricane    in,    253 ;    invaders    from,    233 ; 
Mexican  consul  at,  229,  231,  233,  238,  241, 
250,  251,  253,  257,  259,  262,  26s;  Mexicans 
in.  346,  347;  trade,  234,  253;  yellow  fever 
in,   241 
Bruno,  Alexander,  diaries  of  expedition  by,  28, 

123 
Bruno,  Miguel,  revolt  and  execution  of,  298 
Brussels,  conferences  at,  240;  legation  at,  267 
Brutus,  Texan  vessel,  226 

Bucareli,    abandonment    of    pueblo    of,    398; 
church  records  of,  399 ;  expeditions  to  port 
of,  154;  founding  of,  ^7 ;  Indian  affairs  at 
pueblo  of,  100;  map  of  port  of,  141 ;  set- 
tlement at,  43;  slaves  at  presidio  of,  99;  see 
also  San  Antonio  de  Bucareli 
Bucareli  Bay,  description  of  natives  around,  39 
Bucareli  y  Ursua,  Antonio  Maria,  viceroy,  ad- 
ministration   of,    77;    correspondence,   81, 
144;  death  of,  52;  report  of,  133 
Bucarel}',  see  Bucareli 
Buena,  Fr.  Mariano,  letter  to,  388 
Buena  Vista,  battle  of,  212,  249,  296,  297,  304, 
333;  correspondence  concerning,  132;  haci- 
enda of,  436;  removal  of  presidio  of,  102, 

'51 
Buenavista,  San  Antonio  del  Presidio  de,  see 

San  Antonio  del  Presidio  de  Buenavista 
Buena  Vista.  San  Carlos  de,  see  San  Carlos  de 

Buena  Vista 
Bueno,  Francisco,  petition  by,  354 
Bueno,  Juan  Francisco,  application  by,  439 
Bueno,  Juan  Pedro,  petition  by,  354 


Index 


489 


Buenos  Ayres,  conduct  of,  239;  insurgents  of, 

88 
Buenos  Ayres,  corsair,  45 
Buey,  accounts  of  hacienda  of,  81 
Bulls,  papal,  19,  381,  383,  387,  391,  395,  406,  407, 

417 
Burgos,  Villa  de,  population  of,  120 
Burial  records,  449,  450,  461,  462,  463 
Burleson,  Edward,  capitulation  signed  by,  275 
Burnet,  Uavid  G.,  attorney  for,  358;  colony  of, 

441 ;    correspondence,  278,  357 ;   grant   to, 

357 ;  petition  by,  355  ;  proclamation  by,  357  ; 

see  also  Vehlein 
Burnham,  Jesse,  application  by,  439 
Burr,  Aaron,  expedition  of,  133;  intentions  of, 

126;  movements  of,  183 
Burton,  Hon.  Hutchins  G.,  land  purchased  by, 

360 
Bury,  Carlos,  application  by,  438 
Bustamante,  Pres.  Anastacio,  correspondence, 

270,   277,  29s,  296,  342;   opinion  of,  352; 

papers  respecting,  61;  report  by,  249;  re- 
ports to,  271,  286 
Bustamante,  Cirlos  Maria,  diary  by,  403;  trial 

of,  173 
Bustamante,  Joseph,  commission  of,  137 
Bustamante,  Capt.  Ramon,  attack  by,  82 
Butler,  U.  S.  charge,  correspondence,  225,  226, 

260,  360;  interview  with,  226;  note  by,  358 

Caamaiio,  Jacinto,  complaints  by,  172 ;  diaries, 
41,  42,  112;  expeditions,  41,  42;  request  of, 
72 
Cabal,  Father  Juan,  labors  of,  462 
Caballero,  Father  Fcliz,  expedition  of,  327 
Caballero,  Fr.  Juan,  transfer  of,  162 
Cabello,   Goi:   Domingo,  charges   against,  44; 
communication    of,    429;    correspondence, 
104,  416;  report  by,  96 
Cabellos   Colorados,   Apache   chief,   imprison- 
ment of,  92 
Caborca,  expedition  at,  303;  records  at,  468 
Cabra  el  Holloso,  Tonkawa  chief,  327 
Cabrera,  Fernando,  application  by,  439 
Cacalotes,  church  records  of,  451 
Cachupin,  Cot:  Tomas  Velez,  correspondence, 
28,  106;  instructions  of.  106;  report  of,  116 
Caddos,  plan   for  removing,  290;   request  of, 

225;  triumph  of,  285 
Cadena,  Conde  de,  papers  respecting,  61 
Cadena,  Francisco,  application  by,  440 
Cadenas,  contract  of,  357 
Cadcrcyta,  archive  of,  419;  mission  of,  196 
Cadimas,  report  concerning,   107 
Cadiz,  consulate  of,  249 
Cadman,  Baron  de,  letter  to.  307 
Cadodachos,  expedition  to.  105 
Cadwallader,  Cen.,  maps  taken  by,  263 
Caja,  Real,  papers  concerning,  190;  report  by 

official  of,  30 
Caja  de   Ahorros  y   Prestamos  de  la  Policia, 

ramo  de.  347 
Cajon  dc  Secrctaria,  ramo  de  (Guadalajara), 

.184 
Calabasas,  303 


Calahorra  y  Saenz,  Fr.  Joseph,  missionary,  208 

Calahuasa,  mission,  158 

Caldera,  history  of,  422;  mission  of,  442 

Calderon,  act  drawn  by,  343 

Calderon.  Ignacio,  relation  by,  52 

Calderon,  Tomas,  decree  concerning,  209 

Calentura,  action  of,  301 

California,  governor  of,  circular  to,  344;  com- 
munications of,  162,  178;  correspondence, 
148,  156,  158,  107,  286;  estimate  by,  85; 
orders  to,  152,  362 ;  regulation  sent  by,  332 ; 
reports  by,  143.  IS2,  248.  328,  331,  332,  345. 
346,  362;  representation  by,  84;  requests 
by,  48,  78,  80,  85,  101,  332;  see  also  Cali- 
fornias;  divisions  of  California;  names  of 
individual  governors 

California,  address  to  people  of,  295;  adminis- 
tration of  establishments  in,  128;  adven- 
turers in,  226 ;  affairs.  70.  80, 81, 83, 84,  83. 86, 
152,  279,  29s,  321 ;  affairs  of  general  con- 
gress concerning.  322;  American  traders  in, 
139;  artisans  maintained  in,  141  ;  astronom- 
ical expedition  to.  98;  Bancroft's  history 
of,  88,  no,  151,  156;  banishment  from,  177; 
banishment  of  Indians  to,  465;  Bishop  of, 
177;  capital  of,  328;  coast  affairs  of,  164; 
colonization,  237,  344,  360,  361,  362,  363; 
commandant-general  of,  173,  281,  287,  332, 
337;  commissary  of,  80,  81;  commissioner 
from,  249;  commission  for  exploring  coast 
of,  36;  communication  with,  119,  327;  com- 
plaints from,  114,  340;  condition  of,  267, 
287,  362;  Confirmation  administered  in, 
140;  conspiracy  trial  in,  177;  correspond- 
ence relative  to,  399;  correspondence  with 
military  authorities  of,  271,  286;  corre- 
spondence with  officials  of,  228,  322,  454 ; 
criminal  affairs  of,  139;  cultivation  of 
hemp  in,  84 ;  defense  of,  88 ;  delay  of  justice 
in,  178;  delegates  to  congress  from,  190; 
deserters  in,  182;  designs  to  appropriate 
part  of,  251  ;  destruction  of  cattle  in, 
146;  development  of  the  arts  in,  105; 
division  of,  no;  division  of  missions  of, 
33<  34.  130;  dockyards  of,  8s ;  documents 
concerning.  125,  127-128.  12').  328;  Do- 
minicans in.  105,  140;  emixration  from, 
140,  238,  261;  emigration  to,  287;  Engel- 
hardt's  Missions  and  Missionaries  of,  68, 
70,  474  n.;  episcopal  government  of,  464; 
events  of,  176,  271,  272;  expeditions  to,  38, 
39,40,41,  56,  n3,  n9,  125.  128,  135.  138,  139. 
148,  l6s,  195,  2<M.  .^1,  466;  expenditures  m. 
ISS;  explorations  in,  9.  39:  fear  concerning 
loss  of,  287;  filibustering  expeditions  from, 
464;  first  book  formed  in,  75;  fiscal  affairs 
of,  20s;  foreigners  in,  361;  freedom  of, 
276;  Fremont  in,  261 ;  fur  trade,  i8j;  gar- 
risons of,  330;  government.  n5.  133,  165, 
171.  176,  338;  government  service  in.  80; 
hacienda  of,  178;  history  of,  70.  246;  il- 
legal trade  in,  363;  invasion  from,  313; 
irrigation  of  desert  of,  254;  Jesuits  in, 
73;  land  routes  to.  464;  lands.  320,  363; 
mail  service  in,  79,  160,  330;  maps.  154.  '7'. 


490 


Index 


200;  maritime  affairs  of,  78;  material  re- 
lating to,  88;  mescal  imported  to,  84;  mili- 
tary operations  in,  276,  286,  292;  mines, 
46;  missionaries,  46,  48,  68,  69,  71,  72,  73, 
85,  86,  130,  143,  145,  146,  14",  163,  164,  334; 
missions,  48,  53,  67,  68,  69,  70,  71,  73,  79, 
80,  83,  84,  105,  no,  121,  129,  133,  141,  143, 
14s,  147,  149,  163,  332,  334.  366,  370,  372,  394. 
400,  456;  national  bank  for,  328;  natural 
history  of,  26;  necessity  of  keeping  Ameri- 
cans out  of,  288;  notices  of,  26;  oaths,  319; 
occupation  of,  246 ;  offices  and  contribu- 
tions in,  331 ;  official  reports  of,  141 ;  offi- 
cials for,  70;  orphans  for,  156;  Palou's 
Noticias  de,  71 ;  papers  concerning,  130, 
201,  207,  272,  327;  paymaster  of,  69;  pearls 
from,  36,  69;  Pious  Fund  of,  see  Pious 
Fund ;  political  chief  of,  343  ;  political  situ- 
ation in,  276;  plan  to  keep  Russians  out  of, 
361;  ports,  163,  329;  powder  for,  156;  pre- 
sidios, 70.  73.  78,  no;  prisoners  for,  177; 
prison  reform  in,  254;  prison  service  in, 
174.  175 ;  proceedings  by  lieutenant-gov- 
ernor of,  128;  proclamations,  279;  products, 
84,  161 ;  recruits  for  presidios  of,  125 ;  ref- 
erences to,  113;  relations  of,  200,  201 ;  reli- 
gious of,  156;  request  by  commanders  of 
presidios  of,  140;  requests  of  invalids  to 
go  to,  78;  review  of  companies  of,  165; 
revolution  in,  268;  Richman's  history  of, 
474  n.;  settlers,  80,  no,  125,  161,  173;  Span- 
ish in  missions  of,  180;  state  of  inhabi- 
tants of,  171 ;  storekeepers  at  presidios  of, 
140;  sub-commissary  of,  329;  supplies  for, 
138,  139,  142,  I4S>  146,  148,  149.  ISO,  151. 
159,  169,  264;  surrender  of,  295;  timber 
for,  160 ;  tithes,  68,  329,  384,  385 ;  trade, 
79.  321,  338;  trial  in,  174;  troops,  81,  128, 
136,  142,  145,  292 ;  usurpation  of,  267 ; 
vagabonds  for,  320;  vessels  for,  yz,  92, 
129,  143,  147,  149,  331 ;  see  also  California, 
Alta;  California,  Antigua;  California, 
Baja;  California,  Nueva;  Californias 
California,  ship,  331 

California,  Alta,  affairs  of,  138-139,  271 ;  bulls 
for,  162 ;  colonization,  338,  362 ;  command- 
ant-general of,  176,  295,  296;  compliance 
with  law  in,  146;  concessions  in,  250,  362; 
correspondence  concerning,  399;  criminal 
cases  of,  140;  deputation  of,  337 ;  difficulties 
in,  302 ;  documents  relating  to,  467 ;  Domin- 
icans in,  156;  eccelsiastical  affairs  in,  180; 
emigration,  237,  238;  establishments  of,  42; 
events  in,  173,  177,  178,  276,  279;  expedi- 
tions, 26,  54,  88,  112,  139,  160,  182,  271,  300; 
expenses  for  presidios  of,  146;  governors 
of,  list  of,  475;  letter  to  commander  of, 
29s;  Mexican  consul  in,  300;  missionaries 
for,  74,  180;  missions,  69,  79,  151,  152,  200, 
209;  oath  of  allegiance  in,  146;  offices  in, 
176;  order  to  governor  of,  272;  parish 
priests  in,  72,  180;  petition  for  land  in,  363, 
political  chief  of,  146,  322,  336;  prices  of 
provisions  in,  201;  prisoners  for,  175,  176; 
reports  from,  295;  state  of,  286,  334;  sup- 


plies for,  159,  161,  162,  163,  164,  182;  troops 
of,  66;  vessels  in  ports  of,  no;  see  also 
California 
California,  Antigua,  condition  of,  128;  corres- 
pondence concerning,   59;   exploration   of 
coast  of,  59;  families  from,  168;  formed, 
no;  list  of  missionaries  in,  156;  missions, 
26,  69,  118,  127,  150;  poverty  of  people  of, 
170;  troops,  170;  jce  a/jo  California 
California,  Baja,  acquisition  of,  233;  adminis- 
tration of,  178,  348;  affairs  of,  156,  178,  302; 
annexation  of,  346;  colonization,  237,  238, 
350.  351 1  commandant  of,  301 ;  conquest  of, 
22;  correspondence  with  officials  of,  295; 
deputation   for,  336;   disturbances  in,  252, 
258;   documents   concerning,  72;   Domini- 
cans, 69,  158,  162,  390;  events  of,  279;  fami- 
lies for,  145;  filibustering  in,  179,  302,  303; 
foreigners  in,  59;  government,  326;  govern- 
ors of,  list  of,  475;  instruction  concerning, 
219;  invasion  of,  229,  232,  298,  301 ;  justice 
in,  178;  lands,  236;  manifesto  to,  295;  mis- 
sionaries, 53,  68,  69,  158,  163 ;  missions,  68, 
69,  70,  71,  78,  86,  145,  151,  153,  157,  172,  180, 
200,  219;  news  from,  248;  notices  of,  162; 
office  of  assessor  in,  175;  plan  to  alienate, 
250;  political  chief  of,  178,  252,  336,  346; 
presidios,  78;  revolution  in,  287,  299;  state 
of,    336;    statistics    concerning,    245;    see 
also  California 
California,  Lower,  see  California,  Baja 
California,  Nueva,  affairs  of,  167;  cattle,  146; 
expedition  to,  150;  formed,  no;  Indians  of, 
151;   missionaries,   79,  85,   162,    163;   mis- 
sions, 72,  78,  79,  127,  136,  143,  144,  151.  152, 
155.  156,  158,  162,  163,  196,  391 ;  notices  of, 
162;  papers  concerning,  207;   report  con- 
cerning, 166;  settlements  and  fortifications 
in,  128;  settlers  for,  170;  supplies  for,  81, 
146,    161,   170,   181;   troops,   170;   see  also 
California 
California,  Upper,  see  California,  Alta 
Californias,  governor  of,  appointment  of,  326; 
correspondence,  160,  172,  322;  list  of,  474- 
475;  opinion  of,  115;  political  notices  by, 
266;    report   of,  88;   see  also   California; 
divisions    of   California;    names   of    indi- 
vidual governors 
Californias,  affairs  of,   15,   130,   138,   15°;  af- 
fairs of  general  congress  concerning,  321 ; 
artillery  in,  162;  artisans  for,  161,  162,  169; 
colonization,    237.    338,    360;    commissary 
of,  80,  85;  commissioner  appointed  to,  88; 
complaints  from,  172;  correspondence  with 
officials  of,  158,  300;  defense  of,  152,  160, 
338;  deputation  for,  336;  division  of,  178; 
documents  concerning,  77,  129-130,  149-150, 
194-201,  202,  286-288,  295;  documents  re- 
quired  by   officials   of,    141;    duties,    149; 
episcopal  government  of,  467;   evils  suf- 
fered  by,  74;   expeditions,  276,  292,  296; 
factor  of,  172;  flags  for  presidios  of,  81; 
goods    imported    from,   465 ;    government, 
75,  76,  138.  178,  338;  history  of,  337,  381; 
invalids  for,  58;  Jesuits  in,  152;  junta  de. 


Index 


491 


328,337-338;  lack  of  ministers  for,  143  ;  mail 
service  for,  164;  military  appointments  in, 
159;  missionaries,  80,  84,  115,  140,  148,  158; 
missions,  80,  114,  119,  141,  144,  148,  149,  158, 
164,  171,  172,  338,  400;  notices  concerning, 
266;  oaths,  158,  319;  orders  relating  to,  204; 
orphans  for,  156;  padrones  of,  59;  papers 
concerning,  78,  109-110,  138-172,  201,  337; 
Pious  Fund  of,  see  Pious  Fund ;  political 
chief  of,  336;  presidios,  85,  88,  130,  164; 
prisoners  for,  175;  procurator  of,  80,  129; 
products  for,  170;  references  to,  79,  185; 
regulations  for,  150,  151 ;  report  concern- 
ing, 58;  revolution  in,  272;  sentences  to 
residence  in,  85  ;  state  of,  328;  supplies  for, 
130,  141,  142,  148,  150,  159,  160;  tithes,  170; 
tobacco  monopoly  in,  465 ;  trade,  79,  103, 
118,  142;  troops,  150,  160;  vessels  for  coast 
of,  81,  118;  see  also  California 

Californias,  Comision  de,  363 

Calif ornias,  Scccion  de,  138-172 

Callao,  Peru,  trade  in,  149;  voyage  to,  161 

Calleja,  Felix  Maria,  communication  of,  147; 
map  by,  366;  papers  respecting,  61;  pro- 
posal of,  48;  report  by,  88 

Calleja,  Fr.  Pedro,  correspondence  of,  200 

Callis,  Agustin,  letter  of,  167 

Calliz,  Eulalia,  charge  by,  109 

Calvert,  Jose,  expedition  of,  309;  mission  of, 
308 

Calvit,  Frederick,  application  by,  438 

Calvo,  Casa,  see  Casa  Calvo 

Caly,  Roberto,  application  by,  437 

Camacho,  Josef,  correspondence,  141,  150;  diary 
by,  39,  141 ;  Indian  vocabulary  by,  211 ;  voy- 
age by,  161 

Camacho,  Sebastian,  correspondence,  224,  268 

Camara,  Secretaria  de,  12;  documents  in,  51 

Camara  Aha,  Agustin  Lopez  de,  see  L6pez  de 
la  Camara  Alta 

Camargo,  action  of,  299;  archive  of  parish 
church  of,  450,  451 ;  church  at,  447;  closure 
of  port  of,  252 ;  convention  in,  302 ;  elec- 
tions of,  302;  mission,  396;  population  of, 
120;  revolution  at,  301;  tithes,  418;  vital 
statistics  of,  180 

Camargo,  San  Jose  de,  sec  San  Jose  de  Cam- 
argo 

Camargo,  Geronimo,  declaration  by,  425 

Cambas,  Mexico  Pintoresco,  Arlistico,  y  Monu- 
mental, II,  II  n. 

Cambon,  /•>.  Pedro  Benito,  goods  received  by, 
168;  letters  of,  144.  '99 

Cameron,  Juan,  lands  assigned  to,  354;  peti- 
tion by,  354 

Camispajamares,  report  concerning,  107 

Campa,  /■>.  Miguel  de  la,  attack  on,  400;  diary 

of,  53 ;  letter  of,  195  ;  requests  of,  170,  194 
Campafias,  scccion  dc,  312 
Campaquases,  tribe,  church  records  of,  449 
Campechc,  commandant  at,  correspondence,  66; 
relief  of,  32;  vessel  captured  at,  181;  ves- 
sels for,  245 
Campo,  M.,  papers  respecting,  61 
Campos,  Fr.  Antonio,  difficulties  of,  116 


Campos,  Joseph  Agustin  de,  letters  of,  54;  re- 
lation by,  52 

Campos,  Juan  Vicente,  application  by,  439;  con- 
tract with,  439 

Campo  Viergol,  Joseph  del,  correspondence,  38, 

'7? 

Canadian  River,  survey  of,  226 

Canales,  Antonio,  correspondence  concerning, 
284;  defeat  by,  299;  failure  of,  285;  insur- 
rection under,  290;  reports  of,  293 

Canales,  Gen.  Fernando,  honors  paid  to  mem- 
ory of,  252;  revolution  headed  by,  251 

Canalizo,  Gen.,  appointment  of,  297;  corres- 
pondence, 280;  movements  of,  274 

Canary  Islands,  colonists,  42,  354,  425 ;  estab- 
lishment of  natives  of,  132;  maintenance  of 
natives  of,  92;  petition  of  natives  of,  117 

Cancelleria,  archives,  7  n. 

Canclo,  Lorenzo,  captain  of  Buenavista,  corres- 
pondence,  102 

Cancio,  Lorenzo,  governor  of  Coahuila,  see 
Cancio  Sierra  y  Cicnfuegos 

Cancio,  Fr.  Lorenzo,  correspondence,  25 ;  diary 
of,  25;  notices  by,  24;  report  of,  31 

Cancio  Sierra  y  Cienfuegos,  Lorenzo,  captain  of 
Santa  Rosa,  appointment  of,  88;  governor 
of  Coahuila,  90,  478 

Candcla,  mission,  423 

Caiiedo,  Juan  de,  letters  and  papers  of,  346 

Canizares,  Jose  de,  application  by,  142 ;  diaries 
by,  40,  150;  efforts  of,  168;  petition  of,  148; 
request  by,  170 

Canoas,  423 

Canongia  Penitcnciaria,  sec  Durango  (city) 

Canton,  fur  trade,  182 

CapoUanlas,  463 

Capilla,  ramo  de  (Guadalajara),  385 

Captains-General,  correspondence,  13  n.,  58,  59 

Carabajal,  Jose  Maria,  disturbances  by,  303; 
filibustering  operations  of,  299,  302 ;  revolu- 
tion instigated  by,  229 

Carabajal  loan,  264 

Caracas,  military  correspondence  with,  59;  pa- 
pers concerning,  58 

Carancaguascs,  baptism  of,  447;  campaign 
against,  116;  mission  of,  45,  398 

Carancahuascs,  see  Carancaguascs 

Caravajal.  Jose  M.,  see  Carabajal,  Jose  Maria 

Carbajal,  Jose  Luis,  applications  by,  439 

Carbajal,  Jose  Maria,  applications  by,  439 

Carcaba,  Manuel,  correspondence  of,  14S.  «59 

Carcelcs,  ramo  dc,  347 ;  see  also  Prisons 

Cardenas,  Ensayo  Cronoldgico  de  la  Florida, 

49.  236 
Cardenas,  Jos*  Maria,  applications  by,  439 
Carenecia,  Jose,  report  of,  273 
Carlancs,  report  on.  106 
Carmelila,  ship.  228 
Carmelites,  concession  to,  lao 
Carmelo,  El,  mission  of,  128 
Carmclo,  Fr.  Miguel,  letter  of,  198 
Carmen,  governor  of,  correspondence,  306 
Carmen  Island,  English  squadron  at.  y^ 
Carminati.  papers  respecting,  61 
Carniona,  papers  respecting,  01 


492 


Index 


Carmona,  Capt.,  report  by,  86 
Carries,  Col.,  expedition  under,  282 
Caro,  Fr.  Francisco,  missionary,  208 
Carolina,  ship,  300 
Carondelet,  correspondence,  57,  58 
Carrasco,  Capt.  Diego,  journey  of,  24 
Carrasco,  Juan,  diary  by,  36 
Carrasco,   Salvador,   complaint  by,  341 ;   peti- 
tions by,  327,  354 
Carrillo,   correspondence   of,    165;    report   by, 

141  ;  soldiers  with,  272 
Carrillo,  Carlos,  appointment  of,  326 
Carrillo,  Jose,  bloodletter,  request  of,  163 
Carrillo,    Jose    Antonio,    correspondence,    271, 
288,  337;  excesses  committed  by,  322;  ex- 
pulsion of,  346;  leadership  of,  271;  procla- 
mation by,  271 ;  reports  by,  146 
Carrillo,  Senator  Manuel,  request  by,  322 
Carrillo,    Mariano,    goods    received    by,    167; 

paper  by,  167 ;  request  by,  140 
Carrizos,  447 ;  church  records  of,  449,  450 
Cartagena,  military  correspondence  with,  59; 

revolution  in,  54 
Cartagena,  Fr.  Romualdo,  communication  by, 

114 
Cartas  de  Naturaleza,  see  Naturalization 
Cartas  de  Seguridad,  seccion  de  (Archive  Gen- 
eral y  Publico),  185;  (Sccretaria  de  Rela- 
ciones  Exteriores),  236;  see  also  Passports 
Cartografia,  seccion  de.  see  Cartography 
Cartography,  Section  of,  general  information, 

364-365 ;  Manuscript  Maps,  365-366 
Cartwright,  Jesse  H.,  application  by,  439 
Casa  Calvo,  Marques  de,  correspondence,  66, 

126 
Casa  de  Agreda,  Conde  de,  papers  respecting,  61 
Casa  de  Moneda,  seccion  de.  183 
Casa  de  Palo  del  Rio  Napestle,  treaties  made  at, 

96 
Casadora,  ship,  141 

Casafuerte,  Marques  de  (Juan  de  Acuiia),  cor- 
respondence, 132 ;  despatches  of,  425 
Casamalapan,  150 
Casanas.  Fr.  Francisco  de  Jesus  Maria,  life  of, 

389 ;  relation  by,  55 
Casas,  see  Las  Casas 

Casaschiquitas,  tribe,  church  records  of,  449 
Casas  Grandes,  headquarters  at,  452;  religious 

instructions  of,  25;  ruins  at,  119 
Casasola,  papers  respecting,  61 
Casa  Yrujo,  Marques  de,  correspondence,  54 
Casimiro  de  Esparza,  Capt.  Antonio,  letters  of, 

25 
Cassaus,  Roque  de,  correspondence,  93 
Castaiiares,  Manuel,  commission  of,  332;  let- 
ters of,  332 
Castaneda,  Jose  Domingo,  conspiracy  of,  341 
Castaiieda,  Juan  de,  lands  confiscated  by,  432 
Castano  de  Sosa,  expedition  of,  410 
Castillero,  Andres,  reports  by,  286 
Castillo,  Demetrio  del,  application  by,  439 
Castillo,  Francisco,  payment  to  widow  of,  182 
Castillo,  Jose  Maria  del,  application  by,  439 
Castillo  Bustamante,  papers  respecting,  6t 


Castillo  Negrete,  Francisco  del,  report  signed 
by,  286 

Castillo  Negrete,  Luis  del,  report  by,  178 

Castillo  y  Lanzas,  Sr..  commission  to,  249 

Caston,  Fr.  Juan  Ygnacio,  request  by,  194 

Castro,  Juan.  Elliot  de.  see  Elliot  de  Castro 

Castro,  Fr.  Francisco  Xavier,  compilation  by, 
202 

Castro,  Ignacio  de,  trial  of,  139 

Castro,  Jose,  address  by,  295 ;  correspondence, 
276,  293,  295,  296 ;  efforts  of,  346 ;  papers 
respecting,  61 ;  reports  by,  286,  287 ;  trial  of, 
173 

Castro,  Sergt.  Mariano,  correspondence,  166; 
request  by,  84 

Castro,  Ramon  de,  acknowledgment  by,  83 ; 
appointment  of,  76;  correspondence,  113, 
119,  131 ;  disagreement  of,  95;  orders  given 
to,  131;  papers  of,  120;  pay  received  by, 
134;  reports  by,  117,  119,  131;  request  by, 
117;  troops  for,  117 

Castro  Terreiio,  Conde  de,  papers  respecting, 
61 

Castro  Viejo,  Fabian  de,  letters  of,  54 

Catalina,  island,  map  of,  150 

Cataluna,  appointment  of  captain  of  company 
of,  149;  volunteer  company  of,  142,  146, 
166;  volunteers  from,  85 

Catastro,  Direccion  General  de,  see  Tax  Roll 

Catedrales,  see  Cathedral 

Cathcart,  British  squadron  under,  306 

Cathedral,  (Durango)  archive  of,  408-409; 
(Mexico)  archives  of,  5,  44,  216-218;  serv- 
ices in,  333;  (Saltillo)  records,  442-443 

Catholics,  Roman,  population  in  U.  S.,  254 

Cattle,  branding  of,  144;  death  of,  146;  indus- 
try, 446;  investigation  concerning  the  loss 
of,  147;  killing  of,  418;  management  of, 
441;  papers  concerning,  427,  428;  permis- 
sion to  kill,  109;  removal  of,  214;  sale  of, 
436;  stealing  of,  102,  233.  234,  280,  455; 
tithes  on,  no,  429;  wild  horses,  342 

Causas  Remitidas,  seccion  de,  305 

Cavallero  y  Oslo,  Juan,  letter  to,  22 

Cavalry,  Inspection-General  of,  correspond- 
ence, 311 

Cazorla,  Capt.  Luis,  correspondence,  104,  132, 
453;  services  of,  104 

Cebolleta,  missions  of,  28 

Cedros  Islands,  occupation  of,  233 

Cedulas,  royal,  12,  49,  50,  51,  53,  57,  71,  73,  75, 
IIS,  121,  I3S,  136.  148,  IS3,  ISS.  170,  182. 
187,  201,  202,  204,  210,  211,  214.  219.  23s, 
372,  380,  381,  383,  388,  391,  395.  397.  398.  399, 
400,  404,  406,  416,  417,  422,  423,  424,  425,  426, 
440,  441,  447 ;  arrangement  of,  7 ;  de- 
scribed, 17;  Duplicados,  18-19;  Principales, 
17-18;  special  compilations,  19 

Celaya,  conduct  of  alcalde  mayor  of,  123 

Cementerios,  see  Cemeteries 

Cemeteries,  78,  317 

Censuses,  papers  concerning,  iSg,  318,  383,  441, 
448,  453,  459.  463 

Centenario  de  Colon,  seccion  de,  see  Columbian 
Centennial 


Index 


493 


Central  America,  see  America,  Central 

Centrn  Americano,  Varies  Asuntos,  seccion  de, 

268 ;  see  also  America,  Central 
Centurion,  ship,  183 
Cepeda,  Victoriano,  application  by,  439 
Cerda,  Atanacio  de  la,  application  by,  438 
Cerda,  Ramon  de  la,  application  by,  438 
Ceremonial  y  Festividades  Nacionales,  seccion 

de,  320;  see  also  Festivals 
Cerna,  Lt.  Jose  de  la,  cause  against,  112 
Cerocahui,  mission,  396 

Cerralvo,  action  of,  297;  capital  at,  410;  found- 
ing of,  411 
Cerralvo,    Marques   de    (Rodrigo    Pacheco    y 

Osorio),  viceroy,  469;  conduct  of,  32 
Cerro  de  la  Sal,  conversion  in,  399 
Cerro  Gordo,  action  at,  297,  304,  333 ;  discussion 
concerning,  96;  regulation  for  presidio  of, 
406 
Cervantes,  Antonio,  see  Servantes 
Cervantes,  Francisco,  expulsion  of,  299 
Cervera,  Father,  personal  description  of,  69 
Cevallos,  I'athcr,  letter  of,  69 
Cevallos,  Pedro,  letters  to,  125,  126;  request  of, 

13 
Chacon,  Fr.  Dimas,  missionary,  208 
Chacon,  Gov.  Fernando,  correspondence,  106; 

instructions  to,  34;  reports  by,  190;  request 

of,  126 
Chacon,  Juan,  tools  made  by,  168 
Chacon,  Fr.  Luis,  writing  presented  by,  396 
Chaguagnas,  report  on,  106 
Chaguanes,  mission  of,  423 
Chain,  American  frigate,  162 
Chambers,    Thomas   Jefiferson,   concession   to, 

435  ;  naturalization  of,  437 
Champion,  ship,  226 
Chanog,  Felipe  Eliza,  application  by,  438 
Chapulines,  report  concerning,  107 
Chapultepcc.  action  at,  297 ;  archive  proposed 

for,  6-7,  47 ;  dinner  at,  262 ;  forest  of,  347 
Chariticas,  attack  by,  343 
Charity,  ^<'f  Bencficcncia 
Charles  II.,  of  Spain,  cedula  of,  34 
Charles  III.,  of  Spain,  correspondence,  199,  217 ; 

death  of,  loi ;  order  of,  150;  reports  to,  97, 

100,  391 
Charles  IV.,  of  Spain,  abdication  of,  36;  notice 

sent  to,  141 ;  reports  to,  123,  277,  400 
Chato  River,  line  of  forts  to  the,  263 
Chausel,  Ysidro,  importation  by,  436 
Chavarri   (EchAvarri),  papers  respecting,  61 
Chavero,  Alfredo,  documents  printed  by,  23; 

library  of,  203 
Chavert,  Juan  Luis,  application  by,  438;  petition 

by  354 
Chavez,  efforts  of,  340 
Ch4vcz,   Jose   Antonio,   appointment   of,   330; 

diary  of,  334;  proceedings  of.  344 
Chavez,  Mariano,  proceedings  of,  344 
Chavez,  Ygnacio,  application  by,  439 
Cheatham,  John  A.,  memorial  presented  by,  3SS 
Cherokecs,  affairs  of,  65;  chief  of,  237;  lands 

for,  334,  362 ;  memorial  of,  359:  movements 

of,  342;   murder  by,  343;   relations  with. 


266;  reports  of,  362;  requests  for  lands  by, 
352;  return  of,  360 
Cheti  Manchac,  La.,  settlement  of,  107 
Chevalier,  M.,  operations  against  Indians  by, 

459 
Cheveste  (Echeveste  ?),  Juan  Jose,  letter  of, 

25 
Chew,  S.,  letters  from,  329,  340 
Cheyennes,  correspondence  concerning,  234 
Chiapas,  affairs,  340;  correspondence  with  gov- 
ernment of,  249;  invasion  of,  279 
Chichimeca    Indians,    expedition    against,   42; 

Historia,  23;  report  on,  59 
Chico,   Mariano,   correspondence,   276;   move- 
ments of,  276;  reports  by,  178,  319 
Chiefs,  political,  see  Jefes  politicos 
Chihuahua,  governor  of,  appointment  of,  326; 
circular  to,  344;  communications  from,  229, 
332,  334,  335;  complaints  by,  229,  230,  231, 
321 ;  correspondence,  94,  226,  232,  238,  249, 
258;  petition  of,  331 ;  proposal  of,  82;  pro- 
posal to,  231 ;  reports  by,  230,  248,  250,  326, 
330,  343,  345 ;  requests  by,  250,  332 ;  see  also 
names  of  individual  governors 
Chihuahua  (city),  ayuntamiento  of,  124,  310; 
commandancy-general  at,  papers  concern- 
ing, I,  15,  50,  52,  82,  176,  279,  281  ;  corres- 
pondence  with   officials   at,    138,   263,   302, 
461 ;  council  of  war  held  at,  96;  documents 
at,  50;  documents  sent  to,  <)6,  102;  estab- 
lishment of  vicariate  in,  180;  historical  in- 
formation concerning,  452;  importance  of 
archives  at,  377;  independence  at,  138;  Jes- 
uits at,  49;  legislature  at,  345 ;  made  capital. 
75.  77;  niail  sent  by  way  of,  79;  political 
disturbances  at,  342;  subtreasury  of,  113 
Chihuahua   (state),  accounts,  82;  adventurers 
in,  226;   affairs   of.  82.   94,  .96.    106.    127, 
321;  appointments  of  clergy  in,  379;  arms 
for,  132;  auxiliaries  for,  297;  civil  archives 
of,  452-461,  461-462,  463;  complaint  against 
commandant  of,  329;  controversy  on  fron- 
tier of,  229;  correspondence  of  ofiicials  of, 
103,  107,  112,  228;  counterfeiting  for,  262; 
decrees  of,  247,  317,  323,  324;  deputies  from, 
331;   ecclesiastical   archives,  461,  462-463; 
election    of    senator     for,    322;     expedi- 
tions, 94.  98 ;  exportation  of  aerolite  from 
252;    goods   stolen    in.   335;    government, 
329.    345.   406;    grants    in.    379;    hacienda 
of,  138;  historical  information  concerning, 
452;  Indian  affairs,  100.  104.  114,  133.  226, 
228,  331,  334.  344.  436;  invasions.  III.  299. 
300;  land.  262;  license  to  practice  medicine 
in.  331;   map.  365;   memorial    from.  256; 
mines,  114;  missionaries.  54;  missions.  48; 
oaths,  319;  orders  concerning.  204;  papers 
concerning,  133.  "64.  327.  345;  pay  of  offi- 
cials of,  94;  plan  to  annex,  301;  powder 
sent   to,  99,    154;   reports   concerning.  98, 
319,  324;  soldiers  of,  87;  Spaniards  from, 
324;  tithes,  408,  409;   trade.  263;  traders 
for,  242;  treasurer  of.  114.  342;  union  of. 
324 


494 


Index 


Chihuahua,   San   Felipe   el   Real   de,   see   San 

Felipe  el  Real  de  Chihuahua 
Child,  David  Lee,  letter  from,  360 
Childs,  Col.  Thomas,  letter  to,  314 
Chile,  legation  in,  267 
Chilpames,  report  on,  106 
China,    Mexico,   campaign   near,   284;   history 

concerning,  21 1 
Chinipas,  journey  to,  23;  map  of  missions  of, 

366;  missions,  55,  396;  report  from,  54 
Chinipas,   Santa   Inez   de,  see   Santa   Inez   de 

Chinipas 
Choctaws,  petitions  of,  355 
Cholera,  epidemic  of,  458 
Choque,  Lieut.  Diego,  revocation  of  license  of, 

81 
Chovell,  diaries  by,  261 

Chronica  Apostolica,  Espinosa,  34,  51,  387,  388 
Churches,  papers  concerning,  191 
Churchill,  prisoner,  communication  from,  296 
Cibola,  plains  of,  234 
Ciencias  y  Artes,  etc.,  seccion  de,  see  Sciences 

and  Arts 
Cienegas  de  Olivas,  depredations  in,  124 
Cieneguilla,     founding    of    mission    at,     169; 

placers  of,  103,  465 
Ciguenza  y  Gongora,  Don  Carlos,  see  Siguenza 

y  Gongora 
Cincunegui,  papers  respecting,  61 
Citizenship,  see  Ciudadania 
Ciudadania,  seccion  de,  237;  see  also  Naturali- 
zation 
Ciudad  Victoria   (Tamaulipas),  ayuntamiento 

of,  273 ;  capital  at,  446 ;  tumult  in,  298 ;  see 

also  Aguayo 
Civil,  seccion  de,  185 
Civil  War,  U.  S.,  papers  concerning,  231,  232, 

233 
Claiborne,  Gov.  William  C.  C,  letter  of,  126 
Claims,  see  Reclamations 
Clark,  letter  of.  289 
Clark,  Carlos,  order  concerning,  436 
Clark,  Daniel,  drafts  in  favor  of,  183;  move- 
ments of,  183 
Clark,  William,  see  Lewis  and  Qark 
Clavale,  Carlos,  petition  by,  354 
Clavarino,  papers  respecting,  61 
Claveria  (Monterrey),  records  in  the,  418-419 
Clavigero,  Storia  del  Antico  Messico,  20 
Clay,  prisoner,  communication  from,  296 
Clay,  Henry,  correspondence,  224,  225,  241,  266, 

340 
Gemente  y  Rivas,  Father,  personal  description 

of,  69 
Clementina,  ship,  276 
Qemments,  Joseph  D.,  application  by,  439 
Clergy,  papers  concerning,  61,  186;  petitions  of, 

179;  secular,  transfer  of  missions  to,  72; 

secularization  of,  179;  trials,  179;  see  also 

Friars;  Missionaries 
Clero  Regular,  seccion  de,  186 ;  see  also  Clergy 
Clero  Secular,  seccion  de,  186;  see  also  Clergy 
Clifford,  commission  of,  228 
Clima.v,  ship,  356 


Coahuila,  governor  of,  complaint  by,  232;  cor- 
respondence, 88,  g6,  281,  455;  despatches  to, 
423;  instructions  given  by,  345;  list  of 
governors,  477-478;  memorial  to,  with  re- 
ply, 31 ;  order  to,  with  reply,  153  ;  papers  of, 
417;  papers  transmitted  by,  177;  reports  of, 
136,  253,  331,  342,  346;  selection  of,  326; 
statements  by,  247 ;  visitation  by,  426 ;  see 
also  Coahuila  and  Texas,  governor  of ; 
names  of  individual  governors 

Coahuila,  accounts,  409;  affairs  of,  96,  106,  381, 
423 ;  alcabalas  in,  425 ;  appointments  of 
clergy  in,  379;  cases  of  intestacy  in,  379; 
civil  archives  of,  421-442.  443-444,  445; 
colonization,  237;  correspondence  with  of- 
ficials of,  87,  89,  90,  249;  damages  done  in, 
424;  defense  of,  347;  deputation  of,  441; 
ecclesiastical  archives  of,  4-|2-443,  44s ; 
ecclesiastical  jurisdiction  of,  415;  estab- 
lishment of  pueblos  of,  90,  91 ;  expendi- 
tures in,  155;  forces  of  presidios  of,  94; 
government,  75,  76,  95,  352,  406,  424;  his- 
torical information  concerning,  421 ;  his- 
tory of,  381 ;  Indian  affairs  of,  70,  91,  96, 
108,  121,  131,  299,  315,  331,  345,  423 ;  invasion 
of,  233.  300,  301 ;  lands,  184,  334;  memorials 
from,  256;  military  affairs  of,  108,  126,  134; 
mineral  discovery  in,  91 ;  missionaries,  72, 
154,  3S1 ;  missions,  papers  concerning,  69, 
70,  91,  149,  155,  157,  370,  381,  383,  384,  386, 
391,  423,  432,  456;  oaths,  319;  orders  con- 
cerning, 10,  204;  papers  concerning,  31,  83, 
86,  107,  108,  121,  207,  426;  powder  for,  154; 
reports  concerning,  342,  346,  416;  revolu- 
tion in,  302 ;  royal  troops  of,  133 ;  supplies 
for  presidios  of,  90;  tithes,  384,  417,  418; 
visitation  of,  384,  425 ;  see  also  Coahuila 
and  Texas 

Coahuila,  San  Francisco  de,  see  San  Francisco 
de  Coahuila 

Coahuila,  San  Nicolas  de,  see  San  Nicolas  de 
Coahuila 

Coahuila  and  Texas,  governor  of,  correspond- 
ence, 96,  226,  356,  358,  433 ;  list  of  govern- 
ors, 479;  orders  to,  178,  34S;  papers,  177; 
petitions  transmitted  by,  355;  reports  by, 
177,  335.  342,  353,  355.  357;  request  of,  334; 
see  also  names  of  individual  governors 

Coahuila  and  Texas,  acts,  319;  affairs  of,  92, 
95,  106;  colonization  law  of,  237,  353;  com- 
mandant of,  letters  and  papers,  280,  281, 
288,  320;  commerce,  loi ;  congress  of,  34S, 
432 ;  constitution  of,  190 ;  contraband  goods 
brought  to,  459;  correspondence  with  offi- 
cials of,  454;  decrees,  323,  324,  343;  depu- 
tation from,  190,  321 ;  discovery  and  coloni- 
zation of,  410;  episcopal  orders  for,  445; 
foreigners  in,  242 ;  government,  99.  345, 
421,  424;  Indian  affairs  of,  89,  334;  jefes 
politicos  of,  441;  junta  of,  177;  law  of, 
236;  mail  service  in,  424;  map,  199;  mis- 
sions, 92,  199,  201,  387,  397 ;  papers  con- 
cerning, 77;  political  plan  in,  344;  Portillo's 
Aptintes  para  la  Historia  de,  422 ;  prounce- 
ment  of,  273 ;  reports  concerning,  319,  342, 


Index 


495 


392;  stamped  paper  for,  430;  tithes,  417, 
418;  tobacco  monopoly  of,  430,  431 ;  see  also 
Coahuila;  Texas 

Coalman,  Enrique  E.,  citizenship  requested  by, 
176 

Coapites,  baptism  of,  447 

Coatzacoalcos,  occurrences  in,  175 

Cobian,  papers  respecting,  61 

Cochineal  industry,  195 

Cochiti,  establishment  of,  33 

Cochrane,  Lord  (Adm.  Thomas  Cochrane),  241 

Cochrane,  Richard,  petition  by,  354 

Cocos,  alliance  with,  117;  baptism  of,  447; 
mission  for,  398,  430 

Codallos,  Felipe,  petition  by,  354 

Cofradias,  see  Confraternities 

Cofradias  y  Archicofradias,  seccion  de,  186; 
see  also  Confraternities 

Cofradias  y  Hermandades,  see  Confraternities 

Coinage,  see  Currency 

Coke,  American,  fine  levied  ag^ainst,  457 

Colbert,  see  Colbert 

Coleccion  de  leyes  e  impresos  referentes  a 
Guerra,  seccion  de,  305 

Colegios  y  Universidades,  see  Colleges 

Colenet,  Mr.,  petition  by,  354 

Colima,  correspondence  with  government  of, 
249;  documents  concerning,  33;  erection  of 
bishopric  of,  384 ;  prefect  of,  332 

Colin,  messenger,  declaration  of,  333 

Colleges,  founding  of,  43,  46;  papers  concern- 
ing, 48;  see  also  Convents;  Monasteries; 
Religious  houses;  names  of  particular  col- 
leges 

Colnett,  James,  delivery  to,  40;  letters  of,  40, 
115;  order  for  release  of,  40;  relations 
with,  40 

Colombia,  desires  of  government  of,  239;  min- 
ister plenipotentiary  from,  239 

Colonies,  Histoire  des,  Le  Clercq,  34 

Colonizacion,  Direccion  General  de,  circulars 
issued  by,  363 ;  correspondence  and  papers 
of,  363 

Colonizacion,  ramo  de  (Archivo  General,  Sec- 
retaria  de  Fomento,  Colonizacion,  e  Indus- 
tria),  350-360;  seccion  de  (Secretaria  de 
Gobernacion)  320,  (Secretaria  de  Rela- 
ciones  Exteriores)  237-238;  Secretaria  de 
Fomento,   Colonizacion,  e   Industria,  349- 

366 
Colonizacion   y    Terrenos    Baldios,    ramo   de, 

360-364  .    .         , 

Colonization,  Commission  of,  35s,  363 
Colonization,  decrees  concerning,  190;  laws 
concerning,  237.  34i.  353:  papers  concern- 
ing, 57-58,  237-238,  250,  264,  320.  32s.  338, 
344.  350-364,  4.M,  435.  437-440;  see  also 
names  of  places 
Colorado  River,  Americans  on,  467 ;  colony  at, 
466;  diary  of  expedition  to,  152;  disorders 
on,  258 ;  documents  relating  to,  467 ;  escort 
to,  260;  expeditions  to,  38.  89,  125,  152; 
improvements  at  mouth  of,  251;  Indians 
of,  270;  journeys  to,  56;  missions  on,  24, 
71,  89,  386;  passage  of  troops  over,  233; 


petitions  to  settle  on,  87,  350 ;  reconnais- 
sance made  on,  37  ;  removal  of  presidios  to, 
102,  103,  151:  rescue  on,  26;  royal  order 
concerning,  184;  visit  to,  252 

Colorados,  Indians,  petition  of,  425 

Colotlan.  affairs  of,  112;  documents  concern- 
ing, 15s 

Colton,  Daniel  E.,  application  by,  438 

Columbia,  ship,  226 

Columbian  Centennial,  correspondence,  236 

Columbia  River,  designs  on,  266 

Columna,  Capt.  Antonio,  commission  of,  83; 
papers  delivered  to,  96 

Comanches.  account  of,  153  ;  alliance  with,  282 ; 
arms  for,  225;  attack  on,  82;  attacks  by, 
70,  131,  343;  campaign  against,  290;  cap- 
tives among,  459;  chiefs,  97,  173;  conver- 
sion of,  396;  correspondence  concerning, 
in,  234;  dangers  from.  65.  274,  335! 
escape  from,  431 ;  expedition  of,  227;  hos- 
tilities of,  270,  447;  invasions  by,  228,  458; 
murder  by,  260 ;  papers  concerning,  203 ; 
peace  with,  in,  116;  persecution  of,  299: 
pursuit  of.  456 ;  relations  with.  97 ;  reports 
concerning,  34.  82,  106,  155;  sale  of  stock 
by,  445;  transfer  of,  90;  treaties  with,  96, 
97,  344 ;  triumph  over,  285 ;  troubles  with, 
126,  334,  345;  village,  98;  visit  of,  93;  wars 
against,  44,  335 

Comandancia  General  de  Provincias  Internas, 
see  Interior  Provinces,  commandant-gen- 
eral of 

Comandante-Inspector,  see  Commandant-In- 
spector 

Comanduzon,  Antonio,  diary  kept  by,  334 

Comecrudos,  tribe,  church  records  of,  449 

Comerciantes,  Comision  de,  reports  of,  214 

Comercio,  ramo  de.  364;  seccion  de  (Secretaria 
de  Gobernacion),  320-321;  (Secretaria  de 
Relaciones  Exteriores),  263-21)4;  see  also 
Trade 

Comisaria  de  Guerra,  sec  Commissary  Depart- 
ment 

Comisaria  General  de  Mexico,  secci6n  de,  186 

Comisarios  Imperiales,  see  Commissaries 

Comision    Geografica    Exploradora,    ramo   de, 

364 
Comision  Mixta,  Archives  of,  267 
Comisi6n    Pesquisadora    en    la    Frontera    del 

Noroestc,  Archive  of.  267 
Comision    Pesquisadora    en    la    Frontera    del 

Norte.  Archive  of.  267 
Commandancy-Gcneral,  Secretariat  of,  exten- 
sion of,  336 
Commandant-Inspector,  ofTicc  of,  76 
Commerce,  see  Trade 
Commissaries,  imperial.  318 
Commissary      Department      (Comisaria      de 

Guerra),  61 
Commissions,  bonier,  archives  of,  267 
Commodore  Chauncey.  American  vessel.  J20 
Communications  and  Public  Works,  set  Corau- 

nicacioncs  y  Obras  PiiMicis 
Community   property    (Comunidadcs).   papers 

relating  to,  186 


496 


Index 


Comonfort,  breach  with,  303 

Comosellamos,  tribe,  447 ;  church  records  of, 

449.  451 
Compania  de  Jesus,  see  Jesuits 
Companla  Volante,  94,  95,  113 
Complaints,  see  Reclamations 
Comundu,  mission  of,  150 
Comunicaciones  y  Obras  Piiblicas,  department 

of,  archives,  5 ;  papers  of,  376 
Comunidades,     seccion     de,     see     Community 

property 
Conall,  Guillermo,  security  for,  177 
Concepcion,  N.  S.  de  la  Purisima,  see  Purisima 

Concepcion,  Texas 
ConcepciSn,  ship,  41,  72,  79,  148,  162,  165 
Concepcion,  Fr.  Antonio  de  la,  charge  made  by, 

129;  request  of,  164 
Concepcion,  Fr.  Juan  de  la,  history  by,  211 
Concepcion,  Fr.  Pedro  de  la,  portrait  of,  393 
Concepcion  del  Pasaje,  N.  S.  de,  presidio,  406 
Concha,   Gov.   Fernando  de  la,   campaign  by, 

124;   certification  by,  35;  correspondence, 

105;  instructions  of,  34;  reports  by,  97,  ill, 

149 
Concha,  Manuel  de  la,  papers  respectmg,  01 
Conchate    Indians,    attempts    to    despoil,    359; 
lands  granted  to,  362;  petition  by,  358;  re- 
port on,  355 
Conchos,  presidio,  discussion  concerning,  96 
Conchos,  San  Francisco  de  los,  see  San  Fran- 
cisco de  los  Conchos 
Conchos  River,  expeditions  to,  37 
Condecoraciones,  seccion  de,  see  Decorations 
Conejo  River,  petition  for  lands  on,  361 
Confederate  States  of  America,  negroes  from, 

238;  see  also  Civil  War,  U.  S. 
Confirmaciones,  see  Confirmation 
Confirmation,  sacrament  of,  140,  447,  463 
Confraternities,  53,  179,  180,  186,  373,  383,  387, 

463 
Congratulations,  317,  324-325 
Congress,  ramo  de,  347 
Congreso   Constituyente,   seccion  de,  321 
Congreso  General,  seccion  de,  321-322 
Congresos  Internacionales,  seccion  de,  see  Con- 
gresses, international 
Congress,  American  vessel,  175,  295 
Congress,  Mexico:    (Chihuahua),  archive  of, 
460;  (Coahuila  and  Texas), 345,  432;  (Con- 
stituent), 321;  (Durango),  representations 
to,  408;    (El  Estado  de  Occidente),   174; 
(Federal):    authorization   by,   248;   com- 
mission  of,   329 ;  correspondence  of,  274, 
441 ;  decrees,  247,  248,  323,  324,  333,  340, 
345,  351-  353;  deputations  in,  336;  meeting 
of,  442;  memorials  to,  9  n.,  351,  434;  note 
transmitted  to,  436;  papers  concerning,  318, 
321-322;  proposals  to,  338,  352,  359;  reports 
concerning,  232,  352,  359,  435;  request  to, 
329;  special  session  of,  333;  treasury  of 
the,  191 ;  see  also  Legislatures 
Congress,  Panama,  see  Panama  Congress 
Congress,  U.   S.,   act   of,  258;   annexation  of 
Texas  and,  246,  247 ;  debates  in,  252 ;  me- 
morial to,  359;  proceedings  of  continental 


congress,  307;  report  to,  267;  speeches  in, 

212;  see  also  House  of   Representatives; 

Senate 
Congresses,  international,  238-240 
Conner,  D.,  correspondence,  248 
Consejo,  Real  y  Supremo,  cedulas,  17;  corre- 
spondence sent  through,  14 
Consejo  Consultivo  de  Edificios  Pi'iblicos,  see 

Council,  Consulting  Public  Buildings 
Consejo  de  Estado,  seccion  de,  323;  see  also 

Council  of  State 
Consejo  de  Gobierno,  seccion  de,  323;  see  also 

Council  of  Government 
Consejo    de    Representantes,    seccion    de,    see 

Council  of  Representatives 
Consejo  Privado  del  E.  Sr.  Presidentc,  seccion 

de,  see  Council  of  the  President 
Consejo    Superior    de    Gobierno    del    Distrito, 

ramo  de,  sec  Council  of  the  District 
Consejo  Superior  de  Salubridad,  ramo  de,  see 

Council  of  Health 
Conspiracies,  57 
Constitution,  administration  of,  347;  drafts  of, 

48;  Spanish,  57 
Consulado,    archives,    7  n. ;    ordinances,    371 ; 

Tribunal  of,  64,  192 
Consules  Estrangeros,  seccion  de,  240 ;  see  also 

Consuls 
Consules  Mexicanos,  seccion  de,  240 
Consuls,  foreign,  240;  papers  concerning,  265; 

see  also  names   of  countries,  places,  and 

individual  consuls 
Contador  Oficial  Real,  papers  delivered  to,  69 
Contaduria,  letters  to,  217;  papers  from,  217 
Contaduria  de  Propios,  seccion  de,  323 
Contingentes  de  los  Estados,  seccion  de,  323 
Contratos,  ramo  de,  364 
Contreras,  battle  of,  212 

Contreras,  Father  Caspar  de,  letters  of,  25,  74 
Convento  de  San  Antom'o  (Durango),  archive 

of,  409 
Convento  de  Santo  Domingo,  archive  of,  219 
Convents,  accounts  of,  370;   founding  of,  43; 

papers  concerning,  216,  373;  relation  of,  32; 

see  also  Colleges;  Monasteries;  Religious 

houses 
Cook,  James,  diary  of,  32 
Cook.  Santiago,  expedition  of,  466 
Cooke,  William   G.,  commission  to,  283,  291 ; 

masonic  certificate  of,  283 
Coopers,  colonists,  petition  of,  320 
Copanes,  baptism  of,  447 
Copano,  closure  of  port  of,  187;  colonization  at, 

355 ;  expedition  against,  285 
Copano  y  la  Boca,  Fuerte  de,  action  of,  275 
Copenhagen,  international  conference  at,  240 
Copper,  for  missions,  72 
Coras,   Santiago   de   las,  see   Santiago   de  las 

Coras 
Corbalan,  Cristobal,  correspondence  of,  155 
Corbalan,    Pedro,    account    rendered   by,    128; 
correspondence,  103,  128,  131,  132,  171 ;  ex- 
pedition   under,    466;    reception    of,   466; 
report  by,  137 
Corbert,  Juan,  order  concerning,  430 


Index 


497 


Cordero,  Antonio,  correspondence,  224,  277, 
400.  4.13 ;  diary  by,  in;  information  se- 
cured by,  119 

Cordoba,  Fr.  Lucas  de,  letter  of,  199 

Cordova,  action  at,  313;  defense  of,  306;  notices 
concerning.  32 ;  treaty  of,  339 

Cordova,  Juan  de,  letters  of,  54 

Corlies  and  Co.,  264 

Corona,  Cen.,  accusations  of,  213 ;  letters  to,  213 

Coronado,  Francisco  V'asquez  de,  report  con- 
cerning, 234 

Corpus  Christi,  American  army  at,  247 ;  troops 
at,  285 

Corpus  Christi,  Brazo  de,  wreck  found  in,  404 

Corpus  Christi,  Ysla  de,  exclusion  of  Ameri- 
cans from,  448 

Corpus  Christi  de  los  Tiguas  (Ysleta),  mission 
of,  463. 

Corpus  Christi  Gazette,  293 

Corra,  of  Jecker,  Corra,  and  Co.,  250 

Corras,  Estanislao,  letters  brought  by,  457 

Correo  Mexhano,  schooner,  226,  274 

Correos,  Directores  Generales  de,  correspond- 
ence sent  to,  14  n. 

Correos,  seccion  de,  186;  see  also  Mails 

Correspondencia  (Varias),  seccion  de,  264 

Correspondencia  de,  Iturbide,  seccion  de,  323 

Correspondencia  de  los  Virreyes,  seccion  de, 
12-17,  sec  Viceroys 

Cortes,  deputies  to  the,  59;  loan  to,  371 

Cortes,  Dr.  Cosme,  arrival  of,  400 

Cortes,  Hernan,  trial  of,  32 

Cortez,  Fr.,  description  by,  396 

Cortina,  Fr.  Pedro,  map  drawn  by,  366 

Corwin,  request  to,  231 

Cos,  Gen.  Martin,  capitulation  of,  275  ;  corre- 
spondence of,  274  ;  papers  concerning,  273 ; 
removal  of,  345 ;  reports  by,  274 

Cosio,  Joaquin  de,  administration  of,  211 

Cosio,  Nicolas,  papers  respecting,  61 

Cossack.  American  vessel,  66 

Costanso,  Miguel,  communications  of,  152,  160; 
correspondence,  139,  167,  168;  diary  of,  56; 
opinions  of,  37,  no,  ng;  plans  of,  7;  re- 
ports by.  139.  144 

Cota,  Pablo,  examination  of  site  by,  158 

Cotonamcs,  tribe,  church  records  of,  447, 449, 450 

Cottle,  Barsilla,  liberation  of,  284 

Cotton,  see  Trade,  cotton 

Coues,  Elliott,  On  the  Trail  of  a  Spanish  Pio- 
neer, 26,  32,  37 

Council  Bluffs,  conference  at,  256 

Council,  Consulting  Public  Buildings,  369 

Council  of  Empire,  327 

Council  of  Government,  275,  323,  363,  459 

Council  of  Health,  347 

Council  of   Representatives,  323 

Council  of  State,  323,  327,  341,  353,  432 

Council  of  the  District,  347 

Council  of  the  Indies,  loi 

Council  of  the  President,  323 

Councils,  318;  departmental,  317;  municipal, 
see  Ayunt.Tmicntos;  of  war,  see  Junta,  de 
guerra ;  provincial,  217;  see  also  Junta; 
names  of  particular  councils 

33 


Counterfeiting,  245,  246,  252,  262 

Courts,  of  Exchequer,  317;  press  of,  317;  re- 
forms in,  98 

Covarrubias,  Father  Bruno  de,  relation  by,  52 

Cox.  Prof.  1.  J.,  paper  by,  35 

Cozumel,  Isla  de,  commercial  agency  at,  252 

Crabb,  Henry  A.,  expedition  under,  230;  fili- 
busters under,  303 

Credit  and  Commerce,  department  of,  369;  see 
also  Hacienda,  Credito  Publico,  y  Com- 
ercio 

Creeks,  migration  of,  225 

Crespi,  Fr.  Juan,  correspondence,  139,  166,  196, 
197;  diary  of,  32;  reports  of,  139;  request 
by,    194 

Crespo,  Gov.  Francisco  Antonio,  correspond- 
ence,  103,   104 ;  report  of,  27 

Crespo,  Fr.  Jose,  coming  of,  334 

Crespo,  Joseph,  petition  by,  208 

Crimen,  Real  Sala  del,  archives,  7  n.,  10;  regis- 
ters of,   19 

Cristiano,  Juan  Andres,  petition  by,  363 

Croix,  Caballero  de  (Tcodoro  de  Croix),  ad- 
ministration of,  98;  appointment  of,  89; 
arrangements  by,  154 ;  charges  against, 
107;  commission  to,  100;  correspondence, 
31,  99,  loi,  122,  14D,  154,  208,  453,  466; 
diary  of,  207 ;  documents  sent,  155 ;  first 
commandant-general,  75 ;  impost  fixed  by, 
132;  instructions  by,  140;  instructions  to, 
99.  133;  made  viceroy  of  Peru,  75;  order 
concerning,  95 ;  recommendations  of,  75, 
41s;  reports  by,  96,  154;  sanity  of,  154 

Croix,  Marques  de  (Carlos  Francisco  de 
Croix),  viceroy,  appointment  of,  87;  com- 
munication of,  IIS;  correspondence,  24,  25, 
28,  144,  172;  orders  directed  to,  19;  papers 
of  administration  of,  14 

Croix,  Villa  de,  affairs  at,  n3;  inundation  of, 

13s 

Cruillas,  Marquis  de  (Joaquin  de  Monserrat), 
I         470;  despatch  by,  129 
I  Crusade,  see  Cruzada 
'  Cruz,  Jose,  papers  respecting,  61 

Cruz,  Valentin,  application  by,  439 

Cruzada,  seccion  de,  186 ;  see  also  Cruzada, 
Santa 

Cruzada,  Santa,  bulls  of,  162,  186,  387,  406,  407; 
pnpers  concerning,  10 

Cruzado,  Fr.  Antonio,  goods  received  by,  168 

Cruzate,  Gov.,  declaration  forwarded  by,  52 

Cruzatc,  Domingo  Gironza  Petris  de,  see  Gir- 
onza 

Cuadra,  Juan  Francisco  de  la  Bodega  y,  see 
Bodcca  y  Quadra 

Cuancanay,  report  concerning,  107 

Cuartelejos,  report  on,  106 

Cuartelcs,  department  of,  papers,  9 

Cuatitlan,  Canary  Islanders  in.  92 

Cuba,  affairs  of,  266,  268;  b.inishment  of  In- 
dians to,  465;  captain-jtcneral  of,  32;  cor- 
respondence with  olficials  of,  57,  6S: 
expedition  from,  266:  military  authorities 
of,  66;  military  correspondence  with,  50; 
papers  concerning,  58.  315;  Perez's  Cutd* 


498 


Index 


to  archives  of,  64,  65,  134;  pirates  in,  224; 
question  with  U.  S.,  233;  report  concern- 
ing. 325;  revolution  in,  264;  Royal  Com- 
pany of,  182 

Cubas,  Ignacio,  archivist,  documents  sent  by, 
272;  work  of,  8-9,  8n. 

Cuebas,  Juan  Antonio,  account  by,  161 

Cuebas,  Fr.  Miguel  Antonio  de  las,  report  of, 
31 

Cuellar,  Lope  de,  papers  concerning,  104 

Cuencame,  depredations  in,  124 

Cucntas,  Audiencia  de,  papers  from,  211 

Cuentas.  Contaduria  Mayor  de,  archives,  7  n. ; 
papers  from,  211 

Cuentas,  Real  Tribunal  de,  46,  64 ;  documents 
sent  to,  36;  plan  of,  70;  records  of,  19; 
statement  by,  155 

Cuerbo  y  Valdez,  Francisco,  governor  of 
Coahuila,  478;  governor  of  New  Mexico, 
473;  proclamations  by,  422;  work  of,  423 

Cucrk  (Kirk  ?),  Reymundo,  declaration  of,  133 

Cuernavaca,  ayuntamiento  of,  326;  plan  of,  273 

Cuerno  Verde,  28 

Cuerpos  Veteranos,  department  of,  papers,  9 

Cuesta,  project  of  loan  by,  264 

Cuesta,  Eustaquio  de  la,  request  of,  142 

Cuesta,  Fernando,  governor  of  Sonora,  cor- 
respondence, 293 

Cuesta,  Jose  de  la,  correspondence  of,  271 

Cueva,  Juan  Antonio,  report  by,  141 

Cueva,  Got:  Juan  Gutierrez  de  la,  see  Gutierrez 
de  la  Cueva 

Cueva   or  Cuevas,  Fr.   Pedro   de   la,   miscon- 
_  duct  of,  165 ;  retirement  of,  162 

Cujanes,  baptism  of,  447;  recommendation  con- 
cerning, 334 

Culiacan,  papers  transferred  to,  467 

Culto,  ramo  de   (Guadalajara),  3S4 

Cumana,  military  correspondence,  59;  papers 
concerning,  58 

Cumanches,  see  Comanches 

Cummings,  Santiago,  application  by,  439 

Cunningham,  George  Stuart,  denunciation  by, 
236 

Curacies,  53 

Curd,  J.  W.,  information  given  by,  463 

Curier,  Stephen,  passage  of,  433 

Currency,  collection  of,  453;  Mexican,  259; 
papers  concerning,  42,  332;  reform  of,  43; 
see  also  Counterfeiting 

Curtis,  letter  of,  357;  power  of  attorney  granted 
to,  357 

Curtis,  George,  report  by,  177 

Curzon,  Thomas  Roper,  contract  of,  237 

Gushing,  Caleb,  note  by,  258 

Cusihuiriachic,  transfer  of  Americans  to,  457 

Cusihuiriachic.  Santa  Rosa  de,  see  Santa  Rosa 
de  Cusihuiriachic 

Custom-Houses,  Direction  General  of,  see 
Aduanas,  Direccion  General  de ;  papers 
concerning,  184,  192,  250,  318,  319;  reports 
and  accounts,  371 ;  troubles,  260 

Customs,  see  Duties 

Cyane,  U.  S.  vessel,  248,  288,  295 


Daguiarique,  Indian  chief,  136 

Daily  American  Star,  newspaper,  215 

Dalling,  John,  edict  signed  by,  307 

Danley,  prisoner,  communication  from,  296 

D'Arelle,  survey  of,  235 

Daroca,  Capl.  Antonio  Maria  de,  letters  of,  105 

Datill,  Lipan  chief,  request  of,  320 

Dauterribe,  Baron,  debtors  of,  44 

Davenport,  Barr  and,  see  Barr  and  Davenport 

Davenport,  Benigno,  application  by,  439 

Davenport,  Samuel,  correspondence,  67 ;  report 

by,  126 
David,  Guillermo,  letters  of,  54 
David,  ship,  183 

Davidson,  prisoner,  communication  from,  296 
Davidson  Co.,  Tenn.,  memorial  from,  355 
Davila,  Garcia,  papers  respecting,  61 
Davila,  Jose,  papers  respecting,  61 
Davila,  Miguel,  concession  to,  438 
Davila  y  Prieto,  proposal  by,  322 
Davis,  armed  gathering  near,  230 
Davis,  Daniel,  prisoner,  284 
Davis,  Col.  James,  communications  to,  285 
Davis,  Jefferson,  appointment  by,  232 
Davis,  Samuel,  petition  by,  355 
Deacon,  James  Henry,  contract  of,  237 
Deaf-Mutes,  conference  for  betterment  of,  240 
Debt,  Public,  papers  concerning,  264,  371 
Declouet,  movements  of,  183 
DcClover   (De  Clouet),   Capt.  Luis  de,  letter 

from,  126 
Decorations,  236 
Decrees,  congressional,  323,  324,  333,  340,  345; 

ecclesiastical,  395,  400,  415;  executive,  317, 

323,  404,  440;  of  secretariats,  323,  364;  of 

the  states,  317,  323-324   _ 
Decretos,  ramo  de,  364 ;  seccion  de,  323  ;  see  also 

Decrees 
Decretos  del  Congreso,  seccion  de,  323 
Decretos  de  los  Estados,  seccion  de,  323-324 
Decretos  del  Poder  Executive,  seccion  de,  323 
Decretos  de  Relaciones,  seccion  de,  323 
Deene,  ship,  183 
Defiance,  ship,  183 
Degollado,  agent  of,  303 
Delahanty,  Florencio,  petition  by,  354 
Dele,   American,   accusation  against,  431 ;  see 

also  Dell;  Dill 
De  Leon,  Gov.  Alonso,  acts  executed  before, 

412;   commission   to,   412,   422;   complaint 

against,  91 ;  death  of,  422 ;  diaries  by,  123, 

23s ;  expedition  of,  410 ;  governor  of  Nuevo 

Leon,  410;  Indian  wars  of,  424;  letter  by, 

384;  official  acts  of,  444;  operations  of,  422; 

trials  before,  412 
De  Leon,  Sargento  Mayor  Alonso,  biographical 

information  concerning,  412;  inventory  of 

property  of,  412 
De  Leon,  Alonzo  (Cadereyta),  family  records, 

419,  421  ;  grants  to.  411 
De  Leon,  Juan  de,  brother  of,  412 ;  grant  to,  444 
De  Leon,  Martin,  complaint  by,  350;  contract 

of,  434,  437 ;   request   to   assign   lands  to, 

435;  transfer  to,  438 
De  Leon,  Ygnacio,  application  by,  439 


Index 


499 


Delgado,  Fr.  Carlos,  letters  of,  27,  55 ;  relation 

by,  55;  report  of,  27 
Delgado,  Jose  Maria,  map  made  by,  366 
Dell,  Sarah,  application  by,  439 
Dencasots    (Uuncastle  ?),    Stephen,    prisoner, 

284 
Departamento  Consultivo  y  de  Asuntos  Judi- 

cialcs,  369 
Departamento  de  Credito  y  Comercio,  369 
Departments,  government  of,  326 
Deputies,  papers  concerning,  225,  321-322,  324 
Desagiie,  seccion  de,  186 
Descubieria,  vessel,  200 
Deserters,  arrest  of,  85,  86 
De  Soto,  Fortunato,  petition  of,  350 
De  Soto,  Hernando,  route  of,  234,  235 
De  Soto,  Marcelo,  correspondence,  67 
Despalier,  correspondence,  67 
Destituciones,  ramo  de,  348 
Deuda  Publica,  seccion  de,  264;  see  also  Debt 
De  Vino  de  Pussac,  report  signed  by,  325 
Dewheats   (DeWitt  ?),  attack  on  caravan  of, 

260 
DeWitt,  Green,  colony  of,  435,  439 ;  grants  to, 

434,  438;  investigation  of  conduct  of,  432 
Dey,  letter  of,  357 ;  power  of  attorney  granted 

to,  357 
Diana,  American  vessel,  183,  184 
Diario  de  los  Debates,  317 
Diario  de  Mexico,  207 
Diario  Oficial,  193.  274,  279,  280,  347,  348,  368, 

375  ;  ramo  de,  347 
Diaz,  Augustin,  maps  by,  365 
Diaz,  Juan,  papers  respecting,  61 
Diaz,  Fr.  Juan,  diary  of,  56;  opinion  of,  103; 

portrait  of,  393;  report  by,  153 
Diaz,  Juan  Antonio,  proceedings  against,  427 
Diaz,  Luiz,  maps  by,  365 
Diaz,  Manuel,  proceedings  against,  427 
Diaz,  Prcs.  Porfirio,  recognition  of,  259 
Diaz  de  la  Vega,  Fr.  Jose,  writing  of,  32 
Diaz  de  Leon,  Fr.  Jose  Antonio,  complaint  by, 

431 ;  entry  signed  by,  447 
Diaz  de  Ortega,  Felipe,  correspondence  with, 

III ;  reports  by,  112 
Diaz  de  Ortega,  Ramon,  papers  respecting,  61 
Diaz  de  Salccdo,  Bruno,  report  by,  70 
Diaz  de  Solorzano,  Dn.  Manuel,  license  to,  87 
Diaz  Miron,  Gen.  Pedro,  delivery  to,  300;  or- 
ders to,  300 
Diccionario  Universal  de  Hisloria  y  de  Geo- 

grafia,  10  n.,  11  n.,  34,  79 
Dickinson,  agent  at  New  York,  302 
Dido,  ship,  250 

Diego,  Fr.  Francisco,  request  of,  139 
Dicz,  Fr.  Joseph,  letters  of,  29 
Dilao,     Philippine     Islands,     communications 

from.  206,  207 
Dill  (Dell  ?),  Santiago,  widow  of,  438-439 
Dimit.  Felipe,  naturalization  of,  437;  prisoner, 

284 
Dinclli,  Alejandro,  naturalization  of,  437 
Dios  Pradel,  Juan  de,  alienation  of  property  in 

favor  of,  435 


Dios  Uribe,  Juan  de,  work  of,  8,  9;  report  of, 

21  n. 
Diplomas,  304 
Diputados  y  Senadores.  seccion   de,  324;  see 

also  Deputies ;  Senators 
Direccion  de  la  Casa  de  Moneda  y  Oficinas  de 

Ensaye,  departamento  de.  361^ 
Direccion  General  de  Aduanas.  departamento 

de.  369 
Direccion  General  del  Catastro,  departamento 

de,  369 
Direccion   General   del  Timbre,  departamento 

de.  369 
Direccion   General   de   Obras    Publicas  y   sus 

Dependencias.  ramo  de,  347 
Direccion  General  de  Rentas  del  Distrito  Fed- 
eral, departamento  de.  369 
Distrito  Norte  de  la  Baja  California,  ramo  de, 

348 
Distrito  Sur  de  la  Baja  California,  ramo  de, 

348 
Diversos,  ramo  de,  364 
Diversiones  Publicas,  see  Amusements 
Division  Territorial,  seccion  de,  324 
Doctrinas,  administration  of,  54 ;  memorial  con- 
cerning. 74 
Documentacion   Periodica  de  los  Cuerpos  del 

Ejercito  y  Armada  Nacional.  seccion  de, 

305 
Documentos  para  la  Historia  de  la  Inquisici6n, 

in  the  Museo  Nacional,  203-204 
Documentos  para  la  Historia  de  Mixico,  see 

Garcia  Icazbalecta 
Documentos  Relatives  a  las  Misiones  de  Cali- 

fornias,  194-201 
Documentos   Relatives  al   Museo,  secci6n  de, 

324 
Documentos  Sucltos,  seccion  de,  267-268 
Dolores,  Tex.,  affairs  of,  135;  429;  settlement 

of,  120,  446 ;  title  to,  429 
Dolores  de  la  Punta.  Nuevo  Leon,  mission,  389 
Dolores,  Fr.  Maria  Ano  de  los,  commission  to, 

209;  escrilos  by.  30;  petition  of,  30;  re- 
port hy,  30;  request  by.  92 
Dominguez.  Fr.  Francisco  Atanacio.  diary  by, 

39:  discoveries  of,  28;  expedition  of,  37; 

letters  of,  37 
Dominguez,  Col.  Juan,  colonization  operations 

of,  320.  354,  433.  437 
Dominguez,  Manuel,  paper  sent  by,  337 
Dominguez,  Maria,  despatch  of.  170 
Dominguez  y  Galfarsoso.  Father,  communica- 
tions from,  206 
Dominicans,    complaint    of,    169;    complaints 
against,    119:   discussion   concerning,    160; 
division  of  missions  with.  33,  34,  119,  130; 
expenses    of,    105;    headquarters    of,    220; 
list  of,   162;   missions,  68,  69,  83.  86.   140. 
'57.  37',  3S2-390;  orders  to,  148;  recruiting 
of,   158;  relations  with,   196;  requests  of, 
15^,   163,   164:  stipends  for,   156,   170;  see 
also  names  of  individual  Dominicans 
Donativo  para  armamcnln.  see  Arm.imcnt 
Donativos  y   Prestamos,  scccibn  de,  see  Gifts 
and  Loans 


500 


Index 


Dos  Hermaitos,  ship,  300 

Downcs,  Capi..  correspondence,  66 

Doyle,  Percy  W.,  charge,  correspondence  with, 
229 

Drage,  Ockling,  and  Co.,  seizure  of  goods  of, 
262 

Drake,  Benjamin  Lovell,  petition  by,  354 

Drake,  Francis,  documents  conccrnin;:;,   188 

Dryden,  William  G.,  commission  to,  :.'83 ;  cor- 
respondence, 283,  284;  liberation  of,  283; 
prosecution  of,  281,  283 

Dunne,  William,  offer  of,  241 

Dubai,  Francisco,  petition  of,  425 

Dublan  y  Lozano,  Legislacion  Mexicana,  ion., 
221  n.,  367  n.,  374  n. 

Duclaud,  Dr.  D.  F.,  declaration  of,  300 

Duclor,  Francisco,  correspondence,  273 

Duke  Nombre  de  Jesus,  Coahuila,  mission  auc- 
tion of,  432;  depredations  at,  423;  mineral 
discovery  in  hill  of,  91  ;  missionaries  of,  72 

Dunbar,  Sir  William,  expedition  of,  126,  309; 
passport  for,  126 

Duncan,  Abner,  representative  of,  355 

Duplicados,  of  royal  cedulas,  18-19 

Duque,  Francisco,  appointment  of,  330;  letter 
of,  287 

Duran,  Agustln,  bankruptcy  of,  174 

Duran,  Fr.  Narciso,  letters  by,  271 

Duran,  Toribio,  goods  imported  by,  404 

Duran,  Vicente,  application  by,  439 

Durango  (city),  canongia  pcnitcnciaria  of,  119; 
civil  archives,  406-408;  College  of,  25,  52, 
406;  correspondence  with  authorities  at, 
461;  diocese  of,  377,  406;  division  of 
bishopric  of,  yi;  ecclesiastical  archives, 
40S-409;  episcopal  orders  of,  463;  erection 
of  bishopric  of,  384;  historical  informa- 
tion concerning,  406;  importance  of  ar- 
chives of,  377;  intendancy  of,  I,  82,  311; 
Jesuits  for  bishopric  of,  25,  70;  manufac- 
ture of  arms  at,  137;  subtreasury  of,  113 

Durango  (state),  accounts,  82,  409;  affairs 
of,  82,  98,  ic6,  114,  127;  approach  of 
American  army  to,  458;  boundaries  of,  95; 
commandant  of,  papers  of,  279,  283,  453 ; 
correspondence  with  military  authorities 
of,  294;  correspondence  with  officials  of, 
90,  107,  295;  government,  406;  governors 
of,  correspondence,  94,  258,  335 ;  grants  in, 
379;  military  affairs  of,  119,  134,  137;  mis- 
sions, 456 ;  notices  of,  25 ;  union  against 
Indians.  458 

Durango,  Bishop  of,  complaint  against,  127 ; 
correspondence,  26,  155,  180,  453 ;  dona- 
tion of,  457;  jurisdiction  of,  406;  list  of 
bishops,  472 ;  representation  of,  153 ;  re- 
quest concerning,  396;  visitation  by,  155; 
see  also  names  of  individual  bishops 

Duret,  John,  application  by,  439 

Duret    (Turret),  American   frigate,    165 

Duro,  Cesareo  Fernandez,  Don  Diego  de  Peiia- 
losa.  22 

Durte,  Juan,  application  by,  437 

Dutch,  see  Netherlands 


Duties,  customs,  229,  336 ;  exemption  from,  237, 
254;  payment  of,  161  ;  valuation  and  col- 
lection of,  142;  vessels  exempt  from,  84; 
see  also,  Alcabalas 

F.agle,  American  vessel,  163 

Kagle  Pass,  custom-house  at,  250 

Earthquakes,  147,  214,  436 

Eayrs,  George  Washington,  certificate  by,  156; 
connection  with,  337;  letters  of,  156 

Eayrs  Manuscripts,  156 

Eca  y  Musquiz,  Rafael,  correspondence,  326; 
grant  to,  444;  petition  by,  355 

Ecclesiastical  Affairs  (Negocios  Eclcsiasticos), 
department  of,  179,  374 

Ecclesiastical  Archives  (San  Luis  Potosi), 
405 ;  see  also  Ecclesiastical  papers 

Ecclesiastical  papers,  46,  381-385  passim,  388-392 
passim,  396-402,  405,  408-409,  415-419  pas- 
sim 

Ecclesiastics,  charges  against,  46;  licenses  and 
appropriations  for,  371 ;  see  also  Mission- 
aries 

Echaiz.  Jose  Maria,  agent  of,  439 

Echavarri,  see  Chavarri 

Echeagaray,  Gov.  Francisco  de,  correspondence 
with,  109 

Echeagaray,  Manuel  de,  campaign  under,  100; 
expedition  of,  iii;  reports  by,  112 

Echeandia,  Gov.  Jose  Maria,  appointment  of, 
336;  correspondence,  146,  272,  328;  reports 
by,  271,  328;  revolution  against,  272 

Echeverria  Father  Joseph,  letters  to,  24,  53; 
notification  of,  129;  report  to,  52 

Echeverria  y  Veitia,  Mariano  Fernandez  de, 
papers  by,  203 

Echevers  y  Subisa,  Gov.  Pedro  Fermin  de,  478 ; 
archive  delivered  to,  423 

Echeveste,  Juan  Jose  de,  correspondence,  38, 
12S,  150;  goods  sent  by,  128;  list  by,  170; 
opinion  of,  113;  regulation  by,  130;  re- 
quests by,  170 

Eclipse,  ship,  85 

Ecuador,  minister  from,  257 

Ecueracapa,  see  Equeracapa 

Eduardo,  Fr.,  murder  of,   164 

Edwards,  Haden,  lands  forfeited  by,  356;  pe- 
titions of,  350,  353 ;  proceedings  of,  225, 
353.  432;  proclamations  by,  225,  432;  re- 
bellion of,  433;  reports  concerning,  353 

Bl  Baldez,  ship,  166 

El  Caiion,  affairs  of,  89 

El  Cielo,  Indian  chief,  89 

Elections,  administration  of,  347;  papers  con- 
cerning, 317 

Electricians,  International  Congress  of,  239 

El  Flaco,  Indian  chief,  89 

Elguezabal,  Capt.  Juan  Bautista,  correspond- 
ence with,  108 

Elguezabal,  Valentin,  application  by,  439 

Elias,  Simon,  correspondence,  279;  petition  in 
favor  of,  330 

Elisondo,  Col.  Domingo  de,  campaigns  of,  loi ; 
expeditions  of,  81,  95,  131;  letters  of,  25; 
orders  to,  24;  reception  of,  466 


Index 


501 


Eliza,  Francisco,  complaints  by,  172 ;  corre- 
spondence, 41,  78,  156,  162;  description  by, 
79;  explorations  of,  41,  42;  instructions  to, 
41 ;  reports  by,  41 

Elliot  de  Castro,  Juan,  account  by,  272;  reports 
.  of,  273 

Ellis,  Powhatan,  correspondence,  226,  290;  in- 
vitation to,  246 

El  Paso,  American  forces  at,  347 ;  customs, 
263;  diary  from,  279;  disorders  in,  254; 
fort  at,  254;  importation  at,  459;  Indian 
troubles  at,  334 

El  Paso  de  las  Mancas,  removal  of  mission  to, 
422 

El  Paso  del  Norte,  see  Paso  del  Norte 

Emilia,  ship,  183 

Emory,  Alaj.  W.  H.,  survey  under  direction  of, 
365. 

Emparan,  Gov.  Miguel  Joseph  de,  correspond- 
ence, 90,  116,  132;  disagreement  of,  95; 
report  by,  117;  review  by,  425 

Emparan  y  Echegaray,  Col.,  papers  respecting, 
61 

Emperor,  Private  Secretariat  of  the,  corres- 
pondence, 311 

Encantada,  hacienda  of,  436 

Encarnacion,  La,  records  at  church  of,  220; 
sale  of  slaves  of  convent  of,  217 

Encinal,  action  of,  275 ;  missions  of,  28 

Encomiendas,  186 

Encouragement,  Colonization,  and  Industry, 
department  of,  see  Fomento,  Colonizacion, 
e  Industria 

Endyniion.  ship,  183 

Engelhardt,  Fr.  Zcphyrin,  Missions  and  Mis- 
sionaries of  California,  68,  70,  474  n. 

Engineers  (Ingenieros),  correspondence  with 
board  of,  310;  department  of,  9;  papers  re- 
specting, 62 

England,  aid  solicited  of,  229;  complaints  of, 
242;  consul  of,  173;  defense  against,  407; 
expedition  against,  165;  expeditions  of,  40, 
147;  hostilities  of,  208;  in  California,  177; 
in  Florida,  58;  in  Havana,  57;  investigation 
concerning  persons  of,  407  ;  in  West  Indies, 
305;  loans  in,  264;  Mexican  agents  in,  223; 
minister  of,  284;  officers  of,  correspond- 
ence, 57;  operations  of,  204;  order  con- 
cerning people  of,  83;  policy  of,  340;  pris- 
oners, 36,  40,  147,  182 ;  purchase  of  arms 
in,  54,  24S,  249;  recognition  by,  244;  rela- 
tions at  Manila,  160;  relations  with,  182; 
relations  with  Spain,  112;  reports  con- 
cerning, 183;  revolution  attempted  by.  173; 
siege  by,  204;  treaty  with,  306;  vessels,  40, 
43,  loi,  173,  181,  182,  242,  3-;8,  342;  wars, 
36,  47,  57,  112;  see  also  Great  Britain 

Ensffiada  Cojo,  expedition  to,  272 

Ensonada  del  Principe,  plan  of,   151 

Enterprise,  American  vessel,  156 

Epidcmias,  seccion  de,  241 ;  see  also  Epidemics 

Epidemics,  241,  318,  458 

Epoca,  La,  405 

Equeracapa,  Comanche  chief,  campaign  by,  97; 
treaty  signed  by,  97 


Erminia,  Russian  vessel,  272 

Escalante,  Alfires  Juan  Bautista,  declaration 
of,  52 

Escalante,  Fr.  Silvestre  (Francisco)  Velez, 
diary  of,  28,  39;  expedition  of,  28,  37; 
letters  of,  22,  28,  37;  map  of  discoveries  of, 
28;  plan  of,  151  ;  report  of,  21 

Escalera,  Jose  Maria,  application  by,  438 

Escalera,  Juan  N.,  application  by,  438 

Escalona,  I'iceroy  Duque  dc,  investigation  of, 
32 

Escandon,  Villa  dc,  96,  114 

Escandon,  Jose  de,  cause  of,  113;  colony  of, 
446;  commission  to,  164;  correspondence 
of,  107,  120,  196.  205,  373,  426;  documents 
of,  304;  exploration  by,  121  ;  official  acts  of, 
120;  order  concerning,  120;  pacification  by, 
•37;  reports  by,  59,  107,  121,  164;  request 
of,  153;  trial  of,  121  ;  work  of,  38,  136.  396 

Escandon,  Ygnacio  de,  see  Sierra  Gorda,  Conde 
de 

Escobar,  Father  Christobal  de,  Jesuit  provincial, 
correspondence,  49,  54 ;  relation  by,  75 

Escoccses,  discussion  of,  340 

Escondido,  Puerto  de,  plan  of,  150 

F.scorsa,  treasurer,  accounts  sent  by,  98 

Escudero,  Father,  letter  concerning,  196 

Escudero,  Agustin,  correspondence,  280;  report 
by,  337 

Escudero,  Simon,  commissioner,  complaint 
against,  334;  mission  of,  224 

Escuelas  Coreccionales,  ramo  de,  347 ;  see  also 
Schools 

Esnaurrizar,  Antonio,  application  by,  439;  peti- 
tion by,  354 

Esnaurrizar,  Doiia  Maria  Francisca,  application 
by,  438 

Espada,  San  Francisco  de  la,  see  San  Fran- 
cisco de  la  Espada 

Esparsa,  Miguel  dc,  statement  by,  48 

Esparza,  Capt.  Antonio  Casimiro  de.  see  Cas- 
imiro  de  Esparza 

Espino,  Capt.  Juan  B.,  prisoners  conducted  by, 

?^ 
Espinosa,  Domingo,  trial  of.  466 

Espinosa,  Fr.  Isidro  Felix  de,  386;  biography 
by,  38<);  Chriinicct  .ipostHiea,  34,  51,  387, 
388;  data  concernmg.  391;  diary  by,  55; 
expedition  by,  390;  letters  of,  29;  opinions 
of,  29;  portrait  of,  y)^;  report  by,  91 

Espinosa,  Dr.  Juan  dc,  lite  of,  389 

Espinosa,  Dn.  Pascual  Montero  dc,  circular  of, 
44 

Espinosa  de  los  Monachos,  Juan  Jose,  corre- 
spondence, 277 

Espinosa  de  los  Montcros,  correspondence,  69 

Espiritu  Santo,  Rahia  del,  attack  on  corporal 
of.  430;  ayuntamiento  of,  53.  342;  cb.ip- 
lain  of.  134;  citizen  captured  on  road  10, 
431;  colonization,  355;  communication  by 
way  of,  34 ;  companies  of,  106.  y->\ :  com- 
plaint against  licutcn.tnt  of,  <y 
pondencc  concerning,  44 ;  corn- 
with  capl.iin  of  presidio  of,  105;  iu-|  ..Mium 
of  strangers  at,  431;  discussion  of,   164; 


502 


Index 


document  relating  to  presidio  of,  430;  ex- 
amination of  citizens  of,  124;  expedition 
in  search  of,  49;  exploration  of,  51;  In- 
dians delivered  by  captain  of,  88;  Indian 
trouble  at,  122;  invasion  of,  223;  map  of 
coast  country  around,  399;  missions,  pa- 
pers concerning,  45,  397,  398,  437 ;  occupa- 
tion of,  284;  removal  of,  132;  repairing  of 
church  at,  428;  revolution  at,  359;  sack 
of,  334;  soldiers  of,  92,  122,  311 ;  statement 
of,  399;  tobacco  monopoly  for,  429;  vessels 
excluded  from,  433 
Estadistica,  seccion  de,  324,  368;  sec  also  Sta- 
tistics 
Estado  Civil  de  Estrangeros,  seccion  de,  241 
Estado  Libre  del  Oeste,  see  Free  State  of  the 

West 
Estado  Mayor,  Archive  del  Cuerpo  del,  312-315 
Estados  Unidos  Limites,  sub-seccion  de,  234- 

236 
Estate,  Public  Credit,  and  Commerce,  depart- 
ment of,  see  Hacienda,  Credito  Publico,  y 
Comercio 
Estates,  Auditor   for,  317;   papers   respecting, 

323.  324 
Estavillo,   Fr.    Francisco,   procurator   of   mis- 
sions, correspondence,  68,  127;  representa- 
tion by,  14s ;  requests  by,  70,  80 
Estes,  Peter  H.,  proposition  of.  242 
Estez,  Fr.  Francisco  de,  portrait  of,  393 
Estrada,  Jose  Maria,  appointment  of,  139 
Estrada,  Jose  Maria  Gutierrez,  see  Gutierrez 

Estrada 
Estranjeros,  seccion  de,  241-242;  see  also  For- 
eigners 
Etches,  Richard  Cadman,  agreement  of,  40 
Europe,  coalition  of,  231 ;  colonists,  354,  360, 
362;  colonization  plan  concerning.  237;  in- 
tervention of,  231,  232 
Evacite,  Maria  Josefa,  abandonment  of,  165 
Everett,    Alexander    H.,    minister    to    Spain, 

speech  of,  225 
Evia,  Jose  de,  communication  by,  52;  diary  by, 
39,  52;  explanation  by,  34;  instructions  to, 
35;   observations   of,  35;   papers  of,  235; 
plans  of,  39,  52 
Excises,  see  Alcabalas 
Exercito  y  Real  Hacienda,  Tesoreria  y  Con- 

taduria  de.  archives,  7  n. 
Exhortos.  seccion  de,  sec  Requisitions 
Exmalquios,  founding  of  mission  of,  422 
Expeditions,  38,  55,  57;  see  also  names  of  indi- 
viduals 
Explorations,    diaries,    maps,    and    reports    of, 
see  Aguirre    (Juan   Bautista),   Amangual, 
Anza,   Apaches,   Arispe,   Berlandier,   Ber- 
roteran,  Bexar,  Bodega  y  Quadra,  Bosque 
(Fernando    del),    Bruno,    Bucareli    Bay, 
Caaniaiio,  Caballero  (Felix),  Cadodachos, 
California,  California  Alta,  California  An- 
tigua, California  Nueva,  Californias,  Cal- 
vert, Campa.  Cancio   (Fr.  Lorenzo),  Caii- 
izares,    Carrasco,    Castafio   de    Sosa,   Cha- 
vez    (Jose    Antonio),    Chinipas,    Chovell, 
Coahuila  and  Texas,  Colorado  River,  Co- 


nianches,  Comanduzon,  Conchos  River, 
Cook  (Santiago),  Cook  (James),  Cor- 
dero,  Cortina,  Costanso,  Cota,  Covarru- 
bias,  Crespi,  Cuartelejo,  DeLeon  (Gov. 
Alonso),  Delgado  (Jose  Maria),  De  Soto 
(Hernando),  Dominguez  (F.  A.),  Echea- 
paray  (Manuel),  Eliza,  El  Paso,  Emory, 
Escalante  (Silvestre),  Escandon  (Jose), 
Espinosa  (Isidro),  Espiritu  Santo,  Evia, 
Expeditions,  Explorers,  Fages,  Favorita, 
Fermin  de  Vidaurre,  Fernandez  (Santi- 
ago), Fidalgo,  Florida,  Florida  (West), 
Font,  Fortier,  Fort  Smith,  Fragoso,  Fran- 
ciscans, Fremont,  Gallo  y  Villavisencio, 
Garces,  Garza  (Alejo  de),  Garza  (Fr.  F. 
M.),  Gatos,  Gila  River,  Goycoechea,  Gua- 
dalupe de  Zacatecas,  Guaymas,  Guzman 
(Fr.  Diego),  Guzman  (Fr.  Jose  Maria), 
Hezeta,  Indians,  Ingraham,  Jesuits,  Juan 
de  Fuca,  Jumanes,  Justiniani.  Kendrick, 
Kino,  La  Fora.  La  Salle,  Le  Grand,  Lewis 
and  Clark,  Lopez  de  Haro,  Louisiana,  Mal- 
aspina,  Manje,  Maps,  Mares,  Marquette, 
Martinez  (Estevan  J.),  Martinez  (Capt. 
Francisco),  Massanet,  Matute,  Meheu,  Mel- 
gares,  Mendoza  (Dominguez  de),  Mexico 
(Gulf  of),  Mezieres  (Athanacio  de), 
Miera  y  Pacheco,  Mier  y  Teran,  Mines, 
Mississippi,  Missouri,  Monclova.  Monter- 
rey (California),  Moqui,  Morfi,  Mourelle, 
Natchitoches,  Navarro  (Diego),  Neches 
River,  New  Mexico,  Niel,  Nolan,  Nootka 
Sound,  Nueva  Viscaya,  Nuevo  Leon, 
Nuiiez  .Villavisencio,  Oconor,  Olivares, 
Ofiate,  Ortiz  Parrilla,  Pacific  Coast,  Pal- 
acios,  Palou,  Pantoja  y  Arriaga.  Paya, 
Peiran,  Pena  (Juan  de  la),  Perrin  du  Lac, 
Philippine  Islands,  Pichardo,  Pike,  Pim- 
eria  Alta,  Pitic,  Polici,  Portola,  Prince 
William,  Princesa,  Principe,  Principe 
(Ensefiada  del).  Punta  Larga,  Quicksilver, 
Quimper,  Quires  y  Miranda,  Quivira, 
Rabago  y  Teran,  Ramon  (Diego),  Ramon 
(Domingo),  Red  River.  Refugio,  Rengel, 
Rio  Grande.  Rio  Puerco.  Rivera  y  Mon- 
cada,  Roca  Partida.  Rodriguez  (Vicente), 
Romero  (Jose),  Rubi,  Ruiz  (Antonio), 
Russia,  Saavedra,  Sabine  River,  St.  Max- 
ent,  San  Bernardo  (Bay),  San  Bias,  San 
Bias  (Cape),  Sanchez  (Dr.  Jose  Maria), 
San  Diego  (Cal.),  San  Francisco  (Cal.), 
San  Juan  Bautista  (Coahuila),  San  Luis 
de  Ylinueces,  San  Miguel  de  Aguayo, 
Santa  Barbara  (Canal),  Santa  Fe,  Sedel- 
mayr.  Seno  Mexicano,  Serra.  Servantes, 
Sinaloa,  Solis  (Caspar  Jose  de),  Sonora, 
Sotavento,  Southwest  Pass,  Spain,  Tala- 
mantes,  Tamaulipas,  Tampico,  Taovayas, 
Tarahumara,  Teran  (Gen.  Domingo  de), 
Texas,  Thousand  Islands,  Trinity  River, 
Tubac,  Tucson,  Tumpanagos,  Ugalde, 
Ugarte  y  Loyola,  Ulibarri,  Urrea  (Ber- 
nardo de),  Urrutia  (Capt.  Joseph),  Van- 
couver. Vasquez  (Jose  Antonio),  Velas- 
quez (Joseph),  Vial,  Vildosola  (Jose  An- 


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503 


tonio),      Villagra,      Villicata,      Vinadaco, 

Yumas,  Zactecas,  Zarate  Salmeron,  Zuni 
Explorers,  Geographical,  commission,  364 
Expolios,  seccion  de,  186;  see  also  Spoils 
Exposicioncs,  ramo  de,  see  Expositions 
Expositions,  364 

Expulsion  de  Espanoles,  seccion  de,  186 
Expulsion  de  los  Espanoles,  seccion  de,  324 
Expulsiones,  seccion  de,  see  Expulsions 
Expulsions,  242-243 
Extinguida  Fraccion  Primera,  seccion  de,  303- 

.304 
Extinguida  Olden  de  Guadalupe,  ramo  de,  364; 

see  also  Guadalupe,  Imperial  Order  of 
Extradiciones,  seccion  de,  243 ;  see  also  Elxtra- 

(litinns 
Extraditions,  243,  256,  257,  259 
Ezeta,  Capt.  Bruno,  see  Hezeta 

Facio,  Francisco,  reviews  by,  294 
Facturas  Consulares,  seccion  de,  265 
Facultades   Extraordinarios,   seccion   de,   324; 

see  also  Powers 
Pages,  Gov.  Pedro,  appointment  of,  149,  154; 
charge  against,  109;  complaints  of,  99,  143; 
correspondence,  26,  68,   139,   140,   143,  144, 
145,  148,  159.  160,  166,  167,  i^,  169,  171,  199; 
debt  owed  by.  79,  81;  diary  by,  168;  diffi- 
culties with,  199;  goods  to  and  from,  168; 
ill-treatment  by,   167;  instructions  to,  no, 
171 ;  list  by,  167;  opinions  of  109,  no,  128; 
papers  of,  26,   159,   168;  petition  of,  169; 
payment  to,  137;  relation  by,  201;  reports 
by,  70,  no,  139,  142,  143,  152,  159.  163;  re- 
quests by,  161,  189;  salary  of,  142;  services 
of,  159 
Falcon,  Goz'.  Garza  de  la,  see  Garza  Falcon 
Falcnbock,  Mathco  Adolpho,  letters  of,  171 
Falmouth,  ship,  248 
Fannin,  execution  of,  313 
Fanny,  ship,  247 

Farias,  Jose  Antonio,  applications  by,  438,  439 
Farmer,  Alexander,  application  by,  438 
Farnham,  Thomas  J.,  correspondence  of,  173 
Fatio,  Felipe,  consul  at   New  Orleans,  corre- 
spondence,   46,    65,    134 ;    correspondence 
transmitted  with,  66;  paper  copied  and  sent 
by,  134 
Favorita,  ship,  39,  7i,  n3,  141,  148,  149,  150,  151, 

154,  155.  161 
Faxardo  y  Cobarruvias,  Bernardo,  report  by, 

144 
Felicitaciones.  seccion  de,  324;  sec  also  Con- 
gratulations 
Felicitaciones  a  las  Independientes,  seccion  de, 

325 

Felix,  ship,  183 

Felix,  Joaquin,  license  to,  85 

Ferdinand  VI ,  proposal  to,  23 

Ferdinand  VII.,  48;  correspondence,  88;  mem- 
oir to,  344;  oaths  of,  58;  permission  granted 
by,  433;  proclaiming  of,  339 

Fermin  de  Mcndinucta,  Gov.  Pedro,  communi- 
cation by,  n4:  correspondence,  28,  37,  106; 
reports  by,  37,  97.  n9,  151 ;  request  by,  97 


Fermin  de  Vidaurre,  Capt.,  expedition  by,  i7 

Fernandez,  communication  to,  290 

Fernandez,  Jose  Eustaquio,  report  of,  342 

Fernandez,  Constable  Marcos,  trial  of,  78 

Fernandez,  Santiago,  diary  by,  35,  39;  expedi- 
tion of,  38 

Fernandez,  Vidal,  tumult  headed  by,  298 

Fernandez  de  Otaiiez,  Andres,  correspondence, 
306 

Fernandez  de  Santa  Ana,  Fr.  Benito,  descrip- 
tion by,  31,  56;  petitions  of,  30 

Fernandez  de  Santa  Cruz,  Manuel,  bishop  of 
Guadalajara,  471 ;  government  of,  392;  re- 
port by,  416 

Fernandez  de  San  Vicente,  Dr.  Agustin,  ap- 
pointment of,  88;  correspondence,  158; 
journey  of,  338;  payment  of,  180;  protest 
against  order  of,  157 

Fernandez  Navarctte,  Martin,  see  Navarette 

Fernandinos,  see  San  Fernando,  College  of 

Ferrire,  Santiago,  petition  by,  353 

Ferrocarriles,  seccion  de,  186;  see  also  Rail- 
roads 

Festividades.  ramo  dc.  348 ;  see  also  Festivals 

Festivals,  civic  and  religious,  58,  320,  348 

Fidalgo,  Salvador,  communications  of,  160; 
correspondence,  39,  41,  42;  diary  of,  41,  42; 
expedition  of,  41  ;  salary  of,  n8 

Fidel,  Jose,  trial'of,  174 

Fidela,  ship,  183 

Fields,  Richard,  death  of,  343;  mission  of,  352; 
proceedings  of,  225;  proclamation  of,  225; 
reports  by,  362 

Figuer,  Fr.  Juan,  letter  of,  198 

Figueras,  Fr.  Juan,  document  concerning,  388 

Figucroa,  Francisco,  report  by,  279 

Figueroa,  Fr.  Francisco,  compilation  by,  26; 
documents  copied  under  direction  of,  21 ; 
notes  by,  22;  statement  of,  25 

Figueroa,  Fr.  Garcia,  letters  to,  205 

Figueroa,  Gov.  Jose,  corresp<indence,  271,  272, 
^73',  escort  for,  344;  march  of,  271;  offer 
of.  338;  reports  by,  362 

Figueroa,  Juan,  commissary-general,  letters  to, 
207 

Figueroa,  Lorenzo  de,  letter  by,  74 

Filiacion  de  Kstranyeros,  seccion  de,  325;  set 
also  Forcisncrs 

Filipinas  San  Gregorio  de,  see  San  Gregorio 
de  Filipinas 

Filipinas,  seccion  de,  186 

Filipino,  ship,  41 

Filisola,  Gen.  Vicente,  appointment  of,  330; 
correspondence,  59.  278,  279.  2S0,  339; 
forces  under,  346;  observations  by,  212; 
petition  by,  354;  reports  by,  290 

Financial  papers.  190 

Firnias  Autogralos,  see  Autographs 

Fisc,  Royal,  papers  concerning,  190 

Fischer,  Khoads,  application  by,  439 

I'ischcr  Collection,  202 

Fish,  Hamilton,  sccrclar>'  of  state,  communi- 
cation from,  252 

Fisher,  George,  communication  from,  356;  cor- 
respondence, 260,  289,  400;  expulsion  of, 


504 


Index 


274;  map  made  by,  365;  representation  by, 
278 

Fitch,  Enrique  Delano,  citizenship  requested  by, 
176;  petition  of,  363 

Flagstones,  manufacture  of,  80 

Fleet,  pay  orders  for,  78;  Royal,  sec  Armada; 
surgeons  of,  78 

Flores,  Francisco,  California,  trial  of,  177 

Flores,  Francisco,  department  of  Bexar,  resig- 
nation of,  433 

Flores,  Jose  Maria,  application  by,  439 

Flores,  Manuel  Antonio,  viceroy,  14;  adminis- 
tration of,  100;  authority  of,  76;  corres- 
pondence, 40;  orders  of,  116,  211;  papers 
sent  by,  20;  report  by,  100 

Flores,  Miguel,  contraband  seized  from,  430 

Flores,  Capt.  Nicolas,  application  by,  439;  cor- 
respondence, 295,  296;  declaration  of,  359 

Flores,  Thomas,  investigation  before,  459 

Flores,  Vital,  application  by,  439 

Flores  de  Valdez,  Nicolas,  grant  to,  444;  re- 
moval of,  123 

Florida,  affairs  of,  65,  66,  182 ;  aid  to,  58,  181 ; 
Americans  in,  46;  Cardenas's  Ertsayo 
Cronologico  de  la,  49,  236;  correspondence 
concerning,  46;  correspondence  with  offi- 
cials of,  15,  59;  English  in,  58;  expedition 
against,  47;  explorations  in,  39;  history  of, 
236;  Inquisition  in,  35,  51,  188;  orders  con- 
cerning, 204 ;  plan  to  invade,  125 ;  recon- 
quest  of,  182,  307;  references  to,  181;  regu- 
lations for,  183  ;  revolution  in,  65  ;  settlers, 
320;  ship  to  sail  from,  44;  supplies  for,  58, 
182 ;  U.  S.  in,  65 ;  vessels  for,  307 ;  see  also 
Florida,  West 

Florida.  San  Agustin  de  la,  sec  San  Agustin 
de  la  Florida 

Florida.  Santa  Helena  de  la,  sec  Santa  Helena 
de  la  Florida 

Florida,  West,  affairs  of,  183 ;  correspondence 
concerning,  66 ;  exploration  of  coast  of,  39; 
revolution  in,  67 ;  see  also  Florida 

Flotas,  records  of,  19;  see  also  Armada,  Royal 

Fly,  ship,  183 

Flying  Company,  see  Compania  Volante 

Fomento,  Colonizacion,  e  Industria,  Secretaria 
de,  318;  archives,  5,  187;  Archivo  General 
of,  see  Archivo  General ;  correspondence, 
258,  262;  general  information  concerning, 
349;  maps,  263,  364-366;  papers  concerning, 
325 ;  proceedings,  354 

Fomento,  seccion  de,  187 

Fomento  (1821-1824),  Invasion  (1847),  sec- 
cion de.  32s 

Fondo  Piadoso,  see  Pious  Fund 

Fonseca  y  Urrutia,  Hisforia  General  de  Real 
Hacienda,  184,  i&S;  reports  of,  18S 

Font,  Fr.  Pedro,  386;  diary  of,  26;  expeditions 
of,  386,  393 

Fontbona.  signature  of,  388 

Fora,  Capt.  Jose  M.,  case  of.  95 

Fora,  Nicolas  de  la,  sec  La  Fora 

Forbes,  letter  to,  295 

Forces,  see  Soldiers 


Foreigners  (Estranjeros),  censuses  of,  436; 
civil  status  of,  241 ;  correspondence  rela- 
tive to,  454;  enlistment  of,  325;  extradi- 
tion of,  430;  industrial  concessions  to,  335; 
naturalization  of,  437 ;  orders  concerning, 
457;  papers  concerning,  59,  241-242;  pass- 
ports of,  436,  457 ;  property  of,  255  ;  reports 
of,  441 ;  restriction  of,  457;  trial  of,  435 

Foreign  Relations,  Secretariat  of,  archives,  5, 
8,  9,  327,  328;  arrangement  of  archive  of, 
222-223  i  chancellery  department.  222 ;  cir- 
culars from,  246-247.  248,  249,  356;  com- 
mercial department,  222 :  communications 
of,  432,  433,  437.  440;  communication  to, 
253;  correspondence,  146,  157,  158,  173,  228, 
230,  231,  232,  246,  247,  248,  250.  254,  255,  258, 
260,  261,  268,  270,  276,  288,  290,  291,  295,  322, 
325.  337,  339,  352,  353,  3S6,  3S8,  361,  363,  438, 
4S4,  455,  456,  457;  decrees,  323;  historical 
sketch,  221;  papers  listed.  190,  223-268; 
papers  transmitted  from,  290;  political  de- 
partment, 221;  present  functions,  221-222; 
proposal  by,  359;  records  from,  190;  report 
by,  359;  reports  to,  252,  314,  354;  supervis- 
ion of,  6 

Formoso,  Fr.  Juan,  petition  of,  73 

Forsyth,  John,  correspondence,  226,  230,  231 

Forsyth.  John  (son),  minister  to  Mexico,  treaty 
transmitted  by,  257 

Fort  Bliss,  proposal  by  commander  of.  231 

Fort  Brown,  memorial  exercises  at.  252;  U.  S. 
troops  at.  299 

Fort  Carlos  Bent,  papers  concerning.  282 

Fort  Clark,  memorial  exercises  at.  252 

Fortier,  Honorate,  itinerary,  39,  235 

Fortificaciones,  department  of,  papers,  9 

Fort  Jessup,  U.  S.  troops  at,  260 

Fort  Smith,  expedition  from,  227 

"  Forty-niners  ",  237 

Forward,  steamer,  233 

Foster,  John  W..  letter  from,  252 

Foulam,  James  G.,  prisoner,  284 

Foulat.  David  B.,  prisoner,  284 

Fox,  ship,  183 

Fracones,  Col.,  orders  of,  300 

Fragoso.  Francisco  Xavier.  diary  by,  35.  39 

France,  King  of,  letters  from,  220 

France,  aid  solicited  of,  229;  arrest  of  citizens 
of,  277;  attacks  by,  47,  55;  blockaders  of, 
227;  boundary  dispute  with,  13;  colonists, 
320,  354,  361,  429;  commerce  with,  121; 
contraband  trade  with,  50;  conduct  of,  47; 
corsair  of,  182;  designs  of,  50:  expeditions 
in  search  of  people  of,  49.  51;  expeditions 
of,  47,  300;  fleets,  32,  307;  forces,  307; 
imprisonment  and  expulsion  of  people  of, 
59;  Indians  allied  with.  45.  93;  in  Mexico, 
57;  intervention  of.  227.  232,  233;  in  Texas, 
55;  invasion  by,  389;  Mexican  agents  in, 
223;  Mexican  legation  in.  268;  military 
operations  against,  424;  ministers  of.  227, 
229;  operations  of.  56,  234;  prisoners  of, 
301  ;  proclamations,  47 ;  purchase  of  arma- 
ment in,  249;  trade  disputes  with  Spain,  59; 
traders,  93,  429 ;  treaties  with,  86,  256 ;  ves- 


Index 


505 


sels,  47,  so,  121,  231 ;  war  with,  36,  214,  380, 
466 

Franciscans,  archbishops  and  bishops  of  order 
of,  381 ;  cedulas  directed  to,  381 ;  colleges 
of,  1;  division  of  missions  with,  33,  34; 
documents  concerning,  209;  history  of,  382  ; 
journeys  of,  27;  missionaries,  168;  mis- 
sions, 68,  167,  201,  371 ;  monasteries,  407 ;  of 
California,  71;  records  of,  419,  442-443; 
reports  of,  179;  suit  with,  388:  see  also 
Guadalupe,  College  of ;  Santa  Cruz,  College 
of;  names  of  individual  members;  Observ- 
ants 

Frank,  Francis,  inquiry  of,  237 

Franklin,  consul  at,  250,  253,  303;  trade,  233, 
256 

Franklin,  ship,  183 

Franquis  do  Lugo,  Gov.  Carlos  Benites,  478;  ap- 
pointment of,  73;  case  of,  56;  letters  by, 
56 ;  papers  against,  389 ;  treatment  by,  73 

Frastrcz,  Jorge  L.,  prisoner,  284 

Fraternities,  see  Confraternities 

Frcedland,  ship,  227 

Free  Love,  ship,  183 

Free  State  of  the  West,  commissary-general  of, 
146 

Freges,  Fr.  Francisco,  historical  writings  by, 
401 ;  statement  by,  395 

Fremont,  J.  C,  in  California,  261 

Fresno,  Gen.  Francisco  Garcia  del,  see  Garcia 

Friars,  regulations  and  trials,  46;  see  also  Ec- 
clesiastics; Missionaries;  names  of  indi- 
viduals 

Frias,  Father,  Jose  Francisco  de,  correspond- 
ence with,  461 

Frio  River,  settlers  on,  357 

Frontier  Mission  Archives   (Sonora),  468 

Frutos,  Fr.  Francisco  de,  portrait  of,  393 

Fuca,  Juan  de,  see  Juan  dc  Fuca 

Fuenclara,  Coiide  de  (Cebrian  y  Agustin), 
correspondence  of,  132 

Fuente,  Pedro  Joseph  de  la,  see  La  Fucnte 

Fucntes,  Caft.  Jose  Maria,  opposition  by,  354 

Fucntes,  Pedro,  certification  by,  51 ;  complaint 
against,  427 

Fuero,  Joaquin,  papers  respecting,  61 

Fueros,  Capt.  Pedro,  correspondence  of,  103 

Fueros,  Gov.  Pedro,  correspondence,  90;  visi- 
tation by,  429 

Fuerte,  Rio  del,  missions  on,  160 

Fuica,  M.,  papers  respecting.  61 

Fulchcar,  Benjamin,  application  by,  438 

Fulchcar,  Graves,  application  by,  438 

Fur,  hunting,  162,  178;  seizure  of,  85;  trade,  86, 
158,  162,  182,  199,  225,  260.  321.  337 

Fuster,  Fr.  Vicente,  correspondence,  198 

Gabilan,  ship,  183 

Gaceta  de  Me.rieo,  207,  278 

Gadsden,  James,  U.  S.  minister,  correspondence, 

230;  treaty  negotiations  of,  257 
Gage,  James,  prisoner,  ;.'84 
Gage,  Thomas,  liberation  of,  284 
Gaines,  prisoner,  communication  from,  296 
Gaines,  Gen.,  project  of  loan  by,  264 


Gaines,  Gen.  E.  P.,  advance  of,  226 

Gaitan,  Fr.  Jose  Manuel,  entry  signed  by,  447 

Galan,  Francisco,  charges  against,  42 

Galeana,  Indians  at,  455 

Galiano,   Capt.   Dionicio,   correspondence,  47; 

expedition  under,  112;  opinion  of,  41 
Galindo,  Francisco,  correspondence  of.  171 
Galindo,  Jose  Ygnacio,  application  by,  438 
Galisteo,  Fr.  Francisco,  correspondence  of,  145 
Gallangos,  Jose,  papers  respecting,  61 
Gallardo,  Fr.  Jose,  instructions  of,  24 ;  letters 

of,  54 

Gallardo.  Juan  Jose,  application  by,  439 

Gallego,  Fr.  Miguel,  request  of,  163 

Gallo,  depredations  in.  124 

Gallo,  San  Pedro  del,  see  San  Pedro  del  Gallo 

Gallo  y  Villavisencio,  Miguel,  diary  of,  27 

Galvan.  Luis,  request  by,  430;  tobacco  monopoly 
in  charge  of,  431 

Galvc.  Conde  de  (Gasp.ir  de  la  Cerda  Sandoval 
Silva  y  Mendoza),  viceroy,  investigation  of, 
34 

Galveston,  administration  of  customs  at,  225; 
closure  of  port  of,  187;  colonization  of, 
357;  consul  at,  262;  convention  made  at, 
45 ;  custom-house  affairs  of,  174,  225;  map 
of,  365;  trade,  260;  vessels.  45,  271 

Galveston  Bay.  map  of,  65 

Galveston  Island,  prisoners  on,  278 

Galvez,  Dr.,  report  by,  363 

Galvez.  Conde  de  (  Bernardo  de  Galvez),  corre- 
spondence. 104.  307;  death  of,  52.  76,  115; 
instructions  by.  82,  100.  108;  instructions 
to.  137;  made  viceroy,  76;  prisoners  sent 
by.  182 ;  victories  of,  307 

Galvez,  Bernardo,  commandant  in  Sonora,  104 

Galvez,  Jose  dc.  agreement  of,  80;  corresf)ond- 
ence,  34,  69,  98,  115,  139.  166,  167,  168,  195. 
196,  197,  190;  decrees  of.  195;  inspection  of, 
214;  instructions  of,  144,  170;  orders  of, 
24,  195;  papers  concerning,  98;  plans  of, 
75 ;  report  by.  73 

Galvez,  Mathias  de,  viceroy,  death  of,  52 

Galvez  Islands,  map  of,  160 

Gandaxa,  Manuel  Maria,  report  by,  292 

Ganzabal.  Fr..  death  of,  31x1;  murder  of,  3o6 

Garavito,  Bishop,  visitation  by.  3S3 

Garay,  Antonio,  applicatiim  by,  438 

Garay,  Fr.  Domingo  dc,  communications  by,  1 14 

Garay,  Francisco,  applicatiim  by.  438 

Garces,  Fr.  Francisco,  3S0;  correspondence,  25, 
28,  37,  38,  56,  88,  119.  151  ;  death  of,  26; 
diaries  by,  26,  32,  38.  89,  152,  338.  .?oo:  ex- 
pedition of,  37;  journeys  of,  56,  465  ;  labors 
of.  139,  386,  391  ;  opinion  of.  135 ;  papers  of, 
388;  petition  of,  452;  plans  of.  \oi.  151; 
portrait  of,  393;  representation  by.  89;  re- 
quest of,  137 

Garcia,  Alonso,  letters  of,  27 

Garcia,  Andres  Xavicr,  provincial,  letter  to.  53 

Garcia.  Antonio,  commandant,  appomtmcnl  of, 

336 
Garcia,  Bartholome,  Manual.  390 
Garcia,  CArlos  Maria,  report  by,  141 
Garcia,  Capt.  Francisco,  conduct  of,  431 


506 


Index 


Garcia,  Genaro,  Documentos  Histdricos  Mexi- 
canos,  i88 

Garcia,  Fr.  Joaquin,  statement  by,  68 

Garcia,  Fr.  Jose,  request  of,  163 

Garcia,  Fr.  Joseph,  missionary,  208;  letter  to, 
194 

Garcia,  Manuel,  correspondence,  66 

Garcia,  Fr.  Manuel,  death  of,  169 

Garcia,  Don  Mariano,  commission  issued  to,  431 

Garcia,  Rafael,  correspondence,  273 

Garcia,  Rebollo,  papers  respecting,  61 

Garcia,  Sebastian,  proceedings  of,  162 

Garcia  Coiide,  correspondence,  280,  283 ;  re- 
port by,  310;  trial  of,  297 

Garcia  Conde,  Gov.  Alejo,  correspondence,  66; 
death  of,  262;  made  commandant-general, 
76;  papers  respecting,  61 ;  reception  of,  466 

Garcia  Cubas,  list  by,  324 

Garcia  del  Fresno,  Gen.  Francisco,  commenda- 
tion to,  210 

Garcia  de  Pruneda,  Gov.  Juan,  478 ;  corre- 
spondence, 90;  visitation  by,  426 

Garcia  de  Pruneda,  Gov.  Luis,  476;  inventory 
made  before,  412 

Garcia  de  Rivera,  Dona  Asencia,  administrator 
of  tithes,  418 

Garcia  de  San  Francisco,  Father,  mission 
founded  by,  462 

Garcia  Icazbalceta,  Joaquin,  Documentos  para 
la  Historia  de  Mexico,  20,  22,  23,  24,  25,  26, 
28,  32,  37,  54,  74,  381 

Garcia  Larios,  Gov.  Francisco,  479;  measures 
of,  397 

Garcia  Sarmiento  Sotomayor  (Conde  de  Sal- 
vatierra),  viceroy,  20,  469 

Garcia  Torres,  295 

Gardoqui,  Diego  de,  Spanish  agent  in  U.  S., 
correspondence  of,  148 

Garland,  ship,  165 

Garracino,  Francisco,  complaint  against,  176 

Garrido  y  Duran,  Pedro,  letters  of,  70;  report 
by,  97 

Garrison,  G.  P.,  in  the  Nation,  21,  21  n. ;  West- 

Generoso,  Fr.,  request  by,  165 

Garrisons,  see  Presidios 

Garza,  Sr.  la,  petition  by,  354 

Garza,  Alejo  de  la,  diary  by,  89 

Garza,  Alexandro  de  la,  application  by,  438 

Garza,  Fr.  Francisco  Mariano  de  la,  description 
by,  398 ;  efforts  of,  45 ;  letter  by,  398 ;  report 
by,  398 

Garza,  Jaime,  request  of,  137 

Garza,  Joaquin  de  la,  applications  by,  439 

Garza,  Jose  de  la,  case  of,  45 

Garza,  Jose  Eleuterio,  application  by,  176 

Garza,  Jose  Maria  de  la,  application  of,  437 

Garza,  Juan,  application  by,  438 

Garza,  Ramon  de  la,  application  by,  439 

Garza,  Refugio  de  la,  petition  by,  157;  proposal 
of,  361  ;  request  by,  321 

Garza  Falcon,  Gov.  Bias  Maria  de  la,  478;  com- 
plaint to,  425;  junta  held  by,  424;  proceed- 
ings by,  425 ;  report  by,  121 ;  visitation  by, 

42s 
Gates,  John,  application  by,  439 


Gates,  Samuel,  application  by,  439 

Gatos,  Ysla  de,  expedition  to,  25^ 

Gazeta  de  Madrid,  207 

General  Bravo,  ship,  226 

General  Brown,  American  vessel,  320 

General  de  Parte,  seccion  de,  187 

Generales,  Gefes,  Oficiales,  y  Tropa  Retirada, 
seccion  de,  304 

Generales  Jefes,  y  Oficiales  del  Ejercito,  sec- 
cion de,  304 

General  StafT,  Archive  of,  see  Estado  Mayor, 
Archive  del  Cuerpo  del 

Generoso,  Fr.,  request  by,  165 

Geneva,  Switzerland,  congresses  at,  239,  240 

Gentil,  Fr.  Ignacio,  report  by,  200 

Geodesy  Association,  International,  240 

Geografia  y  Estadistica,  ramo  de,  see  Geog- 
raphy and  Statistics 

Geography  and  Statistics,  364 

Germany,  colonists,  238;  proposal  of  citizen  of, 
237 

Gerolt,  Carlos,  petition  of,  363 

Gettysburg,  national  cemetery  at,  253 

Gibson,  Robert,  letter  to,  152 

Gifts  and  Loans,  papers  concerning,  186 

Gigedo,  Villa  de,  citizens  of,  357,  427 

Gil,  Carlos,  application  by,  439 

Gil,  Francisco,  letter  by,  125 

Gil,  Pedro,  correspondence  of,  140 

Gila  country,  permit  to  cross,  230 

Gila  River,  colony  at,  466;  documents  relating 
to,  467 ;  expeditions  to,  56,  89,  152 ;  Indians 
of,  loi,  391 ;  missions  on,  24,  71,  89,  386, 
391;  reconnaissance  in,  37;  removal  of 
presidio  to,  102-151 ;  royal  order  concern- 
ing, 184  ;  trapping  on,  467 

Gil  de  Taboada,  Fr.  Luis,  representation  by,  157 

Gilenos,  tribe,  apprehension  of  member  of,  133; 
breach  of  peace  with,  97 ;  campaigns 
against,  iii,  124;  report  on,  97;  request  by, 
152 

Gillespie,  A.  H.,  correspondence,  295 ;  opera- 
tions of,  295 

Gillespie,  Barry,  certificate  signed  by,  283 

Gironza,  Gov.  Domingo  Petris  de,  correspond- 
ence, 93 

Gobernacion,  Secretaria  de,  archives,  see  Ar- 
chive General;  decrees,  318;  general  in- 
formation concerning,  316;  Old  Records, 
316-347;  present  organization,  347-348; 
Recent  Records,  347-348 

Gobierno,  Consejo  de,  see  Council,  of  Govern- 
ment 

Gobierno,  Oficio  de,  archives,  7  n.,  9,  10 

Gobierno,  ramo  de   (Guadalajara),  384 

Gobierno  de  la  Nacion,  Supremo,  correspond- 
ence, 14 ;  inscription  concerning,  9 

Gobierno  del  Distrito  y  sus  Dependencias,  ramo 
de,  347 

Gobierno  de  los  Departamentos,  seccion  de, 
326 

Gobierno  de  los  Estados,  seccion  de  (Secre- 
taria de  Gobernacion),  325-326;  (Secre- 
taria de  Relaciones  Exteriores),  243 

Godoy,  Mexican  consul,  correspondence,  232 


Index 


no? 


Godoy,  Manuel  de,  duke  of  Alcudia  (Prince  of 
the  Peace),  correspondence,  58,  235;  opin- 
ion of,  125 
Colbert  (Colbert),  Juan  Jose,  charges  against, 

429 
Gold,  discovery  of,  98 

Goliad,  action  at,  275 ;   ayuntamiento  of,  435, 
438;  map  of,  3S9;  permission  of  officials 
of,  434 
Gomez,  project  of  loan  by,  264 
Gomez,  Fr.  Crisostomo,  procurator-general,  re- 
quest by,  83 
Gomez,  Fr.  Fernando  Antonio,  letter  to,  37 
Gomez,  Fr.  Francisco,  request  by,  194 
Gomez,  Jose,  application  by,  439 
Gomez,  Jose  Maria,  complaint  of,  342 
Gomez,  Joseph  Maria  de,  correspondence  of, 

172 
Gomez,  Rafael,  appointment  of,  176;  resigna- 
tion of,  176 
Gomez  de  la  Cortina,  Gen.  D.  J.,  document  by, 

212 
Gomez  de  San  Antonio,  Fr.  Pedro,  missionary, 

462 
Gomez    Moreno,    Father    Francisco,    charges 
against,  42,  46;  charges  by,  42;  trial  of,  45 
Gomez   Pedraza,   Manuel,  decrees  concerning, 

342.  434 
Gomez  Roubaud,  Rafael,  order  by,  183 
Gomez  y  Vasquez,  Joaquin  Joseph,  paper  by,  146 
Gonzabal,  Fr.  Miguel,  representation  by,  30 
Gonzales,  Texas,  attack  on,  225;  ayuntamiento 

of,  359;  burning  of,  275 
Gonzales,  Fr.  Diego,  report  by,  102 
Gonzales,  Fr.  Juan,  missionary,  208 
Gonzalez,  Antonio,  application  by,  438 
Gonzalez,  Elias,  correspondence,  279 
Gonzalez,  Francisco,  papers  respecting,  63 
Gonzalez,  Fr.  Gabriel,  conspiracy  headed  by, 

345 

Gonzalez,  Fr.  Jose,  attack  on,  400 ;  report  by,  92 

Gonzalez,  Dr.  Jose  Eleuterio,  collection  of,  419; 
Lecciones  Orates.  419,  4SI.  472  n.,  475  0.; 
Noticias  y  Documenlos,  411,  411  n.,  412, 
413.  4130.  .      . 

Gonzalez,  Jose  Feliciano,  application  by,  437; 
petitions  by,  354,  433 

Gonzalez,  Fr.  Juan,  transfer  of,  162 

Gonzalez,  Fr.  Pedro,  protest  by,  157 

Gonzalez,  Gov.  Rafael,  479;  correspondence, 
353 ;  report  sent  by,  340 

Gonzalez  Angulo,  Bernardo,  letter  to,  363;  pe- 
tition by,  354 

Gonzalez  Arredondo,  communications  of,  417 

Gonzalez  Collection   (Monterrey),  419 

Gonzalez  de  la  Vega,  Manuel,  papers  respect- 
ing, 62 

Gonzalez  de  Santianes,  Gov.  Vicente,  4771  ap- 
pointment of,  107;  correspondence,  108, 
109;  instructions  to,  107 

Gonzalez  Navarrete,  Juan,  letter  by,  340 

Gonzalez  ObreRon,  Luis,  appointment  of,  II  n.; 
inventory  by,  J04 ;  statement  by,  203 

Gorostiza,  Manuel  Eduardo  de,  correspond- 
ence, 226,  227,  280;  memorials  by,  237 


Gorraez,  Jose,  certification  by,  43 

Government,  acts  of,  18;  archives,  see  Archive; 
see  also  Gobernacion  ;  Gobierno 

Governors,  elections  of,  59;  investigation  of, 
58;  list  of,  473-479;  see  also  names  of  indi- 
vidual governors  and  places 

Goya,  Ramon  de,  correspondence  of,  170 

Goycoechea,  Gov.  Felipe  de,  bonds,  162,  169; 
correspondence,  159,  166,  272;  examination 
of  site  by,  158;  oath  of,  140;  report  by,  85; 
request  by,  162 ;  service  of,  171 

Gracia,  Lorenzo,  letters  of,  24 

Gracia  y  Justicia,  ministry  of,  14 

Graham  affair,  173 

Grampus,  ship,  225 

Grand,  Julian,  proceedings  against,  430 

Grande,  Jose  Jesus,  applications  by,  439, 440 

Grande,  Mariano,  application  by,  439 

Gran  Quivira,  see  Quivira 

Grant,  Dr.  Diego,  alienation  of  proi>erty  of, 
435  ;  arrest  of,  345 ;  contracts  of,  435,  439; 
documents  of,  279;  naturalization  of,  437; 
offer  of,  434 

Grant,  Gen.  U.  S.,  interviews  with,  233 

Gray,  Peter  William,  application  by,  439 

Gray,  Robert,  report  of,  41 

Great  Britain,  agent,  289;  charge  d'affaires, 
236;  commercial  relations,  261,  306;  minis- 
ter to  Mexico,  correspondence,  227,  261, 
298;  prisoners,  289;  purchase  of  arms  in, 
244 ;  recognition  by,  245 ;  relations  with, 
305-306;  treaty  with,  190;  vessels,  262,  306, 
307;  war  with,  306-308;  see  also  England 

Green,  Benjamin  E.,  demand  of,  246;  letters  of, 
289 

Green,  John  L.,  contract  of,  251 

Gregg,  Josiah,  thieving  under,  455 

Grijalva,  ship,  263 

Grijalva,  Juan  de,  relations  by,  74 

Grimarest,  Enrique  de,  intendant  of  Sonera, 
correspondence,  39,  70;  reports  by,  72,  113 

Grimarest,  Pedro,  commandant  of  Interior 
Provinces,  appointment  of,  76 

Grimes,  James,  investigation  of,  58 

Grisanti,  Nicolas,  naturalization  of,  437 

Gritten,  Edward,  citizenship  requested  by,  176; 
petition  by,  354 

Guadalajara,  Audiencia  of,  authority  of.  75,  99; 
concession  of  land  by,  4J7;  opinion  of,  431  ; 
proceedings  of,  155;  records  from,  379- 3S0 

Guadalajara,  Bishop  of,  circular  of,  38L4 ;  corre- 
spondence, 384,  389;  list  of  bishops,  471- 
472;  see  also  names  of  individual  bi-shops 

Guadalajara  (city),  archbishopric  archives  at, 
I,  382-385;  ayuntamiento  of,  375);  bishopric 
of,  377,  415;  ch.iptcr  of,  396;  civil  archives 
at,  379-382;  general  information  concern- 
ing, 379;  importance  of  archives  of,  377; 
intondancy  at,  79;  mail  sent  by  way  of,  79; 
notices  concerning,  ,tJ ;  pack  tram  detained 
in,  129;  pistols  for,  84;  see  also  Jalisco 

Guadalajara   (state),  see  Jalisco 

I  lu.ulalcazar,  mission  in,  152 

( ;iia(lalupe.  Imperial  Order  of,  3313.  3^ 

(iuadalupe,  Isia  de,  colonization  of.  237 


50S 


Index 


Guadalupe,  N.  S.  de  (Antigua  California),  cen- 
sus and  report  of,  ii8;  state  of,  150 

Guadalupe,  N.  S.  de  (Juarez),  archives  of,  462- 
463  ;  dispute  of,  233  ;  letters  from,  207 

Guadalupe,  N.  S.  de  (Monclova),  certificate  of 
founding  of,  423 ;  complaint  from,  91 

Guadalupe,  San  Francisco  de,  see  San  Fran- 
cisco de  Guadalupe 

Guadalupe,  San  Jose  de,  see  San  Jose  de  Gua- 
dalupe 

Guadalupe,  Fr.  Jose  de,  memorial  of,  31 

Guadalupe  del  Paso,  see  Guadalupe,  N.  S.  de 
(Juarez) 

Guadalupe  de  Zacatecas,  College  of,  i ;  archives, 
395-401;  chapters  held  at,  208;  correspond- 
ence with,  197,  205,  207 ;  diary  confiscated 
in,  403 ;  Father  Margil  relics,  401 ;  histori- 
cal sketch  of,  394;  missions  of,  26,  70,  79, 
205,  377,  386,  390,  420;  papers  relating  to, 
201,  387;  printed  works  and  paintings,  402; 
reports  by,  155,  200;  representation  by,  71; 
request  by  missionary  of,  139 

Guadalupe  Hidalgo,  treaty  of,  190,  228,  256,  257, 
365,  436,  440 

Guadalupe  River,  removal  to,  132 

Guadiana,  see  Durango  (city) 

Guadiana,  San  Antonio  de,  see  San  Antonio 
de  Guadiana 

Guajoquilla,  correspondence  with  officers  '-■f, 
461 

Guampas,  tribe,  peace  with,  308,  334 

Guanajuato  (city),  notices  concerning,  32 

Guanajuato  (state),  accounts,  82;  clergy  of, 
44;  commandant-general  of,  correspond- 
ence, 281,  283,  291 ;  correspondence  of  gov- 
ernor of,  258 ;  order  to  governor  of,  247 

Guapes,  tribe,  church  records  of,  450 

Guaras,  tribe,  report  concerning,  107 

Guard,  National,  317,  326;  Rural,  317 

Guardia  Nacional,  seccion  de,  326;  see  also 
Guard 

Guatemala,  affairs  of,  340;  aid  for,  307;  annex- 
ation of,  47;  correspondence  from,  208; 
expeditions  to,  327,  396;  forces  of,  279,  299; 
Franciscans  of,  209;  happenings  in,  388; 
letters  to  officials  of,  36;  missions,  72;  pa- 
pers concerning,  259,  317;  relations  with, 
327 

Guatemala,  seccion  de,  327 

Guatemala  y  Nicaragua,  seccion  de,  327 

Guayaquil,  letters  to  oificials  of,  36;  packet- 
boat  from,  129 

Guaymas,  action  at.  301 ;  blockade  of,  295,  297 ; 
colonization,  338;  correspondence  with  of- 
ficials of,  300;  custom-house  of,  250;  dam- 
ages done  at,  228;  entry  of  ship  at,  156; 
expedition  from,  27;  invasion  of,  300; 
newspaper  of,  233 

Guazapares,  mission  for,  396 

Guemba,  Julian,  see  Webb 

Giiemes,  Indian  troubles  at,  132;  lands  at,  114 

Guemes  Pacheco  de  Padilla,  Juan  Vicente  de, 
see  Revilla  Gigedo,  Conde  de 

Guemes  y  Horcasitas,  Juan  Francisco  de,  see 
Revilla  Gigedo,  Conde  de 


Gucrra,  seccion  de,  187  ;  see  also  War 
Guerra,  Jose  Maria,  correspondence,  274,  357 
Guerra,  Juan  Chapa,  assassination  of,  298 
Guerra  y  Marina,  see  War  and  Marine 
Guerra  y  Noriega,  Jose  de  la,  deputy  for  Cali- 
fornia, arrival  of,  322;  letters  of,  272 
Guerrero,  curacy  of,  443;  military  colony  at, 
436;  parochial  church  papers  of,  443;  re- 
quest of  citizens  of,  436 
Guerrero,  Fr.  Miguel,  critique  by,  203 
Guerrero,    Vicente,    correspondence,    325,   329, 
340;    decree   concerning,   434;    documents 
concerning.  327 
Gueyachich,  mission,  396 
Guielanber,  Estevan,  imprisonment  of,  429 
Ciuijarros,  Punta  de,  see  Punta  y  Guijarros,  La 
Guijolotes,  report  concerning,  107 
Guilds,  Anfredo  R.,  application  by,  440 
Guilez,  Jose,  request  of,  156 
Guilgan,  Tomas,  letter  of,  233 
Guillcmin,  report  by,  325 
Guillen,  ship.  183 

Guillen,  Fr.  Felipe,  portrait  of,  393 
Guizarnotegui,  Francisco,  papers  respecting,  62; 

payment  to,  82 ;  proposals  of,  82,  83 
Gulf  coast,  see  Mexico,  Gulf  of 
Gunpowder  (Polvora),  7  n.,  47 
Gutierrez  of  Guatemala,  invades  Chapas,  279 
Gutierrez,    commandant    at    Guaymas,    corre- 
spondence with,  293 
Gutierrez,  Gabriel,  charges  against,  42 
Gutierrez,  Jose  Antonio,  petition  of,  431 
Gutierrez,  Jose  Maria,  banishment  of,  434 
Gutierrez,  Juan,  bonds  required  of,  128 
Gutierrez,  Gov.  Manuel,  trial  before,  173 
Gutierrez,  Gov.  Nicolas,  correspondence,  276; 

papers  respecting,  62 
Gutierrez  de  la  Cueva,  Goz'.  Juan,  correspond- 
ence, go,  132  ;  report  by,  149 
Gutierrez  de  Lara,  Jose  Bernardo  de,  authority 
of.   353;    correspondence    concerning,   66; 
doings  of,  65 ;  expeditions  of,  66,  67,  341 ; 
papers  of,  448,  451;  plan  of  war  by,  134; 
proclamations  of,  66 ;  property  confiscated 
from,  431  ;  reference  to,  341 
Gutierrez  del  Maro,  Ramon,  papers  respecting, 

62 
Gutierrez  Estrada.  Jose  Maria,  denial  by,  360 
Guyot,  Francisco  Louis,  petition  by,  264 
Guzman,  Fr.  Diego,  history  by,  211;  letter  of, 

74;  note  by,  53:  relation  by,  53 
Guzman,  Fr.  Jose  Maria,  inventory  by,  395 

Haceduria,  records  from,  217 

Haceduria  de  Diezmos,  records  of  (Guadala- 
jara), 383 

Hacienda,  Credito  Publico,  y  Comercio,  depart- 
ment of,  archives,  5.  8,  370-373  ;  circular  of, 
247;  correspondence  of  minister  of,  250, 
254,  262,  268,  270,  279,  280,  281,  283,  285,  29s, 
296,  311,  329;  correspondence  through,  14; 
decrees,  318;  expenses  of,  255;  general  in- 
formation concerning,  367 ;  organization 
and  functions  of,  367-369;  papers  concern- 
ing, 10;  reports  of  minister  of,  331,  333 


Index 


509 


Hacienda,  Despacho  Universal  de,  correspond- 
ence sent  to,  14  n. 

Hacienda,  ramo  de  (Guadalajara),  384 

Hacienda,  Royal,  accounts,  155,  162;  cattle  of, 
147;  damages  suffered  by,  146;  Fonseca  y 
Urrutia's  Hisloria  de,  184,  188;  Junta  Su- 
perior de,  18;  papers  concerning,  46,  190, 
191,  192,  211;  representations  of,  134,  135; 
return  of  money  to,  83;  statistics  of,  42; 
subdelegates  of,  13  n.,  191 

Hakluyt  Society,  volume  to  be  published  by, 
188 

Hall,  Basil,  letters  from,  340 

Hall.  John  W.,  application  by,  439 

Halloway,  Luis,  application  by,  440 

Hamilton,  ship,  183 

Hancock,  John,  certificate  signed  by,  148 

Hanlcy,  J.  Y.,  request  by,  264 

Hanse  cities,  agent  of,  227 

Harbinger,  American  vessel,  146 

Hardin,  Augustine  B.,  surrender  of,  243 

Harmony,  ship,  183 

Haro,  Gonzalo  Lopez  de,  see  Lopez  de  Haro 

Harris,  William  C,  application  by,  439 

Harrisburg,  Tex.,  closure  of  port  of,  187 

Harrison,  Henry,  application  by,  439 

Harrison,  William  Henry,  death  of,  252;  elec- 
tion of,  252 

Hartshorne,  Benjamin  W.,  proposal  in  name  of, 
251 

Hasinai  country,  description  of,  SS 

Hasinai  Indians,  missions  among,  386 

Havana,  aid  for,  135,  182 ;  attack  on,  204 ;  cap- 
tain-general of,  report  to,  223 ;  capture  of, 
306;  consul  at,  249,  250;  correspondence 
with  officials  of,  182,  306;  counterfeiting  in, 
262 ;  governor  of,  see  Las  Casas,  Luis  de ; 
mail  line  from,  183 ;  papers  concerning,  57, 
58;  presidials  for,  161 ;  private  correspond- 
ence from,  343;  regulations  for,  183;  re- 
port from,  225;  siege  of,  182;  Wilkinson's 
mission  to,  183 

Hawk,  ship,  183 

Hayes,  Ezekiel,  memorial  of,  358 

Hazard,  ship,  165 

Heady,  prisoner,  communication  from,  296 

Heal,  Dr.  Juan,  petition  by,  361 

Health,  Public  (Salubridad),  59.  3U.  347 

Hecota.  Capt.  Bruno,  see  Hezeta 

Hefser,  Christian,  petition  of,  431 

Hello,  trading  ship,  260 

Hemp,  cultivation  of,  84 

Hennepin,  Fr.  Louis,  writings  of,  236 

Henry  Thomson,  ship,  175 

Hercdia,  commandant  of  New  Mexico,  corre- 
spondence, 296;  trial  of,  297 

Heredia  y  Vergara,  Francisco,  papers  respect- 
ing, 62 

Hermandades,  see  Confraternities 

Hermcncgildo,  Fr.,  book  by,  208 

Hermosillo,  action  at,  300;  civil  archives  of, 
464-467 ;  ecclesiastical  archives  of,  467 

Hernacz,  Francisco  Javier,  ColecciSn  de  Bulas, 
etc.,  472  n. 


Hernandez,  Antonio  Gil,  consul,  correspond- 
ence, 278 

Hernandez,  Juan  Antonio,  request  by,  85 

Hernandez,  Juan  Jose  Perez,  see  Perez  Her- 
nandez 

Hernandez,  Capt.  Manuel,  application  by,  438 

Hernandez  Barrentia,  Don  Carlos,  communica- 
tion of,  178 

Herrera,  Jose  Manuel  de,  correspondence,  65, 
241,244,351 

Herrera,  Jose  Maria,  correspondence,  276;  re- 
port by,  146 

Herrera,  Juan,  shooting  of,  302 

Herrera,  Simon  de,  appointment  of,  76  n.;  cor- 
respondence, 147,  224;  death  of,  76  n.,  414; 
papers  respecting,  62 

Hertz,  Jayme,  application  by,  438 

Hevia,  Francisco,  papers  respecting,  62 

Hezeta  (Ezeta,  Heceta),  Bruno  de,  acts  by,  53; 
correspondence,  53,  128,  150;  diary  of,  53; 
discoveries,  154 

Hickman,  John,  statement  by,  59 

Hicks,  Ratcliffe,  citizenship  requested  by,  176 

Hidalgo,  district  of,  donations  from,  457 

Hidalgo,  Fr.  Francisco,  Franciscan,  421 ;  biog- 
raphy by,  389;  complaint  by,  91;  letter  of, 
29;  mission  founded  by,  420 

Hidalgo,  Francisco  Manuel,  papers  respecting, 
62 

Hidalgo,  Fr.  Miguel,  Dominican,  permission 
for,  73;  permission  granted  by,  105;  re- 
quests of,  144,  163 

Hidalgo  y  Costillo,  Fray  Miguel,  capture  of, 
133 

llierro,  Fr.  Simon  del,  reports  by,  397,  398 

Hijames,  tribe,  report  concerning,  155 

Hijar,  commissioner  of  colonization,  corre- 
spondence, 344,  363;  instructions  to,  362; 
papers  concerning,  362 ;  reports  by,  332,  346 

Hijosa,  Francisco,  correspondence,  38,  53,  128, 
142,  159,  160,  161,  170,  171 

Hinckley,  William  S.,  contract  of,  276;  dis- 
turbances by,  276;  letter  of,  276 

Hisloire  Moderne,  Richer,  34 

Historia,  seccion  de.  in  Archivo  General,  de- 
scribed, 20;  military  operations,  60-67; 
notable  groups  of  documents,  20-22;  prin- 
cipal items,  22-60 ;  secret  archive  in,  7 

Historia,  Operaciones  de  Gucrra,  seccidn  de, 
60-67;  see  also  Historia 

Hitchcock.  Ethan  Allen,  letters  of,  215 

Hixosa,  Francisco,  see  Hijosa 

Hockley,  George,  commission  to,  289;  com- 
munications and  orders  by,  285;  corre- 
spondence, 290 

Holdsworth,  Fred,  letter  to,  260 

Holy  Cross.  College  of,  set  Santa  Crux  de 
Queretaro,  College  of 

Holy  Cross  of  Queretaro,  College  of.  see  Santa 
Cruz  de  Queretaro 

Holy  Office,  CongrcKation  of  the.  archives  of, 
186;  censures  of  books  by,  373!  certificate 
by  secretaries  of,  51 ;  constitutions  and  reg- 
ulations of.  J04 ;  decree*  of,  -"07 ;  in  Mex- 
ico, 204 ;  jurisdiction  of,  35 ;  manuscripts. 


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Index 


203-204;  memoir  directed  to,  51;  papers 
concerning,  188,  202,  372,  387 ;  trials  be- 
fore, 188 

Hopkins,  Rufus  C,  mission  of,  253 

Horcasitas  (Nuevo  Santander),  correspond- 
ence with,  132 ;  founding  of  mission  at, 
113;  removal  of  presidio  of,  102,  151  ;  see 
also  Orcasitas 

Hornet,  ship,  183 

Hortiz  Zapata,  see  Ortiz  Zapata 

Hospitals,  founding  of,  43;  military,  62;  papers 
concerning,  9,  316;  suppression  of,  179 

Houghton,  W.  S.,  court-martial  of,  283 

Hound,  ship,  183 

House  of  Representatives,  U.  S.,  resolution  of, 
233 ;  see  also  Congress,  U.  S. 

Houston,  Sam,  attitude  of,  291 ;  correspondence, 
24s,  285,  289;  decree  of,  227;  petition  signed 
by,  355 

Howard,  George,  U.  S.  Indian  agent,  corre- 
spondence, 261 

Howe,  Sir  William,  movements  of,  306 

Howland,  colonists  under,  362 

Hoy,  Ignacio,  correspondence,  49 

Hoyos,  Santo  Domingo  de  los,  see  Santo  Do- 
mingo de  los  Hoyos 

Hoyt,  James  S.,  proposal  of,  251 

Huamantia,  ayuntamiento  of,  314 

Huasteca,  accounts  of  hacienda  of,  81 ;  rela- 
tions with  Indians,  135 

Hubbell,  Capt.,  letters  of,  156 

Hudson,  Thomas,  commander,  agreement  of,  40 

Huecos,  tribe,  troubles  with,  334 

Huehuetoca,  canal  of,  archives,  10,  317;  maps 
of,  263 

Huerta,  Toribio  de,  concession  to,  55 ;  memorial 
of,  33 

Huerta  de  Jesus,  Jose  M.,  letter  of,  48 

Huertas,  San  Antonio  de  las,  see  San  Antonio 
de  las  Huertas 

Huetson  (Wilson),  Santiago,  affair  of,  438; 
petition  by,  354 

Hughes,  Eduardo,  vessels  under,  loi 

Huidobro,  Justo,  papers  respecting,  62 

Huidobro,  Fr.  Marcelino,  request  of,  163 

Huitzon,  Santiago  Poueer,  see  Huetson 

Humbert,  expedition  of,  66 

Humboldt,  Baron  Alexander  von,  correspond- 
ence of,  241 ;  diploma  of,  241 

Hunter,  John,  murder  of,  343 ;  proceedings  of, 
225 ;  proclamation  of,  225 

Hurtado,  Fr.  Josef,  portrait  of,  393 

Hurtado,  Fr.  Nicolas,  missionary,  462 

Hussar,  British  vessel,  66 

Hydrology  and  Climatology,  International  Con- 
gress of,  240 

Hygiene  and  Demography,  International  Con- 
gress of,  240 

Ibarbengorstia,  Placido,  arrest  of,  174 
Icazbalceta,  see  Garcia  Icazbalceta,  Joaquin 
Ice  monopoly  contract,  48 
Iguala,  Plan  of,  340 

Illinois,  communication  with,  35 ;  see  also  San 
Luis  de  Ylinueces 


Ilmenia,  Russian  vessel,  272 

Immigration,  58 

hnparcial,  newspaper,  212 

Imperio,  Archivo  del,  see  Archive  del  Imperio 

Imperio,  seccion  de,   187 

Impersonal,  seccion  de,  315 

Imprenta  del  Gobierno,  ramo  de,  347 ;  see  also 
Printing 

Impresos,  seccion  de,  265 ;  see  also  Imprints 

Impresos   Oficiales,   seccion  de,   187 ;  see  also 
Imprints 

Imprints,  187,  265,  317 

Independence,   Mo.,  enlistment  at,  330;   route 
from,  290 

Independence,  War  of,  see  War  of  Independ- 
ence 

Independents,  papers  respecting,  62 

Indians,  account  of,  153 ;  affairs,  89,  90,  93,  94, 
96,  97,  98,  100,  102,  los,  112,  120,  124,  126, 
147,  225,  277,  278,  282;  aggression  of,  223; 
agriculture  of,  151,  308;  aid  against,  343; 
alliance  with,  308;  attacks,  90,  91,  95,  104, 
109,  127,  147,  198,  448;  battle  with,  88; 
boundaries  of  lands  of,  438;  campaigns 
against,  73,  89,  90,  100,  102,  103,  458,  459:1 
captured,  104;  cattle-stealing  by,  102; 
charges  against,  109,  169,  171 ;  children, 
308;  complaints  of,  113,  341;  conduct  of, 
119;  correspondence  concerning,  416; 
criminal  process  against,  91 ;  dangers  from, 
67,  105,  260;  defense  against,  422;  deporta- 
tion of,  172;  depredations,  45,  95,  97,  loi, 

107,  III,  123,  229,  230,  257,  315,  423,  426; 
ethnological  data  concerning,  69;  expe- 
dition among,  87;  expeditions  against,  87, 
104,  270;  expulsion  of  negroes  from  vil- 
lages of,  465;  fight  with,  102;  flight  of,  28, 
88;  fund  to  maintain  peace  with,  429; 
government  of,  102;  hostilities,  25,  90,  103, 
116,  208;  idolatrous,  in  ;  imprisonment  of, 
92;  instruction  of,  195;  invasions,  234,  281, 
284,  436,  4S5;  lands,  58,  372,  434;  list  of, 
120;  lives  of  illustrious,  32;  maps,  224, 
354,  355 ;  meeting  of,  362  ;  migration  of,  58, 
237,  273,  359;  missionaries  among,  136; 
missions,  104,  390,  397,  398,  399,  423,  429, 
431,  456;  Morfi's  diary  concerning,  21,  22; 
murder  of,  166;  murders  by,  78.  119,  159, 
46s;  Nations  of  the  North,  117,  131  ;  orders 
concerning,  398  ;  organization  of,  465  ;  paci- 
fication of,  120,  406;  papers  concerning, 
21,  42,  72,  187,  434-435.  441 ;  pardon  for, 
428;  peace  negotiations  with,  58;  presents, 
82,  135,  137;  prisoners,  115,  132,  423,  424; 
punishment  of,  198;  pursuit  of,  232;  rela- 
tions with,  182,  300,  309,  325,  446 ;  remission 
of,  58;  reports  concerning,  34,  45,  71,  91, 
92,  341;  revolts  of,  92,  94,  412;  right  to 
pursue,  229,  231 ;  sale  of  arms  to,  330,  360; 
schools,  466;  service  of,  424;  slavery,  43, 
449:  superintendent  of  affairs  of,  224; 
tithe  on,  217 ;  trade,  83,  86,  97,  199,  226,  308, 
424 ;  treaties,  82,  87,  96,  97,  100,  loi,  105,  107, 

108,  119,  124,  131,  136,  224,  270,  291,  344,  435, 
440,456;  treatment  of,  91,  411,  412;  trials  of, 
80,  86,  109,  113,  146,  164,  166,  430;  tributa- 


Index 


511 


ries,  43;  troubles,  37,  44,  92,  108,  131,  302, 
331.  332,  342,  345 ;  under  French  influence, 
4S;  union  of,  292;  vocabulary  of,  41,  160; 
wars,  95,  98,  III,  115,  281.  424,  455;  see  also 
Abiquiu,  Acoma,  Aconichi,  Adaes,  Ais,  Ala- 
sapas,  Alibamos,  Anda  El  Caminos,  Apaches, 
Apalachee,  Apiscas,  Aricaras,  Arkansas, 
Atacapa,  Bacoachi,  Balleza,  Barbaroco, 
Batopillillas,  Baumiche,  Baumabe,  Bidais, 
Bocas  Prietas,  Cacalotes,  Caddos,  Cadimas, 
Cadodachos,  Calahuasa,  Camispajamares, 
Campaguases,  Canoas,  Carancaguascs,  Car- 
lanes,  Carrizos,  Casamalapan,  Casaschi- 
quitos,  Cerocahui,  Chaguanes,  Chapulines, 
Chariticas,  Chcrokees,  Cheycnnes,  Chichi- 
meca,  Chilpames,  Choctaws,  Coapites, 
Cochiti,  Cocos,  Colorados,  Comanches, 
Comecrudos,  Comundu,  Comosellamos  Cop- 
ancs,  Cotonamcs,  Cuancanay,  Cuartelejo, 
Cuencame,  Cujanes,  Gilenos,  Guampas, 
Guapes,  Hasinai,  Hijanies,  Janambres, 
Janos,  Jato,  Jaumave,  Julimefios,  Julimes, 
Jumanes,  Kansas,  Kickapoos,  Kiowas,  Lam- 
pazos,  Lipan,  Lipiyanes,  Llanos,  Macanames, 
Malaguitas,  Mayapcmes,  Mayos,  Mescalcro, 
Mescales,  Moqui,  Muachcs,  Mulatos,  Mus- 
cogees,  Muyayas,  Nacogdoches,  Nayaritos, 
Nazas,  Nebomes,  Negros.  Olibe,  Opata, 
Orcoquiza,  Otos,  Pacaoo,  Pachales,  Paisa- 
nos,  Pajalaches,  Palomas,  Pamaques, 
Pames,  Pamoranos,  Pampopas,  Pananas, 
Papagos,  Papanacas,  Pauraques,  Pausanas, 
Pawnees,  Payuguanes,  Pcyotes,  Piguiques, 
Pimas,  Pisones,  Pitijayas,  Pueblos,  Que- 
mados,  Quivira,  Sabano,  Salapaguemes, 
Salineros,  Seminoles,  Scnccu,  Scris,  Shaw- 
nees,  Sibulapas,  Siguamcs,  Sobaipuris.  Sua- 
qui,  Sumas,  Taguacanas,  Taguayas,  Tala- 
puses,  Tamaulipas,  Tancagues,  Tanos, 
Taos,  Taovayas,  Taraumares.  1  are- 
quancs,  Tehuacanas,  Tehuas,  Texas,  Tepe- 
guana,  Tiburones,  Tilijayas.  Timamarcs, 
Tobosos,  Tonkawas,  Tepocas,  Tripas 
Blancas,  Uchis,  Utas,  Venados,  Waco, 
Xalpa,  Xarames,  Xaranames,  Xicarillas, 
Yaquis,  Yerpiamos,  Yumas,  Yutas,  Zufii 
Indias,    Ministerio    Universal    de,    despatches 

through,  13-14 
Indices  de  Corrcspondencia,  seccion  de,  327 
Indies,     commissary-general     of,    correspond- 
ence, 196,   107;  condition  of  presidios  of, 
135;   Council   of  the,  see  Council   of  the 
Indies;   papers   from   archive  of  commis- 
sary-general of,  205 ;  proposed  history  of, 
20;  see  also  West  Indies 
Tndifcrcntc,  seccion  de,  327-333 
Indifcrcnte  de  Guerra.  seccion  de,  188 
Indios,  seccion  de,  187;  see  also  Indians 
Indios  Rarbaros,  seccion  dc,  334-335;  J"  also 

Indians 
Indo-China,  news  of,  206 
Indulgences,  206,  217,  373,  387 
Industria,  seccion  de,  335  :  see  also  Industry 
Industry,  department  of,  papers  from,  62,  33s; 
reports  of,  333 


Infantry,    Inspection-General    of,   correspond- 
ence, 312 
Infants,  Congress  for  Protection  of,  240 
Infidencias,  seccion  de,  see  Treason 
Informes  de  Fonseca  y  Urrutia,  seccion  de,  188 
Inge,  W.,  complaint  of,  326 
Ingcnieros,  see  Engineers 
Ingham,  ship,  225 

Ingraham,  Joseph,  reports  by,  32,  40,  41 
Ingram,  Ira,  petition  signed  by,  355 
Inojosa,  Juan,  correspondence  of,  128 
Inquisicion,  seccion  de,  188;  see  also  Holy  Of- 
fice, Congregation  of  the 
Inquisition,  see  Holy  OfTicc,  Congregation  of 

the 
Instruccion  Publica,  department  of,  archives,  s; 
papers  of,  181,  193;  papers  concerning,  Sft 
335 
Instruccion  Publica,  seccion  de,  335 ;  ( Justicia) 

sub-scccion  de,  181 
Instruction,  primary,  318;   Public,  department 

of,  see  Instruccion  Publica 
Intendancies,  papers  concerning,  188 
Intendencias,  seccion  de,  see  Indendancies 
Interior,  department  of  the,  circulars  of,  344; 
communications  from  minister  of,  437; 
correspondence  with,  322,  344;  deputies  to, 
321 ;  records  from,  190 
Interior  Provinces,  commandant-general  of, 
archive  of,  2,  460;  communications  to,  160, 
339;  correspondence,  47,  57,  58,  60,  73.  83, 
96,  loi,  117,  125,  154,  155,  193,  223,  30S,  319, 
461;  dispositions  of,  3^;  documents  sent 
by,  119;  jurisdiction  of,  75,  377;  opinions 
of,  98,  137;  orders  to,  112,  340;  papers  con- 
cerning, 133,  134;  papers  of,  98;  reports 
sent  to,  190;  representations  of,  132,  149; 
requests  by,  58,  86 ;  see  also  names  of  indi- 
vidual commandants 
Interior  Provinces,  affairs  of,  82,  loi,  117,  138, 
139;  captain-general  of,  report  by,  174; 
clergy  and  religious  of,  399;  coins,  155,  453; 
correspondence  concerning,  46;  corre- 
spondence with  officials  of,  90,  107,  108, 
154;  defense  of,  82;  department  of,  9; 
division  of  military  command  of,  116;  eco- 
nomic state  of,  99;  establishments  in,  36; 
funds  for  presidios  of,  154;  government, 
99,  100,  108,  112,  154;  history  of,  75-77: 
Indians,  116;  injuries  suffered  by,  407; 
mail  service  in,  154;  map,  220;  military 
affairs  of,  115,  124,  134,  137:  missions,  71, 
91,  114,  137,  153;  monthly  notices  from,  14- 
15;  orders  concerning,  19,  95,  X14;  papers 
concerning,  45,  49,  75" '38.  185,  3.t6 ;  pay  of 
employees  of,  94 ;  privilege  of  military  of- 
ficials of,  155;  removal  of  money  from  ttiili- 
tary  treasury  of.  95;  reports  by  officials 
of,  114;  revenues,  99.  154;  stale  of  justice 
in,  174;  troops,  90,  101,  103,  154;  visit  to, 
56;  see  also  Interior  Provinces  of  the  East ; 
Interior  Provinces  of  the  West;  names  of 
provinces 
Interior  Provinces  of  the  East,  commandant- 
general  of,  account  by,  351  ;  archives  of, 


512 


Index 


413,  414;  authorization  of,  357;  correspond- 
ence, 67,  353,  356,  416,  434.  441  ;  jurisdic- 
tion of,  187;  orders,  65,  327;  papers  con- 
cerning, 343;  recommendations  by,  106;  re- 
ports by,  344,  35S,  360;  representation  to, 
278 ;  see  also  names  of  individual  com- 
mandants 

Interior  Provinces  of  the  East,  affairs  of,  117; 
capital  of,  77;  conditions  in,  342;  contri- 
butions from,  352 ;  documents  concerning, 
77,  134,  136.  137.  138;  establishment  of,  76; 
Indian  affairs  of,  147;  memorials  from, 
321;  rewards  for  soldiers  of,  311;  troops 
of,  124 ;  see  also  Interior  Provinces 

Interior  Provinces  of  the  West,  commandant- 
general  of,  orders  issued  to,  131 ;  report  by, 
360;  representation  of,  132;  see  also  names 
of  individual  commandants 

Interior  Provinces  of  the  West,  affairs  of,  106- 
107,  III,  339;  capital  of,  77;  Congress,  174; 
correspondence  with  officials  of,  112;  docu- 
ments concerning,  77,  136,  137 ;  establish- 
ment of,  76;  letter  to  governor  of,  391; 
mails  in,  132;  memorial  concerning,  320; 
military  affairs  of,  127;  plan  accepted  by, 
343;  retirement  of  soldiers  of,  131;  re- 
wards for  soldiers  of,  310,  311 ;  trials,  124; 
see  also  Interior  Provinces 

Intestados,  seccion  de,  188;  see  also  Intestates 

Intestates  (Intestados),  10,  188 

Invasion,  papers  concerning,  336 

Invasion,  Movimiento  de  Militar  Civica,  sec- 
cion de,  336 

Invincible,  Texan  vessel,  226 

Ireland,  colonists  from,  238,  320,  354,  355 

Iriarte,  Fr.  Juan  Pedro  de,  agreement  of,  80 

Iriartc,  Mariano,  trial  of,  84 

Irigoyen,  Fr.,  letter  of,  27 

Irigoyen,  Josef,  governor  of  Texas,  request  by, 
86 

Iris,  Isla  de,  306 

Irrigation,  254 

Isabela,  Isla,  expedition  to,  141 ;  visit  to,  171 

Isabella,  the  Catholic,  order  of,  47 

Islas  Blancas,  exploration  of,  107 

Isleta,  New  Mexico,  conditions  at,  344;  govern- 
ment of  mission  of,  28;  secularization  of 
mission  of,  331 

Isleta,  Tex.,  see  Ysleta 

Ismar,  Frederick  August,  report  by,  340 

Italy,  Mexican  legation  in,  259 

Iturbide,  proposed  province  named,  320 

Iturbide,  Agustin  de,  abdication  of,  244 ;  career 
of,  266;  ceremonial  of  court  of,  320;  con- 
gratulations to,  324;  conspiracies  against, 
268,  339;  correspondence,  158,  173,  174,  241, 
244,  268,  314,  323,  327,  339,  340,  341,  352, 
353;  decree  concerning  family  of,  329; 
decrees  concerning,  340;  decrees  of,  202, 
353;  departure  of,  266;  documents  ad- 
dressed to,  311;  funds  for,  268;  in  New 
Mexico,  268;  introduction  to,  351;  land 
for  family  of,  250, 360 ;  oath  in  favor  of  321 ; 
offer  to  serve,  241  ;  papers  concerning,  62, 
267,  341,  342;  papers  sent  by,  342;  petition 


of  wife  of,  244;  plan  to  crown  son  of,  343; 
pronouncement  against,  313 ;  report  against, 
173;  report  to,  325;  revolution  of,  268; 
treaties,  339 

Iturbide,  Fr.  Pedro  Mariano  de,  patent  issued 
by,  140 

Iturbide,  Salvador,  contract  of,  250 

Iturrigaray,  Jose  de,  viceroy,  470 ;  capture  and 
expulsion  of,  36;  decree  of,  50;  embargo  of 
goods  of,  58;  instructions  of,  48 

Iturrigaray,  San  Pascual  de,  see  San  Pascual 
de   Iturrigaray 

Ixtlilxochitl,  Fernando  de,  history  by,  23;  re- 
lations of,  20,  22 

Jackson,  Pres.  Andrew,  declaration  by,  360; 
letter  to,  252 ;  proclamation  by,  256 

Jalapa,  fair,  19,  187;  maps  taken  from,  263; 
Plan  of,  344 

Jalisco  (Guadalajara),  governor  of,  corre- 
spondence, 144,  229,  249;  order  to,  247; 
plan  of,  102;  report  by,  250 

Jalisco  (Guadalajara),  affairs  of,  127,  281;  col- 
onization, 238;  commandant-general  of, 
correspondence,  281 ;  correspondence  with 
officials  of.  172,  205,  300;  cost  of  sending 
missionaries  from,  48;  decrees  of  officials 
of,  102;  forces,  300;  Franciscan  province 
of,  377;  missions,  71,  381,  382,  386,  390; 
president  of  supreme  tribunal  of,  232; 
provincial  of,  54;  revolution  in,  294;  sta- 
tistics, 324;  treasurer  of,  correspondence, 
99;  see  also  Guadalajara  (city) 

Jalon,  Jose,  papers  respecting,  62 

Jamaica,  commission  to  purchase  arms  in,  36; 
French  vessel  at,  307;  proclamation  pub- 
lished at,  307 

Jameson,  John,  prisoner,  284 

Tanambres,  tribe,  report  concerning,  107 

Janos,  Indian  affairs  at,  361,  458;  investigation 
by  captain  of  company  of,  136;  strength  of, 
452 

Janos,  Santiago  de,  see  Santiago  de  Janos 

Januske.  David,  correspondence,  54 

Jaranta,  Father,  imprisonment  of,  297 

Jardin  Botanico,  see  Botanical  garden 

Jarri,  Juan  (Juan  Andres)  efforts  to  capture, 
422 

Jato,  Indians  of,  169 

Jaumave,  eccelsiastical  jurisdiction  of,  415;  pa- 
pers concerning  mission  at,  120 

Javilillo,  Indian  chief,  89 

jayme,  Fr.  Luis,  death  of,  198 

Jecker,  Corra,  and  Co.,  proposal  of,  250 

Jefatura  de  Hacienda  (Durango),  archive  of, 
408 

Jefatura  Politica,  archives  of  (Chihuahua) 
460;  (Durango)  408;  (Parral)  460 

Jefes  politicos,  correspondence,  441  ;  seccion  de, 
336-337 ;  see  also  names  of  places,  e.  g., 
New  Mexico,  jefe  politico  of 

Jefferson,  ship,  226 

Jefferson,  Thomas,  messages  of,  34,  36 

Jesuitas,  seccion  de,  337;  see  also  Jesuits 


Index 


513 


Jesuits,  complaint  against,  104;  correspondence, 
73,  74;  discoveries  by,  200;  discussion  con- 
cerning, 399;  establishment  of,  419;  ex- 
pulsion of,  19,  49,  204,  210,  381  ;  fund  ad- 
ministered by,  loi  ;  headquarters  of,  220; 
history  of,  203,  205,  217;  letter  by  mission- 
ary of,  26;  map  of  missions  of.  366;  mar- 
tyrdom of,  53;  missionary  college  of,  406; 
missions,  papers  concerning,  20,  25,  55,  68, 
70,  73.  74.  152,  153.  391.  394,  468;  orders 
concernmg.  148,  210;  pack-train  belonging 
to,  129;  papers  concerning,  25,  48,  49,  52- 
53.  54.  67,  68,  202,  204,  337 ;  property  of,  49, 
163,  452 ;  proposal  concerning,  291  ;  re- 
establishment  of.  53,  456;  report  concern- 
ing. 217;  sermons,  204;  trials  of,  49;  writ- 
ings concerning,  19;  see  also  Sinaloa,  So- 
nora,  Pimeria  Alta.  Pimeria  Baja,  Cali- 
fornias.  California  Baja.  Missions.  Pious 
Fund 

Jesiis.  Fr.  Melchor  Lopez  de,  see  Lopez  de 
Jesus 

Jimenes.  Mariano,  communications  of,  417 

Jimeno.  Fr.  Antonio,  transfer  of,  145 

Jimincz,  Manuel,  application  by.  439 

Jimincz  del  Rio,  Fr.,  conspiracy  of,  343 

Joaquin  de  Jesus.  Fr.,  description  by,  28 

Johnson.  James,  deserter,  457 

Johnston,  F.  \V.,  capitulation  signed  by,  275 

Jones,  Commodore  Thomas  ap  Catesby,  acts 
of.  227 ;  papers  concerning  episode  of,  286- 
287.  288 

Jordan,  Alexander,  commission  to,  165;  com- 
plaints by,  172 

Jorganes  de  San  Cayetano,  Father  Martin,  pa- 
pers of.  388 

Jorija,  Fernando,  governor  of  Chihuahua,  in- 
vestigation of.  103 

Jose  Maria  y  Mariano,  petition  by,  354 

Joscphina,  ship,  183 

Jozen  Kosario,  ship.  245 

Juan  de  Fuca.  Strait  of.  correspondence  con- 
cerning, 41;  explorations  of.  42,  182;  re- 
port concerning.  40 

Juarez,  civil  archives.  463;  ecclesiastical  ar- 
chives. 462-463;  historical  information  con- 
cerning. 462  ;  see  also  Paso  del  Norte 

Juarez.  Pres.  Benito  Pablo,  commission  by,  257  ; 
diploma  signed  by,  241  ;  enlistments  by, 
303 ;  government  of,  257 ;   recognition  of, 

251 

Judicial,  seccion  de,  188;  see  also  Judicial  mat- 
ters 

Judicial  matters,  46;  department  of,  369 

Julimefios.  attack  of.  89 

Julimes.  discussion  concerning.  96;  report  con- 
cerning, iss 

Julius  Caesar,  ship.  226 

Jumancs.  tribe,  correspondence  concerning, 
106;  expedition  to.  35 

Juncosa.  Fr.  Domingo,  request  by.  165 

Junco  y  Fspriella.  Gov.,  see  Barrio  Junco  y 
F„spriella,  Gov.  Pedro  del 

Juno,  ship,  85 

34 


Junta,  30;  de  guerra,  33,  81,  88,  96,  113,  125, 
IS'.  170,  277.  297,  306 ;  de  guerra  y  hacienda, 
29,  47.  49;  departmental.  338;  general,  51 

Junta  Central.  Suprcma,  57 

Junta  de  Calif ornias.  328;  seccion  de.  337-338 

Junta  de  Consolidacion  de  Vales  Realcs,  papers, 
414 

Junta  de  Limites,  see  Boundaries 

Junta  de  los  Rios,  Qiihuahua,  affairs  of  mis- 
sions at,  26.  93 

Junta  de  Seguridad,  62 

Junta  Directiva.  correspondence  of,  146 

Junta  Xacional  Instituycnte,  correspondence, 
339 

Juntas  Departamentales,  seccion  de,  338 

Junta  Soberana.  plan  of,  360 

Junta  Superior  del  Bosque  de  Chapultcpec, 
ramo  de.  347 

Jupes.  San  Carlos  de  los.  see  San  Carlos  de  los 
Jupes 

Jurists,  American,  Congress  of,  239 

Justice.  Commission  of,  president  of,  letter  of, 

Justicia  (Justice),  Secretaria  de.  archives,  s, 
8,  172-181.  374-.37S.  (Chihuahua)  459.  (San 
Liiis  Potosi )  404-405 ;  correspondence  of 
minister.  146,  174,  262.  276.  356;  documents 
from.  318.  335;  ecclesiastical  papers  in,  179- 
180;  general  information  concerning.  374; 
jurisdiction  of.  179;  ramo  de  (Guadala- 
jara). 384;  regulation  by.  358;  report  by 
minister.  330;  seccion  de.  172-181;  sub- 
scccion  de  (.^rchivo),  181;  ( Eclesiastica ), 
170-180 

Justiniani,  Cayetano.  diary  of,  279 

Juzgados,  de  Bienes  de  Difuntos  y  de  Yndios, 
7n. ;  de  la  Nobilisima  Ciudad.  7  n. ;  de 
Naturales,  10 

Kamlehaki.  Russian  vessel.  141 
Kansas  Indians,  treaty  with,  224 
Karankawas,   hostilities   of,  353;   mission    for, 

430;  recommendation  concerning.  334;  see 

also  Carancaguases 
Kean.  Sr.,  letters  of.  177 
Kearny.  Gen.  Stephen  Watts,  correspondence, 

228,  229 
Keller,    Francisco,    application    by,   437;    land 

granted  to.  433 
Keller,  Ignacio  Xavicr,  letters  of,  54 ;  opinion 

hy.  24 
Kelly,  Thomas,  statement  by,  86;  translations 

by,  86,  156 
Kendall.  George  VVilkins.  passport  of,  282 
Kendrick,  Caft.  John,  expedition  of,  41 ;  letters 

of,  41  ;  ship  under  c<imman<l  of,  165 
Kennedy,   commander  of   the  I'eacoctt,  corre- 
spondence. 276 
Kennedy.  William.  Texas,  359 
Kentucky.  ci>lonists,  05;  expedition  from.  339; 

Jeltcr  concerning  people  of,  58;  <r.-.-»«inn 

of.  5« 
Kern,  Phclipc.  correspondence,  40 
Kerr,  Santiago,  application  by,  439 


514 


Index 


Kickapoos,  aid   for,  315;  extradition  of,  233; 

lands  for,  363  ;  petition  of,  355 ;  removal  of, 

233,  234;  reservation  for,  233 
Kimball,  Oliver,  letter  of,  86 
Kimble,  Elena,  application  by,  438-439 
Kingsborough,     Anliguilics     of    Mexico,    22; 

documents  printed  by,  23 
Kingston,  British  vessels  at,  307 
Kinney,  H.  S.,  correspondence,  292 
Kino,   Fr.    Eusebio,   diaries   by,    55,   210,   23s; 

journey  of,  24;   letters   witnessed  by,  74; 

papers  of,  68;  writings  of,  23,  24,  74-75 
Kiowas,  correspondence  concerning,  234;  peace 

with,  309 
Kirkham,  James,  statement  by,  136 
Knauff,  Antonio  Teodoro  Sanchez,  see  Sanchez 

Knauff 
Koc,  Rivera  de,  41 
Kostromitin,  Pedro,  letter  of,  287;  report  by, 

286 
Koupreanoflf,  Gen.  D.  T.,  correspondence,  281 
Kuykendall,  Abner,  application  by,  438 

Laba,  Francisco  Domingo,  account  by,  92 

Labarrieta,  Dr.  Antonio,  report  by,  173 

Labradores,  Pueblo  de,  population  of,  120 

La  Brea,  settlement  at,  166 

La  Canada,  disturbances  at,  342 

Laci,  Conde  de,  correspondence,  38 

Lady,  schooner,  252 

Laet,  Johan  de,  Novus  Orbis,  28 

Lafitte,  Jean,   correspondence  concerning,  65; 

correspondence  with,  133;  doings  of,  66 
La  Fora,  Nicolas  de,  loan  by,  220;  map  by,  365; 

relation  by,  210 
Lafragua,  Jose  Maria,  documents  collected  by, 

212;  memorials  of,  gn.,  10  ;  work  of,  10 
La  Fuente,  Pedro  Joseph  de,  appointment  of, 

117;  relation  by,  105 
Lagaretta,  Ramon,  application  by,  437 
La  Garza,  see  Garza 
Lagos,  Jalisco,  junta  in,  402 
Laguna,  Pedro  de,  correspondence  of,  162 
Laguna  Grande,  papers  relating  to.  74 
Lajas,  San  Francisco  de,  see  San  Francisco  de 

Lajas 
Lallemand,   Charles   Frangois,   correspondence 

concerning,  46,  65 ;  movements  of,  47 ;  ref- 
erence to,  212 
Lamar,  Mirabeau  Buonaparte,  conference  with, 

282;  expedition  of,  282;  passport  by,  282; 

proclamation  of,  283 
Lambert,  Father,  refutation  by,  80 
Lampazos,  Indians,  82 
Lampazos,  archive  of,  420;  military  affairs  at, 

III;  mission  of,  92;  soldiers  of,  95 
Lancaster-Jones  Collection,  153,  194-202 
Landa,  Francisco  de,  appointment  of,  174 
Landa,  Jose  Francisco  de,  representation  by,  105 
Landa,  Nicolas  Lopez  de,  see  Lopez  de  Landa 
Landazuri,  Francisco  Xavier,  order  to,  129 
Land  of  Sunshine,  translations  in,  22 
Lands,  acquisition  of,  236;  distribution  of,  23, 

330;  grants  of  253,  262,  379,  411.  427,  437- 

440,  441 ;  inquiries  concerning,  238;  mission. 


72;   papers  concernmg,   191,  318;  petitions 
concerning,    174 ;    report    concerning,    91 ; 
rules  governing  archive   of,    loi ;   system, 
184;  see  also  Colonization 
Lanzas,  correspondence,  296 
La  Paz,  blockade  of,  295 ;  occupation  of  port  of, 

300 
La  Perouse,  Jean  Francois  de,  expedition  of,  56 
La  Plata  country,  political  situation  in,  325 
Lapuente,  Fr.  Joseph,  request  of,  165 
Lara,  Jose  Bernardo  Gutierrez  de,  see  Gutierrez 

de   Lara 
Lara,  Vicente,  papers  respecting,  62 
Lardizabal.  Don  Miguel  de,  instructions  to,  407 
Laredo,  affairs  at,  107,  135;  curate  of,  418;  ex- 
pedition at,  285 ;  Indian  troubles  at,  82,  90, 
loS;  map,  365;  petition  of  citizens  of,  363; 
settlement  of.  446 ;  see  also  San  Agustin 
de  Laredo 
Laredo.  San  Agustin  de,  see  San  Agustin  de 

Laredo 
Laredo,  Jose,  appointment  of,  159 
Larey,  Joel,  application  by,  439 
Larios,  Gov.,  see  Garcia  Larios,  Gov.  Francisco 
Larios,  Fr.  Juan,  422 

Larkin,  Thomas  O.,  U.  S.  consul,  correspond- 
ence. 261,  264 
Larragoite,  Antonio,  papers  respecting,  62 
Larramirar,  commission  to.  249 
La  Salle,  Sieur  de  (Robert  Cavelier),  patent  of, 

34 
Lasaya,  Gov.  Diego  de,  correspondence  with, 

96,  III 
Las  Casas,  Fernando  de,  investigation  of,  414 
Las  Casas.  Jose  Maria  de  petition  by.  361 
Las  Casas,  Gov.  Luis  de,  correspondence,  58; 

report  of,  58 
Las  Palmas  de  Sierra  Prieta  Cajon  de,  attack 

on  Indians  of,  95 
Lasso,  Jose  Maria,  papers  respecting,  62 
Lastiri,   Ignacio,   application  of,   158;   appoint- 
ment of,  157 
Lasuen,  Fr.  Fermin  Francisco  de,  correspond- 
ence. 143.  158,  162,  166,  169,  198.  199.  200; 
election  of,  199 ;  patent  issued  to,  140 ;  re- 
port by.  130;  request  by,  194 
La  Torre,  Marques  de.  see  Torre,  Marques  de 

la 
Latour,  Lacarriere,  French  engineer,  papers  of, 

134,  268 ;  reports  by.  65,  223 
Laura.  British  vessel.  262 
Lauria.  Christobal,  report  by.  52 
Lauselle.  employees  of.  308 
Lavaca,  port,  closure  of.  1S7 
Lavaca  River,  contraband  goods  captured  on 

the,  434 
Lavato,  Manuel,  communications  from.  282 
La  Vega  de  L^res,  see  Vres 
Law,  commercial,  international  conference  of, 
240;  international,  congresses  of,  240;  re- 
form laws,  347;  trials  at,  318 
Lazaga,  Col.  Diego,  report  by,  127 
Lazaro.  Fr.  Antonio,  request  of.  165 
Lazo,  Jose  Maria,  papers  respecting,  62 


Index 


515 


Le  Clercq,  Chretien,  Histoire  des  Colonies,  34; 
writings  of,  236 

Leda,  Francisco  Peruca,  letter  from,  287 

Leese,  Jacob  P.,  colonization  project  of,  238; 
letter  to,  286 

Leftwich,  Robert,  correspondence,  353;  peti- 
tions by,  354,  355 

Legaciones  Estrangeros,  seccion  de,  243;  see 
also  Legations 

Legaciones  Mexicanos,  seccion  de,  243;  see  also 
Legations 

Legalizaciones,  seccion  de,  sec  Legalizations 

Legalizations,  243 

Legations,  archives  of,  267;  correspondence 
with,  243,  244,  259;  foreign,  243,  244;  see 
also  names  of  countries  and  places 

Legislacion,  seccion  de,  sec  Legislation 

Legislacion  Mexicana,  see  Diiblan  y  Lozano 

Legislation,  papers  concerning,  243 

Legislaturas  de  los  Estados,  seccion  de,  338- 
Zig ;  see  also  Legislatures 

Legislatures,  317;  state,  338-339 

Le  Grand,  Alexander,  diary  of,  226 

Legorrcta,  Fr.  Jose,  despatch  of,  163 

Lejarza,  Fr.  Manuel,  papers  delivered  to,  207 

Leon,  Nucvo  Leon,  see  Cerralvo 

Leon,  de,  see  De  Leon 

Leon,  Antonio,  delivery  of  troops  to,  343 

Leon,  Brii;.  Juan  Jose,  memorial  to,  267 

Leona  Vicario,  changing  of  name  to,  434;  see 
also  Saltillo 

Lepantitlan,  action  at,  285 

L'Epiiic.  ship,  47 

Leplicher,  Carlos,  claim  of,  363,  proposal  of, 

363 
Lerma,  Duke  of,  dedication  to,  204 
Lesma  y  Escudero,  Gov.  Miguel  de,  correspond- 
ence, 90 
Leuba,  P.  B.,  paper  by,  353 
Lewis,  Franklin,  application  by,  438 
Lewis,  Meriwether,  see  Lewis  and  Clark 
Lewis  and  Clark,  expedition,  126,  308 
Leyes  de  Reforma,  Elecciones  Generales,  ramo 

de,  347 
Lezaun,  Fr.  Juan  Sanz,  paper  by,  27 
Liberia,  emigration  from,  237 
Libcrtad,  Puerto  de,  location  of,  251 
Library,  see  Biblioteca 
Libreja,  Agustin  de,  opinion  of,  358 
Libros  de  las  Comandancias  de  los  Cuerpos  y 
de    los    Departamentos    de   la    Sccretaria, 
seccion  de,  305 
Liceaga,  Gen.,  order  respecting,  333 
Licenses,  registers  of,  19 
Licndo,  Jose  Justo,  applications   for  land  by, 

433.  437 
Lima,  letters  to  olTicials  of,  36;  voyage  from,  73 
Limantour,  Jose,  proposals  of,  295 
Liniitcs.  seccion  de,  244;  sec  also  Boundaries 
Lifian,  Pascual,  papers  respecting,  62 
Linares,  Archbishof  of,  complaints  against.  125 
Linares,  archl)ishi)pric  of,  historical  informa- 
tion, 415:  archives,  listed,  415-419;  diocese 
of,  124,377,413.416 
Linares,   Bishop  of,  circulars   from,  4-13;  cor- 


respondence, 69,  179,  414,  416,  428,  440,  441 ; 
demand  of,  42;  edicts  of,  398;  inspection 
by.  399;  list  of  bishops,  472;  opinion  of, 
429;  regulations  from,  447;  representation 
by,  429;  request  for  trial  by,  46;  sketch  of 
bishops,  440;  statistical  table  by,  180;  see 
also  names  of  individual  bishops 

Linares,  San  Felipe  de,  see  San  Felipe  de 
Linares 

Linares,  Antonio,  papers  respecting,  62 

Linck,  Father  Wcnceslao,  letter  of,  26 

Lincoln,  Prcs.  Abraham,  correspondence,  231 ; 
death  of,  253 

Lincoln,  Capt.  John,  report  concerning,  328 

Lipan  Indians,  alliance  of,  117;  attack  of,  82; 
baptism  of,  447;  breach  with,  116;  captives 
held  by,  261  ;  chiefs  of,  89;  correspondence 
concerning,  108;  dealings  with  108;  depre- 
dations, 230;  efforts  to  Christianize,  394; 
expenses  concerning,  342 ;  hostilities  of, 
117;  in  Coahuila,  315;  missions,  398;  peace 
with,  119;  prisoner,  430;  ravages  of,  89; 
relations  with,  119;  requests  for  lands  for, 
335;  stealing  from,  429;  treaties  with,  82, 
108.  131 ;  troubles  with.  127.  131 

Lipiyanes,  tribe,  correspondence  concerning, 
108:  treaties  with.  108 

Lipscomb,  Abner,  secretary  of  state,  letter  from, 
283 

Liquor  accounts,  372 

Lisbon,  conferences  at,  240 

Litany,  order  for  singing,  195 

Live  Oak  Point,  request  for  lands  at,  320 

Liverpool,  Mexican  agency  in,  259 

Liza,  Manuel,  letter  by,  459 

Lizarra.  Eziquiel,  papers  respecting.  62 

Lizazoin  (Lizassoin).  Father  Tomas  Vgnacio, 
letter  of.  453 ;  report  of.  23 

Llera.  Santa  Maria  de,  see  Santa  Maria  de 
Llera 

Llera,  Villa  dc.  papers  concerning,  13s 

Llano,  Ciriaco,  papers  respecting.  62 

Llano.  Cosme  Ramon,  papers  respecting.  62 

Llano.  Mathias  de.  accounts  presented  by,  417 

Llanos,  Indians,  report  on,  106 

Llanos,  Los,  prefect  of.  247 

Llinaz,  Fr.  Antonio,  badge  of,  387;  papers  re- 
lating to,  388 

Llorente,  Carlos  Maria,  papers  respecting,  62 

Loan  Office.  Public,  see  Monte  de  Piedad 

Lockhart,  Byrd,  application  by,  438 

Lodgings,  318 

Lomliardo.  Francisco  ^faria.  agent  of,  440 

London,  debt  contracted  in.  371  ;  l-'inancial 
Agency  of  Mexico  in,  .160;  international 
meeting  in,  230;  Mexican  IcKatinn  in.  244, 
246,  267 ;  mission  to,  244 ;  rumors  in,  245 

London,  Free  Company  of,  40 

London  Times.  249 

Lonente,  Joseph,  passport  for,  170 

Long.  Gen.  James,  commission  conferred  by, 
339;  letters  of.  241  ;  Iil>cration  of,  341  ;  list 
of  men  of,  241  :  military  operations  of,  47, 
66,  136.  223.  327,  341,  43' 

L6pcz,  Father  Andres,  letters  of,  25 


516 


Index 


Lopez,  Fr.  Angel,  petition  of,  409 

Lopez,  Fr.  Baldomero,  license  to,  68 ;  request  of, 

84 
Lopez,  Bernardo,  papers  respecting,  62 
Lopez,  Eleuterio,  application  by,  438 
Lopez,  Col.  Francisco,  appointment  of,  131 
Lopez,  Caspar,  communications  of,  417 ;  com- 
plaints against,  341  ;   correspondence,    174, 
352 
Lopez,  Fr.  Jose  Francisco,  report  by,  399 
Lopez,  Jose  Mariano,  applicatifm  by,  438 
Lopez  de  Haro,  Gonzalo,  exploration  by,  59; 

plan  made  by,  32 
Lopez  de  Jesus,  Fr.  Melchor,  portrait  of,  393 
Lopez  de  la  Camara  Alta,  Agustin,  description 

by,  38 
Lopez  de  Landa,  Nicolas,  statement  by,  305 
Lopez  de  Toledo,  Antonio  Joseph,  correspond- 
ence, 128;  opinion  of,  128;  report  by,  128 
Lopez  Torrecilla,  Mathias,  certificate  signed  by, 

51 
Lora,  Fr.  Juan  Ramos  de,  see  Ramos  de  Lora 
Lorca,  Go;'.  Vidal  de,  correspondence  with,  107 
Lorenzillo,  pirate,  32 

Loreto,  Cal.,  accounts  of  presidio  of,  169;  af- 
fairs of,  140,  145;  commissary  of,  84,  139; 
correspondence  with  officials  of,   171 ;  ex- 
penses of  presidio  of,  86;  financial  matters 
at,  145:  funds  for  church  of,  196;  govern- 
ment store  at,  128;  lamps  for,  157;  mission 
of,  118.  150;  pearls  taken  at, 156:  reimburse- 
ment   to    presidio,    84 ;    religious    of,    81 ; 
repair   of   church   at,    159,   219:    repair   of 
royal    buildings   at,    109;    repopulation   of, 
151 ;  review  of,  171 ;  review  of  marine  of, 
165;  soldiers  at,  85;  supplies  for,  148,  170; 
trip  to,  196 ;  vessels.  130,  328 
Loreto,  N.  S.  de,  see  Loreto,  Cal.,  mission 
Loreto,  Tex.,  see  Espiritu  Santo,  Bahla  del 
Los  Angeles,  Cal..  aflfairs  at,  178:  battle  near, 
271;    proposed   as   capital,   328;    revolt   of 
company  of,  346 ;  revolution  at,  362  ;  settlers 
of,  165  ;  situation  at,  276 
Los  Angeles,  Santa  Maria  de,  see  Santa  Maria 

de  Los  Angeles 
Los  Angeles,  Fr.  Antonio  de,  career  of,  388; 
data  concerning,  391  ;  death  of,  392;  papers 
relating  to,  388;  portrait  of,  39^ 
Los  Angeles  de  Manila,  chapter  in  monastery 

of,  206 
Los  Angeles  Public  Library,  156 
Los  Hornos,  hacienda  of,  loi 
Losoya,  Lucas  de,  representation  by,  loi 
Los  Patos,  421 ;  cattle  left  at.  436 ;  probable  rec- 
ords at,  445 
Los  Remedios.  ship,  141 

Loterias  y  Rifas,  ramo  de,  347;  see  also  Lot- 
teries 
Lotos,  expedition  to,  309 
Lotteries,  administration  of,  347:  archives,  7n. ; 

national,  369;  papers  concerning.  372 
Louisiana.  Acadians  sent  to,  43 ;  aid  for,  183, 
307 ;  Anglo-.\mericans  on  frontier  of,  271 ; 
Boundary  Commission,  328  ;  boundary  ques- 
tion, papers  concerning,  13,  34,  35,  42,  49,  50, 


51,  65,  123,  125,  224-225,  234,  246,  261.  267, 
278, 395,400,  403  ;  ccdulas  relating  to,  49,  50 ; 
cession  of,  147,  307;  correspondence  con- 
cerning, 53 ;  correspondence  with  officials 
of,  15,  47;  defense  of,  126;  deportation  to, 
431;  distances  from,  126;  documents  con- 
cerning, 77,  121 ;  efforts  to  secure  secession 
of,  sS;  escape  of  slaves  from,  99;  expedi- 
tion to  tribes  of,  39;  explorations  in,  39; 
exportation  of  cattle  to,  93,  459;  fiscal  re- 
ports from,  183;  Frenchmen  from,  459; 
geographical  notes  on,  35 ;  governor  of, 
papers,  29,  117;  history  of,  234;  Indians,  58; 
Inquisition  in,  35,  51,  188;  items  relating  to, 
34;  journey  to,  39;  Le  Page  du  Pratz's 
l.ouisiane,  34;  letter  from  curate  at,  176; 
manuscript  concerning,  36;  need  of  funds 
for,  58;  negroes,  358;  note  concerning,  51; 
orders  concerning,  51,  204;  peace  negotia- 
tions in,  58:  prisoners  from,  182;  references 
to,  i8i  ;  representations  concerning,  50;  re- 
quest concerning  people  of,  361 ;  request 
of  intendant  at,  182;  settlers,  320,  433; 
Spanish  consulate  in,  134;  Spanish  in,  147, 
308;  supplies  for,  58;  trade,  loi,  122,  327, 
404;  trade  with  Texas,  35,  43,  49;  vessels 
from,  183 

Louisiana,  Bishop  of  (Luis  Pefialvez),  pay  of, 
373 

Loupy,  Victor,  trial  of,  435 

Low  Countries,  delegates  from,  239 

Lower  California,  see  California,  Lower 

Lozano,  see  Dublan  y  Lozano 

Luarcs,  Domingo,  papers  respecting,  62 

Lucas  el  Bueno,  Alonso,  provisions  of,  411 

Lucero,  Juan,  mission  of,  309 

Luis,  Roberto,  application  by,  437 ;  petition  of, 
4,'?2 

Luz,  N.  S.  de  la,  mission,  394,  397,  399 

Macanames,  tribe,  report  concerning,  107 

MacauU,  Bennet,  trial  of,  435 

McCloin,  see  McGloin 

McDonough.  Capl.,  oars  sent  with,  183 

McDowell,  E.,  prisoner,  284,  285 

McDowell,  William,  liberation  of,  284 

Macedonia,  American  war  vessel,  66 

McGloin.  grants  to,  434,  438 ;  see  also  Mc- 
Mullen,  John 

Machado,  Francisco,  correspondence,  466 

McKenzie,  Col,  occupation  by,  233 

McKinney.  Tomas,  see  Mekine 

McKinstry,  George  B.,  correspondence,  260 

McLane  treaty,  258 

McLeod,  Gen.  Hugh,  order  book  of,  283 

McMullen,  John,  contracts  of,  434,  438;  peti- 
tions by,  354,  355 ;  grants  to,  434,  438 ;  see 
also  McGloin 

McNamara.  Father  Eugene,  petition  of,  363 ; 
report  on  petition  of,  363 

MacQueen,  Guillermo,  petition  by,  354 

McRae,  Carlos,  petition  of.  362 

Madero,  Jose  Francisco,  application  by,  440; 
report  by,  355 ;  right  granted  to,  435 

Madrid,  congresses  at,  239 


Index 


Madrid,  Felix  de  la,  papers  respecting,  62 
Magdalena,  Bahia  de,  closure  of  port  of,  251 
Magdalena.  Sonora,  parish  church  of,  468 
Magee,  Augustus,  expedition  of,  66,  67,  341 
Mails,  administrator  general  of,  letters  and  pa- 
pers of,   145,   150,  279,  280,  295;  delay  of, 
330;  intercepting  of  the,  330;  papers  con- 
cerning, 61,  186,  regulation  of,  424;  routes, 
259;  service  of,  144,  154,  160,  164,  183,  253, 
264 
Malaga,  Compafiia  de  Navicros  de,  149 
Malaguitas,  Indians,  baptism  of,  447 ;  church 

records  of,  449,  451 
Malaguitas,  Ysla  de  los,  exploration  of,  44,  56 
Malaspina,    Caft.    Alejandro,    correspondence, 

39,  47,  200;  expeditions  of,  57,  79 
Malcolmson,  J.,  letter  by,  263 
Maldonado,  Joseph  Antonio,  declaration  of,  137 
Malcspina,  Cat>l.  Alejandro,  sec  Malaspina 
Malinchenos,  report  concerning,  107 
Malnombre,  Nacion  del,  church  records  of,  451 
Mancera,  Marques  de   (Antonio  Sebastian  de 

Toledo),  viceroy,  469;  orders  of.  25 
Manchester,  Duke  of,  correspondence,  54 
Maneyero,  Luis,  purchase  by,  249 
Mange,  Juan  Mateo,  see  Manje 
Manila,  Archbishop  of  (ilanucl  Antonio),  ac- 
count   by,   205 ;    death    and    funeral,   205 ; 
operations  of,  204 
Manila,  communication  of  governor  of,    149; 
English  relations  at,  160;  expedition  from, 
160;  goods  brought  from,   142,  149;  mon- 
astery at,  206;  ship   from,   149;  siege  of, 
204,  205;  state  of  defense  at,  160 
Manje,  Juan  Mateo,  relation  by,  24,  54,  200,  210 
Manrique,  Jose,  report  by,  459 
Maiisaiiillo.  ship,  262 
Mantcca  Mucha.  Indian  chief,  89 
Manuela,  Apolinar,  correspondence,  67 
Manuel    Antonio,    archbishop    of    Manila,    sec 

Manila  Archbishop  of 
Manuscript  Maps,  365-366;  sec  also  Maps 
Manuscritos,  seccion  de,  380-382 
Manuscritos  de  los  Conventos,  in  Museo  Na- 

cional,  205-209 
Manuscritos   de   Ramirez,   in   the   Museo  Na- 

cional,  203 
Manzaneda,   Pedro   Bringas  de,   letters  of.  24 
Manzanillo,  .Americans  at  port  of,  332,  coaling 

station  at.  251 
Mapas  y   Pianos  Varios,  seccion  de,  339;  see 

also  Maps 
Mapimi,  depredations  in,  124 
Mapimi,  Santiago  de.  .ji-i-  Santiago  de  Mapimi 
Maps,  27,  28,  III,   120,   132,  139,  150,  160,  161, 
169,  171,  261,  263,  .V5.  329.  3.T9.  iSA.  .l6i ; 
boundary.  234,  244;  colonization,  350,  353, 
354.  355-  .1^'  •  "f  coast  places,  42,  263,  306, 
399;   of    itlisondo   expedition,  95:   of    Es- 
calante's  expedition,  j)^ ;  of  expeditions  to 
San   Diego  and   Monterrey,   171  ;  of  expe- 
dition to  Kootka  from   San   Bias,  41,  42, 
141,    154,   211;   of    frontiers,   224,   425;   of 
Je';uit    missions,    70;    of    journey   to    .Mia 
California,  26;  of  Mexican  provinces,  246; 


of  military  operations,  212;  of  northern 
provinces,  139 ;  of  presidios,  91  ;  of  Sec- 
retaria  de  Fomento,  364-366;  of  surveys, 
380;  request  for,  153;  see  also  names  of 
places 

Marafion,  Fernando  Perez,  see  Perez  Maranon 

Mares,  Jose,  diaries  of,  35,  39,  1 13 ;  expedition 
of,  38 

Margarita,  occupation  of,  233 

Margil  de  Jesiis,  Fr.  Antonio.  386;  beautifica- 
tion  of,  3^,^,  401,  407;  book  on,  208;  can- 
onization of,  3&4;  correspondence,  207,  400; 
life  of,  401;  papers  relating  to,  388,  396; 
portrait  of,  393;  process  of,  217;  relics  of, 
401 ;  reports  of,  29;  representations  of,  29; 
visits  of,  395,  396 

Ataria.  ship,  183 

Mariano,  Jose  Maria  y,  petition  by,  354 

Marias,  Islas,  defense  of,  248;  papers  concern- 
ing. 3'5 

Mariguanes,  missions  for,  48 

Marin,  Gen.  Tomas,  order  concerning,  251 ; 
vessels  of.  251 

Marina,  seccion  de  (Archivo  General  y  Pub- 
lico), 181-183;  (Secretaria  de  Rclaciones 
Fxtcriores),  265  ;  see  also  Marine 

Marin  del  Valle,  Gov.  Francisco  Antonio,  cor- 
respondence with,  106;  instructions  to,  106; 
map  dedicated  to.  366 

Marin  de  Porras,  Primo  Fcliciano  de,  bishop  of 
Linarc;,  472  ;  visitation  by,  416 

Marine  ( Marina),  correspondence  sent  through 
Secretary  of,  14;  papers  respecting,  62,  181- 
183,  265 

Mariscal,  Sr.  Ignacio,  secretary  of  foreign  re- 
lations, work  of,  II  n. 

Marmolejo,  Jacinto,  decrees  against,  129 

Marmolejo,  Fr.  Yldefonso,  statement  by,  397 

Maro.  Ramon  Gutierrez  del,  see  Gutierrez  del 
Marf> 

Marques  de  Torrcon.  Doiia  Maria  de  la  Con- 
cepcion.  applications  by,  4.?8 

Marquette,  Fr.  Jacques,  writings  of,  236 

Marquez,  Donallo  Jose,  papers  respecting.  62 

Marqutz,  Maria  Concepcion,  sec  Marques  dc 
Torrcon 

Marquina,  report  to,  165 

Marquinez,  Fr.  Marcclino,  payment  to,  179 

Marriages,  see  Nuptials 

Martin,  Wyly,  application  by,  439 

Martinez,  consul  at  New  Orleans,  correspond- 
ence, 279 

Martinez.  Fr.  .Angel,  letter  by,  400 

Martmez,  Fr.  Antonio,  request  by,  194 

Martinez,  Goi:  /Vntonio,  479;  correspondence. 
134  ;  peace  made  by.  130 

Martinez,  Fr.  Damian.  letter  of,  27 

.Martinez,  F.stevan  Jose,  command  of,  21 1 ;  com- 
plaint against,  40;  convoy  of,  151  ;  d'  t'-' 
by.  38.  142,  150,  151  ;  exi)editi«>ns  of,   ^ 
3<jo;  recommendation  of,  40;  rci>ort$  \>\.  -;-. 

"141 
Martinez.  Francisco,  letters  of,  1,13 
Martinez,  Capi.  Francisco,  diary  of  expedition 

of,  29,  123 


518 


Index 


Martinez,    Francisco    Pizarro,   commission   to, 

268;  correspondence,  268 
Martinez,  Ignacio,  correspondence,  273 
Martinez,  /•>.  Ignacio,  request  of,  72 
Martinez,  Jose  Dolores,  application  by,  439 
Martinez,  Jose  Manuel,  papers  respecting,  62 
Martinez,  Josef,  command  of,  113 
Martinez,  Marcclino,  application  by,  439 
Martinez,  Fr.  Marcclino,  missionary  for  Cali- 
fornia, 8s 
Martinez,  Pedro,  application  by,  439 
Martinez,  Fr.  Romualdo,  retirement  of,  162 
Martinez   Clemente,  Fr.   Luis,  correspondence 

of,  155 
Martinez  de  Lejarza,  Agustin,  applications  by, 

^38 
Martinez  de  Soria,   Dit.  Juan,  papers  in  office 

of,  83 
Martinez  de  Surdaide,  Ca(<t.  Diego,  papers  of, 

53.  74 
Martinez    Pacheco,    Gov.    Rafael,   correspond- 
ence, 44,  104;  excesses  of,  45;  report  by, 
149 
Marios  y  Navarrete,  Gov.  Angel,  421,  479;  cor- 
respondence, 90;  investigation  of,  426;  rep- 
resentation by,  35 
Mason,  John  S.,  attorney,  application  by,  438; 

representation  by,  358 
Massanet,   Fr.    Damian,   421 ;   career   of,  442 ; 
diaries  by,  28,  123 ;  letters  of.  51,  235  ;  opin- 
ions of,  28,  123  ;  papers  of,  123 
Mata,  Jose  Maria,  commission  of,  251;  return 

of,  178 
Matagorda,  closure  of  port  of,  187 
Matagorda  Bay,  mission  near,  394 
Matamoros,  action  near,  290;  affairs  of,  273; 
Americans  at,  356;  blockade  of,  245;  cattle 
stealing   at,   280;    civil    archives    of,   448; 
conspiracy    in,    302;    correspondence    with 
authorities  of,  298;  custom-house  affairs  at, 
250,  329,  330;  defense  of,  284.  298;  ecclesi- 
astical archives  of,  447;  evacuation  of,  294; 
gr.rrison  at,  344 ;  hurricane  victims  in,  253 ; 
importation  through,  331 ;  maritime  trouble 
at,  226;  Mexican  consulate  at.  260;  military 
commandancy  at,  I  ;  prisoners  at,  280,  285, 
289;  proclamation  to,  293 ;  records  of  parish 
church  of,  447;  siege  of,  299;  trade,  234, 
262,  311 ;  trials  at,  274,  284;  U.  S.  consul  in, 
231 
Matamoras,  Joseph,  appointment  of,  90 
Matanchel.  Punto  de,  supplies  carried  to,  129 
Matape.  secularization  of  mission  of,  72 
Mathe,  Nicolas  de  la,  request  of,  44 
Matricula.  seccion  de,  see  Matriculation 
Matriculation,  244 

Matrimonios,   seccion  de,   189;  see  also   Nup- 
tials 
Matute,  Juan  Bautista  de,  correspondence,  152, 
172  ;  expedition  of,  41,  42  ;  furlough  for,  79 
Mauli,  Dn.  Francisco,  testament  of,  80 
Maxey.  Senator  Samuel   B.,   conference  with, 

252 
Maximilian,    Emperor,    colonization    laws    of, 
238;   conference  of,  232;   intervention  of. 


341 ;  recognition  of,  251 ;  records  of  govern- 
ment of,  268 
Mayapemes.  tribe,  church  records  of,  449,  451 
Mayorga,  Martin  de,  viceroy,  14,  470;  letter  to, 

307  ;  order  directed  to,  20  ;  orders  of,  308 
Mayorga  Islands,  Indians,  160;  map  of,  160 
Mayo  River,  missions  on,  160 
Mayos,  Indians,  decree  regarding,  331 ;  disarm- 
ing of,  465 ;  uprising  of,  270 
Mazatlan,  American  consul  at.  303 ;  Americans 
expelled    from,    301;    Americans    in,    296; 
annexation  of,  303;  arrival  of  Commodore 
Jones  at,  287;  blockade  of,  245,  248;  com- 
plaint against  officers  at,  242;  correspond- 
ence with   officials   of,   279,  300;   custom- 
house of,  250;  reports  by  commander  of, 
88;  revolt  of,  298 
Mechoacan,  see  Michoacan 
Media  Anata,  seccion  de,  1S9;  see  also  Anata, 

media 
Mediavilla  y  Ascona,  Gov.   Melchor  de,  478; 

letter  by,  30 
Medical  congresses,  international,  239,  240 
Medina,  Francisco,  application  by.  438 
Medina,  Roque  de,  correspondence  of,  132;  in- 
spection by,  loi 
Medina  River,  battle  of  the,  67,  106 
Meheu,  Josef,  diaries  by,  151,  182 
Mejia,  Antonio,  petitions  by,  353,  354 
Mejia,    Gov.    Francisco,    correspondence,   326; 

election  of,  436 
Mejia,  Gen.  Jose  Antonio,  action  against,  280; 
charge  against,  345 ;  correspondence,  293, 
3S-,  357',  instructions  of,  177;  invasion  by, 
274,  275;  petition  for  land  by,  359;  procla- 
mation by,  293 
Mejia  Walker,  Adelaide  Matilde,  transfer  to, 

438 
Mekine   (McKinney  ?)   Tomas,  application  of, 

437 
Meledres,  Fr.  Antonio,  transfer  of,  145 
Melendrez,  Antonio  M.,  defeat  of,  301 ;  doings 

of,  346 ;  execution  of,  301 
Melgarcs,  expedition  of,  309 
Memorias,  of  the   Secrctaria  de   Gobernacion, 

348   . 
"Memorias  de  Nueva  Espana  ",  20,  21,  22 
Menchaca,  Antonio,  application  by,  438 
Menchaca,  Joaquin,  application  by,  439 
Menchaca,  Juan  de,  appointment  of,  423 
Menchaca,  Luis  Antonio,  appointment  of,  43 ; 

correspondence  of,  44,  87.  105 
Menchero,  Fr.  Juan,  provincial  communications 

to,  55 
Menchero,  Fr.  Miguel,  correspondence  of,  155; 

report  of,  27 
Mendez,  Juan,  permit  to,  161 
Mendinueta,  Gov.  Pedro  Fermin  de,  see  Fermin 

de  Mendinueta 
Mendivil,  J.  M.,  report  concerning,  329 
Mendoza,  Dominguez  de,  expedition  of,  49 
Mendoza,    Gov.     Caspar     Domingo    de.    New 

Mexico,  473  ;  letters  of,  27 
I  Mendoza,  Jose  Maria,  application  by,  440 


Index 


519 


Mendoza,  Gov.  Juan  de,  Sonora,  death  of,  102 ; 
letters  of,  24 

Mendoza,  Gov.  Mathco  Antonio  de,  Nueva  Vis- 
caya,  report  by,  153 

Mendoza,  MiRuel,  letters  by,  212 

Mendrajon,  Eduardo,  papers  respecting,  62 

Menezo,  Pedro,  papers  respecting,  62 

Mercurio  Volante,  newspaper,  27,  203 

Mercury,  vessel,  86 

Mcrclo,  /•>.  Lorenzo,  request  of,  161 

Merida,  tobacco  factory  of,  310 

Merino,  Manuel,  papers  respecting,  62 

Merry,  Mr.,  see  Lewis  and  Clark 

Mescal,  importation  of,  84 

Mescalero  Indians,  281  ;  attack  on,  131  ;  cor- 
respondence concerning,  108;  guard  fur- 
nished, 131;  hostilities,  344;  imprisonment 
of,  116;  peace  with,  116;  persecution  of, 
100;  remission  of,  90;  settlements,  334; 
treaties  with,  107,  108;  war  with,  108 

Mescalcs,  mission  founded  for,  423 

Mescalitan,  Laguna  y  Ensenada  de,  plan  of,  151 

Mesilla,  Americans  at,  230;  plan  to  capture,  299; 
treaty,  257;  Valle  de,  ownership  of,  229 

Mesquia,  /•>.  Pedro  Perez  de,  see  Perez  de 
Mesquia 

Messages,  presidential,  34,  36 

Meteor,  ship,  183 

Mexia,  see  Mejia 

Mexicana,  ship,  112,  115,  182 

A/f;i:ifOtio,  ship,  44 

Mcxicanos  en  el  Exterior,  seccion  de,  244 

Mexico   (Asuntos  Politicos),  seccion  de,  244- 

-52 
Mexico  (city),  Americans  in,  11,  212,  296;  ar- 
chive of  the  ayuntamiento  of,  214-215; 
ayuntamiento  of,  346;  archives,  5-37°; 
cabildo  of  archbishopric  of,  200,  214,  218; 
Cathedral,  5.  44,  216,  333;  defense  of,  212, 
297,  333;  division  of  archbishopric  of,  415; 
drainage  of,  186;  early  accounts  of,  23; 
earthquake  in,  436;  garrison  of,  346;  Hos- 
pital Real  de  Indios,  205;  jurisdiction  of 
judge  of,  17s;  letters  to  Jesuit  provincial 
at,  74;  map  of  archbishopric  of,  366;  mili- 
tary operations  about.  296;  missionaries 
from,  81;  newspapers,  51,  207;  occupation 
of,  215;  powder  from,  154;  prisoners  in, 
papers  concerning,  283,  284;  war  situation 

in.  333  .  „  . 

Mexico  (country),  adventurers  in,  230;  affairs 
of  cities  of,  no;  agents,  223,  229,  230.  233. 
236,  24s,  246,  240,  250,  252,  254,  258,  260, 
266,  369;  aid  solicited  for,  230;  American 
migration  into,  223;  American  newspaper 
reporters  in,  254;  annexation  of  Guatemala 
to,  47 ;  annexation  proposed  for,  291 ; 
Apaches  for,  132;  application  for  land  by 
citizens  of,  437:  archives  of,  general  in- 
formation concerning,  1-3;  army  of.  229; 
bank  and  railroads  for.  258;  boundary  af- 
fairs, 190,  223-224.  230,  261 ;  British  agents 
in,  280;  British  minister  to,  245,  261,  298; 
cattle  stealing  in,  234;  censuses  of  towns 
in,  217  ;  circular  to  oflicials  of,  247 ;  citizens 


expelled  from,  344:  civil  war  in.  231; 
claims  against,  244;  Clavigero's  Sloria  del 
Antico  Messico,  20;  clergy,  260;  climatic 
conditions,  3;  coalition  against,  231;  col- 
onization, 237,  238,  362;  commissary-gen- 
eral of,  186;  commissioners,  228,  290;  com- 
missions, 2(57 ;  complaints  by,  225,  230, 
255,  261,  435 ;  Congress,  see  Congress,  Mex- 
ico; consuls,  227,  229,  232,  233,  240.  251, 
257,  259,  262,  265.  285,  288,  300,  303;  Con- 
taduria  Mayor  of,  146;  correspondence 
with  officials  of.  295 ;  counterfeiting  in,  245, 
246,  252,  262  ;  currency  of,  259;  debates  con- 
cerning frontier  of,  252;  depredations  in, 
229,  230;  diplomatic  corps  in,  260;  dis- 
turbances in,  36;  Documentos  f'ara  la  His- 
toria  de,  see  Garcia  Icazbalecta;  documents 
concerning  empire  period  of.  187 ;  docu- 
ments concerning  interior  of,  157;  docu- 
ments for  history  of,  211;  donations  from, 
281;  drafts  on  treasury  of,  466;  ecclesi- 
astical affairs  of,  202;  emigration  of  fami- 
lies of,  190;  enlistments  for,  251,  259;  ex- 
peditions against,  56,  65,  227,  232,  266,  300; 
expeditions  organized  in,  231,  280;  extra- 
dition of  citizens  of.  259;  extraordinary 
legation  from,  245;  flag  of.  260;  foreign 
agents  in,  243;  foreigners  in.  241-242,  255; 
foreign  relations  of,  231  ;  founding  of  relig- 
ious houses  in,  32;  French  in,  57;  French 
minister  to,  229;  government,  345;  grant- 
ing of  medals  and  honors  by,  236;  history 
of,  203,  212;  hostility  of  U.  S.  toward,  47; 
independence  of,  223,  224,  225.  244,  251.  266, 
298;  industrial  and  agricultural  enter- 
prises in,  335;  Inquisition  in,  204,  211;  in- 
tervention in.  231,  232;  invasion  by  citizens 
of,  346.  347;  invasion  of.  213,  2J9.  243.  ^gf). 
302;  invitation  to.  238;  Jesuits  of.  74; 
journey  to,  337:  Kingsborough's  .-Jri(i<7ui- 
ties  of,  22 ;  landed  property  in,  236;  land 
grants,  253.  433;  legation  in  U.  S.,  set 
Washington  ;  legations  in,  239;  legations  of, 
244,  246,  259,  265,  267,  268;  lottery,  262; 
mails.  253.  259.  264;  maps,  246.  263.  3.19. 
364;  measles  in.  180;  migration  of  Indians 
to,  237;  mission  to,  227;  monasteries  of, 
42;  naturalization,  237.  254;  negroes.  253: 
neutrality  of.  231,  233,  254:  notices  con- 
cerning frontier  of,  278;  offer  of  citizen 
of,  80;  papal  legation  of,  179;  papers  ex- 
tracted from  archives  of,  252.  261;  papers 
relating  to,  205;  pardon  for  citizens  of, 
346;  passage  of  U.  S.  troops  in,  231,  232; 
passports,  185,  254;  pensioners,  2J4;  per- 
mission to  enter.  242;  petitions  lor  lands 
in,  225,  3<i4;  plan  to  annex  territory  of, 
252;  plan  to  luiy  territory  of,  251:  policy 
of  government  of.  247 ;  political  affairs  of, 
244  252;  ports.  24(>.  2(jO.  339;  preparations 
to  invade,  134;  prisoners,  215.  j6i,  280.  ago, 
297;  privileges,  254;  proceedings  in.  15''; 
pronouncements,  274:  protrcKTaIr  pro- 
posed over,  231;  Rayon's  :>! 
ing    archives    of,    tin.;    rr^ 


■  m- 
by. 


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Index 


227;  regency  of.  88;  relations  with  Spain, 
267;  relations  with  U.  S.,  1,  377;  re- 
mission of  Indians  to,  58,  90:  revolution 
in,  251.  268,  416;  sale  of  Texas  by,  245; 
sciences  and  arts,  263 ;  senate  proceed- 
ings, 228,  256;  slavery  proposed  for,  238; 
soldiers,  315:  Spanish  expedition  to,  339; 
squadron,  266,  274;  trade,  iSi,  263,  284, 
305 ;  treaties,  239,  251-258;  U.  S.  con- 
suls in,  245.  262 ;  L'.  S.  minister  to,  123,  223, 
229,  242,  246,  250,  251,  253,  261,  263,  264; 
vessels,  175,  226,  253,  315;  victories,  266; 
war  with.  402  ;  see  also  New  Spain 
Mexico  (federal  district),  proposal  of  governor 
of,  333',  revenues  of,  direction  general  of, 

369 

Mexico  (state),  governor  of,  correspondence, 
249;  order  to  248;  reports  by.  174,  248 

Mexico,  Archbishop  of,  archive  of,  202,  216-218, 
372-373 ;  cedulas  directed  to,  202  ;  circulars 
of,  373 :  correspondence.  199,  372-373 ;  de- 
crees of.  207;  list  of  archbishops,  470-471; 
papers  respecting.  61  ;  trials  before,  217, 
373 ;  see  also  names  of  individual  arch- 
bishops 

Mexico,  Gulf  of,  establishment  of  port  on,  122; 
expeditions  on,  40;  exploration  of,  34,  35, 
123,  235 ;  missions  on,  71  ;  pirates  on,  65, 
183;  settlement  of,  120;  vessels  on,  280 

Mexico,  President  of,  correspondence,  180,  441 ; 
decree  of,  442;  papers  of,  255;  petition  to, 
264;  reports  to,  271,  337;  see  also  names  of 
individual  presidents 

Mexico,  Royal  University  of,  library  of,  210 

Mexico,  San  Francisco  de,  see  San  Francisco 
de  Mexico 

Mexico,  Santa  Clara  de.  sec  Santa  Clara  de 
Mexico 

Mexico,  Valley  of,  papers  concerning.  304;  pro- 
posal to  drain.  252 ;  war  situation  in.  333 

Mexico  Pintoresco.  Artistico,  y  Monumental, 
II  n. 

Mezieres,  .'Vthanacio  de.  expeditions  of,  31,  122; 
letters  of,  21,  31,  34,  87,  122;  relation  by, 
105  ■  reports  by.  87,  122 

Micheltorena,  Gen.  Manuel,  accusations  against, 
292 ;  correspondence,  286.  2S7.  2S8 ;  pro- 
posal to.  287  ;  reports  by,  288,  290 

Michilena.  Mexican  agent  in  London,  corre- 
spondence. 325 

Michoacan.  bishopric  of.  415  ;  chronicles,  21,  22 ; 
correspondence  from,  205  ;  criminals  from, 
358;  missions  of,  69,  71,  72;  Observants  of, 
79;  papers  relating  to.  201 

Michoacan.  San  Francisco  de,  see  San  Fran- 
cisco de  Michoacan 

Michoacan,  San  Pedro  y  San  Paljlo  de,  see  San 
Pedro  y  San  Pablo  de  Michoacan 

Middleton,  Henry,  minister  to  Russia,  corre- 
spondence of,  224,  266 

Mier,  action  of,  289;  attack  at,  343 :  invasion  of, 
285  :  population  of,  120 ;  victory  at,  266 

Mier,  Juaquin.  application  by,  438 

Miera  y  Pacheco.  Bernardo  de,  maps  made  by, 
27,' 28,  365,  366 


Mier  y  Teran,  Gen.  Manuel  de,  421  ;  boundary 
commission  and.  234,  235 ;  correspondence, 
224,  225,  245,  260.  273,  277,  278,  356,  358, 
361  ;  correspondence  taken  by,  343 ;  expe- 
ditions of,  224,  277,  278;  instructions  by, 
354 ;  maps  by.  224,  225,  365 ;  memorial  to 
358;  paper  sent  by,  337;  papers  of,  261, 
277;  reports  by,  225,  277,  350,  357;  request 
to,  335  ;  work  of,  261 

Mijares  y  Mancebo,  Fernando,  papers  respect- 
ing, 62 

Milam,  Benjamin  R.,  applications  by,  434,  437; 
letter  by,  176;  naturalization  papers  of,  176; 
petition  by.  353 

Milan,  international  conference  at,  240 

Military  service,  papers  respecting  those  sen- 
tenced to,  63 

Millard,  Henry,  certificate  signed  by,  283 

Miller,  Francis  Frederic,  contract  of,  238 

Miller,  George,  naturalization  of,  437 

Millet.  Dr.,  guerilla  leader,  imprisonment  of, 
298 

Mina,  Francisco  J.,  correspondence  concerning, 
65  ;  expeditions  of,  46,  67 

Minatitlan,  Mexican  agent  at,  231 

Mineral,  Villa  de  el,  founding  of,  425 

Minerals,  see  Mines 

Mineria,  ramo  de.  364;  seccion  de  (Archive 
General  y  Publico).  189;  see  also  Mines 

Mineria  ( Department  of  Mines ) ,  archives,  7  n. ; 
correspondence,  364 ;  papers  concerning, 
318 

Minerva,  ship,  183 

Mines,  company,  335 ;  decrees  concerning,  102 ; 
department  of,  see  Mineria ;  discovery  of, 
91,  95.  9S,  121,  127,  137,  177;  expedition 
for  taking.  300;  inspection  of,  412;  papers 
concerning,  46,  135,  189,  465,  466;  records 
of,  368;  reports  concerning,  91,  114,  428; 
royalties  on,  103 ;  schemes  for  working,  263 

Ministerio  de  Guerra,  seccion  de,  339 

Minon,  Gen.,  letters  for.  333 

Minon,  Jose  Maria,  charge  by,  314 

Minon,  Col.  Jose  Vicente,  correspondence,  280; 
expedition  of,  280 

Mint,  direction  of,  369;  papers  concerning,  185; 
reports  of  director  of  the,  192  ;  schemes  for, 
263 

Miqueot,  Jose  Maria,  diary  of,  24 

Miracles,  388 

Miranda,  promoter  of  patriotic  society  in  New 
Mexico,  correspondence,  337 

Miranda,  Francisco  Antonio  de,  efforts  to  se- 
cure. 57 ;  Robertson's  paper  on,  57 

Miranda,  Francisco  P.  de,  correspondence,  295; 
manifesto  of,  295 

Miranda,  Juan  de,  California,  letters  to,  26 

Miranda.  Goi>.  Juan  de.  New  Mexico,  investi- 
gation of,  93 

Miraval,  Fr.  Juan,  letter  of,  27 

Miro.  Esteban,  correspondence,  47 ;  mission  of, 

307 

Miscellaneous   Items,  259 

Miscellaneous  Manuscripts,  192-193;  (Museo 
Nacional),  204-205 


Index 


521 


Misiones,  scccion  de.  67-75:  see  also  Missions 
Mision  Especial  en  Londrcs.  seccion  de,  244 
Missionaries,  complaint  against,  46;  escort  for, 
56;  murder  of,  lig;  petition  for,  23;  repre- 
sentation by,  30;  revolt  against,  109;  see 
also  Friars ;  names  of  individuals,  places, 
and  religious  orders 
Missions,  accounts  of,  371  ;  administration  of, 
465;  commissary  of,  letter  of,  30;  establish- 
ment of,  465 ;  exemption  from  postage  of, 
no;  extinguished,  435,  438;  frontier,  ar- 
chives, 468;  orders  concerning,  204;  papers 
concerning.  48,  67-75,  '85,  201  ;  transfer  of, 
25;  see  also  Abiquiu,  Aconichi,  Adaes 
(los),  Adaes  (Indians),  Aguayo,  Ais  In- 
dians, Aix,  Alamo.  Alazapas.  .-Mtimira, 
Anda  el  Caminos.  Apaches.  Archivo  Gen- 
eral y  Publico.  Arispe.  Arizona,  .-Vrmedo, 
Augustinians,  Banos,  Baqueachic,  Barba- 
roco,  Batopillillas,  Bauamichi,  Baumabe, 
Benito  de  la  Xatividad,  Betlem,  Bidais, 
Bonilla,  Borja,  Cadereyta,  Calahorra,  Cala- 
huasa,  Caldera,  California,  California 
Alta,  California  Antigua,  California  Baja, 
California  Xueva,  Californias,  Camargo, 
Carancaguases,  Carmelo,  Cavo,  Cebolleta, 
Cerocahuis,  Chacon.  Chaguanes,  Chihua- 
hua (province),  Chinipas,  Cieneguilla, 
Clergy,  Coahuila,  Coahuila  and  Texas, 
Cocos,  Colorado  River,  Comundi'i,  Con- 
cepcion,  Copper,  Corpus  Christi  de  los 
Tiguas,  Dolores,  Dominicans.  Dulcc  Nom- 
brc  de  Jesiis,  Durango  (province).  Ecclesi- 
astics, El  Paso  de  las  Mancas,  Encinal, 
Escudcro,  Estavillo.  E.xmalquios,  Sierra, 
Franciscans,  Friars,  Fuerte.  Garcia.  Garcia 
de  San  Francisco,  Gila  River,  Gomez  de 
San  Antonio,  Gonzalez  (Juan).  Guadalupe 
de  Zacatccas,  Guatemala.  Guazapares, 
Gueyachich.  Hasinai  Indians,  Hurtado.  In- 
dians, Interior  Provinces,  Isleta,  Jalisco, 
Jaumave.  Jesuits,  Karankawas,  Lands, 
Loreto,  Lucero,  Luz  (N.  S.  dc  la),  Mar- 
tinez {fr.  Marcclino).  Matagorda  Bay, 
Matape,  Mayo  River.  Mexico  (Gulf  of), 
Monterrey  (California),  Moqui.  Musco 
Nacional,  Nacogdoches.  Nacogdoches  In- 
dians, Navarro,  Navoganian,  Nayarit, 
Ncbomes,  New  Mexico,  New  Spain.  Nueva 
Viscaya.  Nuevo  Leon.  Nuficz.  Obregon, 
Onavas,  Orcasitas,  Orcoquiza  Indians, 
Ostimuri,  Pachales,  Pachuca.  Fames, 
Panuco,  Papagos,  Papagueria.  Papanacas, 
Pausanas.  Peyotes,  Philippine  Islands, 
Pinias,  Pimoria,  Pimeria  Alta,  Pimeria 
Baja,  Pinilla  (Joseph).  Pinilla  (Miguel), 
Puente  de  .'\rcc,  Purisinia  Concepcion, 
Queretaro  (city).  Qucretaro  (state), 
Ramirez.  Refugio,  Rio  Grande.  Rio  Cirandc 
(Ciahuila).  Rosario,  Salazar  (Marcos), 
Salazar  (NicoUs),  San  Aguslin  de  Laredo, 
San  Antonio  (Texas),  San  Antonio  dc  la 
Yslcta.  San  Antonio  de  los  Robles,  San 
Antonio  de  Monterrey,  San  .-Xntonio  de 
Padua,  San  Antonio  de  Scnccii,  San  An- 


toni<i  dc  Tula,  San  Antonio  de  \'alero, 
San  .-\ntonio  Galindo  de  Moctezuma,  San 
Antonio  River,  San  Bernardo,  San  Buena- 
ventura (Chihuahua),  San  Buenaventura 
(Coahuila),  San  Carlos  de  Monterrey, 
San  Carlos  dc  Sonora,  San  Carlos  de 
Tamaulipas.  San  Diego,  San  Fernando, 
San  Fernando  (Nuevo  Santander).  San 
Francisco,  San  Francisco  dc  Burja,  San 
Francisco  de  Coahuila.  San  Francisco  de 
la  Espada,  San  Francisco  dc  las  Prcsas, 
San  F'rancisco  de  Vizarron,  San  Francisco 
Solano,  San  Francisco  Xavier,  San  Gabriel 
Arcangel,  San  Ignacio  (California  Anti- 
gua), San  Ignacio  (Sonora),  San  lldc- 
fonso,  San  Joachim,  San  Jose  (Texas), 
San  Jose  de  Camargo.  San  Jose  ile  \'izar- 
ron,  San  Jose  del  Cabo,  San  Juan  (New 
Mexico),  San  Juan  Bautista  (California), 
San  Juan  Bautista  (Coahuila),  San  Juan 
Capistrano  (California),  San  Juan  Cap- 
istrano  (Texas),  San  Lorenzo,  San  Lor- 
enzo de  los  Picuries.  San  Luis  ((3al.).  San 
Luis  Potosi,  San  Miguel  .-Vrcangel.  San 
Miguel  de  .Aguayo.  San  Miguel  de  la  Cruz 
dc  la  Sierra  (iorda.  San  Pascual  de  Ilurri- 
garay.  San  Pedro  y  San  Pablo  de  Michoa- 
can,  San  Saba,  San  Saba  River,  Santa 
Anna,  Santa  Barbara.  Santa  Catarina, 
Santa  Cruz,  Santa  Cruz  de  Queretaro, 
Santa  Dorotea,  Santa  Gertrudis  (Cal), 
Santa  Inez  de  Chinipas,  .Santa  Marta 
(Cal.).  Santa  Rosa  Mulege.  Santa  Rosa- 
lia. Santiago  de  Jalisco,  Santiago  de  la5 
Coras,  Santo  Domingo  (New  Mexico), 
Santo  Evangelio  de  Mexico.  Santo  Tomas, 
San  Xavier  (Cal.).  San  Xavier  (Texas), 
San  Xavier  River,  Saraguais.  Sarames, 
Senccu,  Seno  Mexicano,  Sierra  Gorda, 
Sierra  Madre  de  Viscaya,  Silva  (.Manuel). 
Sinaloa  (state),  Sinaloa  River.  Soledad 
(La),  Soledad  de  Hoyos,  Soler  (Juan 
Bautista),  Sonora,  Spain.  Taguacanas, 
Tamaulipas  (state).  Tampico,  Taos.  Tar- 
ahumara.  Tepeguana.  Texas.  Timaniares, 
Todos  Santos,  Trujillo  (/■>.  Joseph),  Tu- 
baris.  Tuluaca.  V'aJdcz  ( /■>.  Joseph).  \'al- 
lejo  (/•>.  Francisco),  \alles.  \essrU. 
\'inadaco,  X'isuet,  Xaranics,  Xemes.  Xinie- 
nez  (Fr.  Roque),  Vaqui  River,  Vccora. 
Ysleta,  Vumas,  Zenizas,  Zimampan 
Mississippi,  paper  written  by  resident  of,  36 
Mississippi  River,  .American  immiRralii^n 
across,  65;  exploration  from.  35.  52;  uum 
dation  of.  352;  navigation  of,  58;  plan  lo 
explore  cnast  to.  58 
Missouri,  counterfeiting  in,  245;  movements  of 
citizens  of.  28(>:  road  from,  ^58;  trade,  258; 
traders  from.  242,  452 
Mitchell.  .SViKifor  John  II.,  project  of,  254 
Moil*su»ia.  ship,  225 
.\Ioclizuma.  C  cuidi'  de,  see  Montezuma 
Moctezuma,  Dn.  .Mfonso  M  .  Idler  from,  asa 
Moctezuma,   Francisco  dc    Paula,   |>clition  by. 


522 


Index 


Molina,  Fr.  Jose  Xavier,  letter  of,  24 

Molina,  /•>.  Miguel  de,  relation  by,  30 

Molino  del  Rcy,  action  of,  297 

Monasteries,  founding  of,  42,  46;  papers  con- 
cerning, 191;  reports  of,  179;  suppression 
of,  179;  see  also  Colleges;  Convents;  Reli- 
gious houses 

Monasterio,  Jose  Maria  Ortiz,  minister  of  re- 
lations, see  Ortiz  Monasterio 

Moncerrate  de  Cuellar,  N.  S.  de,  founding  of, 
107 

Monclova,  alcaldes  of,  423 ;  civil  archives,  443- 
444;  companies  of,  io(5,  428;  correspond- 
ence with  officials  of,  113;  council  of  war 
held  at,  96;  ecclesiastical  archives,  445;  ex- 
pedition via,  421 ;  headquarters  at,  77;  his- 
tory of,  422,  423 ;  importance  of  archives 
of,  377;  meeting  of  Congress  at,  442;  mili- 
tary commandancy  at,  i ;  prefect  of,  247 

Mondui,  Ramon,  papers  respecting,  62 

Moneda,  Real  Casa  de,  7  n. 

Monetary  Conference,  International,  239 

Monks,  see  Friars 

Monsalve,  Pedro,  papers  respecting,  62 

Monserra,  Fr.  Benito,  request  by,  135 

Monserrat,  Joaquin  de,  see  Cruillas,  Marques  de 

Montano,  Plan  of,  343 

Montano,  Juan,  letters  of,  24 

Monte,  Juan,  news  brought  by,  248 

Monte  de  Piedad,  47,  52,  S3,  211,  318 

Montejo,  Father,  request  of,  86 

Montenegro,  correspondence,  339,  340 

Monte  Pio  Militar,  department  of,  9,  113,  192, 
211,  372;  see  also  Pensions 

Monterde,  Gov.  Mariano,  appointment  as  jefe 
politico,  336;  manifesto  by,  456;  movements 
of,  456 

Monterey,  see  Monterrey 

Montero,  Bernardino,  commander  at  Nacog- 
doches, correspondence,  67 

Monterrey,  Ca!.,  accounts  of  presidio  of,  169; 
acts  of  obedience  of,  319;  affairs  at,  167; 
agricultural  developments  at,  168;  appoint- 
ment of  officials  for,  70;  arrival  of  mission- 
aries at,  167;  arrival  of  vessels  at,  141 ;  at- 
tack on,  271 ;  ayuntamiento  of,  173 ;  bat- 
tery of,  170;  burning  of  presidio  of,  159; 
cattle,  no,  147;  charges  against  soldiers 
of,  no,  170;  commandant  of,  report  to, 
271;  companies  of,  142;  correspondence 
with  officials  of,  165;  defense  of,  160;  de- 
sign for  church  of,  130;  distance  from  New 
Mexico  to,  119;  distribution  of  prizes  at, 
145;  expedition  from,  168;  expedition  to, 
112,  113,  150,  170,  171,  197,  198,  272;  iron 
for  presidio  of,  79;  meeting  held  at,  271; 
missions,  papers  concerning,  70,  128,  150, 
170,  195,  202;  murder  of  soldiers  of,  139; 
news  of,  171;  occupation  of,  288;  opinion 
of  governor  of,  175 ;  papers  respecting 
presidio  of,  70,  no;  possession  at,  171, 
post-office  of,  14s;  proclamations  to,  271, 
287;  proposal  to  restore,  287;  rebuilding  of 
presidio  of,  130;  relation  concerning,  201; 
repayment  to  presidio  of,  156;  review  of. 


171  ;  routes  to,  27,  37,  151  ;  settlers  for,  168; 
ship  at,  142;  soldiers  at,  168,  :7i,  276;  sums 
spent  by  presidio  of,  162;  supplies  for,  142, 
148,  151;  surgeon  for,  80,  142,  159;  trade, 
338;  trial  of  alferez  of,  109;  weaving  and 
pottery  making  in,  156 

Monterrey,  Nuevo  Leon,  action  of,  296,  314; 
ayuntamiento  of,  341;  bishopric  of,  392; 
civil  archives  of,  410-415;  curacy  of,  383; 
defense  of,  414;  disturbances  in,  174,  299; 
ecclesiastical  archives  of,  415-419;  ecclesi- 
astical chapter  of,  277 ;  founding  of, 
411;  headquarters  at,  77;  historical  infor- 
mation concerning,  410;  hospital  at,  106; 
importance  of  archives  of,  277;  made  epis- 
copal seat,  415;  map  of,  212:  military  com- 
mandancy at,  I  ;  parish  church  records,  419; 
prisoners  taken  to,  284;  stage  routes  from, 
107 ;  U.  S.  consul  in,  259 

Monterrey,  San  Andres  de,  see  San  Andres  de 
Monterrey 

Monterrey,  San  Antonio  de,  sec  San  Antonio 
de  Monterrey 

Monterrey,  San  Carlos  de,  see  San  Carlos  de 
Monterrey 

Monterrey,  San  Francisco  de,  see  San  Fran- 
cisco de  Monterrey 

Montezinos,  Gov.  Pedro,  resignation  of,  135 

Montezuma,  Conde  de,  viceroy,  469 ;  letter  to,  22 

Monumentos  Publicos,  ramo  de,  see  Monu- 
ments. 

Monuments,  public,  348 

Mony,  Mauricio  de,  goods  of,  404 

Alonzan,  Dn.,  charges  against,  130 

Moqui,  conquest  of,  28;  expeditions  to,  27,  37, 
52;  mission  of,  391 

Mora,  Mexican  consul,  proposal  of,  238 

?,Iora,  Jose  Maria,  application  by,  439 

Mora,  Juan,  application  by,  439 

Mora,  Mariano,  application  by,  439 

Mora,  Pedro  de  la,  letters  by,  272;  reports  by, 
272,  290 

Mora,  Rancho  de,  cattle  of,  427 

Mora,  Fr.  Vicente,  president  of  Dominican 
missions,  complaint  against,  151 ;  corre- 
spondence, 145,  151,  167;  proposal  of,  169; 
reports  by,  151  ;  request  of,  128;  trial  of,  46 

Mora,  Ygnacio,  papers  respecting,  62 

Moraga,  Lieut.  Joseph  Joachin  de,  report  by,  89 

Morales,  Los,  Hacienda  de,  action  of,  297 

Morales,  Alonso  de,  governor  of,  Marquisate 
of  the  Valley,  papers  of,  373 

Morales,  Gervacio,  sentencing  of,  175 

Morales,  Juan,  ex-general,  march  of,  287 

Morales,  Juan  Benito,  order  to,  183 

Morales,  Juan  Ventura,  correspondence  with, 
65,66 

Morales,  Ram6n,  jefe  politico,  appointment  of, 
336 ;  letters  by,  272 

Moran,  Fr.  Juan,  request  of,  194 

Mora  y  Villamil,  Ygnacio  de,  correspondence, 

293 
Morelia,  see  Vallodolid 
Morelos,  revolution  in,  281 


Index 


523 


Morelos,  Gen.  Jose  Maria,  career  of,  205 ;  sur- 
render to,  42  ;  trial  of,  42 

Moreno,  correspondence  of,  159 

Moreno,  Felix,  memorial  by,  267 

Moreno,  Father  Francisco  Gomez,  see  Gomez, 
Moreno 

Moreno,  Jose  Maria,  application  by,  439 

Moreno,  Jose  Matias,  report  by,  346 

Moreno,  Fr.  Josef,  portrait  of,  393 

Moreno,  Fr.  Juan,  despatch  of,  180;  transfer  of, 

MS 
Moreno,  Manuel,  papers  respecting.  62 
Moreno  y   Castro,   Bernardo,  correspondence, 

69,  128,  144 
Moreno  y  Davis,  Jose,  papers  respecting,  62 
Morfi,  Fr.  Juan  Agustin  de,  diary  by,  235;  let- 
ters to,  22,  26,  27 ;  list  by,  388;  papers  of,  22, 
27;  papers  found  in  cell  of,  207;  request 
concerning,  208;  works  of,  20,  21 
Morgan,  John  Titus,  ship-builder,  148 
Moris,  mission  in  Tarahumara,  396 
Mormons,  emigration.  238 
Morphy,  Diego,  consul  at  New  Orleans,  corre- 
spondence, 47,  65,  66,  67,  133 
Morris,  Albert,  deposition  by,  173 
Morris,  Robert,  capitulation  signed  by,  275 
Moseley,  Dr.  Socrates  F.,  application  by,  439 
Mosquetes,  Los,  vessels  at,  329 
Mota   Padilla,   Matias  de  la,  Conguista  de  la 

Nueva  Galicia,  22,  380,  385 
Mourelle,  Francisco  Antonio,  application  by, 
149;  commission  to,  36;  correspondence, 
160,  165,  182;  diary  by,  53,  141.  150.  >6o; 
expedition  of,  160;  instructions  to,  36; 
merits  and  services  of,  14S;  opinion  of,  142; 
report  by,  141 
Movimiento  Comercial  y  Maritime,  seccion  de, 

265 
Moyoli,  Pedro,  papers  respecting,  62 
Muaches.  tribe,  report  on,  106 
Muertos,  seccion  de,  305;  see  also  Burial  rec- 
ords 
Mugartegui,  Fr.  Pablo,  letters  of,  197.  198,  199 
Muir,  Thomas,  letters  of,  152 
Mulatos,   tribe,   church    records   of,  449,  4SI  > 

papers  concerning,  447 ;  transfer  of,  90 
Muldon,  Miguel,  application  by,  438 
Mulege,  Santa  Rosa,  sec  Santa  Rosa  Mulege 
Municipal   Archives    (Chihuahua),  460 
Munoz,  Fr.  Alonso,  communications  by,  114 
Munoz,  Manuel,  ribbon  maker,  retirement  of, 

169 
Munoz,  Gov.  Manuel,  certificate  of  services  of, 
459;  charges  against,  42,  429;  correspond- 
ence, 104,  116:  investigation  of,  45;  reports 
by,  45,  117;  trial  of,  42 
Muiioz,  Fr.  Miguel,  entry  signed  by,  447 
Munoz,   Fr.   Nicolas,  departure  of,   163;   per- 
mission granted  to,  105 ;  representations  by, 

14s 

Munoz,  Ygnacio,  correspondence,  293 

Muiioz   y    Villaviccnas,   Juan    Manuel,   corre- 
spondence. 107 

Murgier,  Juan,  vindication  of,  112 

Murguia,  Fr.  Joseph  Antonio,  request  by,  194 


Murias.  Francisco,  papers  respecting,  62 

Murillo,  Fr.  ^'sidro.  letter  to,  37 

Muro,  Fr.  Miguel,  letter  to,  400 

Murphy,  Thomas,  correspondence,  242,  340 

Murray.  Juan,  plan  of,  363 

Muscogees.  Indians,  lands  for,  363 

Museo  Nacional,  archive  of,  general  informa- 
tion concerning,  194 ;  documents  listed,  194- 
209 ;  manuscript  collections  in,  5 ;  mission 
material  in,  67 ;  papers  concerning,  318, 
324 ;  report  on,  329 ;  working  hours  in,  2 

Musquia,  Lazaro  de,  proposals  of,  93 

Musquiz,  Felipe,  application  by.  440 

Muyayas,  Indians,  report  concerning,  107 

Naciones  (Estados  Unidos),  seccion  de,  252- 
■:54 

Nacogdoches,  aid  for,  343;  Americans  at,  314; 
application  by  residents  of,  437;  archives, 
112;  ayuntamiento  of,  433,  435;  colonists 
of,  435;  commandant  at,  correspondence, 
225 :  commerce  at,  45 ;  correspondence  of 
officials  of,  267;  criminals  at,  256;  defense 
for,  24s;  distances  from,  126;  disturbances 
at,  225.  340;  escape  of  slaves  to,  126;  found- 
ing of,  37;  jefe  politico  of,  correspondence, 
441;  map  of,  365;  minister  of,  430;  mis- 
sions, 399;  petitions  by  residents  of,  432; 
report  concerning,  342 ;  revolution  at,  341 ; 
settlement  at,  43 ;  troops  for,  342 ;  vessels 
at,  271 ;  wild  cattle  of,  342 

Nacogdoches  Indians,  mission  among,  394 

Nadadores.  Pueblo  de,  427 

Nadadores,  Santa  Rosa  de,  see  Santa  Rosa  de 
Nadadores 

Nagera,  Mathias  Jose  de,  certificate  signed  by, 

51 

Naipes,  see  Playing-cards 

Nait,  Mr.,  report  concerning.  282 

Najar.  Fr.,  information  given  by,  382 

Najera,  Manuel  Crisostomo,  purchase  by,  385 

.Vaiicy-  ship.  183 

Napc'stle  River,  see  Arkansas  River 

Napoleon  I.,  designs  of,  47 

Napoleon  III.,  conference  of,  232 

Napoleon,  Joseph,  proclamation  against,  47 

Nashville  Company,  commission  of,  440;  con- 
tract of,  440 

Natchez,  troops  in,  125 

Xatchez.  ship,  226 

Salchez  Gazette,  34.  43° 

Natchitoches,  census  of,  43 ;  construction  of 
fort  at,  SI ;  correspondence  with  otVicials  of. 
267;  defense  for,  245;  escape  of  slaves 
from,  126;  expeditions  to,  35,  38;  illicit 
trade  with  427;  removal  of  presidio  of,  50. 
59;  secret  mission  to.  2<>7;  warning  of  com- 
mander of,  136;  withdrawal  of  American 
army  from,  277 

.Va/io«,  the,  21,21  n. 

Xalional  Gtof^rafhic  .MaRasine,  42a 

Xalional  Inlclligouer.  ,\02 

National  Museum,  see  Museo  Nacional 

Naturalizacion,  seccion  de,  254:  ■»<•'  "'•»o  Natu- 
ralization 


524 


Index 


Naturalization,  papers  concerning,  176,  254,  361, 
437 ;  regulation  for,  329 ;  requests  for,  237, 

4SS 
Nava,  Pedro  de,  appointment  of,  76,  134;  com- 
mission to,  131  ;  correspondence,  38,  39,  96, 
131.  MS.  159.  160.  200;  order  of,  119;  papers 
of,    120 ;   report   by,  82 ;   review   made   to, 

425 

Nava.  Villa  de,  establishment  of,  425 

Navajos,  breach  of  peace  with.  97 ;  campaigns 
against,  282,  334 ;  peace  with.  282 ;  reports 
concerning,  34,  97 ;  treaty  with,  270 

Navaona  (Narvona),  Capt.,  jefe  politico,  ap- 
pointment of,  336 

Navarrete.  Martin  Fernandez,  Siili!  y  Mexi- 
cana,  246 

Navarro,  Angel,  application  by,  439 

Navarro,  Antonio,  appointed  jefe  politico,  336; 
commissions  to,  434,  438;  elected  senator 
from  Monclova,  322;  petition  by,  350;  re- 
moval of,  as  jefe  politico,  336 

Navarro.  Diego  Jose,  agreement  of,  307 ;  corre- 
spondence, 306,  307 :  diary  by.  306 

Navarro,  Galindo,  appointment  of,  75 ;  corre- 
spondence. 109,  155 

Navarro,  Jose  Antonio,  commission  to,  283,  439; 
trial  of,  283,  289 

Navarro,  Juan,  report  by,  141 

Navarro.   Fr.   Sebastian,   missionary,   462 

Navas,  Fr.  Jose,  request  of,  157 

Navigation,  treaties  concerning,  86 

Navogaman,  mission,  396 

Naxera.  Manuel  de,  correspondence  of,  195,  206 

Nayarit,  documents  relating  to,  135 ;  expedi- 
tions to,  395,  396;  Franciscans  in,  400; 
Indians,  119,  406;  map  of  missions,  366; 
missionaries  for,  48;  missions,  papers  con- 
cerning, 79,  102,  III.  381,  382,  399,  400; 
presidios,  in;  reports  concerning,  52; 
tithes.  385 

Nayarit,  San  Jose  del,  see  San  Jose  del  Na- 
yarit 

Nayaritos.  pacification  of,  407;  revolt  of,  407 

Nazas.  Indians,  report  concerning.  107 

Nebomes  or  Nebones,  conversion  of,  74;  mis- 
sion of,  23 

Neches  River,  expedition  up,  133 

Negocios  de  Estado  y  de  Relaciones,  seccion 
de.  339-340 

Negocios  Sueltos,  seccion  de,  340 

Negreiros  y  Soria,  Jose  Ygnacio,  papers  from 
office  of,  184 

Negrete,  papers  concerning,  327 

Negroes,  colonization  of.  160.  238.  358,  432 ; 
expulsion  of,  465;  fugitive,  428;  plan  to 
cause  insurrection  of,  65 ;  recognition  of, 
253  ;  see  also  Slaves 

Negros,  Indians,  church  records  of.  449;  pa- 
pers concerning.  447 

Xelson,  schooner.  261 

Nelson.  Thomas  H.,  U.  S.  minister,  corre- 
spondence, 259 

Nepomuceno  de  la  Peiia,  Br.  Juan,  report  by, 
334 


Nepomuceno  Oviedo,  Juan,  papers  respecting, 

63 
Xepomuceno  Pereda,  S.,  memoir  by,  239 
Xe(>luite.  Mexican  vessel,  253 
N'eri,  San  Felipe,  see  San  Felipe  Neri 
Xesselrode.  Count,  correspondence  with,  224 
Netherlands,  fleet,  32 

Neutralidad,  seccion  de,  254;  see  also  Neu- 
trality 
Neutrality,  certificates  of,  254;  treaty,  258 
Xcuville,  Hyde  de.  report  signed  by,  325 
Xeve,  Gov.  Felipe  de.  Californias.  474;  ap- 
pointment of,  75,  154,  466;  charge  by,  140; 
commission  to.  100;  correspondence,  71, 
100,  no,  140,  145,  150,  151,  i6g,  198;  death 
of,  15s,  465 ;  documents  transmitted  to, 
118;  estate  of,  136;  instructions  by,  no, 
171;  instructions  to,  118,  144;  proclamation 
by,  144;  regulation  by,  no;  reports  by,  no, 
149.  152,  170 
New  Mexico,  acts  of  assembly  of,  294;  admin- 
istration of  justice  in,  174;  adventurers  in, 
226;  aflfairs  of  general  congress  concerning, 
321,  322;  aid  for.  94;  alcabalas  in,  425;  ap- 
pointments in,  336 ;  arms  and  powder  for, 
452;  attack  on.  227;  Bancroft's  history  of, 
33,  92,  473  n. ;  Barreiro's  Ojeada  sobre,  176 ; 
boundaries,  258  ;  colonization.  237.  238,  361 ; 
commandant  of,  letters  and  papers,  176, 
263.  279,  281,  290,  291,  361  ;  communication 
with,  34,  119  ;  complaints  from,  92.  175,329; 
controversy  on  frontier  of,  229 ;  corre- 
spondence concerning,  27,  93.  106.  294;  cor- 
respondence with  officials  of,  105,  143,  256, 
454 ;  custodia  of,  462  ;  customs,  336 ;  defense 
of.  65  )  deputation  of,  157,  328,  329.  330,  337  ; 
designs  of  French  on,  50;  description  of, 
27.  153;  diaries  concerning,  *  21,  22,  27; 
discovery  of  quicksilver  in,  33;  disorders 
in.  27,  177;  distances  from,  119;  documents 
concerning,  33.  77,  124.  133.  207,  291,  330, 
460;  ecclesiastical  jurisdiction  over,  406; 
expeditions,  93.  235.  282,  394,  410;  expendi- 
tures in,  155;  exploration  of  route  to,  39; 
forces,  299 ;  foreigners  in.  242 ;  French  in, 
56,  93,  459;  frontier  of,  252;  fur  trade  in, 
337;  government,  75,  76.  332,  345;  history 
of,  22,  27.  139,  203,  234,  381  ;.horses  for,  97; 
Indian  aiTairs  of,  92,  93,  94,  96.  97,  98,  108, 
III,  112,  116,  124,  127.  315,  334,  361;  In- 
quisition in.  35,  51,  188;  invasion  of,  66,  281, 
294,  332  ;  Iturbide  accepted  in.  268  ;  jefes  po- 
liticos,  letters  and  papers  of.  174.  176,  177, 
225.  242.  334.  336.  337,  342,  344.  362;  land 
matters.  21.  253.  361.  362 ;  loan  in,  332 ;  mail 
service.  330 ;  mapsl  27,  28,  65.  365,  366  ;  mili- 
tary aflfairs  of,  126,  127,  132,  136;  mines, 
177:  missionaries,  33,  68,  69,  73,  93,  117, 
143,  154,  207,  391,  396;  missions  of,  67,  68, 
71.  72,  73.  114.  116.  149.  180,  205,  206,  208, 
370.  371.  386,  409,  456;  molestation  of  citi- 
zens of,  55;  murder  case  in,  176;  news 
from.  458;  notices  concerning.  27,  266; 
oaths,  319;  office  of  asesor  of.  176;  opera- 
tions in.  297;  orders  concerning,  19;  pad- 


Index 


525 


rones  of.  59;  petition  of  inhabitants  of, 
33;  population  of,  106;  presidios,  82,  83; 
pronouncement  in,  344;  reconqucst  of,  21, 
22,  27,  33,  93,  203:  relations  of.  20-21,  22; 
removal  of  families  from,  238;  reports 
concerning,  22,  114.  319.  338;  revolution 
in,  279;  rewards  for  soldiers  of,  311; 
roads,  245,  258 ;  route  to  Monterrey  from, 
27,  37:  sale  of  captives  in.  332:  schools, 
330:  Spanish  in  missions  of,  180;  statis- 
tics concerning.  324 ;  taxes.  331  ;  trade.  330; 
union  with  Chihuahua,  324;  vicariate  in, 
180 ;  Villagra's  history  of,  203,  204.  236 

New  Mexico,  governor  of,  aid  furnished  by,  97 ; 
complaints  against,  332;  correspondence, 
93,  96.  105.  124.  224.  258,  308.  310.  331.  332, 
339.  454.  455:  declaration  sent  by,  330;  in- 
vestigation of,  93;  list  of  governors,  473- 
474;  order  to.  153:  papers  of.  120;  re- 
moval of.  127;  reports  by.  97.  136.  224.  3,^4, 
335,  344,  362;  report  to,  55;  request  by, 
127;  selection  of.  326;  see  also  names  of 
individual  governors 

New  Orleans,  aid  from,  230,  276;  arms  pur- 
chased in.  339;  blockade  of.  307;  communi- 
cations from.  126,  265,  282;  consuls  at, 
letters  and  papers,  47,  176,  225,  226.  229. 
230.  231.  233,  237,  238,  24.'i.  248,  251,  252, 
253,  257,  260,  261,  263,  265,  266,  267,  268. 
280,  281,  285,  288,  290.  291,  292.  298,  300, 
329,  344,  356,  357,  358 ;  corn  from,  344 ; 
correspondence  with  officials  of,  306; 
drafts  on.  183 ;  expeditions  from.  233.  302, 
303 :  expelled  persons  at.  34.=; ;  goods  im- 
ported by  citizen  of.  184;  hurricane  at, 
252;  insults  in  theatres  of.  226;  journey 
to,  235 ;  mail  line  from,  253 ;  migration  via, 
260;  news  from.  248;  newspapers.  360;  oars 
collected  at.  183:  report  from.  344;  re- 
quest of  governor  of.  428;  succor  for,  182; 
trade.  262 ;  trader  from,  433 ;  vessels  from, 

175,  177 

New  Packet,  ship,  355 

New  Spain,  administration  of,  20,  75 ;  Bclcfia's 
Recopilacion,  etc.,  concerning,  75  n.;  com- 
merce. 204.  211  ;  condition  of,  205;  defense 
of,  ,105  ;  deputy  representing,  67  ;  expulsion 
of  Jesuits  from,  204;  government,  75; 
Indian  policy  in.  187;  Jesuits  of,  74,  203; 
lack  of  arms  in.  88;  missionaries  for,  71; 
missions  of,  34.  70:  papers  concerning,  211 ; 
religious  in,  1,16;  Sahagun's  Hisloria  Gen- 
eral of  212 :  see  also  Mexico 

Newspapers,  67,   I93,  2'4,  230,  233;  reporters. 

2S4 

New  York,  celebration  in,  251 ;  cholera  m,  241 ; 
Club  Mcxicano  of,  258;  correspondence 
from,  265;  election  in,  254;  enlistment  in, 
251  ;  letter  of  Mexican  citizen  at.  .140;  Mex- 
ican consul  in,  231.  257.  262.  265;  papers 
from,  ,140;  plan  of  colonization  formed  in. 
357:  purchase  of  arms  in,  250;  sale  of 
lotterv  tickets  in.  262 

New  York  Public  Library,  transcripts  in,  21 

Nezahualcoyotzin,  21 


Nicaragua,  expedition  to,  327 

Nicaragua,  San  Gregorio  dc,  see  San  Gregorio 
de  Nicaragua 

Nicolas,  of  New  Orleans,  petition  by.  355 

Niel.  Father  Juan  Amando,  afunlamientos  by, 
22 

Nixson,  George  .Antonio,  application  by,  439; 
correspondence.  441 ;  representatives  of, 
4.^ 

Xoc-Daquy.  slave-ship,  232 

Noel,  American,  fine  levied  against,  457 

Nogret,  Carlos,  application  by,  440 

Nolan,  Philip,  companions  of,  147;  correspond- 
ence, 57;  doings  of,  57;  expedition  of,  466; 
papers  concerning.  212 ;  testimony  con- 
cerning, 459;  visit  of,  446 

Nombraicnto  de  Empleados  de  la  Sccrctaria 
Particular  del  Seiior  Presidentc,  ramo  de, 
347 

Nootka  Sound,  affairs,  181  ;  Anglo-Spanish  re- 
lations at,  112;  arrival  of  ship  at,  165:  con- 
troversy concerning.  9;  correspondence 
concerning,  40;  education  of  boy  from, 
157;  expeditions  to,  papers  concerning.  40, 
41.  H2,  14s,  148;  evacuation  of,  36;  garri- 
son at,  79;  Indians,  172;  letters  to  com- 
mander at.  41  ;  maps  of.  32.  42 ;  notices  con- 
cerning, 32 ;  occupation  concerning,  40,  42, 
141,  211;  report  by  commander  at,  40; 
supplies  for,  182 

Noriei;a.  artist,  portrait  by,  393 

Noriega,  commissioner  to  Texas,  appointment 
of,  273,  358;  correspondence,  212,  359,  435, 
440;  instructions  to,  358;  proclamation 
signed  by,  276 ;  report  by,  290 

Noriega,  Melchor  de,  complaint  of,  113 

Norogachi,  mission,  306 

Norris.  Adni.  Sir  John,  British  squadron  under, 
306 

Norris,  Jose  Samuel,  applications  by,  432,  437 

Nortcnos.  Indians,  dealings  with,  108 

North  .America,  see  .America.  North 

Norton.  George.  .American  judge,  imprison- 
ment of,  .146 

Notaries,  royal,  records,  190 

Notas  Diplc^maticas.  seccion  dc,  64-f^ 

Notes,  diplomatic,  63.  64-W) 

Novella.  Francisco,  papers  respecting.  63 

.\'o:-us  Orbis.  Johan  <1<-  l.;ict.  28 

Nueces  River,  Indian  attacks  on,  82.  131  :  mis- 
sions on.  43,  380,  396:  prisoners  captured 
on,  284,  285 ;  requests  for  lands  on,  3J0, 
354:  settlers  on,  355,  357 

S'uestra  Seiiora  de  Aranzazu  packet-boat,  14J 

Nucsira  Sefiora  dc  Guadalupe,  see  Guadalupe, 
N.  S.  de 

Nuestra  Sei'iora  <lc  la  l.uz,  see  \.\it.  N.  S   dc  la 

Kuestra  Seiiora  del  Carmen,  ship,  156,  i,'<3 

Nuestra  Sefiora  de  lj)reto,  see  l-oreto,  mission 

Nuestra  Sefiora  dc  los  Dolores,  see  Dolores, 
mission 

S'uestra  Seiiora  de  los  Remedios.  ship,  161 

Nuestra  Seiiora  del  Refugio,  see  Refugio 

Nuestra  Sei'mra  del  Rosario,  mission,  see  Ro»- 
ario,  N.  S.  del 


526 


Index 


Nuesira  Seiiora  del  Rosario.  ship,  150 

Nueva  Ana.  ship,  45 

Nueva  Andalucia,  grants  in,  379 

Nueva  Espana,  see  New  Spain 

Nueva  Galicia,  commandant  of,  letter  by,  272; 
conquest  of.  20,  22,  381 ;  Mota  Padilla's 
Conquista  of,  380,  385 

Nueva  Galicia,  ship,  53 

Nueva  Viscaya,  adjutant-inspector  of,  133;  af- 
fairs of,  25,  82,  114,  117;  alcabalas  in.  425; 
appropriations  for,  113;  attempt  of  Indian 
to  become  Icing  of,  118;  boundaries  of,  453; 
campaigns  in,  in;  capital  of,  406;  cen- 
suses of,  453 ;  chaplain  for,  143 ;  citizens 
and  soldiers  of,  87;  correspondence  with 
captains  of  presidios  of,  103;  correspond- 
ence with  officials  of,  90;  description  of,  25  ; 
documents  concerning,  .77,  124,  136,  407; 
documents  for  history  of,  25;  expedition 
to,  III;  expenditures  in,  155;  forces  in,  94, 
103;  formation  of  companies  in,  102;  fron- 
tier districts  of,  460 ;  government  of,  75, 
76,  99,  115,  133;  governors  of,  letters  and 
papers  of,  94,  103.  120,  153,  461 ;  grants  in, 
379;  Indian  affairs  of/  25,  98,  100,  108,  112, 
124,  131.  426;  instructions  to  officials  of, 
429;  military  affairs,  123,  126,  127,  131,  132, 
134.  137 ;  military  heaquarters  for,  452 ; 
missionaries  of,  54,  154;  missions  of,  25, 
71.  73,  74.  79,  149,  371.  396 ;  monasteries  in, 
407;  opinions  of  military  officials  of,  33; 
orders  concerning.  19;  padroncs  of,  59; 
pay  due  troops  of,  98;  presidios  of,  82, 
83  ;  reform  of  presidio  of,  339;  reports  con- 
cerning, 23,  91,  114,  115;  treason  in,  137 

Nuevo  Leon,  affairs  of,  96,  106,  114,  125,  133; 
alcabalas  in,  425;  archives,  410-420;  bish- 
opric of,  124;  coast  of,  52;  colonization, 
238;  commandant  of,  280;  conquest  of,  419; 
correspondence  concerning,  137;  corre- 
spondence with  officials  of,  go,  112,  114; 
deputation  to  general  congress  from,  174, 
190,  321 ;  documents  concerning,  78,  93,  107, 
108,  120,  124,  196,  207,  426;  ecclesiastical 
affairs  of,  125;  ecclesiastical  jurisdiction 
over,  415;  foreigners  in,  59;  government 
of,  76,  404;  historical  information  concern- 
ing, 410;  Indian  affairs  of,  90,  96,  120,  230, 
426;  inspection  of,  412;  inundations  in, 
127;  lands,  1S4,  335;  military  affairs  in, 
in;  military  correspondence  with,  126; 
missionaries,  list  of,  154;  missions,  70,  149, 
383,  443  ;  orders  concerning,  19 ;  references 
to,  191;  reports  from.  32,  114;  revolution 
in,  302;  tithes.  125,  385.  418;  war  in,  66 

Nuevo  Leon,  Archbishop  and  Bishop  of,  see 
Linares 

Nuevo  Leon,  governor  of.  arms  for,  250 ;  com- 
plaint by,  231;  correspondence,  107,  115, 
249,  413,  414,  426 ;  list  of  governors,  475- 
477;  notices  sent  by.  247;  orders  to,  153, 
178,  345;  papers  of,  417;  reports  by,  335. 
345.  346,  347;,  request  by,  363;  see  also 
names  of  individual  governors 

Nuevo  Mexico,  see  New  Mexico 


Nuevo  Santander  (province),  affairs  of,  82,  91- 
92,  94,  96,  110,  133-114,  133;  boundary,  430; 
cases  in,  94;  census  of.  109;  companies  of, 
95,  106;  complaint  against  citizens  of,  114; 
condition  of,  107,  121  ;  conquest  and  settle- 
ment of,  38,  304 ;  correspondence  with  of- 
ficials of,  108,  112,  114;  description  of,  38; 
documents  concerning,  32,  78,  log.  120.  124, 
135.  138.  207,  404;  erection  of  bishopric  in, 
120,  124;  exploration  of;  121  ;  founding  of, 
38,  394 ;  government  of.  76,  404 ;  historical 
information  concerning,  446;  Indian  af- 
fairs of,  43,  71,  96.  107,  126,  132,  135  ;  lands, 
120,  121;  map,  366;  military  affairs  of,  83, 
no,  126,  137;  missions,  48,  68,  69,  70,  72, 
149,  206,  391;  orders  concerning,  19;  pro- 
vincial archives  of,  109;  settlements  of, 
120;  smallpox  in.  114;  temporalities  of, 
205  ;  tithes,  418 ;  tobacco  for,  327 ;  trials 
from,  135;  troops,  114;  wreck  on  coast  of, 
404 ;  sec  also  Tamaulipas 

Nuevo  Santander.  governor  of,  complaint 
against,  113;  correspondence,  95,  no,  115; 
opinion  of,  120;  report  by,  136;  see  also 
Tamaulipas,  governor  of 

Nufiez,  Fr.  Antonio,  provincial,  letter  to,  54 

\'unez,  Fr.  Miguel,  missionary,  208 

Nunez  de  Haro  y  Peralta,  Alonso,  archbishop 
of  Mexico,  471  ;  letter  of,  199 

Nunez  Villavisencio,  expedition  prepared  by, 
302 

Nuptials,  dispensations,  216;  licenses,  9,  189; 
papers  concerning,  373,  415  ;  proofs  of,  189; 
records  of,  216,  382,  419,  449,  450,  461,  462, 

4C3 
Nuttall,  Afrs.  Zelia.  discovery  of  documents  re- 
garding Drake,  188 

Oaths,  of  allegiance,  146,  317,  319,  333,  346;  of 

independence,  158 
Oaxaca,  notices  concerning,  32 ;  report  of  gov- 
ernor of.  331 
Obeso,  Manuel,  papers  respecting,  63 
Obras  Piiblicas,  seccion  de,  189;  see  also  Pub- 
lic Works 
Obregon,  Luis   Gonzalez,  see  Gonzalez  Obre- 

gon 
Obregon,  Pablo,  correspondence  with,  224,  264, 

266,  325;  mission  of.  244 
Observancia  de  la  Constitucion,  ramo  de.  347 
Observants,  province  of,  79 
Oca,  Gov.  Manuel  Antonio  de,  correspondence, 

105 
Ocampo,  Carlos,  applications  by,  438,  439 
Ocampo,  Melchor,  commission  to,  257 
Ochoa.    Gen.    Caspar    Sanchez,    see    Sanchez 

Ochoa 
Ochoa.  Felipe  Santiago,  trial  of,  139 
Ocio,  Manuel  de,  complaint  against,  129 
Oconor,  Hugo,  appointment  of,  89;  campaign 
of,  452 ;  correspondence,  43,  87,  89,  97,  102, 
103,  465;    diary  by,   103;   opinion   of,   37; 
plan  of,  102,  103;  reports  by,  102,  103;  re- 
port to,  37 


Index 


527 


Oddon,  Fr.  Ambrosio  de,  provincial,  letters  to, 

74 
Odobe,  Ambrosio,  letter  to,  23 
O'Donoju,  Juan,  viceroy,  470;  treaty  of,  339 
O'Fallon,  Maj.  Benjamin,  correspondence,  256 
Office,  registers  to  titles  of,  19 
Officers,  personal  papers  concerning,  304,  305 
Oficina    Impresora    de    Estampillas,    dcparta- 

mento  dc,  369;  sec  also  Stamps 
Oficio  de  Soria,  scccion  dc.  184 
Ohio,  plan  of  citizen  of,  245 
Ohio  River,  Americans  on,  47 
Ohonagava  Islands,  map  of,  160 
Oidor,  correspondence  with  the,  13  n. 
Olana,  Miguel,  complaint  by,  176 
Olaquibel,  Deputy,  reply  to,  232 
Olazabal,  Juan  Jose,  papers  respecting,  63 
Olibe  Indians,  papers  concerning,  135 
Olivan  de  Rebolledo,  Juan  dc,  opinion  of,  57 
Olivares,  Fr.  Antonio,  421 ;  correspondence,  29; 

expedition  by,  390 
Ollyquotequiebe,  see  Palma,  Tomas   Salvador 
Onate.  Juan  de,  expedition  of,  235,  394 ;  papers 

of,  203 
Onate  family,  402 

Onavas,  secularization  of  mission  of,  72 
Onis,  Luis  dc,  Spanish  envoy  to  U.  S.,  corre- 
spondence, 46,  47,  54.  64,  65,  66,  183 
Opata  Indians,  missions.  389;  petition  by,  104; 

revolts  of,  177,  270;  troubles  with,  310,  311 
Operacioncs  Militares.  seccion  de.  270-303 
Oramaz,  Fr.  Cristobal,  request  concerning,  159 
Orcasitas,  ayuntamiento  of,  96;  mission,  396, 

427;  see  also  Horcasitas 
Orcasitas,  San  Miguel  de.  sec  San  Miguel  de 

Orcasitas 
Orcasitas.  ship,  166 
Orcoquiza  Indians,  alliance  with,  117;  efforts 

to  Christianize,  394 ;  missions,  44,  395,  399, 

429;  papers  relating  to,  397 
Ord.  Gen.  E<lward  O.  C,  conference  with,  252 
Ordenanzas,  seccion  de.  see  Ordinances 
Orders,  royal,  17,  165,  305,  306,  307,  342 
Ordinances,  1S9 

Ordonez,  at  Monterrey,  papers  of,  212 
Ordonez,   Cristobal,   papers   respecting,  63 
Oregon,  Americans  bound  for.  363 ;  emigration 

to,  237 ;   reports  concerning,  247 ;   Society 

for  the  Colonization  of,  237 
O'Reilly,    Count    Alcxandro,    correspondence 

sent  to,  14  n. 
O'Reilly,  Felipe,  petition  by,  354 
Orienle,  American  packet-boat,  175 
Orizaba,  defense  of,  306 
Orizaba,  College  of,  48 
Ori:aba,  ship,  213 

Ormachca,  Col.  Joseph  Ygnacio,  request  of,  152 
Oro.  San  Francisco  del,  see  San  Francisco  del 

Oro 
Orozco  y  Bcrra,  Manuel,  data  utdizcd  by,  364 
Orrantia.  Francisco,  papers  respecting,  63 
Ortega,  promoter  of  patriotic  society  in  New 

Mexico,   correspimdence.  337 
Ortega,  report  by.  .^^7 
Ortega,  Cen.,  communication  of,  333 


Ortega,  Vicario  Fr.  Alonso  de,  letters  to,  392; 
portrait  of,  393 

Ortega,  Fr.  Jose,  Aposlolicos  Afanes.  75 

Ortega  y  Moya,  Miguel,  papers  respecting,  63 

Ortiz,  presents  sent  to,  308 

6rtiz,  Don  Agustin,  grant  to,  262 

Ortiz,  Fr.  Francisco  Xavier,  letters  of,  31 ;  por- 
trait of,  393  ;  report  by,  97  ;  visitation  of,  31 

Ortiz,  Tadco,  appointments  of,  237,  358;  com- 
munications from,  358,  361 ;  correspond- 
ence, 237,  327;  death  of,  358;  petitions  by, 

,     .350.  354 

Ortiz,  Vicente,  application  by,  43S 

Ortiz  de  Velasco,  Fr.  Jose,  letter  by,  197;  pa- 
pers by,  197,  388 

Ortiz  Monasterio,  Jose  Maria,  minister  of  rela- 
tions, correspondence,  276,  293 

Ortiz  Parrilla,  Diego,  commander,  88;  corre- 
spondence, 44,  90;  declarations  before,  182; 
description  by,  121  ;  explorations  by,  44, 
56,  107 ;  instructions  to,  24,  57 ;  papers  con- 
cerning. 390;  reports  by,  121,  182;  war 
conducted  by,  44 

Ortiz  Zapata,  Fr.  Juan,  relation  by,  25.  74 

Osio,  Antonio  Maria,  report  by,  337 

Osorio,  Jose,  letter  of,  23 

Ostimuri,  missions,  381  ;  transportation  from, 
113 

Otanz.  Andres,  sec   Fernandez  dc  Otancz 

Otermin.  documents  summarized  by.  28 ;  F  r- 
Iractos,  92 

Otero,  orders  to.  313 

Otos,  expedition  to,  309 

"  Otro  Boston  ",  sec  Otter,  of  Boston 

Otter,  of  Boston,  ship,  80 

Out  IVcst,  156 

Oviedo,  Juan  Nepomuceno,  see  Ncpomuccno 
Oviedo 

Owen,  Robert,  petition  of,  237 

Ownsby,  Capt.  James,  prisoner,  284,  283 

Oyarzabal.  Fr.  Jose  Joaquin  de,  letters  to.  205; 
statement  by,  72 

Paca  de  Lana,  English  vessel,  iSt 

Pacaoo  Indians,  423 

P.iclialcs.  mission  for.  423 

Pacheco.  (7cm.  Franciscin  letter  by,  303 

Pachcco,  Rafael,  of  San  Fernando  dc  Austria, 
correspondence.  8.S 

Pacheco,  Coi:  Rafael  Martinez,  see  Martinei 
Pacheco 

Pacheco,  Romualdo.  death  of.  271 

Pacheco  y  Osorio,  Rodrigo,  see  Cerralvo,  Mar- 
ques de 

Pachuca,  College  of,  affairs  of,  48;  missionaries 
for,  7^:  missions  of,  373,  3S2,  428;  rci>ort 

by,  15s 

Pachula,  Paso  dc,  253 

Pacific  coast,  affairs,  181  ;  clearance  of  vessels 
at  ports  of,  78;  documents  concerning.  77, 
78;  explorations  on,  47.  53;  license  to  tr-ide 
on,  40;  movements  of  vessels  on,  54.  183; 
ports  of.  251:  Russians  on.  267;  set  also 
California.  Sonora,  San  Bias,  Pimcria 
.Mta,  Explorations 


528 


Index 


Padierna,  action  at,  212,  297 
Padilla,  Tamaulipas,  papers  concerning,  121 
Padilla,  Antonio,  papers  respecting,  63 
Padilla,  Catarina,  ill-treatment  of,  175 
Padilla,  Juan  Antonio,  concessions  to,  435,  439- 

440 
Padilla,  Matias  de  la  Mota.  sec  Mota  Padilla 
Padilla  y  Cordova,  Goz:  Simon,  archive  deliv- 
ered to  and  from,  423 
Padres,  Jose  Maria,  jefe  politico,  appointment 
of,   336;   correspondence,   273,   336;   order 
to,  273  ;  report  of,  74 
Padron,  seccion  de,  189 
Padrones,  see  Censuses 
Padua,   San  Antonio  de,  see  San  Antonio  de 

Padua 
Pagos,  seccion  de.  368 
Paisanos,  Indians,  church  records  of,  450 
Pajalaches,  baptism  of,  447 
Pakenham,  Sir  Richard,  correspondence  with, 

173,  226 
Palace,  National,  see  Palacio  Nacional 
Palacio,  Fernando  del,  inspection  by,  108 
Palacio,  Joseph,  correspondence,  466 
Palacio,  Vicente  Riva,  see  Riva  Palacio 
Palacio  Nacional,  archive  housed  in,  6;  taken 

by  soldiers,  10,  11 
Palacios,  Antonio,  diary  by,  211 
Palafox,  Texas,  alcalde  of,  431  ;  petition  to  re- 
settle, 431 
Palafox  y  Mendoza,  Archbishop  Juan  de,  pa- 
pers concerning,  20,  202 
Palma,  Tomas  Salvador,  Indian  chief,  petition 

of,  71,  89 
Palmillas,  ecclesiastical  jurisdiction  of,  415 
Palo  Alto,  battle  of,  294 
Palomas,  report  on,  106 

Palomino,  father,  departure  from  New  Mex- 
ico of,  25 
Palou,  Fr.  Francisco,  correspondence,  68,  69,  70, 
127,  128,  139,  140,  143,  144,  166,  167,  171,  172, 
194,    195,   196,    197,    198,    199,  201  ;   diaries, 
68,  71 ;  documents  of,  70 ;  Noticias  de  Cali-  \ 
fornia.  71;  paper  by,  171;  petition  by,  143; 
reports  by,  26,  139;  statistical  table  by,  143 
Pamaques,  Indians,  baptism  of,  447 
Fames  Indians,  affairs  of,  153;  church  records 

of,  449;  mission  for,  391  ;  report  on,  59 
Pamoranos,  Indians,  report  concerning,  107 
Pampopas,  report  concerning,  155 
Panama  Congress,  239,  267,  268 
Pananas,  see  Pawnees 
Pangua,  Fr.  Francisco,  correspondence,  79,  159, 

198,  199;  report  by,  170;  request  by,  170 
Panis,  Jazinto  de,  letter  of,  307 
Panocha,  Indian  chief,  89 
Panto.  Fr.  Pedro,  85 
Pantoja  y  Arriaga,  Juan,  applications  of,  148; 

diaries  of  expeditions  by,  39,  150 
Panuco,  Custodia  de,  missions  in,  371 
Papagos,    Indians,   conduct    of,   331  ;   missions 
among,  387,  391 ;  troubles  with,  467  | 

Papagueria,  missions,  391  1 

Papanacs,  Indians,  mission  for,  423  | 


Papeles  de  Lancaster  Jones,  in  the  Museo  Na- 
cional, 194-202 
Papeles  del   Padre  Fischer,  in  the  Musco  Na- 
cional, 202 
Paper,  sealed,  payment  for,  100;  revenues  from, 

99;  supply  of,  no 
Parag,cin.  ship.  225 

Pardo,  Capt.  Benito,  opinion  by,  182 
Pardo,  Fr.  Bernardo,  provincial,  letters  to,  49 
Pardo,  Manuel,  papers  respecting,  63 
Pardons,  papers  respecting,  58,  62,  187,  188 
Paredes,  Conde  de,  viccrov,  469;  despatches  of, 

428 
Paredes,  Fr.  Miguel  Sevillano  de,  see  Sevillano 

de   Paredes 
Paredes  y  Arrillaga,  Mariano,  downfall  of,  295; 

manifesto  of,  296 
Pares,  Francisco,  papers  respecting,  63 
Paris,  conferences  at,  239;  Mexican  legation  in, 

246 
Paris,  Biblioteca  de,  203 
Paris,  Declaration  of,  239 
Paris  Exposition,  239 
Parish    Church    Records     (Monterrey),    419; 

(Reynosa),  449 
Parker,  P.  P.,  edict  signed  by,  307 
Parkes.  Juan,  report  by,  309 
Parra.  de  la,  correspondence,  272 
Parra.  Ci-ii.  Jose  de  la,  letter  to,  303 
Parral.    archives    of,    460-461  ;    military    head- 
quarters at,  452:  presidio  of,  406 
Parras,  accounts,  408;  Aguayos  of,  421;  ayun- 
tamiento  of,  434;  formation  of  companies 
at,  89;  government  of,  76;   Indian  affairs 
of,  91,  281,  436;  instructions  to  officials  of, 
429;  missions  of,  406;  papers  relating  to, 
74;  probable  records  at,  445:   removal  of 
government  to,  442 ;  road  proposed  to,  434 
Parrer,  Santiago,  petition  by.  354 
Parrilla,  Diego  Ortiz,  see  6rtiz  Parrilla 
Parrilla,  Lieut.  Leon,  unfitness  of,  81 
Parron,  Fr.  Fernando,  request  by,  194 
Parrot,   Guillermo,  petition  by,  350 
Particulares.  seccion  de.  305 
Parva  quivisti,  Comanche  chief,  334 
Pasaportes,  seccion  de,  254 ;  see  also  Passports 
Pascagoula   River,  exploration   of  coast   from 

Cape  San  Bias  to,  34 
Pascual,  Villar,  petition  by,  355 
Pasqua!  del  Pilar.  Fr.,  letter  of,  200 
Pasion,  La,  ornaments  for,  145 
Paso,  Villa  del,  see  Paso  del  Norte 
Paso  del  Norte  (Juarez),  accounts.  408;  appli- 
cations  for  lands  at.  458;   correspondence 
with  officials  of,  105,  454I  custodia  of,  409; 
declarations    at,    458:    cfescription    of,    28; 
description  of  natives  of,  381  ;  jefe  politico 
of,    correspondence,   454,   455 :    militia   of, 
183;    mutiny   of   guard   of,  456;    outrages 
at,    250;    peace   at,    108;    prefect   of,    cor- 
respondence,  456,-458 ;    prisoners    at.   283, 
457;    establishment    of    vicariate    in,    180; 
fiscal  documents  relating  to,  453;  founding 
of,  462  ;  headquarters  at,  452  ;  Indian  affairs 
at,  87,  100,  119,  281,  454,  457  f  invasion  of. 


Index 


529 


458;  revenues  of,  456,  457;  settlement  of, 
94;   soldiers  of,  33,  458;  taking  of,  4571 
trade,  233,  331 ;  union  of  forces  of,  33;  see 
also  Juarez 
Passports,  185,  244,  254,  318,  436,  457;  see  also 

Safe-conduct 
Patents,  registers  of,  \g;  requests  for,  263 
Paterna,  Fr.  Antonio,  letters  of,  144 
Patos,  see  Los  Patos 

Patriots  (Patriotas),  papers  respecting,  63 
Patronage,   royal    and   official,   books   of,    19; 

papers  concerning,  10 
Fatly,  ship,  183 

Patzcuaro,  college  established  in,  73 
Paula   Moctezuma,   Francisco  de,  see  Mocte- 

zuma,  Francisco  dc  Paula 
Pauraques,  Indians,  church  records  of,  451 
Pausanas,  Indians,  mission  of,  425;  report  con- 
cerning, 155 
Pavic,  Carlos,  application  by,  440 
Pawnbroking  Office,  see  Monte  de  Piedad 
Pawnees,  conference  with,  256;   depredations 
by,  225,  256 ;  expeditions  to,  56,  93,  308,  309 ; 
presents  for,  308 
Paxarito,  Indian  chief,  89 
Paxaritos,  Indians,  church  records  of,  450 
Paya,  Puerto  de,  map  of,  161 
Payuguan,  Indians,  423 
Peabody  Museum,  book  copied  for,  210 
Peace  Conference,  International,  240 
Peacock,  brigantine,  86,  276 
Peages.   seccion   de,  see   Tolls 
Pearl.  American  vessel,  175 
Pearls,  fisheries,  263;  from  California,  36,  69, 
156,  466;  purchase  of,  165;  search  for,  197 
Pecan  Point,  Americans  at,  356 
Pecos,  Pueblo  de  los,  peace  signed  at,  97 
Pecos  River,  Indian  attack  upon,  104 ;  trade  via, 

263  ;  see  also  Rio  Puerco 
Pedagogical  Congress,  240 
Pedraza,  Manuel,  see  Gomez  Pedraza 
Peebles,  Robert,  application  by,  439 
Peiran.  Diego,  letter  and  diary  of,  27 
Petia,  Fr.  Agustin  de  la,  renunciation  by,  79 
Pefia,  Doiia  Gertrudis  de  la,  see  Puente  y  Peiia 
Pena,  Juan  de  la,  diary  of,  29,  51 
Pefia,  Doiia  Maria  Rosa  de  la,  memoirs  of,  80 
Pefia,  Rafael  de  la,  grant  to,  440 
Pefia.  Fr.  Tomas  de  la,  correspondence  of,  143 ; 

trial  of,  78 
Pefiafiel,  Dr.,  papers  from,  204 
Penalvcz,  Bishop  Luis,  pay  of,  373 
Penasco,  pronouncement  at,  346 
Penasco,  Fr.  Francisco,  report  by,  442 
Penitcnciaria,  ramo  de,  see  Penitentiary 
Penitentiary,  administration  of,  347 
Penitentiary  Conference,  International,  239,  240 
Pcnsacola,  declarations  at,  182;  discovery  and 
defense  of,  22;  fortifications  of,  307;  plan 
of  attack  on,  307;  report  on  garrison  at, 
182;  state  of  presidio  of,  182;  vessels  or- 
dered from,  28S 
Pensionados,   seccion   dc,   254 ;  see  also   Pen- 
sions 
Pcnsionistas  Militares,  secci6n  dc,  305 

35 


Pensions,  records,  95,  254,  371 ;  see  also  Monte 

Pio  Militar 

Pepi,  Justo,  application  by,  440 

Peralta,  portraits  by,  393 

Pcramas,  Melchor  dc,  compilations  by,  7n., 
13  n. ;  copies  made  by,  88,  89 

Pcrdido,  Llano  del,  action  of,  275 

Peredo,  Father  Jose,  memoir  by,  51 ;  memorial 
by.  3S 

Perera,  Nicolas  de,  letters  of,  54 

Pereyra,  Pedro,  application  by,  439 

Perez,  Antonio,  paper  by,  204 

Perez,  Domingo,  charges  against,  130 

Perez,  Francisco,  letters  by,  212 

Perez,  Father  Francisco,  labors  of,  462 

Perez,  Ignacio,  letter  of.  136 

Perez,  Juan,  see  Perez  Hernandez 

Perez,  Luis  Marino,  Guide  to  ...  .  Cuban  Ar- 
chives, 64,  6s,  134 

Perez,  Fr.  Martin,  letters  to,  74;  relations  bv, 
74 

Perez,  Pablo  .Antonio,  opinion  by,  208 

Perez  dc  Almazan,  Gov.  Fernando,  478;  inves- 
tigation by,  122;  land  measured  by,  427 

Perez  de  Rivas,  Fr.  Andres,  history  by,  74 

Perez  de  Mesquia,  Fr.  Pedro,  letter  of,  208 

Perez  Hernandez,  Juan  Jose,  correspondence, 
38,  39.  53;  diaries.  S3.  20' :  edicts  by.  171 ; 
efforts  of.  168:  expeditions  of.  38.  150 

Perez  Maranon,  Fernando,  papers  respecting, 
63 

Periddico  0/icial.  318 

Perla,  ship,  225 

Perotc,  Castle,  defense  of,  54;  governor-gen- 
eral of,  letters  to,  289;  imprisonment  in, 
I7S,  289,  313,  314;  liberation  of  prisoners 
from,  283 

Perrin  du  Lac,  Francois  Marie,  expedition  of, 
39 

Perry  and  Tift,  opinions  of,  264 

Personal,  seccion  de,  312-315 

Peru,  congress  of  American  Jurists  in,  239; 
Franciscans  in,  399;  invitation  by,  238; 
treaty  with  Mexico,  239 

Pcsas  y  Medidas,  ramo  dc,  sec  Weights  and 
measures 

Peter  Vroom,  American  vessel,  175 

Pettus,  Edward,  application  by,  438 

Petfus,  John,  application  by,  439 

Peyotes,  mission  of,  422,  427 

Pczquera,  Juan,  papers  respecting,  63 

Philadelphia,  consul  at,  265 ;  correspondence 
from,  26s;  mail  line  to,  183;  Mexican  min- 
ister in,  243  ;  reports  from,  307 

Philip  II.,  correspondence,  382 

Philip  v.,  land  grant  approved  by,  427 

Philippine  Islands,  accounts,  371:  Bolton's  no- 
tice concerning,  186;  correspondence  with 
officials  of,  206;  difficulties  in,  .•06;  eccles- 
iastical affairs  of,  202;  expedition  (or,  147; 
history  of,  21 1 ;  Jesuits  in,  204  ;  mail  jcryice 
to,  144;  maritime  affairs  of,  78;  mission- 
aries in,  68,  69,  206,  208:  missions  in.  67, 
69,  148:  orders  concerning,  204:  papcn 
concerning.  186;  procurator  of,  80;  refer- 


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Index 


ences  to,  147;  relation  of,  203;  Robertson's 
Bibliography  of,  186;  Royal  Company  of 
the,  78;  state  of,  206;  station  on  way  to,  57; 
trade,  142,  181,  187 ;  transportation  of 
thieves  to,  157;  vessels  for,  54,  115,  181, 
182 

Philips,  Leno,  application  by,  439 

Photography,   International    Congress   of,  240 

Piacochs,  see  Peacock,  brigantine 

Picax-ande  Yns-tinsle,  Indian  chief,  negotia- 
tions with,  108;  perfidy  of,  116 

Pichardo,  Fr.  Jose  Antonio,  comments  by,  235 ; 
correspondence,  235;  extract  made  by,  51; 
map  by.  366;  papers  of,  20,  34,  49,  51,  55, 
246,  278;  reports  by,  234-235;  work  of,  42 

Pickett,  John  F.,  mission  of,  232 ;  correspond- 
ence of,  232 

Pico,  Gov.  Pio,  account  by,  271 ;  correspond- 
ence, 271,  272;  leadership  of,  271;  reports 
by,  337,  363 

Picornell,  movements  of,  66 

Picuries,  Apaches  at,  33 

Picuries,  San  Lorenzo  de  los,  see  San  Lorenzo 
de  los  Picuries 

Piedras,  Francisco  de  las,  papers  respecting,  63 

Piedras,  Col.  Jose  de  las,  letter  of,  357;  petition 
by,  350;  project  of,  356;  refusal  by,  357 

Piedras  Negras,  customs,  263 ;  Texans  at,  230 

Piedrola,  Antonio,  papers  respecting,  63 

Pieras,  Fr.  Miguel,  goods  received  and  sent  by, 
168 

Pierce,  Pres.  Franklin,  modification  of  treaty 
by,  257;  proclamation  by,  213 

Piguiques,  baptism  of,  447 

Pijot  and  Co.,  petition  by,  350 

Pike,  Zebulon,  M.,  correspondence,  67 ;  expedi- 
tion of,  309;  papers  taken  from,  224 

Pillow,  Gen.  Gideon  J.,  charges  by,  251 

Pilots,  appointments  of,  78 

Pimas,  affairs  of,  453 ;  attack  by,  loi ;  cam- 
paign against,  465;  missions  for,  387;  re- 
ports concerning,  466;  requests  by,  23,  152; 
troubles,  467 ;  see  also  Sobaipuris 

Pimentel,  Fr.,  letters  of,  54 

Pimeria,  map  of  missions  of.  366;  missions,  73, 
74,  391 ;  notices  of,  24 ;  paper  concerning, 
75  ;  relation  of,  23  ;  uprising  in,  24 ;  see  also 
Pimeria  Alta ;  Pimeria  Baja ;  Sonora 

Pimeria  Alta,  affairs  of,  453;  discovery  in,  210; 
documents  concerning.  78;  expeditions  in, 
390;  missions,  71,  386,  390-391;  trials  of 
missionaries  of,  72 ;  sec  also  Pimeria 

Pimeria  Baja,  missions  of,  68,  71,  382,  386,  390 

Pineda,  Gov.  Juan  Claudio  de,  campaign  by,  95 ; 
correspondence,  24,  25,  102 

Pinilla,  Fr.  Joseph,  missionary,  206 

Pinilla,  Fr.  Miguel,  missionary,  206;  charges  of, 
390 

Pino,  Fr.  Ignacio,  letters  of,  27 

Pino,  Miguel,  edicts  by,  171 ;  efforts  of,  168 

Pinson,  Gen.  Luis,  revolt  of,  297 

Pinto,  Navajo  chief,  capture  of,  97 

Pintos,  Indians,  church  records  of,  447,  449; 
report  concerning,  107 


Pious  Fund  of  Californias,  68,  69,  70,  72,  80,  81, 
83,  84.  139.  150,  373;  accounts,  162,  372; 
administration  of,  48,  y2,  81,  82,  105,  115, 
129,  130,  138,  139,  140,  141,  146,  147,  149, 
157,  158,  161,  164,  172,  212,  323;  affairs  of, 
164,  171 ;  appointment,  175 ;  goods  belong- 
ing to,  129;  history  of,  338;  Junta  of,  157, 
338;  lands  of.  114;  origin  of,  34;  papers 
concerning,  yy,  145,  338;  reimbursement  of, 
81;  report  on,  151;  request  for  pension 
from,  331 ;  sums  owed  to,  163 

Pirates,  65,  224,  300;  papers  concerning,  181; 
search  for,  183;  vessels  of,  329 

Pison,  Caspar,  proceedings  against,  128 

Pisones,  Indians,  report  concerning,  107 

Pitic,  Apaches  from,  132;  diary  of  expedition 
from,  27 

Pitijayas,  Indians,  423 

Pittsburg.  Mo.,  counterfeiting  in,  262 

Placer,  El,  map  of,  160 

Playing-cards,  accounts,  372  ;  record  of,  7  n. ; 
monopoly,  98.  465 ;  revenue  from.  99 

Plymouth,  England,  ship  to  sail  to,  44 

Pocahontas,  American  vessel,  272 

Poca  Ropa,  Indian  chief,  89 

Pocock,  Adm.  Sir  George,  capitulation  to,  57 

Poinsett,  Joel  R.,  correspondence,  224,  225,  241, 
245,  258;  discussion  concerning,  212,  340; 
letter  introducing,  241  ;  request  by,  243 
views  of,  224 

Poitevin  de  Pons,  Dr.  Julian,  conduct  of,  431 ; 
deportation  of,  431  ;  examining  trial  of,  431 

Police  (Policia),  papers  respecting,  63,  317; 
rural.  348;  superintcndency  of,  59 

Policia  Rural,  ramo  de,  see  Police,  rural 

Polici.  Fr.  Horacio,  letter  to,  24;  relations  by, 
23.  74 

Polk,  Pres.  James  K.,  commissions  from,  228; 
correspondence,  228 

Pollet,  Jose  Jorge,  application  by,  440 

Polua,  Francisco  Antonio,  appointment  of,  90 

Polvora,  seccion  de.  1S9:  sec  also  Powder 

Ponce,  Jose  Joaquin,  papers  respecting,  63 

Ponce  de  Leon,  Jose  Maria,  request  of,  327 

Ponse.  Antonio,  see  Pose 

Pontchartrain,  Lake,  307 

Pope,  correspondence  with,  179:  (Clement 
XIV.).  report  to,  217 

Porlier,  Rozendo,  papers  respecting,  63 

Porras,  Bishop  Primo  Feliciano  de,  see  Marin 
de  Porras 

"  Por  Repartir  ",  seccion  de,  340 

Porrey  (or  Torrey),  David  K.,  proposal  of,  459 

Porter,  Commodore  David,  applications  of, 
434.  437 ;  correspondence,  241 ;  naval  opera- 
tions of.  266;  offer  of,  241 

Portillo.  Apnntes  para  la  Historia  Antigua  de 
Coahuila  y  Tejas,  422,  477  n. 

Portillo,  Juan,  papers  respecting,  64 

Portillo,  Pablo  de  la,  account  by,  271 ;  com- 
mand of,  271,  272 ;  letters  of,  337 ;  report  by, 
279 

Portola,  correspondence  of,  139,  171 ;  expedi- 
tion of,  56;  goods  received  by,  167;  report 
of,  139 


Index 


531 


Porto  Rico,  papers  concerning,  58;  regulation 
for,  183 

Portraits,  392-393 

Portugal,  vessels,  40 

Posadas,  Fr.  Alonso  de,  reports  by,  21,  22,  235 

Pose  (or  Ponse),  Antonio,  concession  to,  79 

Posos,  San  Francisco  de  los,  see  San  Francisco 
de  los  Posos 

Postal  conventions,  239,  240,  257,  258 

Powder  (Polvora),  manufacture  of,  61,  372; 
monopoly  of,  98,  465;  papers  concerning, 
7n.,  189;  revenue  from,  99 

Power,  Santiago,  lands  of,  435,  438;  naturali- 
zation of,  437 

Powers,  extraordinary,  318,  324 

Pradel,  Juan  de  Dios,  see  Dies  Pradel 

Prado,  Francisco  and  Geronimo,  application  by 
438 

Prado,  Juan  de,  reports  of.  57 

Prado,  Nicolas  dc,  letter  of,  54 

Pratt,  Edouardo  L.,  see  Prtht 

Pratt  (or  Pratts),  Thomas,  prisoner,  284,  285 

Pratz,  Le  Page  du,  Louisiane,  34 

Prefect  districts,  317,  340 

Prefecturias.  seccion  de,  340 

Prerogatives,  seccion  de,  254 

Presas,  San  Francisco  de  las,  see  San  Fran- 
cisco de  las  Presas 

President,  Secretariat  of,  employees,  347 

Presidentes  de  la  Republica,  seccion  de,  255 

Presidiarios,  seccion  de,  189;  see  also  Presi- 
dials 

Prcsidials,  papers  respecting,  63,  189 

Presidio  del  Norte,  condition  of,  114;  duties 
at,  331  ;  occurrences  at,  339;  request  of 
citizens  of,  458 

Presidios,  accounts,  371 ;  affairs  concerning, 
115;  founding  of,  43;  medicines  for,  162; 
papers  respecting,  185 ;  prisoners  for,  57, 
64 ;  reports  of.  47 ;  see  also  names  of  places 

Presos  Comunes  Existentes  en  la  Carcel  Gen- 
eral y  en  la  Penitcnciaria,  ramo  dc,  347 

Presos  Fedcrales,  ramo  de,  347 

Press,  liberty  of  the.  57,  3:7;  of  the  Court,  317 

Prestamcro.  /•>.  Juan,  letter  to,  198 

Presupuestos  y  Asuntos  Varias,  seccion  de, 
368 

Prince  of  the  Peace,  see  Godoy,  Manuel  dc 

Princesia.  ship,  32,  39,  4',  -P.  l-:8,  141.  146,  148, 
149,  150,  151,  154.  IS5.  160,  165,  211 

Princesa  Real,  English  vessel,  see  Princess 
Royal 

Princess  Royal.  English  vessel,  40,  4'.  "5.  '57 

Prince  William,  expedition  to,  41 

Principales.  of  royal  cedulas,  17-18 

Principe,  Ensenada  del.  sec  Ensenada  del  Prin- 
cipe 

Principe,  ship,  78,  81,  82,  128,  150,  167,  168,  170 

Printing,  government,  318,  347 

Prisoners,  173,  175.  182,  250,  283,  2R4;  adminis- 
tration of.  347;  English,  36;  liberation  of, 
227;  maintenance  of.  98;  petition  by,  227; 
sentenced,  57,  64,  177 
Prisons,  H7,  347 


Privileges,  254;  books  of,  19 

Proclamations,  185,  187,  317,  318,  341,  342,  343. 

344,  345.  346 
Pronouncements,  see  Proclamations 
Propaganda  Fide,  colleges  de,  y^.  155 
Property,  National,  see  Bicncs  Nacionales 
Property  and  of  Commerce,  Public  Register  of, 

375,  380 
Proprios,  Contaduria  de,  see  Estates,  Auditor 

for 
Proto-medicato,  archives,  7  n. 
Proudhomc,  Luisa  Eufracia,  application  by,  440 
Provinces  of  the  East,  see  Interior  Provinces 

of  the  East 
Provinces  of  the  West,  see  Interior  Provinces 

of  the  West 
Provincia,  Oficios  de,  archives,  7  n. 
Provincias  Internas,  seccion  de,  75-138;  see  also 

Interior  Provinces 
Provincias   Internas   de  Oriente,  see   Interior 

Provinces  of  the  East 
Provincias  Internas  de  Poniente,  see  Interior 

Provinces  of  the  West 
Provision  de  Aguas  Potables  para  la  Ciudad, 

ramo  de,  347 
Prtht    (Pratt  ?),   Eduardo   L.,   application   by 

438 
Prudhom,  Copt.  Gabriel  de,  map  by.  23 
Prudon,  Victor,  appointment  of,  286;  sedition 

of,  276 
Pruneda,  Got'.  Juan  Garcia  de,  see  Garcia  de 

Pruneda,  Gov.  Juan 
Pruneda,  Luis  Garcia  dc,  see  Garcia  dc  Pru- 
neda, Go'\  Luis 
Prussia,  postal  convention  with,  257 
Public  Instruction,  department  of,  see  Instruc- 

cion  Publica 
Public  Works  (Obras  Piiblicas),  direction  of, 

.147 ;  papers  concerning,  189 
Puebla  (city),  custom-house  of,  211 ;  movement 

at,  297;  notices  concerning,  32;  operations 

about,  314;  reinforcements  at,  314 
Puebla  (state),  decrees,  324;  general  of,  report 

by,  177;  governor  of,  letters  and  papers  of, 

227,  248,  320,  331 ;  legislature  of.  329.  m 
Puebla.  Bishop  of,  spoils  of,  186 
Pueblo  Indians,  revolt  of.  462;  see  also  New- 
Mexico 
Pueblos,  establishment  of,  33 
Puelles,  Fr.  Jose  Maria  de,  correspondence,  50, 

414:  loss  noted  by,  39S;  pamphlet  by,  403; 

reports  by,  235.  400 
Puentc.  Pedro  dc  la,  papers  respecting.  63 
I'uentc  dc  /Vrce.  mission.  30(> 
Puentc  y  Pefia,  Dona  Gcrtrudis  dc  la.  bequest 

of,  71,  164 
Pucnte  y  Pcfia,  Joie  de  la,  bequest  of,  71 
Puerco  River,  sec  Kio  Pucrci> 
Puga.  Capt.  Antonio,  instructions  to,  109 
Pujal.  Jose,  report  by,  302 
Punella,  Fr.  Josc.  request  of,  164 
Punta  Larga.  exploration  from.  30 
Punta  y  Guijarros,  La,  construction  of  espla- 

nada  of.  8? ;  fort  of.  84.  130.  l<>3.  169 


532 


Index 


Purlsima  Concepcion,  mission  in  California, 
journey  from,  196;  papers  concerning,  118, 
143,  150,  151,  i6s,  180,  397,  400 

Purisima  Concepcion,  Texas,  68,  397,  429 

Purisima  Concepcion  de  Armedo,  see  Armedo 

Puyal,  Luis,  arrival  of,  99 

Quejas   y    Reclamaciones    contra   las    Autori- 

dades,  seccion  de,  340-341 
Quemados,  Indians,  church  records  of,  450 
Queretaro  (city),  college  at,  see  Santa  Cruz  de 
Queretaro,    College   of ;    ecclesiastical   ar- 
chives of,  386-393 ;  importance  of  archives 
of,  377;  notices  concerning,  32 
Queretaro  (state),  censuses  of  towns  in,  217; 
commandant  of,  correspondence,  280;  cor- 
respondence   with    government    of,    249; 
criminals    of,    358;    missions,    see    Santa 
Cruz  de  Queretaro,  College  of 
Quevedo,  Jose,  papers  respecting,  63 
Quevedo    Villanueva,    Tomas,    application   by, 

_  438;  offer  by,  350;  petitions  by,  350,  357 
Quicksilver,  discovery  of,  33  ;  revenue  from,  99; 

see  also  Quicksilver 
Quijano,  Miguel,  report  by,  24 
Qiiilty,  Mateo,  papers  respecting,  63 
Quimper,  Manuel,  commission  to,  165 ;  corre- 
spondence, 41 ;  diary  of,  41 ;  expedition  of, 

.41 

Quintana,  Luis,  papers  respecting,  63 

Quintana  Roo,  administration  of  territory  of, 
348 

Quintero,  Col.  Raphael,  letter  to,  293 

Quiroga,  Julian,  letter  to,  233 

Quiros  y  Miranda,  Fernando  Bernardo  de, 
diary  by,  150;  expedition  of,  39 

Quitman,  Gen.  John  A.,  letters  of,  215 ;  procla- 
mation by,  215 

Quivira,  description,  234;  discovery  of,  29,  55, 
123 ;  history  of,  381 ;  memorial  concerning, 
33 

Rabago,  Miguel,  application  by,  437 
Rabago,  Don  Phelipe,  charges  against,  390,  400 
Rabago  y  Teran,  Gov.  Pedro  de,  autos  drawn 
before,  425;   correspondence,  44;   expedi- 
tion by,  37,  426;  reports  by,  37,  45;  visita- 
tion by,  426 
Raccoon,  British  frigate,  141 
Rackwitz  (Racknitz  ?),  Baron,  petition  by,  350, 

351. 
Radziminski,  Charles,  survey  by,  365 
Rafael,  Rafael  de,  commission  of,  250 
Rafols,  Juan,  papers  respecting,  63 
Ragley,  H.  W.,  certificate  signed  by,  283 
Railroads,   concessions   to,   375 ;   contracts   of, 
364;  papers  concerning,  186;  project  to  es- 
tablish, 258 
Ramirez,  Jose  Fernando,  papers  of,  203 
Ramirez,  Jose  Maria,  letter  of,  276;  petition  of, 

363 
Ramirez,  Fr.  Josef,  virtues  and  death  of,  388 
Ramirez,    Prcs.   Fr.    Pedro,    missionary,    208; 

representation  by,  397 
Ramirez  de  la  Piscina,  testament  of,  44 


Ramirez  Manuscripts,  203 

Ramirez  y  Sesma,  Joaquin,  report  by,  275 

Ramirez  y  Sesma,  Jose,  papers  respecting,  63 

Ramiro,  Rafael,  papers  respecting,  63 

Ramon,  Diego,  appointment  of,  423 ;  commis- 
sion to,  422;  complaints  against,  422;  docu- 
ment relating  to,  442 ;  expedition  by,  91 ; 
letter  by,  424 

Ramon,  Domingo,  diary  of  expedition  of,  29; 
reports  by,  29 

Ramon,  Nicolas,  grant  to,  444;  list  by,  423 

Ramos,  Juan  Francisco,  reports  signed  by,  48 

Ramos  de  Lora,  Fr.  Juan,  correspondence,  69; 
report  of,  70;  request  by,  194 

Rangel,  Diego,  case  of,  129 

Ranjel,  Pablo,  correspondence,  137 

Raousset  de  Boulbon.  Conde,  correspondence, 
301 ;  operations  of,  229,  299,  300,  301 

Rapid,  ship,  183 

Raymundo,  Josef,  service  of,  171 

Raynal,  Abbe,  extract  from,  51 

Raynaudo,  Juan  Maria,  correspondence,  49 

Rayon,  in  Diccionario  Universal  de  Historia  y 
de  Geografia,  ion.,  11 

Real,  Father,  efforts  in  Lower  California  of, 
346 

Real  Acuerdo,  seccion  de,  see  Tribunal,  Royal 

Real  Armada,  seccion  de,  189 ;  see  also  Ar- 
mada 

Real  Audiencia,  seccion  de,  189 ;  sec  also  Audi- 
encia 

Real  Audiencia  y  Sala  del  Crimen,  records  of, 
see  Audiencia.  royal 

Real  Caja,  seccion  de,  190 

Reales  Cedulas  y  Ordenes,  seccion  de,  17-19; 
see  also  Cedulas 

Real  de  los  Infantes,  ecclesiastical  jurisdiction 
of,  415 

Real  Fisco,  seccion  de,  see  Fisc 

Real  Hacienda,  seccion  de,  190;  see  also  Haci- 
enda 

Realistas,  see  Royalists 

Rebecca  Adams,  ship,  179 

Rebecca  Elica,  Anglo-American  vessel,  178 

Rebolleda,  Fr.  Pablo,  portrait  of,  393 

Reclamaciones,  seccion  de,  255 ;  see  also  Recla- 
mations 

Reclamations,  226,  227,  255,  259,  340-341 

Recopilacion  de  Leycs  y  Decretos,  348 

Recruits,  318 

Red  River,  colonization  on,  435,  440;  complaint 
concerning  lands  near,  435;  Indians  on, 
355;  removal  of  fort  to,  59;  survey  of,  226 

Rees,  Charles  K..  application  by,  438 

Reese,  Capt.,  Mier  prisoner,  letter  of,  289 

Refugio,  capture  of  mission  of,  275 ;  conspiracy 
at,  341 ;  correspondence  concerning  mission 
at,  399;  correspondence  with  persons  at, 
46;  documents  relating  to  mission  of,  398; 
Indians  of,  334,  430;  mission  established, 
394;  records  of  mission  of,  447;  sack  of, 
334 

Regency,  archives  under  the,  8;  correspondence 
of  the  president  of  the,  312;  order  of,  112; 
request  by,  360 


Index 


533 


Register,  civil,  317,  348 

Registro,  Civil,  ramo  de,  348 ;  see  also  Register, 

civil 
Registro  de  Fianzas,  Dcpositas,  y  Obligaciones, 

seccion  de,  190 
Registro  Publico  de  la  Propiedad  y  de  Com- 

ercio,  375 
Registro  y  Personal,  seccion  de,  368 
Reilly,  Col.,  mission  of,  232 
Rcjon,  Manuel  Cresencio,  application  by,  438 
Relaciones,  seccion  de,  190 
Rclaciones  con  los  Estados,  ramo  de,  347 
Relaciones  Exteriores,  ramo  de  (Guadalajara), 

Relaciones  Exteriores,  Secretaria  de,  see  For- 
eign Relations,  Secretariat  of 

Religious  houses,  papers  from,  205-209;  see  also 
Colleges ;  Convents ;  Monasteries 

Rendon,  Francisco,  papers  respecting,  63 

Rengel,  Jose  Antonio,  comandante  inspector, 
appointment  of,  76,  90,  137,  155;  corre- 
spondence, 100,  107,  III,  140,  142,  154,  155; 
diary  by,  iii;  jurisdiction  of,  76;  orders 
to,  108;  reports  by,  100,  107,  in 

Republic,  ship,  329 

Requisitions,  242 

Resaca  de  la  Palma,  battle  of,  294 

Rescfias  Politicas,  seccion  de,  see  Reviews 

Restauradora,  La,  ship,  179 

Reviews,  political  and  commercial,  265-266 

Revilla,  Villa  de,  affairs  of,  127;  population  of, 
120 

Revilla  Gigedo,  Conde  de  (Guemes  Pacheco  de 
Padilla),  viceroy,  470;  administration  of, 
138,  189;  compilations  by,  19;  correspond- 
ence, 40;  documents  copied  by,  21 ;  instruc- 
tion of,  205;  investigation  of,  38,  214;  re- 
ports by,  79,  235;  report  to,  188;  work  of, 
in  originating  general  archive,  6-7 

Revilla  Gigedo,  Conde  de  (Giiemes  y  Hor- 
casitas),  viceroy,  470 

Revista  del  Ejircito  y  Marina,  315 

Revolutions,  papers  concerning,  49,  53,  57,  59, 
214 

Rey  de  Espaiia,  mission,  400 

Rey  de  Francia,  mission,  400 

Reyes,  Fr.  Antonio  de  los,  first  bishop  of  So- 
nora,  census  by,  71;  declaration  by,  399; 
letters  of,  25;  made  bishop,  467;  plan  of, 
71 ;  reports  by,  23,  71,  I53._  '99;  suit  of,  466 

Reyes,  Buenaventura,  application  by,  438 

Reyes,  Gen.  Isidro,  correspondence,  296,  314; 
orders  to,  285 ;  relief  of,  285,  289 

Reyes,  Joachim,  correspondence,  49 

Reyes,  Fr.  Mariano,  letter  by,  399:  report  by, 

.199 
Reyna,  Caspar,  papers  respecting,  63 
Reyna  de  los  Angeles,  see  Los  Angeles 
Reynosa,  accounts  of  hacienda  of,  81 ;  archives, 

449;   mission   nt,  396.  419;   population  of, 

120;    records   at   the   parish   church,   449; 

removal  of  villa  of,  127;  tithes,  418 
Reynoso,  Jose  Mariano,  papers  respecting,  63 
Richards,  Mr.,  Colonization  plan  of.  338,  361 
Richardson,  Stephen,  petition  of,  328 


Richardson,  W.  H.,  reports  by,  271 

Richason,  Guillermo  Antonio,  see  Ricliardson, 
W.  A. 

Richer,  Histoire  Moderne,  34 

Richman,  California  under  Spain  and  Mexico, 
474  n. 

Richmond,  ship,  183 

Ricla,  Conde  de,  correspondence,  57 

Rigaud,  Baron  Antoine,  correspondence  con- 
cerning, 65 

Rincon,  J.  Antonio,  papers  respecting,  63 

Rincon,  Gen.  M.,  maps  made  by,  263 

Rincon,  Manuel,  papers  respecting,  63 

Rio,  Fr.  Marcos  del.  letter  by,  74 

Rio  Bravo,  see  Rio  Grande 

Rio  Colorado,  see  Colorado  River 

Rio  de  Jesus  Maria,  expedition  to,  93 

Rio  del  Norte,  see  Rio  Grande 

Rio  Frio,  Texans  on,  247 

Rio  Grande,  adventurers  on,  232 ;  American 
vessels  on,  47;  cattle  stealing  on,  233; 
change  in  course  of,  231,  234;  colonization 
on,  350;  disturbances  on,  229;  expeditions, 
37.  58,  277,  278,  422;  forces  crossing  the, 
231;  forces  to  patrol,  250;  Indian  activities 
on,  335,  423;  invasion  from  across,  346; 
maps,  365 ;  missions,  31,  55,  90,  91,  389,  390, 
419,  434,  440,  445;  obstruction  in,  233;  pas- 
sage over,  230;  proclamations  concerning, 
346;  removal  of  presidio  from,  425;  re- 
quests for  lands  on,  320,  361,  363;  settle- 
ments on,  448;  trade  on,  229,  284,  298,  436; 
tribes,  446 ;  U.  S.  forces  on,  65,  294,  301 ; 
wild  horses  of,  342 

Rio  Grande,  in  Coahuila,  ayuntamiento  of.  432 ; 
chaplaincy  of  presidio  of,  443;  comp.inies 
of,  106;  disorders  in.  436;  military  affairs 
of,  89,  138,  436;  mission  of,  31,  79,  437;  pe- 
tition of  citizens  of,  72;  prefect  of,  report 
by,  346 ;  soldiers  of,  31 1 ;  tithes,  418 

Rio  Grande,  San  Juan  Bautista  del,  sec  San 
Juan  Bautista  del  Rio  Grande 

Rionda,  Francisco,  papers  respecting,  63 

Rio  Puerco,  expedition  up  the,  89;  treaty  on, 
108 

Rios,  Junta  de  los.  see  Junta  de  los  Rios 

Rio  Salado,  permission  to  settle  on,  36J 

Rio  Verde,  missions  of,  152;  reports  concern- 
ing. 32 

RipoU,  Fr.  .Antonio,  flight  of,  146 

Ripperd4,  Baron  de,  governor  of  Texas.  479; 
complaint  against,  104;  complaint  of,  43: 
correspondence.  31,  35,  51.  87.  104,  105. 
decree  of,  31;  opinion  of.  43;  proceedings 
by,  427;  proposals  of,  87;  quarrel  of.  43; 
representation  to,  31 ;  salary  of,  44 

Ripperdi,  Baroness  de.  petition  of,  45 

Riva  de  Ncira  Sotomaytr,  Antonio  Balcarcel. 
alcalde  mayor,  478;  conquest  by,  422 

Riva  P.ilacio.  Vicente,  library  of,  303 

Kivas,  .Xnastacio,  application  by,  439 

Rivas,  Fr.  Andres  Perez  de.  see  Perez  de 
Rivas 

Kivas,  .'Sntonio.  appli ••>'■■■"  '■>    438 

Kivas,  I'ranciscii,  a|ii  ■.  438,  4J9 

\\'\ as.  Fr    111. in.  re*!'.; 


534 


Index 


Rivera,  Indian  chief,  89 
Rivera,  Br.,  administrator,  408 
Rivera,  Alonso  de,  declaration  of,  28 
Rivera,  Ascncia  Garcia  de,  see  Garcia  de  Ri- 
vera 
Rivera,  Melchor  Afan  de,  correspondence,  44; 

investigation  made  by,  43 
Rivera,  Pedro  de,  diary  by,  277 ;  inspection  of 
presidios    by,    115;    investigation    by,    50; 
payment  to,  91 ;  reports  by,  24,  gi ;  visit  of, 
56 
Rivera  y  Moncada,  Capt.  Fernando,  accounts 
of,  125;  commission  of,  125;  correspond- 
ence, 38,  68.  69,  no,  113.  139,  150,  167,  170, 
198;  expedition  of,  125;  instruction  to,  150; 
proceedings  of  brother  of,  125;  reports  of, 
139 
Rivera  y  Moncada  y  Davalos,  Juan  Baptista  de, 

lineage  of,  125 
Riveroll,  Teodoro,  petition  by,  351 
Robb,  George,  application  by,  437 :  introduction 

of  slaves  by,  434;  land  grant  to,  433 
Roberts,  Sam  A.,  acting  secretary  of  state,  in- 
structions by,  283 
Robertson,  James  A.,  inquiry  of,  237 
Robertson,  Dr.  James  A.,  Bibliography  of  the 

Philippine  Islands,  186 
Robertson,  Dr.  W.  S.,  paper  on  Miranda,  57 
Robinson,  James  W.,  communication  by,  289 
Robinson,  John,  arrival  of,  309 
Robinson,  Dr.  John,  filibuster,  documents  con- 
cerning, 66,  268 
Robles,  San  Antonio  de  los,  see  San  Antonio 

de  los  Robles 
Roc?i,  Ramon  de  la,  papers  respecting,  63 
Roca  Partida,  map  of  coast,  141 
Roche,  Francisco,  letters  of,  23 
Roche,  Pedro,  ship  patron,  404 
Rocky  Mountains,  fur  traders  in,  260 
Rodibu      (Robidoux),      Antonio,      complaint 

against,  332 
Rodriguez,  Fr.  Antonio,  license  to,  85 
Rodriguez,  Fermin,  application  by,  439 
Rodriguez,  Fernando,  application  by,  438 
Rodriguez,  Francisco,  application  by,  438 
Rodriguez,  Gabriel,  report  by,  314 
Rodriguez,  Guadalupe,  Apache  chief,  137 
Rodriguez,  Josefa,  application  by,  439 
Rodriguez,  Manuel,  death  of,  157;  description 

by,  381  ;  service  of,  171 
Rodriguez,  Marcos,  papers  respecting,  63 
Rodriguez,  Vicente,  diary  by,  89 
Rodriguez,  Fr.  Vicente,  request  of,  163 
Rodriguez   Cubero,    Pedro,   governor   of   New 
Mexico,  473 ;   appointment  of,  93 ;   corre- 
spondence, 33 
Roger  IVilliains,  ship,  173 
Rojas.  Fr.  Jose  Maria,  copy  by,  50 
Rollan,  Juan  Augusto,  naturalization  of,  437 
Roman,  Juan  Manuel,  diary  of,  27 
Rome,  international  conferences  at,  240;  Mexi- 
can legation  in,  267;  Mexican  minister  at, 
239;  U.  S.  consul  in,  260 
Romero,  Antonio,  instructions  to,  466 
Romero,  Jose,  expedition  of,  327 


Romero,  Matias,  correspondence,  231,  232,  238, 
272;  mission  of,  231 ;  reports  by,  233,  262; 
request  by,  362 

Romero  de  Terreros.  Pedro,  work  of,  392 

Romeu,  Gov.  Joseph  Antonio,  475 ;  appoint- 
ment of,  169;  archives  of,  144;  correspond- 
ence, 159;  death  of,  145;  renunciation  by 
widow  of,  144;  report  by,  145;  request  by, 
144 

Roque  de  la  Purificacion,  Fr.,  letter  by,  206 

7^0 JO,  ship,  183 

Rosa,  Luis  de  la,  correspondence,  228,  252,  261  ;- 
recommendation  to,  229 

Rosa  del  Rio,  invasion  at,  251 

Rosario,  El   (Sonora),  fiscal  establishment  at, 

Rosario,  N.  S.  del.  mission  in  Texas,  adminis- 
tration of.  43  ;  founding  of,  48,  .^94;  Indians 
of,  45,  398,  430 ;  papers  of,  395  ;  re-establish- 
ment of.  399:  report  of.  397 
Rosario.  Real  de  Minas  de  Nuestra  Sefiora  del, 

Coahuila.  121 
Rose,  Jose,  proposal  of.  430 
Rosecrans,  William  S.,  project  of,  258 
Ross,  Cal..  attempt  to  sell,  227 ;  evacuation  of, 

177,  286,  287 
Ross,  John,  Indian  chief,  petition  of,  237 
Ross,  Reuben,  petition  by,  350 
Rosset,  Juan,  petitions  by,  237,  350 
Roubaud,  Rafael  Gomez,  see  Gomez  Roubaud 
Rousein,  Capt.  Baron  au,  report  by,  325 
Rouset,  Francisco,  bishop  of  Sonora,  399,  473 ; 
report  by,  400 ;  seditious  language  used  by, 
459 
Rouset  de  Jesus,  Fr.,  correspondence,  400 
Rowan,  Capt.  James,  correspondence  of,  165 
Rowland,  John,  letter  to,  283 
Royalists,  papers  respecting,  63 
Royal  University  of  Mexico,  papers  at,  20,  210; 

transfer  of  papers  from.  8 
Roysores,  William,  prisoner,  284 
Royuela,  Jose  Manuel,  colony  of,  439 
Rubalcaba,  Jose  Carlos,  charge  against,  118 
Rubi,  Marques  de  (Cayetano  Maria  Pignatelly 
y  de  Rubi),  expeditions  of,  210,  365;  state- 
ment by.  105 
Rubin  de  Celis,  Diego,  papers  respecting,  63 
Rubin  de  Zelis,  Antonio  Victoria,  certificate  by, 

208 
Rubio,  Jose,  communication  of,   115;  pay  of, 

15s;  report  by,  114 
Rubio.  Dr.  justino,  director  of  Archive  General 

y  Publico,  191 
Rueg,  Enrique,  application  by,  440 
Ruiz,  imprisonment  of,  339 
Ruiz,  Alberto,  letters  by,  74;  relations  by,  74 
Ruiz,  Alferez  Antonio,  relation  by,  53 
Ruiz,  Faustino,  correspondence  of,  171 
Ruiz,  Col.  Francisco,  application  by,  438 
Ruiz,  Jose,  papers  respecting,  63 
Ruiz,  Jose  Manuel,  correspondence  of,  162 
Ruiz,  Lieut.  Jose  Manuel,  report  of,  158 
Ruiz,  Jose  Maria,  application  by,  439 
Ruiz,  Fr.  Pedro,  correspondence  of,  166;  rep- 
resentation by,  72 


Index 


535 


Ruiz,  Pio  Maria,  papers  respecting,  63 
Ruiz  de  Apodaca,  Juan  (Conde  del  V'enadito) 
viceroy,   470;   correspondence,    136;   junta 
held  before,  334 
Ruiz  de  Ksparsa,  fr.  Buenaventura  Antonio, 

communication  by,  114 
Ruiz  dc  Esparza,  Andres,  application  by,  439 
Rusk,  Thomas  J.,  correspondence,  278,  313 
Russell,  Alexander,  certificate  signed  by,  283 
Russia,  at  Bodega  Bay,  88;  attitude  of,  266; 
dangers     from,    325;    deserters,    69,    152; 
establishments  of,   177,  211,  271,  272,  273; 
evacuation  by,    177,  281 ;   explorations  of, 
38;  Jesuits  of,  399;  letter  concerning  peo- 
ple of,  286;  need  of  defense  against,  88; 
occupation  by,  212;  on  Pacific  coast,  267; 
permission   to,   329 ;   prisoners,   272 ;   rela- 
tions with  California,  361 ;  sale  attempted 
by,  227;  trade,  158,  328;  vessels,  272,  273 

Saavedra,  Ramon,  arrival  of,  36;  commission 
to,  36;  correspondence,  36,  41,  42,  78;  diary 
of,  42;  instructions  to,  165 

Sabanito,  El,  vessels  at,  329 

Saliano,  Indians,  establishment  of,  355 

Sahinas  River,  see  Sabine  River 

Sabine,   schooner,  261 

Sabine  River,  American  vessels  in,  47;  bound- 
aries extended  to,  35,  122,  123 ;  map  of,  365 ; 
march  of  U.  S.  army  across,  292;  petition 
for  lands  on,  354,  433 

Sacramento,  Chihuahua,  action  of,  297,  458; 
trade  via,  263 

Sacramento,  Coahuila,  papers  concerning  the 
founding  and  removal  of,  121,  425,  426 

Sacramento  del  Valle  de  Santa  Rosa,  see  Sac- 
ramento, Coahuila 

Sacrificios,  war  vessels  at,  247 

Saenz,  Elias,  papers  respecting,  63 

Saenz,  Elias  Antonio,  papers  respecting,  63 

Saenz,  Fr.  Josef  Calahorra  y,  see  Calahorra  y 
Saenz 

Saenz,  Victor,  petition  of,  361 

Safe-conduct,  letters  of,  see  Cartas  de  Seguri- 
dad 

Sahagun,  Bernardino  de,  Hisloria  General,  212 

St.  Augustine,  see  San  Agustin 

St.  Denis.  Louis  dc.  correspondence,  S9I  dec- 
laration by,  20;  license  to,  29 

St.  John,  American  ship,  262 

St.  Maxent,  Celestine,  journey  of,  39,  235 

St.  Petersburg,  communications  from  the  court 
of,  272 

Saints,  manuscript  books  of  lives  of,  388 

St.  Wain.  Ceran,  trappers  under,  467 

Sal,  Hermcncgildo,  adjustment  by,  165;  docu- 
ments by,  142;  reviews  by,  171 ;  service  of, 

'71 
Salado.  fight  at,  289;  river,  see  Rio  Salado 
Salamanca,  opinion  of,  41 
Salapaguemcs,  Indians,  church  records  of,  449, 

451 
Salas,  Jose  Mariano  de,  proclamation  of,  296 
Salas,  Fr.  Josef  Maria,  report  by,  397 
Salazar,  Andres,  letter  to,  isa 


Salazar,  Capl.  Damasio,  trial  of,  283 
Salazar,  Fr.  Isidro  Alonso,  report  by,  161;  re- 
quest of,  170 
Salazar,  Fr.  Marcos,  missionary.  208 
Salazar,  Fr.  Nicolas  de,  missionary,  462 
Salazar  Ilarregui,  Jose,  map  authorized  by,  365 
Salcedo,  Gov.  Manuel,  479;  death  of,  414;  let- 
ters and  papers  of,  63,  67,  126 
Salcedo  y  Salcedo,  Nemesio,  commandant-gen- 
eral, appointment  of.  76;  correspondence, 
125,  126.  133,  147,  156,  224,  308.  309,  453; 
order  of,  366;  papers  respecting,  63;  report 
by,  147 
Salgado,  revolution  of,  298 
Salgado,  Juan,  letters  of,  24 
Salmas,  scccion  de,  see  Salines 
Salinas,  Antonio,  application  by,  439 
Salinas,  Gregorio  de,  see  Salinas  Varona 
Salinas  del  Sapotillo,  Las,  port  of,  78 
Salinas  de  Ojo  de  Liebre,  occupation  of,  233 
Salinas    Varona,    Gregorio    de,    governor    of 
Nuevo  Leon,  410,  476 ;  acts  of,  412,  422,  444 ; 
declaration  of,  384 ;  instructions  to,  123 
Salincros,  Indians,  campaign  against,   121  ;  re- 
port concerning,  107 
Salines,  records  of,  191 

Saltillo,  civil  archives,  421-442;  correspond- 
ence with  officials  of,  113,  116.  353;  ecclesi- 
astical records  of,  442-443;  erection  of 
diocese  of,  415;  expedition  from,  421; 
fiscal  administration  of,  453;  formation  of 
companies  at,  89,  loi ;  f(>unding  of,  4,u; 
government  of,  76;  headquarters  at,  77; 
historical  information  concerning,  421  ;  im- 
portance of  archives  of,  377;  Indians  de- 
livered at,  88;  map  of,  212;  military  cum- 
mandancy  at,  i ;  name  changed,  434;  pris- 
oners from,  284 ;  transfer  of  church  to, 
277;  treasury  of,  417 
Saltillo,  San  Jose  del,  see  San  Jose  del  Saltillo 
Salubridad    Publica,    ramo   de,   347 ;   see   also 

Health 
Salvador,  Fernando  Sanchez,  see  Sinchez  Sal- 
vador 
Salvatierra,  Conde  dc,  see  Garcia  Sarmicnlo 

Sotomayor 
Salvatierra,  Father  Juan  Maria,  biography  by, 
48;  letters  of,  22,  26,  32,  200,  207;  license 
to,  219;  mission  of,  54;  reports  of.  52.  338 
Samaniigo,  Saturino,  papers  respecting,  04 
Samson,  Mr.,  proposals  of,  J.i8 
San  Agustin,  order  of,  see  Auguslinians 
San   Agustin  de  .-Nhumada   (Orcoquisac),  af- 
fairs I  if,  44,  90 ;  Commander  at,  45  ;  presidio 
of.  390 
San    Agustin    de   la    Florida,    correspondence 

from,  205,  207 
San  Agustin  de  la  Florida,  Bishop  of,  petition 
by.  208  .    .         , 

San  Agustin  de  Laredo,  record  of  mission  of, 

450 
San  Agustin  de  la  Vsleta,  records  of,  463 
San  Agustin  de  loj   .-Vnuiles,  accounts  of,  81, 

161  ;  collection  of  duties  from,  IJO;  good* 

sent  to,  84 


536 


Index- 


San  Andres  de  Monterrey,  College  of,  68,  129, 
419;  papers  relating  to,  74 

Sanano,  colonists  from,  353 

San  Antonio,  ship,  81,  166,  167,  168,  196 

San  Antonio,  Sinaloa,  official  correspondence 
with,  300 

San  Antonio,  Texas,  affairs  at,  117;  ayunta- 
miento  of,  quarrel  of,  43,  44;  Canary 
Islanders  for,  92 ;  colony  at,  42,  425 ;  com- 
plaints by  citizens  of,  427,  428;  correspond- 
ence with  captain  of  presidio  of,  105;  dan- 
ger of  invasion  at,  360;  dispute  with  curate 
of,  388;  expedition  by  way  of,  35;  expe- 
dition from,  38;  expeditions  to,  35,  113,  123; 
financial  difficulties  at,  42;  Indian  troubles 
at,  132;  junta  held  in,  125;  map  of,  132; 
Mexican  consul  at,  253,  262;  military  hos- 
pital at,  137;  miraculous  happening  at,  388; 
missionaries  of,  30,  73,  209,  400;  missions 
of,  31,  56,  117.  390,  394.  398,  428;  necessity 
of  promoting  growth  of,  44;  occupation  of, 
SO,  456;  petition  of  citizens  of,  51;  presid- 
ial  company  at,  137;  proceedings  against 
citizens  of,  427;  representation  of  the 
cabildo  of,  104;  sale  of  buildings  at,  328; 
tobacco  monopoly  of,  430;  see  also  San 
Fernando  de  Bexar;  San  Antonio  de 
Valero ;  Bexar 

San  Antonio,  Valle  de,  Nuevo  Leon,  settle- 
ments in,  130 

San  Antonio  de  Bexar,  see  San  Antonio,  Tex. 

San  Antonio  de  Bucareli  (Coahuila),  founding 
of,  427 ;  possessions  of  presidio  of,  87 

San  Antonio  de  Guadiana,  monastery  of,  406; 
archive,  409 

San  Antonio  de  las  Huertas,  action  at,  297 

San  Antonio  de  la  Ysleta,  mission  of,  463 

San  Antonio  de  los  Robles,  letter  to  mission- 
aries of,  144 

San  Antonio  del  Presidio  de  Buenavista,  mail 
sent  by  way  of,  79 

San  Antonio  de  Monterrey,  Cal.,  mission  of, 
80 ;  see  also  San  Antonio  de  Padua 

San  Antonio  de  Padua,  Cal.,  mission,  400 

San  Antonio  de  Senecii,  records  of  mission  of, 

463 

San  Antonio  de  Tula,  missions  of,  152 

San  Antonio  de  Valero,  mission  of,  31,  398,  399, 
427,  429,  430,  432;  see  also  Alamo 

San  Antonio  Galindo  de  Moctezuma,  mission 
of,  422 

San  Antonio  River  (Texas),  lands  on,  430; 
missions  on,  389;  water  rights  on,  117 

San  Bernardo,  mission,  auction  of,  432,  433 ; 
history  of,  149;  report  of  property  of,  427 

San  Bernardo,  Bay  of,  explorations  to,  35,  52, 
125;  mapping  of  coast  to,  34;  prohibited 
goods  brought  through,  434 

San  Bias,  affairs  of,  79,  81,  84,  92,  118,  14s,  152, 
157;  arsenal  of,  81;  commandant  of,  pa- 
pers of,  41,  79,  342;  commerce  to,  103,  149; 
commissary  of,  79,  81,  82,  84,  85,  142,  143, 
correspondence  concerning,  59;  corre- 
spondence with  officials  of,  105,  128,  130, 
16s,  168,   172,  279;  death  of  prisoners  at, 


147;  deserters  sent  to,  69;  dockyards  of, 
84;  documents  concerning,  54,  77,  103.  130; 
duties,  131;  employees  of,  164;  establish- 
ment of  port  of,  133 ;  expeditions  from,  27, 
42,  112,  141,  142,  150,  161,  182;  expedition 
to,  160;  Fixed  Company  of,  78;  founding 
of,  182;  government  stores  at,  78;  history 
of,  70;  hostilities  with,  250;  junta  held  at, 
88;  map  of  coast  from,  141 ;  marine  affairs 
of,  138,  139,  142,  144,  147,  148,  149,  160,  164, 
169,  172,  338;  permission  to  return  to,  73; 
plan  of  port  of,  168;  prisoners  sent  to,  272; 
regulations  for,  150,  151 ;  report  of  factor 
of,  150;  report  on  coast  north  of,  235; 
request  by  governor  of,  79;  supplies  from, 
79,  172;  transfer  of  sick  from,  40;  vessels 
at,  79,  82,  129,  156,  160 

San  Bias,  Cape,  explanation  of  coast  of,  34;  ex- 
ploration to,  39 

San  Buenaventura  (California),  charge  against 
soldier  of,  109;  mission  of,  198,  400 

San  Buenaventura  (Chihuahua),  ayuntamiento 
of,  330;  disorder  in,  341 

San  Buenaventura  (Coahuila),  mission  of,  422, 
427 

San  Buenaventura,  Fr.  Diego  de,  data  con- 
cerning, 391 

San  Carlos,  ship,  32,  36,  78,  81,  82,  112,  113,  128, 
141,  149,  150,  163,  168,  170,  171,  19s,  196,  211 

San  Carlos,  arms  for,  115;  attack  on,  55 

San  Carlos,  College  oif,  48 

San  Carlos,  Dragoons  of,  with  headquarters  at 
Parral,  461 

San  Carlos  (Coahuila),  custodia  of,  382 

San  Carlos  de  Buena  Vista,  fiscal  matters  of, 
125;  founding  of  presidio  of,  loi 

San  Carlos  de  los  Jupes,  population  of,  98 

San  Carlos  de  Monterrey,  adjustment  of  pre- 
sidio of,  165;  cattle  at,  168;  mission,  400; 
progress  of  presidio  of,  70;  transportation 
to,  113 

San  Carlos  de  Sonora,  establishment  of,  68; 
missions  of,  custodia  of,  72,  386-387,  390; 
national  bank  of,  465 ;  presidio  of,  127,  406 

San  Carlos  de  Tamaulipas,  affairs  of,  114; 
founding  of,  107;  Indian  troubles  at,  132; 
request  for  mission  at,  113 

Sanchez,  Fr.  Antonio,  request  of,  163 

Sanchez,  Bartolome,  letters  of,  24 

Sanchez,  Emilio,  filibusters  under,  302 

Sanchez,  Fr.  Francisco  Miguel,  permission  to, 
,136 

Sanchez,  Joaquin,  constable,  commission  to,  84; 
petition  of,  85 

Sanchez,  Jose  David,  application  by,  439 

Sanchez,  Dr.  Jose  Maria,  diaries  by,  334;  docu- 
ments returned  by,  235 ;  expedition  by, 
278;  papers  of,  261 

Sanchez,  Juan,  papers  respecting,  63 

Sanchez,  Simon,  application  by,  439 

Sanchez,  Fr.  Vicente,  arrival  of,  83 

Sanchez  Knauff,  Antonio  Teodoro,  naturaliza- 
tion of,  437 

Sanchez  Ochoa,  Gen.  Caspar,  commission  to, 
264;  orders  to,  300 


Index 


537 


Sanchez  Salvador,  Fernando,  proposal  by,  23    I 
Sanclio,   Fr.   Juan,   correspondence,    143,    199;  | 

request  by,  194 
Sandia,  New  Mexico,  petitions  of  citizens  of, 

174.  331 

San  Diego,  order  of,  202 

San  Diego,  Cal.,  accounts  of  presidio  of,  169; 
affairs  at,  178,  271;  attacli  on,  19.S;  cattle 
for,  no;  cemetery  at,  78;  communication 
of  soldiers  of,  172;  companies  of,  142; 
complaint  of  soldiers  in,  167 ;  correspond- 
ence from,  20s;  cost  of  building  barracks 
at,  85;  debt  due  presidio  of,  81;  declara- 
tion of  ayuntamiento  of,  276;  destruction 
of  mission  of,  150;  election  at  mission  of, 
198;  embargo  at,  262;  expeditions  to,  150, 
171,  196;  finances  of,  170;  flat-boat  of,  84, 
130, 163;  fortification  of,  166;  funds  of,  146; 
Indians  of,  no,  166,  169;  instructions  for 
commander  of,  167;  list  of  soldiers  at,  168; 
missionaries  for,  153;  missions  of,  128; 
monastery  of,  207 ;  ornaments  for,  145 ; 
reimbursement  of  presidio  of,  85 ;  repair 
of  mission  of,  170;  report  by  captain  of,  86; 
report  by  commandant  of,  85 ;  request  of 
ensign  of,  84;  review  of,  171;  reward  for 
troops  of,  130;  settlement  of  port  of,  57; 
situation  at,  276;  soldiers  at,  171;  supplies 
for,  79,  86,  142,  148 

San  Diego  (Coahuila),  Indians  to  be  removed 
to,  290 

San  Diego  River  (Coahuila),  removal  of  pre- 
sidio to,  425 

Sandobal,  Gov.  Manuel  de,  see  Sandoval 

San  Domingo,  see  Santo  Domingo 

Sandoval,  Sei'ior,  of  Soto  la  Marina,  suit  of,  174 

Sandoval,  Gov.  Manuel  de,  478;  case  of,  56; 
complaints  against,  117,  425;  complaint  of, 
425;  investigation  of,  50,  73,  132;  junta 
held  by,  424 ;  official  acts  by,  424 

Sandoval,  Manuel  Maria  de,  of  the  department 
of  War,  papers  by,  288 

Sandwich  Islands,  report  on,  40;  return  of 
ship  to,  331 ;  vocabulary  of  natives  of,  41 

San  Elias,  Cabo  de,  expedition  to,  154 

San  Elizario,  commission  to  commander  of,  83; 
correspondence  with  officials  of,  454;  dis- 
pute with  Guadalupe,  233;  occupation  of, 
228,  459  . 

San  Estevan,  elections  in  441 ;  importance  of, 
421 

San  Felipe,  schooner,  220 

San  Felipe,  Tex.,  Americans  at,  273 

San  Felipe  de  Linares,  seat  of  diocese  estab- 
lished at,  415 

San  Felipe  el  Real  de  Chihuahua,  records  of, 

San  Felipe  Nen,  Congregation  of,  archives  of, 

S,  220 
San    Felipe    y    Puerto    de    San    Francisco    de 

Bernalillo,  mission,  207 
San  Fernando  (Cal.),  mission,  167,  400 
San   Fernando    (Nuevo   Santander),   mission, 

396 
San  Fernando,  College  of   (in  Mexico  city), 


accounts,  372;  archives,  26,  194.  220;  corre- 
spondence with,  72,  148,  156,  195,  196,  198, 
200;  division  of  missions  with,  n9,  130; 
documents  relating  to,  201 ;  history  by 
member  of,  32;  incorporation  of,  72;  mis- 
sionaries of,  69,  72,  84,  85,  86,  147.  '57.  •59. 
161,  162,  163,  i6(5,  168,  180,  194;  missions 
of,  70,  79,  n8,  161,  197,  386;  opposition  of, 
166;  order  to  deliver  missions  to,  157;  pa- 
pers from,  202;  proposal  of  guardian  of, 
48;  reports  from,  128,  155,  180;  representa- 
tions by,  71,  198;  requests  by  guardian  of, 
"5.  143.  159.  166;  transfer  of  friars  of, 
n7;  transfer  of  missions  to,  197 

San  Fernando  (Tamaulipas),  population  of,  120 

San  Fernando  Belicata,  see  San  Fernando  de 
Velicata 

San  Fernando  de  Austria,  description  of,  31 ; 
missionary  at,  31 ;  representation  by  citizen 
of,  427 

San  Fernando  de  Bexar,  ayuntamiento  of,  427 ; 
Canary  Islanders  at,  117;  complaints  by 
cabildo  of,  430;  election  of  official  of,  428; 
government,  92;  lands,  92,  431;  plan  of, 
132;  representations  from,  31,  118;  request 
by  citizen  of,  432;  tithes,  418 

San  Fernando  de  Conches,  Indian  troubles  at, 

37 

San  Fernando  de  las  Amarillas  del  Carrizal, 
founding  of  pueblo  of,  184 

San  Fernando  de  Mexico,  College  of,  see  San 
Fernando,  College  of 

San  Fernando  de  Velicata,  census  and  report 
of,  :i8;  mission  of,  150;  see  also  Villicata 

San  Francisco  (Cal.),  accounts  of  presidio  of, 
'59.  '69;  adventurers  from,  346;  affairs  of, 
89;  Americans  in,  299;  appointment  of 
storekeeper  at,  140;  arrival  of  vessels  at, 
85,  141,  142 ;  cattle  ranch  at  presidio  of.  161 ; 
celebration  of  mass  at,  144;  charges  against 
soldiers  of,  170;  commerce,  267 ;  companies 
of  presidio  of,  78,  142;  correspondence 
from,  265;  damages  to  presidio  of,  142, 
161;  debt  due  presidio  of,  79;  desertion 
from,  139;  examination  of  coast  from,  42; 
expedition  on  coast  near,  71  ;  filibusters 
from,  302;  finances  of,  170;  fortifications 
of,  142,  164;  founding  of,  139,  464;  Ger- 
mans from,  238;  Indians,  164,  166;  invasion 
from,  232;  inventory  of  presidio  of.  165; 
loans  in,  179;  Mexican  consul  at,  229,  233, 
251,  252,  254,  262,  265 ;  missionaries  ot,  161 ; 
occupation  and  settlement  of,  i?''-  .  nt.i- 
tion  of  fort  of,  128:  pirates  m. 
of  port  of,  160;  procedure  again 
of,  169;  purchase  of  arms  in.  joj.  rations 
for  missions  of.  169;  removal  of  presidio 
of,  '30;  repairs  to  presidio  of,  161  :  request 
concerning,  155;  review  of,  171 ;  Russian 
vessel  at,  273;  seditious  publicalioiis  in. 
347;  supplies  for,  148,  159,  170;  tools  for. 
170;  transportatiiin  of  family  of  lieutenant 
of,  139;  troops  at.  161 ;  voyage  to.  142 

San  Francisco,  tailur  (iarcia  de.  ite  1".  ■'.■■->  Je 
San  Francisco 


538 


Index 


San  Francisco  Bay,  petitions  for  lands  on,  363 
San   Francisco  de  Borja,  mission  of  Antigua 

California,  23,  118,  150 
San  Francisco  de  Coahuila,  complaint  by  sol- 
diers of.  425;  founding  of  mission  of,  90; 
see  also  Monclova 
San  Francisco  de  Guadalajara,  monastery  of, 

3^0,  382 
San    Francisco   de   Guadalupe,   monastery   of, 

442,  443 
San  Francisco  de  la  Espada,  mission,  392,  397 
San  Francisco  de  Lajas,  rebels  in,  136 
San  Francisco  de  las  Presas.  mission  of,  419 
San  Francisco  del  Oro,  confraternity  of  church 

of,  462 
San  Francisco  de  los  Conchos,  presidio,  34,  406 
San  Francisco  de  los  Posos,  curacy  of,  167 
San  Francisco  de  los  Sumas.  mission  of.  462 
San  Francisco  de  Mexico,  monastery  of,  corre- 
spondence  with,   205 ;    deceased    members 
of,  204 :  volume  compiled  for,  32 
San  Francisco  de  Michoacan,  appeal  of  mis- 
sionary of,  113 
San  Francisco  de  Monterrey,  Nuevo  Leon,  419 
San  Francisco  de  Vizarron.  Coahuila,  mission 
of,  affairs  of,  73 ;   founding  of,  425 ;   re- 
moval of.  92 
San  Francisco  de  Zacatecas,  province  of,  cor- 
respondence with  monastery  of,  205  ;  Fran- 
ciscans of,  419;  general  information  con- 
cerning, 402;  geographical  description  of, 
366;  reports  of  chapter  of,  379 
San  Francisco  Solano  (California),  mission  of, 

423 
San  Francisco  Solano  (Coahuila),  mission,  90, 

3Q2.  399 
San  Francisco  Vizarron,  see  San  Francisco  de 

Vizarron 
San   Francisco   Xavier,  church  at  Monterrey, 

419      . 
San  Francisco  Xavier,  mission  of  Antigua  Cali- 
fornia, 118,  150 
San  Francisco  Xavier,  mission  of  Texas,  see 

San  Xavier   (Tex.) 
San  Gabriel  Arcangel  (Cal.).  mission,  109,  400 
San  Gabriel  River.  Tex.,  see  San  Xavier 
San  Gregorio  de  Filipinas,  College  of,  chapter 
held  at,  206;  charges  against  province  of, 
208;  constitutions  of  province  of,  206;  cor- 
respondence   from,    205;    judicial    instru- 
ments pertaining  to.  206;  papers  concern- 
ing, 207 ;  property  of,  163,  164 ;  reports  by, 
206,  208 
San   Gregorio  de  Nicaragua,  documents  con- 
cerning, 207 
San  Ignacio  (California  Antigua),  mission,  118, 

150 
San  Ignacio  (Nuevo  Santander),  settlement  of, 

120 
San  Ignacio  (Sonora),  mission.  52,  468 
San  Ildefonso  (Sonora),  mission  of,  164 
San  Ildefonso  (Texas),  mission  of,  426 
Sanitary  Conference,  International.  239 
San  Jacinto,  battle  of,  212,  278,  313 
San  jfacinto  River,  settlers  on,  355,  357,  434 


San  Joachin  del  Monte  de  la  Villa  de  Reynosa, 

mission  of.  449 
San  Joaquin,  plan  of  fort  of,  160 
San  Jose,  ship,  115,  141,  142 
San  Jose  (Cal.),  mission  of,  399,  400 
San  Jose   (Texas),  Indians  of,  429;  mission, 

397;  missionary  of,  428 
San  Jose  Comundu,  census  and  report  of.  118, 

150  _ 
San  Jose  de  Canargo,  mission  of,  447,  450 
San  Jose  de  Guadalupe  (Cal.).  pueblo,  charge 
against  alcalde  of.  176;  charge  against  citi- 
zen of,  log ;  complaint  by  citizens  of,  330 
San  Jose  del  Cabo.  arrest  at,  85;  judicial  pro- 
cedure at,  66;  mission  of,  118,  139,  150,  350; 
port  of,  252 
San  Jose  del  Nayarit,  visitation  of,  155 
San  Jose  del  Saltillo,  Convento  de,  mass  books 

of,  443 
San  Jose  de  Vizarron.  mission,  196 
San  Josef,  see  San  Jose 
San  Joseph,  ship.  183 
San  Joseph,  see  San  Jose 
San  Joseph,  Fr.  Francisco  de,  portrait-of,  393 
San  Juan  (N.  Mex.).  missionaries  of,  48;  secu- 
larization of  missions  of,  157 
San  Juan,  Capt.  Manuel  de,  letters  of,  105 
San  Juan  Bautista  (Cal.),  mission  of,  lt)6,  400 
San  Juan  Bautista  (Coahuila),  auction  of  mis- 
sion  of,  432,  433;   census   of   presidio  of, 
427;    companies    of,    106;    correspondence 
with  officials  of,  87;  delivery  and  receipt 
of   presidio   of,  88;   expedition   from.  91; 
flying  squadron  at,  423 ;  founding  of  mis- 
sion of,  31,  55.  90,  423;  founding  of  pre- 
sidio of,  31 ;  history  of  mission  of,   149; 
Indians  of,  108,  155,  423,  427;  jurisdiction 
of   presidio   of,   31;    killing   at,    116;   mis- 
sionaries of,  54 ;   property  of  mission  of, 
427;  records  of.  443;  revolt  of  people  of, 
297;    secularization    of    mission    of,    157; 
taking  of,  297 
San   Juan   Bautista   del   Rio   Grande,  see   San 

Juan  Bautista  (Coahuila) 
San  Juan  Capistrano  (Cal.),  mission,  affairs  at, 
198:   rations   for,   169;  visitation  of,  400; 
work  on.  198 
San  Juan  Capistrano   (Tex.),  mission  of,  29, 

398,  429 
San  Juan  de  Fuca,  Strait  of,  see  Juan  de  Fuca 
San  Juan  del  Rio  (ZHirango),  depredations  in, 

124 
San  Juan  de  Ullua,  see  Ulliia 
San  Juan  Nepomuceno,  packet-boat.  129 
San  Lazaro  (New  Mexico),  establishment  of, 

San  Lorenzo  (Coahuila),  founding  of  mission 
of,  426;  records  of  mission  and  pueblo  of, 

463 
San  Lorenzo  (Texas),  records  of  mission  and 

pueblo  of.  463 
San  Lorenzo  de  los  Picuries,  mission,  207 
San  Lucas,  Cabo  de,  port  of,  252 
San  Luis  (Cal.),  Indians  of,  171;  mission,  400 
San  Luis  (Tex.),  closure  of  port  of,  187 


Index 


539 


San  Luis  de  Ylinucces,  expedition  to,  35,  106, 

123 
San  Luis  Obispo,  Indians  of,  166 
San  Luis  Potosi   (city),  archives  of  bishopric 
of,  405;  civil  archives  at,  404-405;  corre- 
spondence witli  intendant  of,  47,  108,  193, 
413,  414,  440;  courts-martial  at,  187;  ecclesi- 
astical archives  at,  405  :  erection  of  bishop- 
ric of,  180,  384;  intendancy  at,  i,  184,  377, 
404,  430;  Santa  Anna's  pronouncement  at, 
313;  stage  routes  to,  107 
San  Luis  Potosi  (state),  correspondence  with 
governor  of,  249,  258;  correspondence  with 
ofticials  of,  29s ;  decrees,  324 ;  ecclesiastical 
affairs  of,  125;  missions,  70,  149;  order  to 
governor  of,  247 ;  union  with  other  states 
against  Indians,  458 
San  Marcos  de  Apalache,  store  at,  58 
San  Masiemo,  Lt.-Col.  Maximiliano  de,  death 

of,  112 
San  Miguel,  presidio,  406 
San  Miguel  (Cal.),  murder  of  Indian  of,  78 
San  Miguel  (Sinaloa),  war  vessels  at  port  of, 

465 
San  Miguel  Arcangcl  (Cal.),  mission,  400 
San  Miguel  de  Aguayo,  mission,  445 
San  Miguel  de  Aguayo,  Marques  de  (Joseph 
Azlor  Virto  de  Vera),  421,  478;  absence  of, 
423;  acts  executed  before,  412;  administra- 
tion of,  424;  agent  of,  123;  discovery  by, 
55;  estate  of,  442;  expeditions  of,  29,  51, 
235;   fort  planned  by,  118;  inspection  by, 
412;  letters  of,  208,  424;  map  by,  132;  mis- 
sion planned  by,  389;  oflicial  acts  of,  444; 
proposals   of,  29,   123;   representation   by, 

lOI 

San  Miguel  de  la  Cruz  de  la  Sierra  Gorda,  mis- 
sion, 152 

San  Miguel  de  Orcasitas  (or  Orconsitos), 
founding  of  presidio  of,  102;  powder  for, 
154 

San  Nicolas  de  Coahuila,  Indian  attack  on,  91 

San  Pascual  de  Iturrigaray,  founding  of  mis- 
sion of,  48 

San  Patricio,  capture  of  fort  of,  275 

San  Patricio  Rangers,  285 

San  Pedro,  vessel,  466 

San  Pedro  (Cal.),  accounts  of  hacienda  of,  81 ; 
papers  concerning,  130 

San  Pedro  del  Gallo,  presidio,  406 

San  Pedro  River,  expedition  to,  89;  water 
rights  on,  118 

San  Pedro  y  San  Pablo  de  Michoacan,  corre- 
spondence from,  205,  337.  380,  3S7  ;  mission- 
aries for,  69;  missions  of,  371 

San  Qucntin,  Cal.,  arrival  of  ship  at,  162;  per- 
mission to  get  salt  at,  329 

San  Rafael  mission,  establishment  of  fort  near, 
272 

San  Saba,  account  of,  88;  affairs  of,  44.  89,  90. 
112;  correspondence  with  commander  of, 
43,  45;  customs,  263;  destruction  of,  208; 
disbanding  of  company  of,  94 ;  discussion 
concerning,  96;  establishment  of  missions 
in  the  vicinity  of,  43;  founding  and  history 


I         of.  44;  presidio  of,  112;  mine,  121;  mas- 
j  sacre   at,   30;    mission,   389;    missionaries 

killed  at,  209 

San  Saba  River,  missions  on,  386 

Sanscrit,  corsair,  45 

Santa  Ana,  /•>.  Benito  Fernandez  de,  se<  Fer- 
nandez de  Santa  Ana 

Santa  Ana  del  Sur,  Real  de,  petition  of  citizen 
of,  109 

Santa  Anna,  Antonio  Lopez  de,  accusations  of, 
212,  332 ;  act  drawn  by,  343 ;  arrival  of,  266, 
333;.  capture  of,  Mb,  275;  circulars  con- 
cerning, 266.  333;  correspondence.  174,  213, 
226,  24s,  273.  275,  278,  280,  296,  i3i,  339, 
340i  358;  declaration  concerning,  34s;  de- 
cree concerning,  333 :  demand  of.  333 ;  dis- 
embarking of,  294;  disturbances  headed  by, 
322,  340,  343;  documents  concerning,  304, 
311,  332;  doings  of,  346;  election  of,  331; 
imprisonment  of,  278;  instructions  to,  275; 
insults  offered,  226;  liberation  of,  245,  2^ 
280;  military  operations  of,  274;  ministers 
of  administration  of,  251;  order  of,  233; 
personal  documents  concerning.  312,  315; 
petition  concerning,  346;  Plan  of.  343.  344; 
pronouncements  in  favor  of,  342,  343;  pro- 
posal concerning.  345 ;  protest  of,  248 

Santa  .Anna,  mission,  396 

Santa  Barbara  (Cal.),  accounts  of  presidio  of, 
169;  building  at,  189;  companies  of,  143; 
correspondence  with  commandant  of,  141, 
148,  158,  165;  eccelsiastical  jurisdiction  of. 
415;  founding  of  mission  of,  no,  140.  147; 
mission  of,  396,  400;  murder  of  soldiers  at, 
159:  order  for  pistols  from,  &!;  report  of 
commandant  of,  86;  request  by  soldier  of, 
148;  revolt  of  Indians  at,  180;  supplies  for, 
142.  159,  169,  206 

Santa  Barbara  (Chihuahua),  archives,  461-463; 
military  headquarters  at.  452 

Santa  Barbara,  Canal  of,  missions  at,  199;  plan 
of.  151 

Santa  Catalina  (Coahuila),  Indians  of,  Qi,  109 

Santa  Catarina  (Catalina),  mission.  Indians 
of.  146;  land  grants.  262 

Santa  Clara  (Cal.).  mission,  accounts  of  mis- 
sionaries of.  161;  de-ierlers  at.  85;  in- 
ventory of.  399;  rations  lor,  169;  sick  mis- 
sionaries of,  144:  visitation  of,  400 

Santa  Clara  de  Mexico,  monastery  of,  corre- 
spondence, 205 

Santa  Clara  de  Ouerelaro,  monastery,  corre- 
spondence with.  205 

Santa  Cruz  (Cal.).  missionaries  of,  161;  orna- 
ments for  mission  of,  156 

Santa  Cruz  (N.  Mex.),  petition  of  inhabitants 
of.  i?, 

Santa  Cruz  ( Sonora).  records  at.  468 

Santa  Cruz,  liishof,  ste  Fernandez  de  Santa 
Cruz 

Santa  Cruz,  Alejandro,  papers  respecting,  63 

Santa  Cruz,  Fcmindez  de,  ste  l-cmandei  dc 
Santa  Cruz 

Santa  Cruz.  College  of.  see  Santa  Cruz  de 
(Jucrctaro 


540 


Index 


Santa  Cruz  de  la  Canada,  209 

Santa  Cruz  de  Queretaro,  College  of,  affairs  of, 
135;  archives  of,  91,  235,  387-392;  copy 
of  history  in,  32 ;  correspondence,  72,  73, 
197,  200,  205,  206,  207 ;  historical  informa- 
tion concerning,  386-387;  incorporation  of, 
72 ;  library,  393 ;  missionaries,  92,  206 ; 
missionary  work  of,  377,  381 ;  missions  of, 
23.  30,  31,  56,  68,  117,  196,  208,  382,  394,  397, 
420;  papers  relating  to,  201 ;  patents  of,  197, 
207;  plan  of,  153;  portraits,  392-393;  re- 
ports, 29,  15s ;  representations  by,  71 ;  trans- 
fer of  missions  of,  398;  visitation  of  mis- 
sions of,  209 

Santa  Dorotea,  discussion  of  mission  of,  164; 
see  also  Rosario,  N.  S.  del 

Santa  Fe,  affairs  of  company  at,  134;  bishopric 
for,  332 ;  changes  proposed  in,  93 ;  com- 
mandant at,  correspondence,  256;  com- 
munication of  ayuntamiento  of,  329;  com- 
plaint by  ayuntamiento  of,  175 ;  consoli- 
dation of,  116;  correspondence  with  of- 
ficials of,  263 ;  declarations  made  at,  212 ; 
diaries  of  expeditions,  39,  279;  establish- 
ment of  a  shop  in,  117;  establishment  of 
vicariate  in,  180;  expeditions,  28,  35,  38,  50, 
55,  113,  123,  227,  242,  246,  277,  281,  282,  283, 
289,  291,  309,  326,  330,  331,  455;  expense 
fund  of  presidio  of,  98;  founding  of,  3S; 
notices  concerning,  242 ;  oath  by  authorities 
of,  346;  patriotic  society  of,  337;  pay  of 
soldiers  at,  33 ;  peace  signed  at,  97 ;  petition 
of  ayuntamiento  of,  334;  proclamation  to, 
283;  raising  of  company  at,  329;  request 
of  ayuntamiento  of,  321 ;  routes  from,  151, 
456 ;  route  to,  290 ;  trade,  242,  256,  258,  260, 
263;  traders  at,  308 

Santa  Gertrudis,  ship,  79,  183 

Santa  Gertrudis  (Cal.),  mission,  attack  on,  147; 
census  and  report  of,  118;  state  of,  150 

Santa  Helena  de  la  Florida,  decree  of  chapter 
of,  209;  elections  in,  209;  letter  to  provin- 
cial of,  208;  list  of  religious  of,  208;  papers 
concerning,  208;  religious  for,  156;  sus- 
pension of  functions  of,  208 

Santa  Hermandad,  192 

Santa  Inez,  mission,  revolt  of  Indians  at,  180; 
visitation  of,  400 

Santa  Inez  de  Chinipas,  mission  of,  164 

Santa  Maria  (Cal.),  mission,  167 

Santa  Maria,  Fr.  Agustin  de,  missionary,  462 

Santa  Maria  de  Llera,  mission,  396 

Santa  Maria  de  los  Angeles  (Cal.),  census  and 
report  of,  118 

Santander,  Villa  de,  fort  at,  153 

Santangelo,  O.  de  A.,  letter  from,  340 

Santa  Rosa  (Coahuila),  ayuntamiento  of,  444; 
affairs  of,  88;  as  capital,  421;  correspond- 
ence of  captain  of,  87;  correspondence 
with  officials  of,  113;  delivery  and  receipt 
of  presidio  of,  88;  discussion  concerning, 
96;  governor's  residence  at,  89;  head- 
quarters at,  77;  Indian  troubles  at,  131; 
military  hospital  of  valley  of,  86;  removal 
of  presidio  to,  426 


Santa  Rosa  (Queretaro),  Beaterio  de,  founding 

of,  388 
Santa    Rosa   de    Cusihuiriachic    (Chihuahua), 

records  of,  452 
Santa  Rosa  de  Nadadores  (Coahuila),  Indians 

at,  424  ^      „ 

Santa  Rosalia  (Cal.),  census  and  report  of,  118; 

map  of,   169;   mission  proposed  for,   195; 

moving  of  mission  to,  195 
Santa  Rosa  Mulege  (Cal.),  mission  of,  150 
Santa  Saiurnina,  ship,  36 
Santiago,  ship,  27,  53,  73,  81,  82,  128,  251 
Santiago,  College  of,  see  Santiago  de  Jalisco 
Santiago    (Cal.),   census   and   report   of,   118; 

Dominicans  of,  158 
Santiago  Apostol,  Puerto  Son,  expedition  to, 

154  .  •  J 

Santiago  de  Jalisco,  Franciscan  provmce,  de- 
livery of  mission  to.  427 ;  Franciscans  of, 
419;  instructions  from  provincial  of,  442; 
missions  of,  31.  3/1.  428;  objections  by, 
208;  records  of,  380,  381;  reports  of  chap- 
ters of,  379 
Santiago  de  Janos,  presidio,  406 
Santiago  de  las  Coras  (Cal.),  mission  of,  139. 

ISO.  169 
Santiago  de  Mapimi,  presidio,  406 
Santianes,  Gov.  Vicente  Gonzales  de,  see  Gon- 
zales de  Santianes 
Santillana,  ayuntamiento  of,  96 
Santillana,  Lauriana,  correspondence,  293 
Santo  Christo  de  San  Roman,  ship,  123 
Santo  Domingo,  order  of,  see  Dominicans 
Santo    Domingo    (island),   French    forces    in, 
307  ;  military  authorities  of.  59;  papers  con- 
cerning, 58;  regulation  for,  183 
Santo  Domingo  (Mexico  city),  church  of,  ar- 
chives, 5,  219;  missions  of,  70;  papers  sent 
to,  9 
Santo  Domingo  (N.  Mex.),  mission  of,  28,  33 
Santo  Domingo  de  los  Hoyos,  population  of, 

120 
Santo  Evangelic,  province  of,  sec  Santo  Evan- 

gelio  de  Mexico 
Santo  Evangelic  de  Mexico,  Franciscan  prov- 
ince of,  archive,  2;  arrangements  with 
provincial  of,  180;  correspondence,  114, 
207,  208;  jurisdiction  of,  380;  list  of  mon- 
asteries and  convents  of,  206;  list  of  relig- 
ious of,  206;  missionaries  of,  68,  143,  207, 
419;  missions,  371,  462;  papers  from  ar- 
chive of,  205,  206;  papers  respecting,  208; 
report  by  provincial  of,  27;  transfer  of 
friars  to,  117 
Santos,    Colegio    de    los,    Biblioteca    Nacional 

located  in,  210 
Santos  Coy,  Manuel  de  los,  application  by,  439 
Santo  Tomas  (Cal.),  mission,  trials  of  Indians 

of,  86,  146 
San  Vicente,  Agustin  de,  see  Fernandez  de  San 

Vicente,  Dr.  Agustin  de 
San  Vicente  Ferrer  (Cal.),  Indians  of,  146 
San  Xavier  (Cal),  mission,  inventory  of  goods 
of,  19s;  moving  of,  195 


Index 


541 


San  Xavier  (Tex.),  affairs  at,  207;  maintenance 
of  mission  of,  386;  missionaries  of,  30,  400; 
papers  concerning  mission  of,  395 

San  Xavier  del  Bac,  letters  from,  388 ;  see  also 
Arizona ;  Garces  ;  Kino ;  Pimeria  Alta 

San  Xavier  River,  missions,  establishment  of, 
197,  201,  386,  397;  papers  concerning,  30, 
389;  transfer  of  missions  to,  397;  trouble 
at,  390 

San  Ygnacio,  see  San  Ignacio 

Saracola,  Fr.  Francisco,  request  of,  165 

Saraguais,  missions  for,  48 

Sarames,  mission  for,  423 

Saric,  records  at,  468 

Sarinacas,  report  concerning,  107 

Sarnosos,  report  concerning,  107 

Sarria,  Fr.  Vicente  Francisco  de,  correspond- 
ence, 180 ;  license  to,  85 ;  visitation  by,  400 

Sash-ce-zinda,  Indian  chief,  passport  to,  282 

Sastre,  Mathco,  letter  by,  152 

Saucedo,  J.  Antonio,  commissions  to,  434,  438; 
correspondence,  353,  433 ;  reports  by,  362 

Savannah,  U.  S.  S.,  295 

Schalzell,  I.  P.,  letter  to,  293 

Schools,  establishment  of,  181 ;  reform,  admin- 
istration of,  347;  reports,  317,  329 

Sciences  and  Arts,  263 

Scott,  George,  application  by,  438 

Scott,  John  H.,  application  by,  439 

Scott,  William,  application  by,  438 

Scott,  Gen.  Winfield,  answer  by,  251 ;  inter- 
cepted letter  of,  314;  invasion  of,  212; 
operations  of,  314;  papers  extracted  by, 
261 ;  proclamation  of,  215 

Secrctaria  de  Comunicaciones  y  Obras  Piib- 
licas,  archive  of,  376 

Secretaria  de  Fomcnto,  Colonizacion,  e  Indus- 
tria,  archive  of,  349-366 

Secretaria  de  Gobernacion,  archive  of,  316-348 

Secretaria  de  Guerra  y  de  Marina,  archives  of, 
269-315 

Secretaria  de  Hacienda,  Credito  Publico,  y 
Comercio,  367-373 

Secretaria  de  Justicia,  archive  of,  374-375 

Secretaria  de  Relaciones  Exteriores,  arcliive  of, 
221-268 

Secretaria  y  sus  Emplcados,  ramo  de,  347 

Secretaries  de  Estado,  seccion  de,  255 

Secretariat  of  State,  First,  letters  and  papers 
of,  146,  158,  223;  personal  data  concerning 
secretaries  of  state,  255 

Secretario  de  Estado  y  Primer  Ministro  de  Su 
Majestad,  correspondence  sent  to,  14  n. 

Secretary  of  State,  U.  S.,  conferences  with, 
232;  correspondence,  251,  258,  260,  261,  262, 
263;  papers  transferred  to,  261 

Secretary  of  the  Navy,  U.  S.,  correspondence, 
232 

Sedano,  Fr.  Francisco,  confiscation  of  goods 
from,  427 

Sedelmayr,  Fr.  Jacobo,  letters  of,  53,  453 :  rela- 
tions of,  52 ;  papers  respecting,  24 

Segesser,  Fr.  Felipe,  letters  by,  54,  453 

Seguin,  Erasmo,  correspondence  with,  225,  277 

Seguridad,  Cartas  de,  stu-  Cartas  de  Scguridad 


Seminoles,  depredations,  230;  lands  for,  363; 
report  on,  254 

Senate,  U.  S.,  231,  247,  253,  258,  289;  see  alto 
Congress,  U.  S. 

Senators,  Mexican,  papers  concerning,  321-322, 
324 

Seneci'i,  differences  with,  230;  Indians  of,  341; 
secularization  of  mission  of,  331 ;  see  also 
San  Antonio  de  Senecu 

Seno  Mexicano,  conquest  of,  135 ;  exploration 
of,  121 ;  instruction  concerning  coast-guard 
of,  86;  missions,  208,  394,  395,  396.  397; 
papers  concerning,  32-59,  197,  207 

Sentmanat,  Francisco,  expedition  under,  227 

Sepulveda,  Jose  Antonio,  application  by,  438 

Seraphic  Order,  see  Franciscans,  399 

Scrian,  Jose,  report  by,  161 

Seris,  Indians,  affairs  of,  453;  campaigns 
against,  121,  465;  depredations,  465;  dis- 
tribution of  lands  for,  135 ;  establishments 
of,  135,  465;  papers  concerning,  132;  re- 
ports concerning,  466 

Seris  coast,  journey  to,  52 

Serra,  Fr.  Junipero,  charge  against,  140;  corre- 
spondence, 38,  68,  no,  139,  140,  145,  166, 
167,  171,  I9S,  196,  198,  201;  death  of,  199; 
goods  received  by,  168;  list  by,  167;  opin- 
ions by,  151;  reports  by,  70,  118,  139,  170; 
request  by,  81 

Serrano,  Fr.  Francisco,  report  by,  53 

Serrano,  Fr.  Jose,  Dominican,  leave  of  absence 
of,  145 

Serrano,  Fr.  Pedro,  report  by,  27 

Serranos,  report  concerning.  107 

Servantes,  Antonio,  diary  by,  211 

Sesar,  Condesa  de,  letter  to,  22 

Sevier,  Ambrose  H.,  commission  of,  228 

Sevillano  de  Paredes,  Fr.  Miguel,  correspond- 
ence, 388;  representation  by,  30;  visitation 
by.  31 

Seward,  William  H.,  interviews  with,  231,  258; 
invitation  of,  262 

Shannon,  Nelson  G.,  protest  by,  246 

Shannons,  colonists,  petition  of,  320 

Shawnees,  lands  granted  to,  362 

Shipwrecks,  181 

Shivers,  Capt.,  communications  and  orders  to, 
285 

"  Shsmitt  "  (Smith),  Tomis,  inventory  of  prop- 
erty of,  436 

Sibley,  G.  C,  commissioner,  correspondence, 
258 

Sibley,  Gen.  Henry  H.,  commission  by,  232 

Sibulapas,  reduction  of,  135;  rebuilding  of 
church  for,  135 

Sierra,  letters  of,  27 

Sierra,  Fr.  .'Vntonio  de,  462 

Sierra,  Fr.  Benito  de  la,  letter  concerning,  196; 
letter  of,  u^:  request  of,  170 

Sierra  Aznl,  relation  of,  SS     .  . 

Sierra  de  Sacramento,  expedition  in,  105 

Sierra  de  Tamaulipas,  establishment  of  presidio 
in,  127 

Sierra  Gorda,  conquest  of,  135;  Indian  affairs, 
71,  108,  126.  IS5.  301  ;  missions,  IJ6,  153,  164, 


542 


Index 


394,  395;  papers  concerning,  196;  revolt  in, 
298,  299,  303 

Sierra  Gorda,  Conde  de  (Ygnacio  de  Escan- 
don),  activities  of,  120;  complaint  of,  113; 
correspondence,  87,  iii,  116;  reflections  by, 
121 ;  report  by,  82  ;  treaty  made  by,  82 

Sierra  Gorda,  San  Misjuel  de  la  Cruz  de,  see 
San  Miguel  de  la  Cruz  de  Sierra  Gorda 

Sierra  Madre  de  Mexico,  independence  of 
northern  states  of,  298 

Sierra  Madre  de  Viscaya,  missions  of,  396,  400 

Sierra  y  Cienfuegos,  Lorenzo  Cancio,  see  Can- 
cio  Sierra  y  Cienfuegos 

Siguams,  mission  for,  423 

Sigiienza,  Punta  de,  attack  on,  55 

Sigiienza  y  Gongora,  Don  Carlos,  letters  to,  51, 
235 ;  papers  of,  20,  22,  27 

Siguiyones,  report  concerning,   107 

Silao,  minister  of  war,  letters  to,  276 

Silva,  Fr.  Manuel,  missionary,  208;  papers  of, 
397 

Silva,  Mariano,  correspondence,  288;  proposal 
to,  287 

Silva,  Mateo,  report  concerning,  350 

Silver,  discovery  of,  98 

Silver  City,  expedition  from,  233 

Sinaloa  (state),  affairs  of,  98,  281;  alcabalas 
in,  425;  baptisms  of,  74;  campaign  of,  95; 
conquest  of,  S3 ;  correspondence  of  royal 
hacienda  of,  138;  correspondence  with 
military  authorities  of,  294;  correspond- 
ence with  missionaries  of,  54,  74;  decrees 
of,  323,  324;  disturbances  in,  345;  docu- 
ments concerning,  135 ;  expenditures  in, 
15s  I  episcopal  government  of,  467 ;  forces 
in,  33.  231  ;  government,  75,  76,  91,  115,  133, 
345,  406;  grants  in,  253,  379;  history  of,  23, 
24,  74;  Indians,  S3,  91,  270;  invasion  of, 
298,  300;  list  of  missionaries  of,  154;  map 
of,  171 ;  map  of  missions  of,  121,  366;  mis- 
sions of,  23,  2S,  52,  S3,  73,  74,  456;  orders 
concerning,  19;  plan  to  alienate,  250;  politi- 
cal events  of,  274;  prisoners  in,  466;  rela- 
tions of,  53;  reports  concerning,  24,  319; 
revolution  of,  294 

Sinaloa,  governor  of,  accusation  against,  46; 
circular  to,  344;  correspondence,  102,  458; 
order  to,  153;  reports  by,  231,  248 

Sinaloa  (villa),  Jesuits  at,  452;  presidio  of, 
406 

Sinaloa  River,  missions  on,  160 

Sinnot,  Nicolas,  plan  of,  363 

Slaves,  confiscation  of,  428;  escape  of,  99,  124, 
126,  308;  Indian.  43,  449;  introduction  of, 
260,  358,  434;  liberation  of,  291,  360;  peti- 
tion of,  429;  sale  of,  57,  217;  trade,  261, 
262 ;  treatment  of,  45 ;  see  also  Negroes 

Slidell,  John,  mission  of,  227;  movements  of, 
293 

Sloat,  John  D.,  correspondence,  295 

Slocum,  editor  at  Nacogdoches,  356 

Smith,  Mexican  war  prisoner,  communication 
from,  296 

Smith,  Austin,  letter  by,  260 


Smith,  Buckingham,  correspondence,  229 

Smith,  Felipe  D.,  petition  by,  354 

Smith,  Goz:  Henry,  commission  by,  275 

Smith,  J.  W.,  correspondence  of,  225 

Smith,  Jedediah,  contract  to  assist,  260 ;  death 

<if,  260 
Smith,  Juan,  application  by,  439 
Smith,  Thomas,  inventorj'  of  property  of,  436 
Sobaipuris,  victory  of,  23 ;  see  also  Pimas 
Socies,  Father  Lorenzo,  vocabulary  by,  32 
Society  of  Jesus,  see  Jesuits 
Socorro,  occupation  of,  228,  459 
Sola,  Gov.  Pablo  Vicente,  47s ;  appointment  of, 
140,  169;  correspondence,  141,  158,  272,  273; 
papers  respecting,  64 
Soldiers,   discharged,   115;  movements  of,  47, 
370;   papers   relating  to,   192;  pay  of,  66; 
personal  data  regarding,  305 ;  pensions  for, 
95;  review  of,  45;  rewards  for,  310;  statis- 
tics of,  61  :  trials  of,  109,  no 
Soledad,   La,    (Cal.),   mission,   ornaments   for, 

156;  visitation  of,  400 
Soledad  de  Hoyos,  mission  of,  113    • 
Soler,  declaration  of,  330 
Soler,  Juan,  resignation  by,  139 
Soler,  Juan  Bautista,  missionaries  brought  by, 

206 
Soler,  Nicolas,  opinion  of,  no;  report  by,  171 
Solis,  Fr.  Caspar  Jose  de,  diary  of  journey  by, 

29,  56 ;  letter  of.  30 ;  petition  by,  398 
Solis,  Joaquin,  revolution  under,  272 
Solis,  Martin  de,  official  opinion  of,  27 
Somarriba,  Francisco,  papers  respecting,  64 
Someruelos,  Marques  de,  letters  from,  125 
Sommervogcl.  Bibliothcquc,  24 
Sonora,  administration  of  revenues  of,  104;  af- 
fairs of,  91,  98,  127,  135,  288,  330;  affairs  of 
general  congress  concerning,  321  ;  alcabalas 
in,  425;  appointments  in,  336;  archive  of 
bishopric  of,  467;  armament  from.  458;  ar- 
rangement of  forces  of.  94;  boundaries  of, 
302;  campaign  of,  95;  cases  of  intestacy  in, 
379;  chaplain  for,  143;  civil  archives,  464- 
467;  colonization,  99,  102,  238,  250;  com- 
mandant of,  correspondence,  280,  281 ;  com- 
munication with,  37,  119,  327;  communica- 
tions from.  34S  ;  complaint  against  authori- 
ties of,  326;  complaints  of  citizens  of,  326; 
correspondence  with  officials  of,  24,  95,  loi, 
112,  125,  132,  134,  249,  286,  294,  300;  cus- 
todia  of,  394,  399;  decrees,  324;  deputies 
from,  331 ;  description  of,  23,  S4;  diocese  of, 
T,y7,  464;  discoveries  in,  200;  distance  from 
New  Mexico  to,  119;  disturbance  by  per- 
sons from,  233;  division  of  bishopric  of, 
465;  documents  concerning,  78,  121,  124, 
136.  317.  327,  388;  duties.  131 ;  ecclesiastical 
archives,  467-468;  English  vessels  on  coast 
of.  loi ;  enlistment  of  citizens  of,  302;  es- 
tablishment of  royal  cajas  in,  104;  expedi- 
tions from.  38,  88;  expeditions  to,  23, 
27,  131,  229.  230,  300,  303;  expenditures 
in,  15s ;  explorations  in,  39 ;  government, 
75,  76,  91,  115,  133,  406;  grants,  253,  379; 


Index 


543 


hacienda  in,  138;  historical  information 
concerning,  464 ;  history  of,  23 ;  Indian 
affairs,  91,  95,  100,  loi,  102,  103,  ic^, 
112,  124,  131,  132,  13s,  270,  301,  302,  303, 
310,  311,  332,  334,  341,  344,  345  I  invasion  of, 
227,  234,  298,  2Q9,  301,  458 ;  lands,  320;  maps, 
23,  171,  200,  366;  marriage  license  granted 
in,  102;  materials  for  history  of,  24;  metals 
in,  102;  military  affairs  of,  132,  134,  137; 
mines,  135,  137;  missionaries,  24,  48,  54, 
72,  74.  153.  154 ;  missions,  23,  25,  52,  53,  68, 
70,  71,  73,  74,  75.  92,  IS3.  I55.  164.  180,  196, 
199.  381.  386-387,  390,  391,  399.  400.  456; 
oaths,  319;  orders  concerning,  19;  pay  of 
officials  of,  94;  plan  to  alienate,  250;  pro- 
nouncements in,  345;  recruiting  in  presidios 
of,  125;  reform  of,  339;  report  of  intend- 
ant  of,  72;  reports  concerning,  23.  24,  71, 
114,  319;  reviews  of,  294;  revolt  in,  280, 
292;  road  to  Monterrey  from,  112;  routes 
to,  37;  settlers  from,  170;  state  of,  24,  91; 
supplies  for,  160;  tithes,  385;  traders  in, 
263;  troops  needed  in,  104;  union  of  forces 
of,  33 

Sonora,  Bishop  of,  authorization  of,  71;  con- 
duct of,  174;  correspondence,  70,  71,  177, 
179;  jurisdiction  of,  467;  list  of  bishops, 
472-473 ;  opinion  of,  71 ;  order  by,  465 ;  pub- 
lication by,  174;  reports  by,  71,  72,  180;  see 
also  names  of  individual  bishops 

Sonora,  governor  of,  accusation  against,  46; 
appointment  of,  135,  326;  circular  to,  344; 
complaint  by,  228;  correspondence,  102,  103, 
104,  230,  232,  299,  310,  455;  decree  of,  331 ; 
order  to,  153;  papers  of,  120;  reports  by, 
330,  331,  346 

Sonora,  San  Carlos  de,  see  San  Carlos  de 
Sonora 

Sonora,  ship,  53,  81,  82 

Sosa,  Francisco,  El  Episcopado  Mexicano, 
4-0  n. 

Sosa,  Francisco  de,  application  by,  439 

Sotavento,  exploration  of  coast  of,  52 

Sotelo,  instructions  regarding  Americans  to, 
309 

Soto,  de,  see  De  Soto 

Soto,  Juan  Maria,  papers  respecting,  64 

Soto  la  Marina,  affairs  at,  67;  order  to  com- 
mandant of,  248;  population  of,  120 

Soto  Mayor,  Francisco,  application  by.  174 

South  America,  see  America,  South 

South  Sea  Company,  license  by,  40 

Southwest  Pass,  exploration  from,  52 

Sowaroff.  Russian  vessel,  273 

Spain,  Kitig  of,  see  Charles  II.,  III.,  and  IV., 
Ferdinand  VI.,  and  VII. 

Spain,  accounts,  371;  agents  of,  64,  417;  aid 
solicited  of,  229;  alliance  with  America, 
232;  archives,  246; charge d'alTaircii of, cor-  | 
respondcnce,  66;  colonies.  50;  colonists,  238,  ! 
320,  325;  communications  to  court  of,  7;  | 
constitution,  57;  consulate  of,  134;  decrees  | 
concerning.  323;  disturbances  in,  36;  do- j 
minion  of,  417,  421 ;  cccelsiastical  regime  of. 


179;  end  of  authority  of,  77;  expeditions, 
23.  339;  expulsion  of,  186,  243,  270.  271, 
317.  319,  323.  324.  328,  341,  343.  344 ;  expul- 
sion of  missionaries  of,  179,  180;  grant  of, 
262 ;  Indian  hostilities  against,  335 ;  in  U.  S., 
.•J43;  invasion  by,  336,  343;  invasion  of  ter- 
ritories of,  147;  maps  of  possessions  of, 
365,  366;  Mexican  agents  in,  223;  Mexican 
legation  in,  249.  259;  migration  from.  447; 
minister  in  Mexico,  339;  missionaries  from, 
68,  69,  8s,  206,  391,  392,  396;  policy  of,  325; 
property  confiscated  by,  431,  432;  relations 
with  England,  112;  relations  with  Mexico, 
I,  267,  307;  representations  to,  50:  request 
foi|  lands  in  domain  of,  58:  request  for 
religious  from,  115;  return  of  missionaries 
to,  163,  164,  165;  secretaries,  339;  sending 
of  discharged  soldiers  to,  115;  settlements, 
107,  421;  subjects  in  I^uisiana.  147:  trade 
disputes  with  France,  59;  transportation  of 
products  to,  161;  treaties,  86,  306;  vessels, 
84,  1 10,  307,  343 ;  war  against,  453 

Spanzenberg,  Augustin  Guillermo,  imprison- 
ment of,  429 

Speculation,  ship,  183 

Spencer,  ship,  183 

Speyer,  Don  Alberto,  foreigners  under,  457 

Spinola,  Fr.  Joseph,  petition  of,  208 

Spoils  (Expolios),  61,  186 

Spraguc,  Thomas,  implication  of,  303 

Squadron  of  the  South.  129 

Stage  routes,  establishment  of,  107 

Stamps,  printing  office  of,  369;  revenue,  369 

State,  Council  of.  see  Council  of  State 

State,  Department  of,  14.  353 

State,  Secretary  of,  see  Secretary  of  State 

States,  government  of  the,  243,  325-326;  rela- 
tions with.  347 

States  of  the  East,  see  Interior  Provinces  of  the 
East 

Statistics,  317,  324,  368 

Stearns,  Abel,  passport  of,  337;  petitions  of, 
337;  sedition  headed  by,  178.  276 

Stevens.  Simon,  proposals  of,  258 

Stewart,  Daniel,  see  Stuart 

Stiger,  Caspar,  certificate  by,  55 ;  copy  made  by, 
75 ;  memorandum  by,  54 

Stockholm,  penitentiary  conference  at.  2.t"j 

Stockton,  R.  J.,  correspondence.  J05 

Stone,  Copt.  Charles,  operation  under,  231 

Stone.  Solomon,  citizenship  requested  by,  176 

Stones,  precious,  discovery  of,  39;  see  also 
Pearls 

Storehouses  (Almacenes),  Royal,  accounts.  372 

Stoughton,  John,  consul,  correspondence  of,  85, 
•6S 

Stuart,  Daniel,  petitions  by,  350 

Suaqui,  Indians  of,  24 

Suarcz,  correspondence  by,  453 

Suirez  dc  la  Serna,  Miguel,  papers  res(>ecling, 
64 

Subdelegados,  seccion  dc,  191 ;  see  also  Sub- 
delegates 

Subdelegates.  papers  respecting,  64 


544 


Index 


Sucesiones  y  Minas,  seccion  de,  368 

Sueldos  y  Gastos,  seccion  de,  255 

Suffrage,  317 

Sullivan,  Daniel,  letter  to,  152 

Sumas,  mission  for,  153;  revolt  of,  153 

Sumas,  San  Francisco  de  los,  see  San  Francisco 
de  los  Sumas 

Sumner,  of  Dey,  Sumner,  and  Curtis,  letter  of, 
357 ;  power  of  attorney  granted  to,  357 

Surgeons,  uniform  for,  78 

Suria,  Tomas,  copies  made  by,  338;  correspond- 
ence, 158;  delivery  of  documents  by,  158; 
report  by,  337 

Susaiia,  privateer,  183 

Sulil,  ship,  112,  IIS,  152,  157,  182 

Sutter,  J.  A.,  correspondence,  286,  296;  letter 
concerning,  286 

Swisher,  James  G.,  capitulation  signed  by,  275 

Swiss,  colony,  350 

Tabaco,  Direccion  General  del,  191, 211 ;  see  also 

Tobacco 
Tabaco,  seccion  de,  191 ;  see  also  Tobacco 
Tabasco,  arrival  of  ships  at,  184 ;  correspond- 
ence with  government  of,  249;  traders  at, 
261 ;  trading  expedition  for,  264 ;   revolu- 
tion of,  281,  298 
Taboada,  Fr.  Luis  Gil  de,  see  Gil  de  Taboada 
Tacubaya,  oaths,  319 

Tagle,  Juan  Jose,  permission  granted  to,  433 
Taguacanas,  attack  by,  225 ;  dealings  with,  108 ; 

mission,  398;  petition  of,  87 
Taguayas,  see  Taovayas,  Indians 
Tahuayaches,  see  Toavayas,  Indians 
Talamantes,    Father    Melchor,    comments    by, 
56,  235;  commission  of,  34;  compilation  by, 
13;  History  of  Texas  by,  34;  papers  of,  20, 
34.  49,  SO,  51,  S3,  55,  234;  report  by,  235; 
work  of,  35 
Talapuses,  attack  by,  182 
Talarequa,  Barranca  de,  journey  to,  24 
Tamaral,  Father  Nicolas,  letter  of,  26 
Tamariz,  Francisco  de  Paula,  a  neophyte,  trial 

of,  152 
Tamariz,    Francisco    Paula,    memoir   by,   334; 

projects  of,  321,  338 
Tamaron,  Pedro,  bishop  of  Durango,  472;  let- 
ters of,  24 
Tamascalitos,  action  of,  297 
Tamaulipas  (state),  archives  of  border  towns, 
446;  boundary,  355  ;  civil  archives,  448,  449; 
colonization,  238 ;  commandant  of,  letters 
and  papers  of,  280,  303 ;  correspondence 
with  officials  of,  270 ;  decrees,  323,  324, 
357 ;  documents  concerning,  38,  86,  107,  108, 
III;  ecclesiastical  archives,  447,  449,  450- 
451;  ecclesiastical  jurisdiction  over,  415; 
elections  in,  302 ;  establishment  of  diocese 
of,  415;  filibustering  on  coast  of,  302; 
founding  of,  446 ;  government  of,  228,  325, 
345 ;  historical  information  concerning, 
446;  history  of,  304;  independence  of,  212; 
Indian  afTairs   of,   345 ;   invasion   of,   275, 


299.  301,  346 ;  map,  III;  memorials  from, 
256;  mines  of,  114;  missions,  334,  401; 
oaths,  319;  petition  of  ayuntamientos  of, 
330 ;  plan  to  annex,  250 ;  ports  of,  280 ;  proc- 
lamation to  citizens  of,  346;  removal  of 
commander  of,  329;  reports  from,  346; 
revolution  of,  280,  298,  302;  trade,  333; 
war  in,  66 

Tamaulipas,  governor  of,  appointment  of, 
326 ;  correspondence,  107,  229,  249,  288,  350 ; 
papers  of,  417  ;  reports  by,  247,  250,  328,  344, 
359 ;  requests  by,  274,  343,  355 ;  troubles  of, 
333 ;  see  also  Nuevo  Santander,  governor 
of 

Tamaulipas,  San  Carlos  de,  see  San  Carlos  de 
Tamaulipas 

Tamaulipa  Vieja,  founding  of  settlement  at, 
91-92 

Tampico,  action  at,  280;  affairs  of,  344;  block- 
ade of,  294;  commandant-general  of,  cor- 
respondence, 274;  correspondence  with 
authorities  of,  294;  custodia  of,  180,  205, 
206;  custom-house  of,  250,  detention  of 
rifles  at,  458;  expedition  to,  65;  explora- 
tion from,  52 ;  invasion  of,  274 ;  mapping 
of  coast  from,  34;  missionaries  for,  69,  73; 
missions,  68,  72,  79;  petition  from,  344; 
proposal  for  port  in,  107;  reports  concern- 
ing, 32 

Tampico,  ship,  225 

Tancagues,  see  Tonkawas 

Tanos,  establishment  of,  33 

Taos,  N.  Mex.,  Americans  at,  242,  282;  mis- 
sionaries of,  48;  opening  of  port  at,  332; 
secularization  of  mission  of,  157;  visit  to, 
93 

Taovayas,  Indians,  danger  from,  274;  dealings 
with,  108;  expedition  to,  35;  settlers  at  vil- 
lage of,  335,  360 ;  treaty  with,  87 

Tapis,  Fr.  Estevan,  correspondence,  158,  162, 
166  ;  list  by,  162 

Tarahumara,  map  of  missions  of,  366;  mission- 
aries for,  397;  missions,  25,  48,  180,  394, 
395,  396,  399.  400,  401,  406 

Taranco,  Antonio  Ventura  de,  see  Ventura  de 
Taranco 

Tarasoff  (Tarakarof),  Boris,  Russian  prisoner, 

273 
Taraumares,  tribe,  180 ;  see  also  Tarahumara 
Tarequanes,  Indians,  church  records  of,  450 
Tatarehue,  Indian  chief,  136 
Tawakoni,   Indians,   petition   of,  87 ;   see  also 

Taguacanas ;  Tehoacanas 
Tax  Roll  (Catastro),  Direction  General  of,  369 
Taylor,  American  packet-boat,  303 
Taylor,  Diego  Antonio,  commission  to,  440 
Taylor,  William,  petition  by,  355 
Taylor,  Zachary,  correspondence,  293 ;  death  of, 

253 ;  movements  of,  293 
Teatro  Nacional,  incident  in,  252 
Tecolutla,  vessels  near,  177 
Tehuacan,  troops  at,  314 
Tehuacanas,  Indians,  trouble  with,  334 


36 


Index 


545 


Tehuantepec,  colonization,  250;  correspond- 
ence of  commandant  of,  301 ;  invasion  of, 
299 

Tehuantepec,  Isthmus  of,  canal  through,  257, 
259;  treaties  concerning,  257,  258 

Tehuas,  Indians,  establishment  of,  33 

Tejada,  adjutant-inspector  of  Nueva  Viscaya, 
successor  to,  133 

Tejada,  Tomas,  charge  against,  302 

Tejas,  see  Texas 

Tejones,  Indians,  church  records  of,  449,  450 

Tclegrafo,  newspaper,  273,  274 

Telegraphs,  submarine,  conference  concerning, 
240 

Telles,  expedition  to  California,  correspond- 
ence, 294,  296 

Tcllo,  Father  Antonio,  works  of,  20,  381 

Tcmplos  y  Conventos,  seccion  de,  191 

Tcmporalidades,  seccion  de,  191 ;  see  also  Tem- 
poralities 

Temporalities  (Temporalidades),  papers  con- 
cerning, 7n.,  46,  81,  loi,  117,  191 

Tcniacapemes,  Indians,  447 

Tennessee,  demand  by  governor  of,  256;  mur- 
der in,  243  ;  settlement  of  families  from,  65 

Tcnorio,  Capt.,  death  of,  274 

Tepayac,  ship,  329 

Tcpeguana  (Tepeguane,  Tepehuana,  Tepe- 
huane),  missions,  48,  73,  366,  399,  406;  pa- 
pers relating  to,  74 

Tepic,  administration  of  territory  of,  347;  ar- 
rival of  prcsidials  at,  175;  consuls  at,  173; 
foreigners  conducted  to,  173 ;  Indian  estab- 
lishment in,  135;  revolution  in,  294;  trans- 
fer of  sick  to,  40 

Tcpocas,  campaign  against,  121 

Tcpozotlan,  notices  concerning,  32 

Teran,  Gcti.  Domingo  de,  diary  of  expedition 
by,  28,  123 ;  instructions  to,  28,  123 

Teran,  Francisco  Alonso,  papers  respecting,  64 

Teran,  Juan  Antonio,  complaint  against,  433 

Teran,  Manuel  de,  see  Mier  y  Teran 

Ternaux-Compans,  documents  printed  by,  23 

Terreros,  Pedro  Romero  de,  see  Romero  de 
Terreros 

Tcrritorio  de  Quintana  Roo,  ramo  de,  348 

Territorio  de  Tepic,  ramo  de,  347 

Tesoreria,  seccion  de,  191 ;  see  also  Treasury 

Tesoreria  del  Congreso  de  la  Union,  seccion  de, 
191  _ 

Tesoreria   General,  departamento  de,  369 

Testamentarios,  seccion  de,  255  ;  see  also  Testa- 
mentary Executions 

Territory,  Subdivision  of,  318,  324 

Testamentary  Executions,  255,  373 

Tctillas,  Pueblo  de,  founding  of,  107 

Texas,  acts  of  Junta  de  Consolidacion  concern- 
ing, 414;  adventurers,  66,  280;  affairs  of, 
66,  87,  92,  106,  136,  208,  226,  245,  260-261, 
288,  360;  affairs  of  general  congress  con- 
cerning, 321 ;  agricultural  products  from, 
331;  Americans  in,  136,  353;  annexation 
of,  212,  227,  246,  247,  240,  268,  288,  289, 
291 ;  attack  by,  227 ;  attempt  to  sell,  245, 
36 


360;  ayuntamientos  of,  351,  352,  435;  Ban- 
croft's North  Mexican  Stales  and,  26,  75, 
75  n.,  76,  478  n.;  benefits  for,  342;  block- 
ade by,  246 ;  boundaries,  253 ;  boundary 
question  with  Louisiana,  see  Louisiana, 
boundary  question;  bridges,  279;  cattle 
stealing  in,  280;  cedulas  relating  to,  49,  50, 
235;  clergy,  414;  colonists  from,  330;  col- 
onization, 65,  237,  260,  320,  341,  350-361 
passim,  434,  435;  commissioners,  24s,  273, 
289,  328;  complaint  against  citizens  of,  335; 
complaints  from,  340;  conditions  in,  274, 
355 ;  conduct  of  citizens  of,  248,  28)i-289; 
correspondence  concerning,  53,  88,  104, 
107,  268,  392 ;  correspondence  with  officials 
of,  36,  44,  45,  47,  65.  132,  22s,  270,  397 ;  cot- 
ton seed,  335;  criminal  sentenced  to,  358; 
defense  of,  126,  147,  225;  depredations  by 
citizens  of,  234;  deputation  of,  336;  de- 
scription of,  357;  disturbances  in,  225; 
documents  concerning,  36,  37,  44,  51,  59, 
77.  86,  87,  107,  108,  121,  197,  207,  327,  355- 
360  passim,  384,  426;  duties.  432;  ecclesi- 
astical jurisdiction  of,  415;  expeditions, 
28,  29,  47,  49,  5t,  55,  91,  122,  123,  227,  233. 
266,  277,  278,  282,  384.  389,  390,  410,  422, 
424,  434,  455,  456,  466;  expenditures  of 
Real  Hacienda  in,  155;  exploration  of,  39; 
foundering  of  vessel  on  coast  of,  43; 
French  in,  55,  361,  429;  frontier  of,  133. 
232,  271;  fugitives  from,  124,  429;  funds 
to  recover,  44  ;  goods  smuggled  from,  433 ; 
government,  76,  351,  352,  404,  424;  grants, 
278;  history  of,  28,  35,  49,  51,  52,  122,  207. 
234.  235,  388,  394;  independence  of,  226, 
227,  245;  Indian  affairs  of,  37,  83,  87,  96, 
104,  108,  122,  123,  126,  207,  230,  261,  273, 
277,  334,  342,  361,  389.  394,  429.  435.  440. 
455;  injuries  suffered  by  citizens  of,  233; 
Inquisition  in,  35,  51,  iffi;  insurgents,  187, 
431 ;  invasion  from,  232,  302,  326,  332;  in- 
vasion of,  133,  233,  267;  jefcs  politicos  of, 
336,  340.  343;  juries  in,  358;  Kennedy's 
Texas,  359;  lands,  1S4,  236,  237,  245,  262, 
264,  325,  357.  359.  422,  432.  433.  437-440. 
441;  lists  for,  83;  loan  in,  329;  loss  of 
records  of,  395;  maps,  65,  353-354.  3S^ 
359.  361,  365.  401 ;  marine  affairs,  277; 
measures  to  prevent  invasion  of,  47;  Mexi- 
can victories  in,  266;  migration  from.  238; 
military  correspondence  with,  I2<);  military 
operations  in,  226.  274.  275.  277.  27.'*,  279, 
280,  2.S1,  284,  285,  280-292,  205,  3114:  mis- 
sionaries, 29,  48,  59,  154,  208,  3.S9.  3^7,  4J0, 
424;  mission  of  Alsbury  to,  291 ;  missions, 
30,  69,  70,  71,  79,  149,  155,  157.  220,  334. 
370,  3*'.  389.  396.  397.  39.'<,  3'».  400.  401. 
427,  428.  456 ;  monthly  post  for,  115;  Morfi's 
history  of,  21;  mules  smuggled  into,  124: 
need  of  troops  in,  43;  negotiations  con- 
cerning. 248.  249;  ncRrocs,  358,  ^.'X;  notices 
concerning,  55,  2<j<>,  416;  occupation  of,  49- 
50,  123.  246;  orders  concerning,  19,  83,  275; 
parish  priests  of,  416;  pardon   for  rebels 


546 


Index 


in,  187;  political  state  of,  352;  ports,  245, 
246,  253;  presidios,  37,  45,  87,  361;  prison- 
ers, 17s,  177,  178,  283,  284,  289,  290,  291; 
process  against  resident  of,  430;  proclama- 
tion published  in,  428;  property  confiscated 
in,  432;  recognition  of,  227;  references  to, 
22,  89,  113;  relations  with  Mexico,  325; 
relations  with  Nuevo  Leon,  410;  removal 
of  settlers  from,  87 ;  reoccupation  of,  55, 
122,  235,  246,  247 ;  reorganization  of  east- 
ern frontier,  37 ;  reports  concerning,  56, 
114,  137;  representations  relative  to,  50; 
request  for  arms  and  men  to  serve  in,  58; 
request  to  live  in,  428;  reviews  of,  212, 
314;  revolution  in,  65,  67,  212,  226,  243,  273, 
358,  359,  402,  412,  448 ;  scrip,  283 ;  security 
of,  177.  359;  seizure  of  schooner  by,  252; 
settlement  of,  421;  slaves,  45,  358,  360; 
state  of,  358;  supplies  for,  245,  359;  sur- 
vey in,  229;  Talamantes's  history  of,  34; 
tithes,  42,  417,  418,  430;  titles  to  lands 
in,  375.  462;  trade,  59,  iv.,  122,  199,  260, 
430;  trade  with  Louisiana,  35,  43,  49; 
treaties,  256,  291 ;  troops,  45,  47,  66.  67,  133, 
250,  299,  346;  iroubles  in,  56;  union  with 
Indians,  292;  up.-ising  in,  177;  vagabonds 
in,  357;  vessels,  177,  226,  276,  281,  288,  331; 
war  in,  66,  187,  331,  370,  414,  435,  455,  456; 
wild  cattle  in,  429;  withdrawal  of  letters 
of  reprisal  by,  227;  yellow  fever  in,  254; 
Yoakum's  Texas,  30;  see  also  Coahuila  and 
Texas 

Texas,  governor  of,  acts  of,  56;  appeal  of,  68; 
appointment  of,  133 ;  cedula  directed  to, 
51;  circular  to,  344;  commission  to,  119; 
complaints  against,  45,  428;  correspond- 
ence, 43,  57,  59,  64,  83.  96,  IIS.  117,  133, 
135,  353.  356,  416,  426,  429;  duty  of,  56,  59; 
embargo  placed  by,  404;  importance  of 
correspondence  of,  60;  imprisonment  of 
Indian  by,  92;  list  of  governors,  478-479; 
opinions  of,  93,  428;  orders  to,  153,  355; 
petition  of,  431;  proceedings  of,  118;  rec- 
ommendations of,  123 ;  reports  by,  45,  342, 
360,  427,  430 ;  see  also  Coahuila  and  Texas, 
governor  of;  names  of  individual  gov- 
ernors 

Texas,  Commissioner  of  Agriculture,  Insur- 
ance, Statistics,  and  History,  Report  of,  67 

Texas,  General  Land  Office  of,  35,  398 

Texas,  University  of,  copy  of  document  at,  197 

Texas  National  Register,  291 

Texas  State  Historical  Association,  Quarterly, 
13  n,,  28,  34,  35,  37,51.67,  106 

Tezozomoc,  chronicles  of,  23 

Theatres,  211,  318;  see  also  Teatro  Nacional 

Theological  books,  213 

Thome,  citizens  of,  279 

Thompson,  A.  B.,  contract  with,  362 

Thompson,  Alexander,  petition  by,  355 

Thompson,  Waddy,  U.  S.  minister  to  Mexico, 
correspondence,  288;  note  from,  261;  peti- 
tion to,  227 ;  protest  of.  287 

Thomson,  Francisco  W.,  application  by,  438 


Thonochic,  mission,  396 

Thorn,  Frost,  application  by,  440 

Thornton,  Edward,  correspondence,  22S 

Thousand  Islands,  maps  of,  160 

Thovar,  Daniel,  petition  of,  236 

Thovar,  Capt..  Francisco,  complaints  against, 
43 

Thurston,  A.  S.,  letter  from,  455 

Thurston,  Lucius,  investigation  of,  455 

Tiburon,  Island  of,  attack  of  Indians  of,  147; 
description  of,  121  ;  report  concerning,  147 

Tiburones,  campaigns  against,  121,  465 

Tienda  de  Cuervo,  Jose,  governor  of  Sonora, 
appointment  of,  102;  correspondence,  102, 
107.  453  ;  relations  by,  453  ;  report  on  Nuevo 
Santander  by,  38 

Tierras,  seccion  de.  igi ;  see  also  Lands 

Tift,  of  Perry  and  Tift,  264 

Tijerina,  Antonio,  application  by,  440 

Tijuana,  custom-house  receipts  of,  262 

Tilijayas,  report  concerning,  155 

Timamares,  mission  for,  423 

Timero,  Fr.  Antonio,  despatch  of,  180 

Times,  London.  188 

Timon,  Fr.  Domingo,  request  of,  164 

Tinpanogos,  Lake,  see  Tunpanogos 

Tithes,  68,  120,  121,  125,  329,  385,  389,  416,  418, 
463;  administration  of,  384,  408;  collection 
of,  192,  430,  450;  on  cattle,  42,  no,  429; 
payment  of,  170.  428;  revenue  from,  no; 
see  also  names  of  places 

Titles,  317 

Tlaxcala,  correspondence  with  government  of, 
249;  papers  concerning,  20 

Tobacco  (Tabaco)  accounts,  372;  archives, 
7  n. ;  confiscation  of,  448;  Fdbrica  de  Ci- 
garros,  441 ;  government  monopoly  of,  98, 
427,  429,  430.  431,  465;  order  for,  99;  pa- 
pers concerning,  191 ;  revenue  from,  99, 
134,754;  trade,  327 

Tobar,  Capt.  Luis  de,  pearls  taken  by,  69 

Tobosos,  attack  of,  400;  baptism  of,  447;  dep- 
redations, 424 

Todos  Santos,  census  and  report  of,  118; 
charge  against  pueblo  of,  80;  mission  of, 
150;  troubles  at,  144 

Toledo,  Antonio  Joseph  Lopez  de,  see  Lopez 
de  Toledo 

Toledo,  Antonio  Sebastian  de,  see  Mancera, 
Marques  de 

Toledo,  Jose  Alvarez  de,  see  Alvarez  de  Toledo 

Toledo,  Fr.  Juan  Jose,  letter  of,  27 

Tolls,  189 

Toluca,  conspiracy  in,  340;  maps  taken  from, 
263  ;  trials  at,  217 

Tomas,  Jose,  sentence  of,  357 

Tonachic,  mission,  396 

Tonkawas,  plan  to  attack,  117;  pursuit  by,  87; 
relations  with,  341 ;  stealing  by,  429 

Topia,  mission  of,  70,  y^,  74,  366,  406 

Tornel,  Jose  Maria,  Mexican  minister  of  war, 
correspondence,  225,  289,  296  ;  report  to,  288 

Tornos,  J.  T.,  papers  respecting,  64 

Toro,  Jose  del,  reports  of,  133 


Index 


647 


Torre,   Marques   de   la,   correspondence,   306; 

heirs  of,  105 
Torre,  Fr.  Domingo  de  la,  declaration  of,  28 
Torre,  Juan  B.  de  la,  papers  respecting,  64 
Torrecilla,    Mathias    Lopez,    see    Lopez    Tor- 

recilla 
Torrejon,  Anast.,  letters  by,  212 
Torrens,  Jose  A.,  correspondence,  223,  264,  325, 
340;  plan  of,  237;  political  notices  of,  266 
Torreon,  hacienda  del,  theft  of  cattle  from,  455 
Torres,  Garcia,  see  Garcia  Torres 
Torres,  Santiago,  petition  of,  174 
Torrey,  David  K.,  see  Porrey 
Torrez,  Miguel,  papers  respecting,  64 
Torrez  del  Campo,  Jose,  papers  respecting,  64 
Torrez  Valdivia,  Manuel  Maria,  papers  respect- 
ing, 64 
Torribia,  Fr.  Jose  de,  catalog^ue  by,  381 
Tortugas,  Indians,  church  records  of,  451 
Tosta,  Bonifacio,  papers  respecting,  64 
Tovar,  Capt.  Francisco,  correspondence  with, 

104 
Tovar,  J.,  papers  respecting,  64 
Tovar,  Jose,  report  by,  40 
Tovar  y  Caro,  Luis  de,  reports  by,  162 
Trade,  affairs,  293;  cacao,   129;  caravan,  331, 
345 ;    complaints    concerning,    242 ;    coast, 
338;  contraband,  36,  50,  86,  156,  163,  165, 
181,  229,  230,  259,  260,  263,  264,  282,  284, 
298,  3".  327.  330,  333,  34 «.  436,  446,  448. 
459;  cotton,  260;  depression  of,  333;  en- 
couragement  of,    107;    foreign,   252;    fur, 
86,  158,   162,   182,   199,  22s,  260,  321,  337; 
illicit,  247,  363 ;  Indian,  83,  86,  97,  199,  226, 
308,  424 ;  in  ports  of  the  Pacific,  251  ;  mari- 
time, 286 ;  overland,  258 ;  papers  concerning, 
263,    318,    320-321,    325,    364;    prohibition 
against   clergy   in,   425;    regulations,   204; 
relations,  19;  reports  concerning,  91,  211; 
slave,  261,  262;  tobacco,  327;  treaties,  86, 

256,  257,  258,  323 ;  see  also  names  of  places 
Tranquilidad    Piiblica,   seccion   de,   see   Tran- 
quility 

Tranquillity,    Public    (Tranquilidad    Piiblica), 

records,  316,  341-347 
Tratados,  seccion  dc,  255-238 ;  see  also  Treaties 
Traveller,  American  vessel,  66 
Travis,  Lieut.  William  Barrett,  commission  to, 

27s 
Treason,  cases  of,  188 
Treasuries,  64;  military,  64 
Treasury,  General,  369,  371,  372 
Treasury  (Chihuahua),  archive  of,  460 
Treasury  of  the  Federal  Congress,  191 
Treaties,  187,  249,  255-258;  boundary,  190,  256, 
323;  canal,  257;  claims,  256,  257,  258;  com- 
mercial, 86,  256,   257,  258,  323;   consular, 

257,  258;  commissions  under,  267;  execu- 
tion of,  190;  extradition,  256,  257;  Indian, 
82,  87,  96,  97,  100,  loi,  105,  107,  108,  119. 
124.  131,  136,  224,  270,  291,  344,  435,  440, 
456;  maps  illustrating,  365;  neutrality,  258; 
of  /5;p,  36 ;  of  England,  306 ;  of  France,  86 ; 
of   Panama  Congress,  239;  of   Spain,  86, 


306 ;  of  U.  S.,  86,  224,  228,  256,  257,  25a  266, 

323,  37  J ;  postal,  257,  258;  religious,  258 

Trespalacios,  Jose  Felix,  governor  of  Texas, 

479;  conspiracy  against,  341  ;  expedition  of, 

327;  proclamations  by,  342 

Trevino,  Antonio,  diary  by,  117;  report  by,  117 

Treviiio  y  Gutierrez,  Alejandro  dc,  report  by, 

173 
Trials,  civil,  185,  188,  441 ;  criminal,  59,  188,  441, 
465 ;   ecclesiastical   46,   72,    188.   373,   4151 ; 
military,  46,  47 ;  see  also  names  of  indi- 
viduals 
Tribunal,  Royal,  papers  concerning,  189 
Tribunal  de  la  Acordada,  seccion  de,  192 
Tribunal   Real,  see  Tribunal,   Royal 
Tribunal  del  Consulado,  seccion  de,  192 
Tribunal  Superior,  papers  of,  178 
Tribus  de  Indios,  seccion  de,  335 
Trigo,  Fr.  Juan  Agustin  N.,  letters  of,  27,  aS; 

report  by,  28 
Trinidad  (Tex.),  plan  for  strengthening,  ia6 
Trinidad  (West  Indies),  regulation  for,  183 
Trinity  River,  expedition  up,  133;  right  to  make 
navigable,  435;  settlers,  355,  357,  433,  434. 
.  437 
Tripas  Blancas  Indians,  423 
Trist,  Nicholas  P.,  commission  of,  228;  corre- 
spondence of,  228 
Tristan  y  Esmcriota,  bishop  of  Durango,  re- 
ports by,  399,  407 
Troncoso,  Fr.  Francisco,  expenses  of,  146;  in- 
struction by,  219 
Troops,  see  Soldiers 

Tropas,  seccion  de,  305 ;  see  also  Soldiers 
Trudeaux,  Felix,  correspondence,  67,  133 ;  re- 
port by,  65 
Trujillo,  Antonio,  petition  by,  361 
Trujillo,  Fr.  Joseph  de,  missionary,  462 
Trujillo,  Manuel,  secretary  to  governor  of  Cali- 
fornia, salary  due.   179 
Trujillo,  Fr.  Manuel  Maria,  letter  to,  199 
Truxillo,  Fr.  Diego,  relation  by,  32 
Tschitschcrin,  Lieut.  Dcmctrio,  commission  to, 

339 

Tubac.  expedition  from,  119,  170 

Tubaris,  mission,  396 

Tuhutama.  records  at,  468 

Tucson,  administration  of  customs  at,  263;  con- 
sul at,  252;  correspondence  relating  to,  390; 
correspondence  with  officials  of,  263;  docu- 
ments relating  to,  467;  establishment  of 
fort  at,  253 ;  expeditions  from.  303.  334;  In- 
dians, 292,  452;  reform  of.  339;  report  of 
alcalde  of,  467 

Tujuvit,  Aurelio,  Indian  charge  against,  166 

Tula,  ecclesiastical  jurisdiction  of,  415  ;  set  also 
San  Antonio  de  Tula 

I'unpanagos,  Lake,  cstabli-limcni  uf  fort  near, 
225 

Turin,  conference  at,  240 

Turrcau  de  Limieres,  Eduardo  de,  pctitioo  by, 

354 
7  urret.  ship,  see  Durel 
Tuluaca,  mission,  396 


548 


Index 


Tuxpam,  or  Tuxpan,  invasion  of,  303;  report 

of  prefect  of,  177;  war  vessels  at,  331 
Tyler,  Pres.  John,  conduct  of,  289 
Tyson,  schooner,  261 

Ubiarco,  correspondence,  49 
Uchis  Indians,  complaint  of,  58 
Ugalde,    Juan    de.    Commandant    of    Interior 
Provinces,  76;  governor  of  Coahuila,  421, 
478;  administration  of,  lOo;  attack  by,  108; 
campaigns    of,    31,    116;    commission    to, 
100;   complaint   of,   138;   conduct   of,   116; 
correspondence,  89,    108,    116;    diaries   by, 
108;   instructions  by.  III;  instructions  to, 
108;   jurisdiction  of,  76;   negotiations  of, 
108;  ofticial  acts  of,  428;  representation  of, 
44;  visitation  by,  428 
Ugarte,  Capt.  Atanacio,  trial  before,  283 
Ugarte,  Fr.  Juan  de,  letters  to,  22,  26 
Ugarte,  Manuel,  correspondence,  293 
Ugarte,  Fr.  Tomas  de,  inspection  by,  23 
Ugartechea,  Joaquin  de,  accounts  of,  417 
Ugarte  y  Loyola,  Goi'.  Jacobo,  76,  478 ;  appoint- 
ment of,  83,  loi ;  campaign  by,  89 ;  change 
of  residence  of,  89;  commission  to,   100; 
correspondence,  39,  83,  8g,  90,  97,  100,  loi, 
104,   106,   108,  III,  113,   116,   125,   131,   140, 
142,  143,  159,  160,  161 ;  diary  by,  89;  discus- 
sion by,  96;  instruction  to,  112;  jurisdiction 
of,  76;   papers   of,  97;   proclamations   by, 
427;  request  of,  136;  reports  by,  98,   in, 
112,  136,  137;  report  to,  171 
Uhde,  Carlos,  enterprise  of,  361 
Ulibarri,  Juan  de,  diary  of  expedition  by,  50, 

SS,  93 ;  report  by,  55 
Ulivarri,  Fr.  Ramon,  license  to,  85 
Ullua,  San  Juan  de,  correspondence  with  of- 
ficials  of,   306;   defense  of,   54;   Mexican 
prisoners  in,  297;  presidials  for,  161;  siege 
of,  284,  304 
Ulliia,  Antonio,  correspondence,  307 
Unda,  Paula,  report  concerning,  344 
Unica,  ship,  228 

United  States,  adventurers  from,  66;  agent  of, 
257;  aggressions  of,  125,  126;  annexation 
of  Texas  to,  227,  250,  252,  288,  301,  303,  346; 
appreciations  of,  252 ;  armed  citizens  from, 
187;  attempted  alliance  with,  58;  attempt 
to  sell  Texas  to,  360;  attitude  of,  183,  275, 
291;  bonds,  264;  boundary  affairs,  190, 
223-224,  230,  234,  258,  263,  277,  315,  355,  364; 
capture  by,  248 ;  CathoHc  population  in,  254 ; 
Centennial,  267 ;  citizenship  petitions  con- 
cerning, 237;  coaling  station  for,  251; 
claims,  231,  244,  259;  colonists,  249,  253,  344, 
35S.  358,  362  ;  commercial  relations  with,  65, 
252;  commissioners.  258,  267;  complaints 
against,  229,  232,  249,  255,  299,  302,  335; 
complaints  by,  230,  233,  298;  conduct  of, 
239;  confederation  to  include,  232;  charge 
d'affaires  of,  correspondence,  225;  consuls, 
correspondence,  227,  231,  245,  246,  259,  260, 
262;  counterfeiting  in,  245,  246;  dangers 
from,  308;  decree  of,  262;  debt  contracted 


in,  371 ;  defense  against,  65;  delegates  from, 
239;  designs  of,  229,  266;  diplomatic  rela- 
tions with,  46,  47;  dismissal  of  agents  of, 
227 ;  efforts  against  piracy  by,  224 ;  emi- 
gration from,  190,  237,  238,  253,  287 ;  envoy 
extraordinary,  283;  expeditions  from,  65; 
expelled  citizens  in.  330;  explanations  con- 
cerning subjects  of,  288;  exportation  to, 
252;  extradition  of  Mexican  citizens  in, 
259;  fear  concerning  loss  to,  287;  fears 
of  invasion  by,  223,  298 ;  filibustering  ex- 
peditions from,  464;  forces,  125,  227,  232, 
260,  288,  292,  294,  299,  301,  363;  forests, 
254;  fortifications,  300;  French  in,  47;  fugi- 
tive slaves  from,  124;  goods  taken  to,  175; 
government  publications,  253,  254 ;  hos- 
tilities with,  47,  230;  Indian  affairs,  233, 
234,  237.  266,  359 ;  in  Florida,  65 ;  inquiries 
concerning  citizens  of,  236;  invasion  by, 
66,  225,  281;  journey  to,  126;  land  grants, 
253 ;  legation,  correspondence  with,  226, 
227,  251 ;  loans  by,  258,  264,  iy\ ;  maps.  65, 
3-25,  365,  366;  maritime  difficulties  with, 
226;  Mexican  agents  in,  250,  252;  Mexican 
citizenship  granted  to  citizens  of,  254; 
Mexican  consuls  in,  223,  240,  263 ;  Mexican 
legation  in,  223,  238 ;  military  operations 
against,  212;  minister  plenipotentiary  from, 
239 ;  minister  to  Mexico,  232,  242,  245,  246, 
250,  252,  253,  256,  260,  263,  264 ;  mission  to, 
213;  mules  smuggled  from,  124;  naval 
forces  of,  252;  negotiations  with,  249; 
negroes,  238,  253 ;  newspapers,  230,  233 ; 
Obregon's  mission  to,  244,  325 ;  occupation 
by,  230,  246 ;  offer  by  citizens  of,  231 ;  opera- 
tions of  army  of,  212 ;  papers  concerning, 
12,  1S7,  327,  252-254,  389,  410;  parties  in, 
231;  peace  with,  297;  petitions  of  citizens 
of,  263,  364;  plans  of,  65,  251,  263;  policy 
of,  340;  political  news,  253,  265,  266:  pro- 
test by,  225 ;  purchase  of  arms  in,  36,  54, 
244,  24s,  250,  251,  252,  301,  333.  359;  ques- 
tion with  Cuba,  233 ;  recognition  by,  226, 
251;  refusal  by  authorities  of,  262;  rela- 
tions with  insurgents,  65;  relations  with 
Mexico,  I,  234;  relations  with  Texas,  358; 
reports  from,  231 ;  request  for  lands  by 
tribes  of,  58;  revolutionary  scheme  of 
citizens  of,  302;  road  from  New  Mexico 
to,  24s;  Spanish  archives  relative  to,  246; 
Spanish  ministers  and  consuls  in,  64; 
Spanish  rule  in,  18,  343 ;  territorial  relations 
with  Mexico,  377;  trade  relations,  64; 
treaties,  86,  224,  228,  256,  257,  258,  266, 
323,  371 ;  vagabonds  from,  352,  360;  vessels, 
179,  247,  248,  288,  29s,  330;  war  with,  112, 
190,  214,  227,  247,  248,  249,  293-296,  297,  332, 
402-403,  407,  414,  416,  442,  448.  457i  458; 
sec  also  America;  Civil  War;  Congress; 
Secretary  of  State  ;  Washington 
United  States,  President  of,  discussion  of  mes- 
sage of.  226;  see  also  names  of  individual 
presidents 


Index 


649 


Universidad,  Real  y  Pontificia,  archives,  7  n. 

Universities,  papers  concerning,  48 

Unzaga  y  Amezaga,  Gov.  Luis  de,  correspond- 
ence, 35 

Urbina,  Fr.  Antonio  de,  report  by,  396 

Ures,  capital  at,  137 ;  correspondence  with  of- 
ficials of,  300;  secularization  of  mission  of, 

72 
Uria,  Fr.  Antonio  de,  request  of,  163 
Uria,  Fr.  Francisco,  despatch  of,  163 
Uribarri,  Juan  de,  see  Ulibarri 
Uribe,  Juan  de  Dios,  see  Dios  Uribe 
Uribe,  Rafael,  report  by,  282 
Urive  Larrea,  Fr.  Tomas,  portrait  of,  393 
Urquide,  F.  P.  de,  director,  reports  by,   iin., 

20,  21  n.,  253 
Urrea.  ship,  227 

Urrea,  Bernardo  de,  diary  of,  27 ;  letters  of,  24 
Urrea,  Gen.  Jose,  administration  of,  326;  com- 
munication to,  290;  complaints  against,  326; 
correspondence,    228,    276,   278,    313,    326; 
documents  concerning,  304,  312;  objections 
raised  by,  336;  reports  by,  275;  troubles  of, 
333 
Urresti,  Antonio  de,  correspondence  with,  107 
Urrutia,  Carlos,  papers  respecting,  64 
Urrutia,  Eulogio  Villa,  see  Villa  Urrutia 
Urrutia,  Capl.  Joseph  de,  goods  of,  118;  map  by, 

365;  opinion  of,  118;  proposal  by,  92 
Urrutia,  Maria  Gertrudis,  complaints  by,  432, 

437 
Urrutia,  Capl.  Thoribio  de,  acts  drawn  by,  30; 

correspondence,  44;  opinions  of,  30;  report 

by,  30 ;  request  by,  92 
Utas,  see  Yutas 

Vaamonde,  Manuel,  governor  of  Nuevo  Le6n, 
477;  charge  against,  112;  correspondence, 
109,  116;  documents  relating  to,  114 

Vaccine,  317 

Valcarcel,  Domingo  de,  correspondence,  426; 
opinion  of,  136;  summary  of  changes  by, 
42 


Valdellon,  Fr.  Tomas,  request  of,  83 
Valdera,  Jose  de  Jesus,  application  by,  439 
Valdcs,  Diego.  Indian  chief,  operations  of,  424 
Valdes,  Gov.  Francisco,  sec  Cuerbo  y  Valdez 
Valdcs,  Gov.  Juan,  of  Coahuila,  478;  measures 

of,  423 
Valdcs,  Nicolas  Flores  de,  see  Florcs  de  Vildez 
Valdcz,  Bishop,  removal  of  body  of,  417 
N'aldcz,  Caft.  Cayetano,  expedition  under,  112; 

opinion  of,  41 
Valdcz,  Fr.  Joseph,  missionary,  462 
Valdcz.  Gov.  Juan,  see  Valdes 
Valdibieso,  Francisco,  proposal  of,  426 
Valdivielso,  Ignacio,  purchase  by,  249 
Valencia,   Brig.-Gcn.  Gabriel,  correspondence, 

275;  trial  of,  212 
Valera,  U.-Col.,  expedition  of,  284 
Valero,  mission,  see  San  Antonio  de  Valero 
Valero,    Marqui's    de,    viceroy,    47o;    account 

printed  by,  55;  investigation  of,  135:  paP" 

published  at  order  of,  51 


Valiente,  Pedro,  papers  respecting,  64 
Valladolid    (Morelia),   ayuntamiento  of,  396; 
church  of,  418;  jurisdiction  of  Bishop  of,  73 
Valle,  Alonso  del,  relation  by,  25 
Vallc,  Fernando  del,  applications  by,  438 
Valle,   Capt.    Pedro   del,  authority  conferred 

upon,  129 
V'alle,  Kl  Conde  del,  papers  in  cliarge  of,  82 
Vallc,  Marquisate  del,  archives,  7  n. ;  state  and 

custody  of,  328 
Vallejo,  Fr.  Francisco,  missionary,  208 
Vallejo,  Mariano  G.,  correspondence,  286,  288; 

memorial  by,  337 ;  report  by.  337 
Valles,  Villa  de  Ics,  mission  in,  152 
Valparaiso,  Conde  de,  papers  respecting,  61 
Valverde,  Jose  Narvaez,  paper  by,  27 
Valverde  y  Cosio,  Antonio,  governor  of  New 
Mexico,  473;  conduct  of,  50;  investigation 
of  acts  of,  56;  trial  of,  93 
Van  Buren,  Martin,  correspondence  of,  225,245 
Vancouver,  return  of  deserters  to,  182 
Vancouver,  George,  aid  given   to,  42;  corre- 
spondence, 41,  42;  expedition  of,  41 
Van  Ness,  George,  commission  of,  283 ;  letter 

from,  283 
Varela,  Andres,  application  by,  438 
Varela,  Gaspar,  relations  by.  74 
Varela,  Hilario,  expulsion  of,  346 
Varela,  Pedro,  concession  to,  438 
Vargas  Zapata  Lujan,  Diego  de,  governor  of 
New  Mexico,  473 ;  act  of  possession  given 
by,  463 ;  appointment  of,  03 ;  correspond- 
ence, 33;  petitions  to,  33;  rcconqucst  by, 
22,  33 
Varios    Asuntos,    secci6n    de    (Secrctaria    de 
Guerra  y  de  Marina),  305-3>i :  (Secretaria 
de  Rclaciones  Exteriorcs'),  258-259 
Vasquez,  Jose  Antonio,  diary  by,  160 
Vasqucz,  Gen.  Rafael,  occupation  by,  284.  456 
Vasquez  de  Coronado.  Francisco,  see  Coronado 
Vato,  Ramon,  letter  of,  213 
Vega.  Fr.  Manuel  de  la,  compilation  by,  32; 
documents  by,  142;  letter  of,  1971  relation 
by,  200 
Vega,  Manuel  Gonzalez  de  la,  see  GonzAlcr  dc 

la  Vega 
Vega,  Gen.  Placida,  commission  of,  251 
Vega,  Romulo  de  la,  correspondence,  293 
Vega,  Tom.is.  application  by,  439 
Vehlein,  Jose,  attorney  for,  358 ;  colony  of,  441 ; 
correspondence.  357 :  Sranl  to.  357 :  petition 
by,  355 ;  proclamation  by,  357 
Velarde,  Fr.  Luis  Xavier,  letters  of,  54;  paper 

by.  7S 
Velasco.  treaty  of,  278 
Velasco.  commissary-general  of  Santo  Evan- 

gclio.  letter  by,  208 
Velasco,  Francisco,  correspondence.  ij8 
Velasco,  Luis,  executor  of.  80 
Velasco,  Fr.  Luis,  of  San  Fcratndo,  license  to, 

84 
Velasco,  Manuel  C.,  captain  of  Ssn  Juan  Bau- 
tisia,  affairs  of,  87 


550 


Index 


Velasquez,  Joseph,  diary  of  expedition  by,  38, 

171 ;  map  by,  169 
Velasquez  Sayas,  Antonio,  report  of,  344 
Velez,  Jose,  papers  respecting,  64 
Velez,  Juana,  correspondence  of,  145 
Velez  Cachupin,  Gov.  'lomas,  see  Cachupin 
Velez  Escalante,  Fr.  Silvestre,  see  Escalante 
Velicata,    San    Fernando,    see    San    Fernando 

Velicata 
Venadito,  Conde  del,  viceroy,  see  Ruiz  de  Apo- 

daca 
Venados,  Indians,  church  records  of,  450 
Venegas,  Francisco  Javier,  viceroy,  470;  map 

dedicated  to,  366 
Venegas,  Fr.  Miguel,  history  by,  203 ;  see  also 

Benegas 
Ventura,  Fr.  Lucas,  letters  by,  166 
Ventura  de  Taranco,  Antonio,  letter  of,  199 
Venus,  transit  of,  98 

Vera  Cruz  (city),  American  squadron  at,  226; 
appointment  of  subaltern  at,  yz;  blockade 
of,  227,  294,  304;  correspondence  with  of- 
ficials of,  47,  177.  274,  288,  294,  29s,  306; 
custom-house  of,  250;  danger  of  French 
attack  on,  47;  defense  of,  54,  59,  284,  296, 
297,  305,  306;  French  blockaders  at,  227; 
goods  taken  to  and  from,  175;  Indian  pris- 
oners for,  133;  journeys  from,  39,  235; 
mail  vessel  from,  14;  military  road  to,  61; 
notices  concerning,  32 ;  oars  sent  to,  183 ; 
sailing  of  prisoners  from,  283;  Santa 
Anna's  arrival  in,  266 ;  smuggling  at,  263 ; 
squadron  at,  178;  supplies  for,  169;  traders, 
59;  Tribunal  Superior  of,  178;  U.  S.  agent 
at,  257;  vaccine  for,  250;  vessels  at,  17s, 
294,  370 
Vera  Cruz  (state),  commerce  with,  107;  decree 

of  legislature  of,  236 ;  occurrences  in,  174 
Vera  Cruz,  governor  of,  correspondence,  249; 

orders  to,  306 ;  reports  by,  247,  248 
Vera  Cruz,  Royal  Engineers  of,  310 
Veramendi,  of  Monclova,  report  by,  334 
Veramendi,  Juan  Martin,  sons  of,  350 ;  see  also 

Beramendi 
Vergara,  representative  from  New  Mexico,  re- 
port of,  331 
Vergara,  Anselmo,  application  by,  439 
Vergara,  Father  Gabriel,  removal  of  remains 

of,  388 
Vergara,  Fr.  Josef  de,  data  concerning,  391 
Vergara,  Fr.  Rafael,  letter  to,  144;  report  by, 

144 
Verger,  Rafael  Jose  (bishop  of  Linares),  415, 
472;   (guardian  of  San  Fernando),  corre- 
spondence, 68,  69,  130,  139,  144,  198;  papers 
of,  202;  reports  by,  114,  139 
Vernon,  Vice-Adm.  Edward,  operations  of,  306 
Vessels,  clearance  of,  78,  92;  coast,  78,  81,  88; 
construction  of,  82;  Confederate,  231,  232; 
foreign,  42,  66,  86,  165,  339,  433 ;  mail,  264 ; 
mission,   129;   movements  of,  S3,  54,  271, 
281 ;   papers   concerning,   181,  265 ;   pirate, 
329;  prevention  of  collisions  of,  258;  pur- 
chase of,  64;  Squadron  of  the  South,  129; 


trading,  260;  war,  275,  276,  331,  370,  465; 
whaling,  264;  sec  also  names  of  countries, 
places,  and  particular  vessels 

Vest,  Senator  George  G.,  proposal  of,  258 

Vetancur,  Juan  de,  see  Betancur 

Veytia,  Don  Mariano,  papers  of,  20,  21 

Vial,  Pedro,  diaries  of,  35,  39,  105,  308,  309; 
expeditions  of,  38,  123,  308,  309;  instruc- 
tins  to,  35,  308 

Vias  de  Comunicacion,  seccion  de,  259 

Vicente  Maria,  Fr.,  letter  of,  198 

Viceroyalty,  Secretariat  of,  acts  of  govern- 
ment of,  18;  archives,  7,  7n.,  8,  9,  338;  cir- 
cular issued  by,  144;  documents  from,  50, 
99,  102,  179,  426 ;  losses  in  archive  of ,  8,  8  n., 
transmission  of  papers  in  the,  96 

Viceroys,  appointment  by,  143 ;  changes  in  gov- 
ernment made  by,  100;  circular  by,  272; 
commission  by,  100;  communications  to, 
114;   correspondence,  7,  33,  38-72  passim, 

81,  82,  83,  87-109  passim,  113,  1 17-120  pas- 
sim, 125-160  passim,  165-172  passim,  183, 
185,  186,  191,  193,  196-200  passim,  204,  209, 
223,  272,  306,  307,  310,  311,  397,  402,  409, 
414,  424,  426,  453 ;  correspondence,  section 
in  Archivo  General,  12-17;  decrees  of,  56, 

82,  no,  113,  150,  153,  170,  202,  205,  397,  398. 
441;  despatches  of,  423,  424,  425,  427;  in- 
structions by  99,  118;  investigations  of,  58, 
214;  jurisdiction  of,  75,  76;  license  given 
by,  219;  list  of,  469-470;  memorials  to,  27, 
71,  217;  nominations  to,  173;  official  pa- 
pers of,  416;  orders  of,  79,  114,  136,  143, 
147,  161,  197,  425,  426;  papers  sent  to,  122; 
plan  approved  by,  102;  quarrel  of,  108; 
regulation  by,  199;  reports  by,  100,  123,  396 ; 
reports  to,  27,  52,  53,  57,  58,  73,  89,  102,  149, 
151.  152,  173,  272;  representations  by,  50; 
representations  to,  118,  217;  request  by, 
398;  royal  orders  concerning.  100,  148; 
statement  to,  305;  see  also  names  of  indi- 
vidual viceroys 

Victoria,  Mexico,  see  Ciudad  Victoria 

Victoria,  Tex.,  action  of,  275 

Victoria.  Gen.,  Guadalupe,  doings  of,  65 ;  paper 

addressed  to,  224 
Victoria,  Manuel,  address  by,  271 ;  appointed 

political  chief,  336;  conference  with,  328; 

correspondence,   272,  273,   337;    opposition 

to,  271;  proclamations  by,  271,  337;  report 

by,  271;  revolution  against,  271 
Vidal,  Jose,  correspondence  of,  125,  183 
Vidaurre,    Capt.    Fermin    de,    see    Fermin    de 

Vidaurre 
Vidaurre  y  Villasefior,  reported  appointment  of, 

32s 

Vidaurri,  Santiago,  reports  by,  230,  282;  revo- 
lution led  by,  302 ;  troops  for,  303 

Viesca,  Aguilar,  arrest  of,  345 

Viesca,  Agustin,  application  by,  438 

Viesca,  Agustin,  governor  of  Coahuila  and 
Texas,  479;  documents  of,  279 

Viesca,  Jose  Maria,  election  of,  435 

Vigan,  commendation  of  natives  of,  210 


Index 


551 


Vigil,  Bautista,  administrator  of  mails,  330; 

deputy  from  New  Mexico,  322 ;  report  by, 

362 
Vigilante,  ship,  183 
Vildosola,  Gov.  Agustin  de,  correspondence,  24 ; 

orders  to,  24 
Vildosola,  Gabriel  Antonio,  correspondence,  25 ; 

operations  of,  453 
Vildosola,  Jose  Antonio,  diaries  of,  27;  letters 

of,  27 
Villa  Alba,  Fr.  Francisco,  arrival  of,  400 
Villacata,  journey  to,  ig6 
Villagra,  Caspar  de,  metrical  history  of  New 

Mexico,  203,  204,  236;  personal  affairs  of, 

203 
Villaldama  (Boca  de  Leones),  archive  of,  420; 

mission,  401 
Villaldea,  Francisco,  papers  respecting,  64 
Villalva,  Ramon,  papers  respecting,  64 
Villapuente,    Marquis    de,    expenses   of,    129; 

representation  in  behalf  of,  105 
Villapuente,    Marquesa    de,    representation    in 

behalf  of,  lOS 
Villareal,  Enrique,  prisoners  captured  by,  284, 

28s 
Villareque,  Laisne  de,  petitions  by,  355,  359 
Villasana,  Eugenio,  papers  respecting,  64 
Villasenor,  Jose,  plan  by,  132;  report  to,  27 
Villaumbrales,  Fr.  Andres,  request  by,  194 
Villa  Urrutia,  Eulogio,  petition  by,  355 
Villavaso,  Jose,  correspondence  with,  66 
Villaverde,  /■>.  Jose,  permission  to,  78 
Villaverde,  Fr.  Pedro  de,  papers  respecting,  64 
Villeveque,  M.  de,  request  of,  320 
Vifia,  Agustin,  papers  respecting,  64 
Viriadaco,  discovery  of,  118,  151,  152;  missions, 

118,  150 
Vince,  Robert,  application  by,  439 
Viniculturists,  International  Congress  of,  240 
Viniegra,  Juan  Manuel,  letter  of,  171 
Virginia,  Confederate  vessel,  232 
Virgiiiius,  steamer,  233 
Virmond,    Enrique    Edouardo,    complaint    by, 

321;  correspondence,  363;  petitions  made 

through,  363 
Virreinato,    Secretaria    del,    see    Viceroyalty, 

Secretariat  of 
Virreyes,  see  Viceroys 
Viruega,  Juan,  papers  respecting,  64 
Viscaya,  see  Nueva  Viscaya 
Viscaya,  Sierra  Madre  de,  see  Sierra  Madre  de 

Viscaya 
Visel  y  Guimborda,  Ignacio,  governor  of  Nuevo 

Leon,  477 ;  correspondence  with,  107 
Visuet  (Bosuet  ?),  Fr.  Josef,  establishment  of 

missions  by,  71 
Vital,  communication  to,  290 
Vivero  y  Escafio,  Benito,  reports  by,  165 
Vizarron,  mission  affairs  of,  29,  89,  427,  431, 432 
Vizarron,  San  Francisco  de,  see  San  Francisco 

de  Vizarron 
Vizarron,  San  Jose  de,  see  San  Josi  de  Vixar- 

r6n 
Voss,  Andris  Mauricio,  letter  to,  260 


Waco  Indians,  protection  against,  441 

Waggoner,  Solomon,  declaration  by,  280 

Walker,  Jose,  map  by,  366 

Walker,  William,  expeditions  of,  229,  231,  300, 
301,  346 

Wallace,  J.  L.,  contract  of,  251 

Walton,  Guillcrmo,  pay  of,  58 

War,  papers  respecting,  62,  188 

War,  department  of,  318;  archives,  9,  185;  cor- 
respondence, 27s,  371 ;  despatches  sent 
through,  14;  maps  sent  to,  263;  papers  of, 
•87,  339;  reports,  279;  see  also  War,  min- 
ister of ;  War  and  Marine 

War,  minister  of,  correspondence,  46,  225,  226, 
229,  242,  248,  249,  250,  254,  27a  272,  274. 
276,  278-281  (lassim,  286,  287,  289,  290,  292- 
296  fiassim,  300,  312,  313,  314,  328,  335,  336, 
341,  352,  353.  356,  359,  4SS.  456;  plan  of, 
248;  recommendation  by,  343;  reports  by, 
229,  322,  332,  359,  360 ;  reports  to,  287 ;  set 
also  names  of  individual  ministers 

War  and  Marine  (Guerra  y  Marina),  Secretar- 
iat of,  archives,  s.  8,  269-315;  correspond- 
ence, 273,  312,  339;  departments,  269;  func- 
tions, 269;  general  information  concerning, 
269;  reports  from,  310;  see  also  Marine; 
War,  department  of;  War,  minister  of 

War  of  1812,  neutrality  ordered  during,  112 

War  of  Independence,  I ;  change  in  govern- 
ment caused  by,  76;  conditions  during,  448; 
documents  concerning,  45,  46,  60,  202,  211, 
212;  service  of  clergy  in,  179;  treason 
during,  188 

Washington,  D.  C,  international  conferences 
at,  239;  Mexican  legation  at,  212,  224,  227- 
233  passim,  237,  238,  230.  241,  245,  250-254 
passim,  257-266  passim,  268,  288,  300 

Washington,  George,  birthday  of,  253 

Washington,  Col.  John  M.,  damages  done  by 
troops  under,  436 

Water  rights,  118,  379 

Watson,  H.,  permit  to,  230 

Wavell,  Gen.  Arthur,  application  by,  439;  ar- 
rival of,  341 ;  colony  of,  435,  440;  grants  to, 
354.  357,  434.  438 ;  map  sent  by,  361  ;  t>cti- 
tions  by,  353,  355,  361 

Webb,  Julian,  deserter,  examination  of,  86 

Webster,  Daniel,  death  of,  253 

Weights  and  measures,  348 

Welch,  Messrs  ,  matter  relating  to,  178 

Welesley,  Charles,  deserter,  457 

West,  Miss  Elizabeth  Howard,  translations  by, 
28,  35 

West  Indies,  English  in,  305 :  material  concern- 
ing, 58;  orders  conccminR.  204 

West  Indies,  Danish,  in  postal  union.  239 

Wichita  Indians,  efforts  to  CTirijtianize,  3^ ; 
see  also  Taovayas ;  Tawakoni ;  Wacco, 
Indians 

Wilkes,  Com.  Charles,  conduct  of,  23a;  corre- 
spondence, 232;  expedition  of,  2S6 

Wilkinson,  James,  correspondence.  125,  224. 
24^  277,  351,  400,  433;  movcmcnii  of.  58, 
126,  183 ;  papers  by,  3.x) 


552 


Index 


Williams,  Benjamin  F.,  surrender  of,  243 

Williams,  Benjamin  U.,  surrender  of,  241,  243 

Williams,  John,  see  Latour,  Lacarriere 

Williams,  John  A.,  letter  to,  353 

Williams,  M.,  petition  by,  440 

Williams,  Samuel  M.,  applications  by,  438,  439; 
colony  of,  434;  correspondence  as  com- 
missioner, 290;  lands  granted  to,  440 

Williams,  Wilson,  contract  of,  260 

J'Villiam  Wright,  ship,  183 

Wills,  see  Testamentary  Executions 

Wilmington,  opening  of,  254 

Wilson,  Esteban  Julian,  application  by,  438; 
lands  granted  to,  439 

Wilson,  Santiago  lands  of,  435,  438 

Wilson,  see  also  Huetson 

Winkler,  E.  W.,  calendar  by,  67;  list  furnished 
by,  478  n. 

Winship,  Charles,  ship  under  command  of,  165 

Wintuisen,  Thomas  Felipe,  governor  of  Texas, 
479 ;  investigation  of,  92 

Wolfe,  Antonio,  petition  by,  355 

Woll,  Gen.  Adrian,  correspondence,  278,  289, 
293,  301,  313;  expeditions  of,  284,  285; 
transfer  of  army  to,  289 

Woodbury,  ship,  283 

Woodbury,  Juan  Lucio,  citizenship  requested 
by,  176 

Woodbury,  Lucio,  petition  by,  355 

Woodhouse,  Daniel,  commission  to,  264 

Woodhouse  and  Son,  proposal  of,  264 

Woodward,  Abner,  petition  of,  331 

Workman,  William,  letter  to,  283 

Wozencraft,  O.  M.,  scheme  of,  254 

Wyse,  Guillermo  A.,  correspondence,  272 

Xalapa,  see  Jalapa 

Xalpa,  Indians  of,  119 

Xarames.  mission  for,  423 

Xaranames,  baptism  of,  447 

Xemes,  missions  of,  28 

Xicarilla,  Apaches  of,  50,  55 

Xicarillas,  report  concerning,  34 

Ximenez,  Fr.  Diego,  correspondence,  31,  392; 

relation  by,  31 ;  reports  by,  31,  153 
Ximenez,  Fr.  Roque,  missionary,  208 
Ximeno,  Alferes  Pedro,  charges  against,  182 

Yance,  Melchor,  proposal  by,  342,  352 

Yaiiez,  Gen.,  delivery  of  command  by,  300;  re- 
ports by,  230,  302 

Yaqui  River,  Indians  of,  91;  missions  of,  160 

Yaquis,  campaigns  against,  312;  decree  con- 
cerning, 331 ;  disarming  of,  465 ;  pacifica- 
tion of,  315;  report  concerning,  466;  revolt 
of,  177;  troubles  with,  303,  310,  465;  up- 
rising of,  270 

Ybaiiez,  Juan,  appointment  of,  175 

Ybarbo,  Gil,  charges  against,  45;  removal  of, 
44 ;  testimony  concerning,  459 

Ybarra,  accounts  of  hacienda  of,  81 ;  goods  sent 
to  hacienda  of,  84 

Ybarra,  Juan  Maria,  correspondence,  277 ;  re- 
port to,  271 


Yberri,  Nemesio,  paper  by,  212 

Yecora,  mission,  164 

Yeripiamos,  mission  for,  422 

Yglesia,  Juan  Tomas,  documents  relating  to,  59 

Ylinueces,  San  Luis  de,  see  San  Luis  de  Ylin- 
ueces 

Yndustria  y  Comercio,  see  Industry 

Ynfanzon,  Jose  Maria,  papers  respecting,  62 

Yniestra,  Col.  Ygnacio,  correspondence,  292 

Ynoten,  Remigio,  application  by,  438 

Ynsunza,  Fr.  Mariano,  petition  of,  143 

Yoakum,  Texas,  30 

Yolde,  Fr.  Mariano,  arrival  of,  83 

Yorkinos,  discussion  of,  340 

Young,  Joaquin,  investigation  of,  242 

Young,  John,  sentence  in  favor  of,  178 

Yraeta,  Fr.  Cristobal,  letters  of,  27 

Yriarte,  Fr.  Juan  Pedro  de,  correspondence! 
34,  69,  119;  death  of,  130;  work  of,  196 

Yrisarri,  Santiago,  papers  respecting,  62 

Yrujo,  Marques  de  Casa,  see  Casa  Yrujo 

Ysleta,  N.  Mex.,  see  Isleta 

Ysleta,  Tex.,  differences  with,  230;  financial  ac- 
counts of,  455 ;  mission,  463 ;  missionaries 
of,  48;  occupation  of,  228;  population  of, 
4531  possession  of,  459;  records  of,  463; 
removal  of  settlement  to,  94 

Ysleta,  San  Agustln  de  la,  see  San  Agustin  de 
la  Ysleta 

Ysleta,  San  Antonio,  de  la,  see  San  Antonio 
de  la  Ysleta 

Ysuma,  Rafael,  report  by,  314 

Yturbide,  see  Iturbide 

Yturrigaray,  see  Iturrigaray 

Yucatan,  affairs  in,  313;  blockade  of,  246;  com- 
merce with,  107;  documents  concerning, 
207;  military  operations  in,  284,  312,  345; 
report  of  governor  of,  247 ;  revolution  of, 
281 

Yumas,  alms  for,  452;  journey  to,  24;  missions, 

68,  135;  presents  for,  137;  report  on,  71 
Yutas  (Utas,  Yutes),  desire  to  settle  in  pueb- 
los, 98;  provisions  concerning,  97;  reports 
concerning,  34,  106;  sale  of  arms  to,  332; 
treaty  with,  cfy 
Yxart,  Gov.  Francisco,  subsidy  paid,  135 

Zacatecas,  College  of,  see  Guadalupe  de  Za- 
catecas,  College  of 

Zacatecas  (city),  civil  archives  of,  402-403; 
ecclesiastical  archives  of,  394-401 ;  erection 
of  bishopric  of,  384;  expedition  to  Los 
Adaes  from,  29,  56;  historical  information 
concerning,  394 ;  importance  of  archives  of, 
377 ;  notices  concerning,  32 

Zacatecas  (state),  accounts,  409;  Amador's 
history  of,  402 ;  documents  concerning,  121 ; 
invasion  of  adventurers  into,  300;  reports 
by  commander  of  department  of,  279; 
union   with   other  states  against   Indians, 

458 
Zacatecas,   governor   of,   correspondence,  249, 
258;  order  to,  247;  report  of,  331 


Index 


553 


Zacatecas,  San  Francisco  de,  see  San  Francisco 
de  Zacatecas 

Zamorano,  correspondence,  271,  272;  efforts  of, 
271 ;  reports  by,  272 

Zapadero,  campaign  near,  284 

Zapadores,  battalion  of,  333 

Zapata,  Fr.  Juan  Ortiz,  see  Ortiz  Zapata 

Zapata,  Vargas,  see  Vargas  Zapata 

Zapopan.  College  of,  401 

Zappa,  Father  Juan  Bautista,  biographies  of,  48 

Zaragoza,  Miguel,  application  by,  439 

Zarate  Salmcron,  Fr.  Geronimo,  relations  by, 
20-21,  22.  23s 

Zarzosa,  Pedro,  papers  respecting,  64 

Zavala,  Fr.  Ignacio,  letters  to,  74 

Zavala,  Juan  de,  lieutenant-governor  of  Nuevo 
Leon,  476;  inspection  by,  412 

Zavala,  Goz'.  Lorenzo  de,  arrival  of,  243 ;  at- 
torney for,  358;  charge  against,  345;  col- 
onization enterprise  of,  356,  441 ;  conspiracy 
in  favor  of,  340;  contract  of,  434,  437;  cor- 
respondence, 357;  discussion  of,  340;  docu- 
ments concerning,  343;  election  of,  326; 
exclusion  of,  441 ;  flight  of,  343;  grants  to, 
357i  358;  proclamation  by,  357;   relations 


with,  260;  request  by,  321 ;  request  for  re- 
moval of,  329 
Zavala,  Martin  de,  governor  of  Nuevo  Lcun, 
476;  contract  of,  419;  papers  concerning, 
411,  412 
Zavala,  Fr.  Vicente,  transfer  of,  162 
Zavaleta,  Plan  of,  322,  344 
Zcnea,  Jose  Maria,  application  of,  174 
Zenith,  ship,  183 

Zcnizas,  Indians,  founding  of  mission  for,  422 
y.enobia,  English  vessel,  342 
Zcpeda,  Carlos,  papers  respecting,  64 
Zepeda,  Nicolas  de,  relation  by,  25 
Zcpiilveda,  Lie,  collection  possessed  by,  419 
Zcpiilveda,  Fr.  Juan  Maria,  entry  signed  by,  447 
Zerman,  Napoleon,  expedition  of,  179,  300 
Zimampan,  mission,  1 52,  196 
Zubicta,  Antonio,  papers  respecting,  64 
Zuloaga,  Felix  de,  letters  of,  251 
Zuluaga,  Manuel  de,  delivery  to,  87 
Zunampam,  see  Zimampan 
Zufii,  expeditions  to,  28,  37 ;  letters  to  minister 

of,  28,  151 ;  revolt  of  Zuni  Indians,  22 
Zuiiiga,  papers  respecting,  64 
Zuniga,  Senor,  estate  of,  200 
Zuvieta,  Antonio,  sec  Zubieta 


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